Friday, July 1, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Passing major debt deal by Aug. 2 seems doubtful (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken June 16, 2011, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner waits for the arrival of Vice President Joe Biden during the negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress on how to solve America's debt crisis and budget problems, at the Capitol in Washington. Amid news reports that he is considering leaving his post, Geithner said today he plans to remain as treasury secretary for ‘foreseeable future.’ (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FileAP - It may be even more difficult than it appears for Congress to reach a broad deal to raise America's borrowing limit and slash spending by Aug. 2. Maybe all but impossible.

Panetta takes over at Pentagon, cites priorities (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:02 PM PDT

Leon Panetta, right, is sworn is as Defense Secretary by Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson, Friday, July 1, 2011, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - On his first day as Pentagon chief, Leon Panetta said his top priorities are preserving U.S. military power despite budget cuts, defeating al-Qaida, stabilizing Afghanistan and forging a "real and lasting partnership" with Iraq.

GOP candidate Pawlenty raises $4.2M (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:09 PM PDT

AP - A campaign aide to Tim Pawlenty says the Republican presidential hopeful raised $4.2 million in the fundraising period that ended Thursday.

Kelly discounts speculation of life in politics (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT

NASA Space Shuttle astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., listens during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, July 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, dismissed speculation that he is interested in running for political office now that he is retiring from NASA.

Obama chooses new counterterror chief (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:03 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday.

GOP Mich. US Rep. McCotter running for president (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:30 PM PDT

AP - Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter says he will seek the Republican nomination for president.

Appeals court dismisses nuclear waste suit (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2006, file photo, Pete Vavricka conducts an underground train from the entrance of Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The Obama administration wins a legal battle in the fight over where to bury the nation's nuclear waste as the government looks for alternatives to Nevada's Yucca Mountain. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)AP - The Obama administration won a legal battle Friday in the long-standing fight over where to bury the nation's nuclear waste, but it's not likely to be the last.

US trade official 'dumbfounded' by GOP boycott (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration's top trade official said Friday he is "dumbfounded" and "shell-shocked" by Senate Republicans who blocked action on three free trade agreements the GOP largely supports.

Google makes lobbying expansion (Politico)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Politico - The company adds 12 firms to its roster, expanding its D.C. footprint significantly.

GOP poised for N.C. remap windfall (Politico)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:59 AM PDT

Politico - A new plan would force four Democratic incumbents to run in heavily Republican districts.  

Obama picks fight on taxes, big or just symbolic (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:07 PM PDT

Having insisted there is too much to do for lawmakers to spend a week away from the Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, walks with Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama is renewing an old fight with the business community by insisting that $400 billion in tax increases be part of a deficit-reduction package. His proposals have languished on Capitol Hill, repeatedly blocked by Republicans, often with help from Democrats.

Clinton outlines road ahead for Arab democracy (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:23 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks after a meeting with President Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania at the Presidential Palace Friday, July 1, 2011 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Speaking Friday at an international democracy conference in Lithuania, Clinton says she is disheartened by reports that security forces and government-organized thugs attacked protesters in the Syrian city of Aleppo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that the rule of law, political parties and democratic institutions must emerge in the Arab world if it is to emulate Eastern Europe's remarkable transition two decades ago from authoritarianism to truly free societies.

Boeing labor dispute turns into headache for Obama (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:11 AM PDT

AP - The government's labor dispute with Boeing Co. is turning into a political headache for President Barack Obama, giving his Republican rivals a fresh opening to bash the administration's economic policies.

Horse death before Palio sparks debate in Italy (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:55 AM PDT

FILE -- In this photo from files taken on July 1, 2010, horses race in Piazza del Campo during a rehearsal of the Palio, the famous break-neck bareback horserace around Siena's main piazza. The death of a horse training for the Palio has reignited a debate over Siena's famed bareback horse race, with the Italian tourism minister saying the event might be reconsidered and animal rights groups calling for a suspension. The horse Messi smashed into a wall during training Friday and died soon thereafter, according to the website of Siena's city hall. The race around Siena's main piazza is a massive tourist draw. But critics say it is cruel and dangerous to animals.Tourism Minister Michela Brambilla said 'the moment has come to submit the Palio to rigorous study.' She said the event, which is centuries-old, 'cannot be considered untouchable.' The animal association rights said the race Saturday should be suspended in a show of grief. (AP Photo/Paolo Lazzeroni, File)AP - A horse smashed into a barrier and died during training Friday for a famed race around a historic Italian city's cobblestone piazza, leading to calls from animal rights groups for a suspension of the risky bareback contest.

Analysis: Geithner may want to go; will Obama let him? (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:58 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pauses while speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago, June 30, 2011. REUTERS/John GressReuters - Timothy Geithner may be musing about stepping down as Treasury secretary but President Barack Obama has ample reason to try to talk him out of it, not least that doing so would avoid a bruising succession battle.

Analysis: Hezbollah poised to ride out indictments (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:20 PM PDT

A Lebanese woman passes a portrait of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri near his grave, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday June 30, 2011. A U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri delivered an indictment and four arrest warrants Thursday, the latest turn in a case that has transformed this Arab nation and brought down the government earlier this year. The names of the accused were not released, but the court has been expected to accuse members of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The Arabic words next to the portrait read:'Because of what we have achieved, because of you we are going down (protest)'. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)AP - In a country with a history of scores left unsettled, Hezbollah is in a strong position to ride out an indictment accusing a high-ranking member of one of the most dramatic political assassinations in the Middle East.

Rob Lowe’s son to intern for House Majority Leader Cantor (Daily Caller)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:03 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The Hill’s In the Know column reports that actor Rob Lowe’s son, Matthew, will begin an internship with U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s office next week.

Top Senate Republicans call for more transparency in debt limit negotiations (Daily Caller)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The top Republicans on the Senate Finance and Budget Committees sent a letter to President Obama on Friday, calling on the president to release any proposals discussed during the debt limit negotiations.

Herman Cain throws a hunk of red meat to the tea party in Web ad (The Ticket)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:32 AM PDT

The Ticket - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain released an online ad this week attacking President Obama by compiling just about every edited video clip in the tea party playbook, complete with cameos from Mao Zedong and Hugo Chavez. Cain's video plays like a Internet time warp, taking viewers on a journey through the past two years of [...]
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