Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Blagojevich mess will linger for years in Illinois (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 27, 2011 file photo, Rod Blagojevich speaks to the media at the Federal Courthouse in Chicago after being convicted on 17 charges in his corruption retrial. The former Illinois governor may be able to keep his famous locks if he's incarcerated. A federal prison manual says there's no limit on hair length as long as it's neat and clean. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)AP - In the end, Rod Blagojevich did not bring doom for his party or the national political figures whose names got dragged into his scandal. But long after he is behind bars, Illinois will still be cleaning up the mess left behind by the state's cartoonish former governor.

Tax standoff blocks progress in debt talks (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:05 PM PDT

President Barack Obama departs for a round of golf from the White House, June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday showed no sign of resolving an impasse over taxes that has stalled budget negotiations and could threaten the country's top-notch credit rating.

W.H. dumps 'secret shopper' survey of docs (Politico)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Politico - A proposal to have people pose as patients to investigate the difficulty of receiving care is scrapped.

McConnell holds ground on taxes (Politico)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Politico - Commenting on deficit talks at the W.H., the GOP senator says he won’t budge on tax increases.

Coburn, Lieberman seek to raise Medicare age to 67 (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 14, 2011 file photo, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Taking aim at huge federal deficits, two Senate rebels outline a plan to raise the age of eligibility for Medicare from 65 to 67 and to charge wealthier seniors more for their care. The proposal by Sens. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Coburn, come as budget negotiators face an early August deadline to reach a deal to raise the debt limit.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Two Senate rebels jumped into Congress' cut-the-deficit competition on Tuesday, proposing to raise the age of Medicare eligibility to 67 and increase monthly premiums for millions of current beneficiaries.

Back in Iowa, Obama says USA must up its game (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:26 PM PDT

President Barack Obama addresses workers at the Alcoa Davenport Works factory in Bettendorf, Iowa, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday brought a made-in-America pitch to this politically vital state, saying innovation and adaptation will help the manufacturing sector and the entire U.S. economy rebound with more gusto. He admonished a divided Washington to stop bickering and rally together like a team.

Pentagon releases once-secret report in Drake case (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:26 PM PDT

AP - The Pentagon has released a previously secret report on a failed $1 billion National Security Agency computer project that supports criticisms of several whistleblowers, including former spy-agency official Thomas Drake.

Ronald Reagan statue to be unveiled in Hungary (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Hungarian sculptor Istvan Mate finishes up work on his statue of late US President Ronald Reagan in his workshop in the town of Csongrad, Hungary, Sunday, June 26, 2011. Ronald Reagan never visited Hungary, but his efforts to end communism have endeared him to many Hungarians and this statue will be inaugurated in Budapest to mark 100th anniversary of Reagan's birth. The 180 kilograms (400 pounds) and 2.18 meter (7 feet, 2 inches) tall bronze statue showing Reagan, will be unveiled on Wednesday honoring Reagan in Freedom Square, central Budapest, to mark his efforts to free the people of Hungary from the yoke of communism. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - Ronald Reagan never visited Hungary, but his efforts to end communism endeared him to many Hungarians — and now have earned him his second statue in Budapest.

In win for Obama, panel OKs US operation in Libya (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2010 file photo, Harold Koh, the U.S. State Department legal adviser, speaks in Geneva, Switzerland. President Barack Obama is acting within the law in ordering U.S. military attacks against Libya, a top State Department lawyer told a Senate panel sharply divided over the commander in chief's authority in the 3-month-old conflict. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)AP - In a victory for President Barack Obama, a Senate panel voted Tuesday to approve U.S. participation in the military campaign against Libya and Moammar Gadhafi's forces.

BRAVE NEW BOOK (Ted Rall)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Ted Rall - Political Scientist Argues the U.S. is a Police State

Report says Kucinich praised Syrian dictator, congressman says statement ‘mischaracterized’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Ohio Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich is disputing statements a Syrian news agency attributed to him praising Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad during a "fact finding" mission to Syria.

New Koch video draws parallel between economic freedom, quality of life (Daily Caller)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Daily Caller - A new Web video from the Charles Koch Foundation draws a direct parallel between economic freedom and the quality of people's lives.

Sarah Palin movie opens in hotbed state Iowa (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin looks back at a reporter during her visit to Yankee Seafood Cooperative in Seabrook, New Hampshire June 2, 2011. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - A visit to Iowa by Republican Sarah Palin on Tuesday is either a timely political move to fuel speculation about a potential 2012 presidential run or simply an effort to take advantage of her star power.

LAST TICKET: Obama aides defend WH campaign shots; Ex-Bachmann staffer says she’s not ready for 2012 (The Ticket)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:29 PM PDT

The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Obama aides defended the use of the White House to film a campaign video. (Fox News) • South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed taxpayer funding for her state's 2012 presidential primary. (Politico) • Ethics watchdog group CREW called [...]
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