Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

How Donald Trump got here (The Ticket)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:42 AM PDT

The Ticket - Donald Trump may have no political experience, no real campaign, and no firm grasp of the 2012 campaign scene. So why has the real estate magnate climbed to the top of early presidential polls? Trump wasn't even a major part of the 2012 discussion until this February when gay rights Republican group GOProud invited Trump [...]

Karl Rove warns of presidential race’s late start (The Ticket)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:11 AM PDT

The Ticket - Hey Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. (And later today, Ron Paul.) Karl Rove has a little advice for you: The clock is ticking on your slow-motion presidential rollouts. The ultra-tentative nature of announcement for the 2012 presidential cycle may be good for headlines, but the former George W. Bush adviser cautioned during an appearance [...]

States face growing pension gaps (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Calpers Retirement Program Specialist Michael Saragoza helps a client over the phone at their headquarters in Sacramento, California October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Max WhittakerReuters - States are short $1.26 trillion in paying for public employee pensions and other retirement benefits, a gap that grew 26 percent in one year and will take many more years to wipe out, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Barbour out, GOP ponders as 2012 field takes shape (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Ready or not, the 2012 presidential campaign is under way in earnest a full 18 months before Election Day. The GOP field — still muddy and made up of no less than a dozen people — will become clearer in coming days as more Republicans declare they'll run or sit out — and President Barack Obama's schedule already is packed with fundraisers and visits to states important to his re-election chances. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Republican Gov. Haley Barbour bowed out of presidential contention Monday with a surprise announcement just as the 2012 campaign was getting under way in earnest, 18 months before Election Day. The Mississippi governor said he lacked the necessary "absolute fire in the belly" to run.

Latino vote broke records in 2010 elections (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Alberto Rebolldo casts his ballot in the midterm elections at Harts Coin Laundry in Chicago, November 7, 2006. REUTERS/John GressReuters - In a sign of their growing clout at the ballot box, a record 6.7 million Hispanics turned out to vote in last year's midterm congressional elections, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Obama hits oil giants over high pump prices (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama, pictured on April 21, on Tuesday stepped up his campaign over politically damaging high gasoline prices, calling on Congress to eliminate $4 billion dollars in subsidies to oil industry giants.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - President Barack Obama called on Congress Tuesday to cut $4 billion dollars in oil firm subsidies, intensifying an assault on the industry as he faces political heat over higher gasoline prices.

Levi Johnston to write memoir (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:43 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Levi Johnston, the young Alaskan who impregnated Dancing with the Stars finalist Bristol Palin before the 2008 election cycle, will emulate his baby mama and pen a memoir.

Frosh compete for tea party mantle (Politico)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Politico - Paul and Rubio couldn’t be more different in how they’ve approached their anti-spending mandate.

Kelly: Giffords excited for launch (Politico)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Politico - “It’s something she’s been looking forward to for a long time,” her husband says.

Court: Tribe can't sue in dual courts (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:16 PM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court said Tuesday the Tohono O'Odham Nation cannot press its lawsuit claiming mismanagement of tribal resources in two different federal courts at the same time.

Clyburn says compassion necessary in deficit talks (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:13 AM PDT

** FILE ** In this Sept. 30, 2010 file photo, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of S.C., speaks with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill. The No. 3 Democrat in the House says he believes Congress and the White House can find a consensus on tackling the nation's growing indebtedness as long as 'a lot of compassion' is brought to table. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - The No. 3 Democrat in the House said Tuesday he believes Congress and the White House can find a consensus on tackling the nation's growing indebtedness as long as "a lot of compassion" is brought to the table.

Campaign to bar Syria from UN human rights body (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:24 AM PDT

AP - Human rights groups and a growing number of governments are working to prevent Syria from being elected to the U.N.'s top human rights body, as President Bashar Assad's security forces crack down on pro-democracy protesters.

No decision yet on Afghanistan troop drawdown: Robert Gates (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, Ryan Crocker testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama is likely to name Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told The Associated Press, signaling the beginning of a far-reaching turnover of the nation's top leadership team for the war in Afghanistan as the U.S prepares to begin forces home this summer. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Reuters - The Obama administration, looking to wind down the war in Afghanistan even as insurgent attacks continue, has not yet decided how many troops will start coming home in July, the defense chief said on Tuesday.

The 'ObamaCare' lawsuits: 4 predictions (The Week)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:05 AM PDT

The Week - After the Supreme Court refuses to fast-track Virginia's challenge to health care reform, commentators weigh in on the law's fate

Sharron Angle: the first Tea Party congressman? (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Former Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle may run for Congress as an independent, the Las Vegas Journal-Review reports.

Carney rips CNN’s Ed Henry for asking about Obama’s birth certificate (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:46 PM PDT

Daily Caller - White House press secretary Jay Carney ripped CNN's Ed Henry for asking about President Obama's birth certificate on Tuesday. Birtherism, or the belief among some Americans that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve in his office, has picked up steam in the media with potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump touting it.

Polls Indicate Sarah Palin Should Just Forget About 2012 Presidential Run (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:38 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - In the wake of the 2008 election, Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was riding a tide of Republican optimism looking ahead to the next national contest in 2012.

Levi Johnston Announces Unflatteringly Titled Sarah Palin Tell-All Book (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:22 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The last time Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandson, Trig, was making headlines, it was because he was baring it all -- literally, for Playgirl magazine.
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