Sunday, July 31, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

'Really close' to debt deal as deadline nears (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returns to his office following a vote as the debt crisis continues on Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, July 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Racing to avoid a government default, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders reached urgently for a compromise Sunday to permit vital borrowing by the Treasury in exchange for more than $2 trillion in long-term spending cuts. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the two sides were "really, really close" to a deal after months of partisan fighting.

States ponder: What happens when the money stops? (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:18 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, July 29, 2011, Secretary of Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Jay Gonzalez, left, meets with chief of staff Brian Gosselin, center, and budget director Mike Esmond, right, at the Statehouse in Boston to asses potential financial impact to the state budget pending the likely cutoff of federal funds. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - As gridlocked Washington edges toward default, states staggering out of the last recession are preparing for the worst: The federal piggy-bank that helps them pay for health care, jobless benefits, road building and schools could run out of cash.

White House: No debt deal yet with Republicans (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 06:45 AM PDT

The White House is seen early Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Washington as the debt crisis continues. White House officials and congressional leadership will continue working Sunday to reach a potential end to their bitter debt limit showdown, raising hopes that a deal could be in place by Tuesday to avert a possible federal default. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - A top White House official says "we don't have a deal" between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress to avoid a crippling default.

Niceness aside, Huntsman finds fault with rivals (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT

In this July 26, 2011, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks during a lecture series Leading Voices in Politics and Policy at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. A diplomat to the core, Huntsman is well known in Salt Lake City as a likable guy who prefers compromise to combativeness. Niceness is such a strong part of his persona that the Republican pledged to run a civil campaign for president. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - A diplomat to the core, Jon Huntsman is well known here as a likable guy who prefers compromise to combativeness. Niceness is such a strong part of his persona that the Republican pledged to run a civil campaign for president.

Dem group raises $5M to counter Republican ads (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:13 PM PDT

AP - An outside group founded this spring by two former Obama White House advisers has raked in millions in donations since April, relying in part on top-flight fundraisers and labor unions to counter GOP-leaning ads critical of the president and congressional Democrats.

In debt drama, voters play key, if overlooked role (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT

AP - Dear voter: Want to know why Democrats and Republicans in Congress find it so hard to work together to solve tough problems like the debt ceiling, health care and Social Security?

Obama: Crackdown in Syria is 'horrifying' (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is stepping up his criticism of Syria's crackdown on protesters, charging that the Syrian president is "completely incapable and unwilling" to respond to what Obama calls the legitimate grievances of the Syrian people.

In debt debate, pols drive off metaphorical cliff (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 28, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference in Washington about the debt crisis showdown. The debate has triggered a spiral of rhetorical one-upmanship that has all sides stretching for new analogies and catchy one-liners to sway public opinion. Boehner contributed to the debate when he complained that negotiating with the White House was like 'dealing with Jell-O.' (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Not too long ago there was lofty talk of doing something big. Of a reasonable path. Of a grand bargain.

Cain dominates Denver straw poll; Perry second (Politico)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Politico - The former pizza executive takes almost half the vote at the Western Conservative Summit presidential ballot.

Tea party ready for letdown, retribution (Politico)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Politico - Activists are bracing for a letdown if the ultimate outcome of the debt ceiling battle is a deal.

In Afghanistan, plan sought in Oct. for US exit (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:25 AM PDT

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen addresses troops Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Thursday July 28, 2011. Questions on military spending and how the ongoing budget struggles will impact them dominated the morning meeting at the Kandahar base, and it was the first one Marines asked when he moved on to Camp Leatherneck later. (AP Photo/MC1 Chad J. McNeeley - US Department of Defense)AP - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been ordered to submit a plan by mid-October for the initial withdrawal of American troops, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. That plan may hinge in part on whether the latest surge in attacks continues through the holy month of Ramadan.

Official: Associate killed Karzai's half-brother (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:48 AM PDT

AP - A Western official says the powerful half-brother of President Hamid Karzai was gunned down by an associate over a personal issue, and was not assassinated by the Taliban.

Control deficits with quick sanctions, Germany says (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:35 AM PDT

European Union states who fail to respect the agreed rules on their deficit should have their EU subsidies frozen, Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, pictured on July 19,said in an interview to be published Sunday.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - European Union states who fail to respect the agreed rules on their deficit should have their EU subsidies frozen, Germany's finance minister said in an interview to be published Sunday.

Top Senate Democrat tentatively endorses debt pact (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:21 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's top ally in the Senate has signed on to a long-delayed agreement to raise the government's borrowing cap and cut spending — subject to approval by his fellow Senate Democrats.

THE POLITICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE (David Shribman)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

David Shribman - Memo to Washington: You have no idea how bad you look right now.

George Will offers GOP 2012 slogan: ‘Is this really the best we can do?’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Washington Post columnist George Will explained Sunday why the compromise debt ceiling deal being floated would be a "net minus" for President Obama.

Shaq weeps to Rihanna song after being denied White House access (Daily Caller)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal is not as tough as he looks.

Rep. Clyburn to Obama: Invoke 14th Amendment, Raise Debt Ceiling (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - It was Wednesday and still no sign of a breakthrough in the current debt ceiling negotiations. Tea party Republicans had told Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, that they would not support any debt limit raise without at least some provision for a balanced budget amendment, which Boehner, seeing that he would not have the votes without tea party support, immediately attempted to redress with a different version of his two-part plan.
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