Friday, September 23, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Perry on shaky ground? Doubts among some in GOP (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 03:47 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry responds to cheering supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)AP - Rick Perry is struggling.

Democrats working to undercut Perry, Romney (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, listens as Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes a statement during a debate Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - To hear Democrats tell it, Gov. Rick Perry's economic record in Texas is nothing more than a mirage and his views on Social Security make him "America's Most Dangerous Cowboy." In Massachusetts, President Barack Obama's allies say job creation lagged under Mitt Romney, whose policies would undermine the middle class.

Romney, Bachmann challenge Perry on immigration (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:15 PM PDT

AP - Keeping the heat on Rick Perry, rivals Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann on Friday challenged his suggestion that people are heartless if they don't support his Texas law that gives some illegal immigrants in-state tuition rates at universities.

Feinstein sues treasurer, bank over campaign fraud (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:48 PM 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 - Sen. Dianne Feinstein's campaign filed a lawsuit Friday against a bank that handled accounts for a prominent Democratic campaign treasurer accused of looting millions of dollars from the war chests of local, state and federal politicians.

Republican Bachmann: 'We're in for the marathon' (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:29 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, listen as Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, makes a point during a Fox News/Google debate Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann refuses to accept that the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes has come down to a choice between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.

Analysis: Perry, Romney defend records in forum (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, makes a point as Texas Gov. Rick Perry listens, during a debate Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - Rick Perry and Mitt Romney struggled with a simple reality in the latest GOP debate: Americans elect only experienced politicians as president, and Republicans nominate only proven conservatives.

FACT CHECK: Slippery assertions in GOP debate (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:51 AM PDT

AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared in the latest Republican presidential debate that he had never advocated turning Social Security over to the states. His denial was hard to fathom given his past rhetoric about the program.

Romney, Perry go after each other in GOP debate (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:12 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, laughs as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney makes a comment during a Fox News/Google debate Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - Side by side in confrontational debate, Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sarcastically accused each other Thursday night of flip-flopping on Social Security and health care, flashpoints in their intense struggle for the party nomination.

Web verdict on Perry: Brutal (Politico)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Politico - The commentariat speaks with near-unanimity.

Obama doesn't best Bush in poll (Politico)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Politico - Most say the president is "about the same" or "worse" than his predecessor, George W. Bush.

Santorum: 'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal foolish (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:43 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, left, waves to a member of the audience as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich looks on, prior to a debate Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says the end of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that barred gays and lesbians from serving openly is a social experiment pushed by Democrats.

Perry says he has a "great rapport" with Bush (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:58 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, share a laugh during a Fox News/Google debate Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - Rick Perry says he maintains a "great rapport" with former President George W. Bush, but he disagreed with Bush's efforts to reform education and create a prescription drug program under Medicare.

Obama won't weigh in on Georgia execution (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:55 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is refusing to weigh in on the pending execution in Georgia of inmate Troy Davis.

Turkey: US likely to deploy Predator drones (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:10 PM PDT

This undated Hillsborough County jail booking photo shows Scott Sciple. When Marine Capt. Sciple was arrested for the drunk driving crash that killed a 49-year-old man in Tampa, Fla, military officials did an investigation of their own on the man who had previously been awards three Purple Hearts and a bronze star for bravery during combat in Iraq. Now his lawyer says the effects of combat have resulted in such severe post-traumatic stress disorder that his client frequently blacks out in dissociative episodes, which is what happened the night of the crash. He plans to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Jail)AP - The U.S. will likely deploy some Predator drones on Turkish soil, the Turkish prime minister said Friday. Turkey has been pressing for the drones in an escalating war against Kurdish rebels.

Bachmann Falters Without New Targets (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:52 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Florida GOP debate hosted by Fox News and Google in Orlando, Fla., Thursday featured nine candidates. They were asked a variety of questions and also slammed President Obama and his economic policies. The most interesting parts of the evening were when each candidate got to talk about another candidate's policies.

Orlando's 'confrontational' GOP debate: Winners and losers (The Week)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 03:46 AM PDT

The Week - Google and Fox News host a pitched battle in Florida between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. And one candidate runs circles around the other

FCC: Your Internet belongs to us (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filed a final version of its net neutrality rules Thursday, one year after they voted to pass the framework defining the principles of an 'open Internet.' The vote on the framework was passed on partisan lines, 3-2.

Florida’s U.S. Senate candidates take center stage (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Daily Caller - ORLANDO, FL – Attention shifted from the Republican presidential candidates at CPAC  and the debate in Florida, Friday, when the state's U.S. Senate candidates took the main stage to introduce themselves to voters.

Fox News Debate: That Bachmann -- Well, She Could Have Been a Contender (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 03:22 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - It has been noted that Rep. Michele Bachmann, the Tea Party Caucus leader making her play for the presidency of the United States, had to do a few things differently -- such as make fewer questionable coments and begin backing off of misstatements and unpopular positions -- in order to claw her way back into contention in the 2012 GOP nomination race. But the one aspect where she has shined throughout the early months of the presidential campaign and in the debates has been her ability to garner attention and simply make her opponents look less determined and capable. At the Fox News/Google Republican Presidential Debate in Orlando, Bachmann did none of the things she needed to get back into the mix.

Bristol Palin's Bar Fight Zinger: I Can Tell You're Gay (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Bristol Palin should have learned from her mom's experience in 2008 to be careful around TV cameras because your least articulate moments will be captured and rebroadcast forever. But it looks like she did not. Bristol is being filmed for a reality show to air on the BIO Channel, and they followed her to a Los Angeles bar. She let them film her ride a mechanical bull -- maybe to let viewers see her fun, non-teen mom side. No big deal. But she took a false step when she let herself get pulled into a bar fight. When a man told Bristol that Sarah Palin was "a whore," Bristol made an unfortunate choice in selecting her zinger. "Is it because you're a homosexual?" she asked. "Because I can tell you are."
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