Friday, September 2, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Romney, Perry wage GOP fight over business records (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, meets with campaign staffers and supporters as he tours his new Florida campaign headquarters in Tampa, Fla., Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)AP - The people inside a smoke-stained bingo hall are desperate for jobs. And Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential contender standing before them, says his business experience will help him save the nation's economy.

Struggling Huntsman tries to turn around bid (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman listens to questions during a meeting with area business leaders and lawyers during a campaign stop in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Meet Jon Huntsman — Mr. Mainstream.

Facing voter discontent, lawmakers skip town halls (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, talks with an attendee during a town hall meeting in Goodyear, Ariz. While McCain held a number of such gatherings this summer, some congressmen abandoned or curtailed the traditional election-year town hall forums that give voters a rare chance at face-to-face interaction with their elected officials (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Too much yelling, not enough listening.

Romney rallies GOP Hispanics, opens campaign HQ (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives at his Florida campaign headquarters for the first time, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told an enthusiastic crowd of Hispanic Republicans on Friday that they are "living proof" of the benefits of legal immigration, but said he wanted to toughen enforcement on illegal immigration.

Obama to take jobs plan on the road (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Riot police officers clash with demostrators in Madrid on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. Spaniards angry about their country's economic crisis and for a controversial constitutional reform agreed upon between the government and the conservative Popular Party (PP) to limit by law the deficit public. Two years of recession following a property boom that went bust have left Spain with 21 percent unemployment - the highest in the 17-nation eurozone. Joblessness for those aged 16 to 29 stands at about 35 percent. (AP Photo/Pablo Blazquez).AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will take his jobs plan on the road next Friday in a visit to Richmond, Va.

Perry hopes polling surge spurs donors nationally (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:19 AM PDT

AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry's on a mad dash for cash. He's reaching beyond his traditional in-state base as he tries to build a national fundraising machine large enough to compete with Mitt Romney's very deep pockets.

Pay to say? Clues in campaign cash (Politico)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Politico - Campaign finance reports offer clues to lawmakers’ views on the AT&T/T-Mobile deal.

Illegal workers got $4B tax credits (Politico)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Politico - The IRS allowed people unauthorized to work in the U.S. to collect billions in refundable tax credits.

Rebels to make case for aid to Clinton and others (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:55 AM PDT

A Libyan rebel stands guard as worshippers gather in the former Green Square, renamed Martyr's Square, for the morning Eid prayer marking the end of Ramadan and to celebrate their victory over Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Libyans on Wednesday wept over the graves of those killed in their six-month war against Moammar Gadhafi, then celebrated their newfound freedom with morning prayers and joyous chants in the capital's main square — bittersweet rituals marking the start of a major Muslim holiday. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid Al Fergany)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is joining top officials from dozens of countries to hear Libya's rebels spell out what they need in financial aid and other assistance to stabilize the Arab country.

Plan B on Palestine at the UN? Europeans mull alternative resolution (The Envoy)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT

The Envoy - As President Barack Obama prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly later this month, a painful diplomatic failure of his administration looms: last year, speaking to the same UN General Assembly opening session, Obama voiced the hope that US-led diplomatic efforts would help achieve a negotiated agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians that would [...]

Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:28 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course on a key policy measure after businesses said it would kill jobs and cost them billions of dollars.

Obama Better Give One Hell of a Speech (The Nation)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:55 AM PDT

The Nation - The Nation -- On the eve of a Labor Day that will mark the unofficial launching place of his 2012 reelection campaign, on he eve of an address to Congress that could be the most important of his presidency, there is no good economic news for Barack Obama.

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Clinton: ‘We didn’t inhale together’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Daily Caller - It's not every day a former secretary of labor shows up randomly on the Internet to talk about smoking weed with Bill Clinton. But former Labor Secretary Robert Reich did just that Friday afternoon.

Calls for more regulatory restraint come after Obama halts EPA ozone plan (Daily Caller)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Now that President Barack Obama has stopped Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson from continuing with her plan to tighten ozone regulations, it’s unclear if the politically embattled chief executive will halt additional administrative rules.

Cheney on Palin: Vice President? Why Did She Quit as Governor? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:42 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It appears that it isn't just the liberal-controlled "gotcha" media that Sarah Palin has to worry about these days. As was revealed by Mediaite, former Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Laura Ingraham's radio talk show Friday to promote his new book and had a few words to say about the job of the vice presidency. And when the discussion turned to 2008 vice presidential candidate and potential 2012 presidential candidate Palin, Cheney seemed to dismiss the question of her qualifications for his old job, focusing instead on how she handled her own job as governor of Alaska by resigning. But was questioning Palin's motives for resignation all the answer that was necessary?

Don’t run, Sarah Palin, don’t run! Republicans, tea partiers want her to steer clear of 2012, new poll says (The Ticket)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:32 PM PDT

The Ticket - As Sarah Palin heads to the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, Republicans around the country are eagerly awaiting any news regarding her plans for a potential presidential campaign. Or are they? Overwhelming majorities of Republicans, including self-identified conservatives and tea party members, do not want Palin to run for president, according to [...]
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