Thursday, September 22, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

GOP rivals target Perry in pre-debate criticism (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks during a town hall meeting in Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. Romney discussed his plans to improve the economy, create jobs and protect Social Security and then take questions. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - Double-teaming front-runner Rick Perry, Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann declared Thursday that social conservatives don't have to settle for a nominee who does not share their values and Mitt Romney said the party should nominate someone from private business.

Dems face woes after campaign treasurer's arrest (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:46 AM PDT

This Jan. 2008 photo provided by the California Democratic Council shows Kinde Durkee at a California Democratic Council Leadership Training session in Ventura, Calif. (AP Photo/California Democratic Council, Henry Vandermeir)AP - Democratic politicians in California are facing huge challenges as they work to rebuild depleted campaign accounts ahead of next year's election after a trusted campaign treasurer was accused of looting dozens of political war chests across the state.

Romney questions Perry's stance on Social Security (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 06:30 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks during a town hall meeting in Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. Romney discussed his plans to improve the economy, create jobs and protect Social Security and then take questions. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday questioned how Rick Perry would fix Social Security as the focus of the GOP presidential race turns to senior citizen-rich Florida this week.

Romney dominates NH poll, well ahead of Perry (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 08:33 PM PDT

AP - Mitt Romney may be tightening his grip on New Hampshire voters, despite tremendous buzz surrounding Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the nation's first presidential primary state and elsewhere.

Obama challenges Boehner, McConnell on home turf (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:13 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Brent Spence Bridge, regarding his American Jobs Act Now legislation, Thursday, Sept., 22, 2011, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Needling his top Republican adversaries on their own turf, President Barack Obama stood in the shadow of an outdated and heavily used Ohio River bridge Thursday and called his rivals out by name to demand action on his $447 billion jobs bill.

Dems question OnStar privacy moves (Politico)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Politico - Al Franken and Chris Coons question whether plans to anonymize data offer any real protection.

U.S., allies walk out on Iran leader (Politico)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Politico - Diplomats walk out on Ahmadinejad after he questions the “mysterious September 11 incident.”

Officials visit post-tornado Joplin 'mall school' (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

AP - Students who attend the Joplin high school known as the "mall school," because it was built in a former big box store after a tornado left their district in ruins, told Education Secretary Arne Duncan during a Thursday visit that having the support of the school has helped them recover.

Palestinian crisis looms over U.N. meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian youth during clashes that erupted between the soldiers and Palestinian stone-throwers at Qalandiya checkpoint September 21, 2011. The clashes erupted after a rally in the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations. REUTERS/Darren WhitesideReuters - Diplomats scrambled on Thursday to head off a clash over Palestinian plans to seek full U.N. recognition with little visible sign of progress and a deadline some 24 hours away.

Senate rejects bid to force F-16 sale to Taiwan (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:19 PM PDT

A F-16 fighter jet lands on a highway used as an emergency landing strip during the Han Kuang military exercise in Madou, Tainan, southern Taiwan, April 12, 2011. REUTERS/Nicky LohReuters - The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a bid to require President Barack Obama to sell 66 new F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan in addition to a $5.3 billion upgrade of its existing fleet he just approved.

Fed-Bashing Follies (The Nation)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:40 AM PDT

The Nation - The Nation -- In olden days, when the Democratic Party was liberal and populist, it was the Dems who bashed the Federal Reserve.

Meg Whitman named CEO of Hewlett-Packard (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The Hewlett-Packard board of directors named Meg Whitman its president and CEO Thursday, ousting Leo Apotheker after 11 months on the job.

Axelrod joins Solyndra chorus: ‘I know nothing about the project’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:09 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Former Obama adviser David Axelrod joined the growing list of administration officials with a case of amnesia about bankrupt solar company Solyndra.

Second Florida Debate, Hosted by Fox News, to Be Another Perry Skewering? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:35 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - ANALYSIS | Whether one is a Democrat, Republican, or true Independent, an objective look at the last debate held in Florida, the CNN/Tea Party Express event in Tampa, was nothing short of a Rick Perry pile-on. The Texas governor was literally slammed, ridiculed, burned, mocked, undermined, and generally made to look bad in front of a national audience by members of his own political party. Be that because of his quick jump into the lead over the 2012 GOP presidential field or because his policies and ideas truly are at odds with many of his fellow hopefuls or even because he once was a Democrat, the other candidates went after Gov. Perry as if he were the incumbent Democratic president and not simply a fellow GOP presidential nomination contender. Ten days later, just a few miles to the northeast, the question must be asked: Will the Fox News/Google Republican Presidential Debate in Orlando be more of same?

Why Romney Wants 'Exciting' Sarah Palin in Presidential Race (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:34 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - ANALYSIS | Former Massachusetts governor and current Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has made some gains in recent national polling, according to the listing at Real Clear Politics, pulling to within four percentage points of frontrunner Rick Perry in at least a couple surveys, including Rasmussen Reports' latest. In an interview with USA Today, Romney told the national newspaper that his plan going forward was to show the contrasts between himself and Perry, to draw starker lines between himself and the seemingly more conservative Perry and hope it works to persuade Republicans to vote for him in the upcoming caucuses and primaries. He also said he would like to see Sarah Palin enter the Republican race. He says she will make the race "more exciting" and that is most likely true. But is that the only reason Romney wants Palin, who recently alluded to Perry as a crony capitalist, in the hunt for the Republican presidential nomination?
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