Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama gains foothold; GOP autumn surge behind him (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:32 AM PDT

President Barack Obama pays tribute to the nation's war dead during the Memorial Day ceremony at in the amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Six months after Republicans alarmed Democrats with a midterm election wave, President Barack Obama has shaken off the jitters and found his political footing despite sluggish economic growth and deep public anxiety about the direction of the country.

Palin tour: campaign prelude or publicity stunt? (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, greets people after taking part in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride to honor U.S. veterans, in Washington May 29, 2011. REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - Sarah Palin is going rogue again, confounding the press and delighting fans on a family bus tour that could be a prelude to an unconventional White House campaign -- or a branding exercise for Palin Inc.

Why the white working class is alienated (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:17 AM PDT

Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Ronald Brownstein National Journal Almost no one noticed, but around George W. Bush's reelection in 2004, the nation crossed a demographic milestone. From Revolutionary days through 2004, a majority of Americans fit two criteria. They were white. And they …

House to reject debt limit increase without cuts (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT

Vice President Joseph Biden arrives for a Budget meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - House Republicans lined up to reject their own proposed $2.4 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit Tuesday, a political gambit designed to reinforce a demand for spending cuts to accompany any increase in government borrowing.

Herman Cain: Protest candidate who’s rising to the occasion (Washington Post)

Posted: 30 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Possible 2012 Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. runs across fellow Republican presidential hopeful, businessman Herman Cain, during the taping of a radio show at the Barley House, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)Washington Post - STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. â€"Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain sipped from a glass of chardonnay at an Italian restaurant near his campaign headquarters here and explained why he found Mitt Romney’s pizza delivery ploy so troubling.

Michele Bachmann tries to redirect Sarah Palin talk (The Ticket)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT

The Ticket - Instead of simply focusing on her own (presumed) 2012 campaign rollout, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is busy tamping down suggestions from the media that a rivalry is brewing between her and fellow tea-party favorite Sarah Palin. Bachmann spent a large portion of her ABC "Good Morning America" interview Tuesday avoiding comparison between the two women, [...]

'Weinergate': The 'strange' scandal of a congressman and a lewd Twitter photo (The Week)

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:21 AM PDT

The Week - This weekend, Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account sent out a photo of a man in underwear from the waist down. Weiner says his account was hacked. What's going on here?

The Deficit-Friendly Tax Cut (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:01 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - As the budget battle resumes today, one obvious fix—decreasing corporate taxes, but ending loopholes and subsidies—fights for traction. Zachary Karabell on D.C.'s latest irrationality.

Economy may hurt Obama '12 (Politico)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Politico - Recent economic data paint a picture of an economy stuck in low gear headed into an election year.

Ohio auditor for Pawlenty (Politico)

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT

Politico - It's the first statewide elected official to back his fledgling presidential bid.

Edwards, feds arguing if money was donated or gift (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2010 file photo, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is seen in Raleigh, N.C. Edwards and federal prosecutors are arguing over whether the money used to cover up his extramarital affair was a campaign contribution or just a gift from his old friends. An indictment of the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee appears imminent, but people on both sides still hold out hope for a last-minute deal for a guilty plea to a negotiated charge. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - Former presidential candidate John Edwards and federal prosecutors are arguing over whether funds used to cover up his extramarital affair were campaign contributions or just gifts from his longtime friends.

Hoopla, hype hover over unsettled GOP field (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2011 file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks in Lakewood, Colo. Sarah Palin draws crowds with her hide-and-seek bus tour. Michele Bachmann says Palin’s plans won’t dissuade her from what appears to be a likely presidential bid. Iowa GOP activists travel to New Jersey to implore Gov. Chris Christie to run. Texas Gov. Rick Perry weighs a campaign. The Republican presidential field is far less settled than it seemed just a week ago. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - Sarah Palin draws crowds with her hide-and-seek bus tour. Michele Bachmann says Palin's plans won't dissuade her from her likely presidential bid. Iowa GOP activists travel to New Jersey to implore Gov. Chris Christie to run, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry weighs a campaign.

State Department names diplomat as new spokeswoman (AP)

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:05 PM PDT

AP - The State Department is appointing a spokeswoman to replace P.J. Crowley, who resigned after criticizing the treatment of Pvt. Bradley Manning, the WikiLeaks suspect who is in custody.

A summary of war crimes charges against Mladic (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 09:00 AM PDT

AP - A summary of the 11 charges Gen. Ratko Mladic faces at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.

Blagojevich: He didn't want cash for Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2011 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich addresses the media accompanied by his wife Patti, at federal court after opening arguments in his second corruption trial in Chicago. Blagojevich is set to return to the witness stand for a third day Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at his political corruption retrial, which is now heading into its fifth week of testimony. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told jurors Tuesday he wasn't interested in taking campaign donations in exchange for President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.

Rand Paul’s Balancing Act (The Weekly Standard)

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:32 PM PDT

The Weekly Standard - I was interviewing Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky on February 17, in his temporary office in the Russell building on Capitol Hill, when his chief of staff Doug Stafford entered the room.

Republicans quickly move to block Obama’s Commerce secretary pick (Daily Caller)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The ink was barely dry on President Barack Obama's nomination for Secretary of Commerce before congressional Republicans promised to oppose the pick.

Congressman says #Weinergate cybersecurity investigation vital in order to ‘ensure our national security’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:23 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Florida Republican Rep. Cliff Stearns is demanding an investigation into cybersecurity issues raised by #Weinergate, saying it is vital to "ensure our national security."

LAST TICKET: John Edwards won’t be charged this week; Palin to meet with Trump (The Ticket)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:09 PM PDT

The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • A grand jury hearing into charges against John Edwards was delayed until next week. (WRAL) • Sarah Palin will meet with Donald Trump in New York tonight. (The Note) • Jon Huntsman says he and President Obama weren't [...]

Sarah Palin Bus Tour to Make Donald Trump Detour (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Perhaps the most curious stop on Sarah Palin's bus tour of historic East Coast sites will be Donald Trump's 45,000-square-foot Manhattan apartment Tuesday night. True, Trump is an American icon in some sense, though less for defending liberty than for hustling. Trump has a somewhat shaky grasp of conservative politics, so what could the two possibly talk about, except how to get the political press to obsess over you without holding elected office or actually declaring a candidacy?
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