Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Former VP Cheney defends practice of waterboarding (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:50 AM PDT

This book cover image released by Threshold Editions shows 'In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,' by Dick Cheney with Liz Cheney. The book is scheduled for release on Aug. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Threshold Editions)AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says there's no contradiction in advocating harsh interrogation tactics against suspected U.S. enemies and opposing those practices when used against American citizens.

Romney on Perry turf assails 'career politicians' (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:30 PM PDT

AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney castigated "career politicians" Tuesday as he tried to distinguish himself from chief rival Rick Perry while on the governor's home turf in Texas.

FACT CHECK: Bachmann energy claims oversimplified (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:12 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., pays the bill after drinking Cuban coffee during a stop at Versailles Restaurant in Miami, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. At center is Bachmann's husband Marcus, and at right is the owner of the restaurant Felipe Valls. America’s energy future can’t be unlocked as simply as Bachmann makes it sound when she depicts the nation as the “king daddy dogs” of energy. Even if environmentalists folded and Washington regulators got out of the way, much of the energy is too expensive for companies to develop. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - America's energy future can't be unlocked as simply as Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann makes it sound when she depicts the nation as the "king daddy dogs" of energy. Even if environmentalists folded and Washington regulators got out of the way, much of the energy is too expensive for companies to develop.

Bachmann memoir coming in November (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2011 file photo, Presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks to supporters during a campaign stop at Angie's Subs, in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin Group (USA), announced Monday, Aug. 29, that the Bachmann's memoir will arrive in November and already has been completed. The book, reports of which first circulated in June, is currently untitled. (AP Photo/Rick Wilson, file)AP - Michele Bachmann has a book deal.

Rising GOP star in Ohio a prime target for Dems (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010, file photo Republican Ohio Treasurer of State-elect Josh Mandel, right, celebrates his win with his wife Ilana on stage at the Ohio Republican Party celebration in Columbus, Ohio. Republican hopes to unseat liberal Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio next year are riding on Mandel, the boyish-looking, 33-year-old Marine veteran was touted as a rising GOP star after knocking off an incumbent by 14 points to take the state treasurer’s seat last fall in his first statewide race. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)AP - Republican hopes to unseat liberal Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio next year are riding on Josh Mandel, a boyish-looking, 33-year-old Marine veteran whose fledgling campaign has been shaken by allegations of questionable campaign cash and ethical lapses — and a broken promise.

Supercommittee unity on staffer pick (Politico)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Politico - Their first move wins over a wide range of critics.

Targeted Web ads: The next frontier (Politico)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Politico - Already a central campaign tool, Web ads have begun to serve as a medium for winning new voters.

Warrantless surveillance memos remain under wraps (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:23 PM PDT

AP - The Justice Department is refusing to release legal memos the George W. Bush administration used to justify his warrantless surveillance program, one of the most contentious civil liberties issues during the Republican president's time in office.

2 NATO jets crash during military exercise (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:17 AM PDT

In this photo distributed by Lithuanian Defense Ministry, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, th wreckage of Czech-made Lithuanian L-39 jet is seen near the Zokniai air base in northern Lithuania. Lithuania's Defense Ministry said Tuesday, that the Lithuanian military jet crashed after colliding in midair with a French NATO plane.(AP Photo/Lithuanian defense Ministry, HO)AP - Two military jets collided above Lithuania during a NATO exercise Tuesday, but one managed to land and the other crashed in an unpopulated area after its two pilots ejected. No serious injuries were reported.

U.S. sanctions Syrian foreign minister, two others (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration froze the U.S. assets of Syria's foreign minister and two other senior officials on Tuesday in response to Syria's increasingly violent crackdown against anti-government protesters.

6 controversial reactions to Hurricane Irene (The Week)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:11 AM PDT

The Week - Outrage abounds after Michele Bachmann calls the storm a message from God and Rush Limbaugh claims President Obama was hoping for carnage

Perry hits back: Obama’s policies are ‘dumb’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:42 PM PDT

Daily Caller - On Sean Hannity’s radio show Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry defended himself against attacks that he is “dumb,” claiming what is really dumb is how the U.S. economy has worsened under President Obama.

Berkeley offers college credit to ‘fight the new Jim Crow’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Back in the day, if students wanted easy credits, they signed up for underwater basket-weaving. Now they just need a political cause.

LAST TICKET: Romney to headline tea party rally; Giuliani won’t announce until after 9/11 anniversary (The Ticket)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT

The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Why Mitt Romney needs Sarah Palin. (Washington Post) • Romney to headline his first tea party rally on Labor Day weekend. (CNN) UPDATE:  Romney will attend Sen. Jim DeMint's candidate forum in South Carolina instead, and will reschedule [...]

The Tragedy of Christine O'Donnell (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:38 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Someone thought it would be a great idea for Christine O'Donnell, former candidate for the Senate, to speak at the same tea party rally in Indianola, Iowa, that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is headlining.
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