Saturday, September 24, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Voter ID laws target rarely occurring voter fraud (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:06 AM PDT

AP - Several states adopted new laws last year requiring that people show a photo ID when they come to vote even though the kind of election fraud that the laws are intended to stamp out is rare. Even supporters of the new laws are hard pressed to come up with large numbers of cases in which someone tried to vote under a false identify.

Perry, Romney look beyond early-voting states (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:28 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 - Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are the only two Republican presidential candidates who can afford to spend their time and money in states that aren't first on the primary calendar.

Obama's likability is keeping him afloat (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:14 AM PDT

In this Sept. 22, 2011 photo, Christine Alonzo stands with cutouts of Presidents Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy at the Democratic Headquarters in Pueblo, Colo. People like Alonzo are keeping Obama afloat and giving his political team hope that he can win re-election, despite high unemployment and sour attitudes toward his policies and the country's future. Alonzo volunteered for Obama during the 2008 campaign. A few months after Obama's victory, she lost her job. She's still looking for work. Instead of blaming Obama for the economic crisis, she's volunteering full time to help him capture a second term. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - People like Christine Alonzo are keeping President Barack Obama afloat and giving his political team hope that he can win re-election despite high unemployment and sour attitudes about his policies and the country's future.

Cain wins early Florida test vote (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 03:02 PM PDT

AP - Herman Cain won an early test vote in Florida that lacked most of the leading candidates' participation.

Colorado GOP moves up 2012 caucuses to Feb. 7 (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 02:14 PM PDT

AP - A plan by Colorado Republicans to move up their 2012 presidential caucuses to the day after the Iowa caucus has won final approval.

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

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry addresses 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.

Bachmann raps Perry for 'heart' comment on immigration (Politico)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Politico - Michele Bachmann has emailed her list with a hit on Rick Perry's debate answer about the lack of "heart" among critics of his state's college tuition policy for some illegal immigrants, in a bid to paint the Texas governor as weak on certain issues.

This Week in Playback (Politico)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Politico - This week in Playback.

Mullen blames Pakistan intelligence for attack (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta looks on at left as Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - The top U.S. military officer on Thursday accused Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency of backing extremists in planning and executing the assault on the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan last week and a truck bomb attack that wounded 77 American soldiers days earlier.

Putin to run for Russian presidency in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at a United Russia party congress in Moscow, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Russia's dominant political party on Saturday nominated Vladimir Putin for president, almost certainly ensuring his return to the office he held for eight years, and approved Putin's proposal that current president Dmitry Medvedev swap places and become prime minister. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - Vladimir Putin's decision to reclaim the presidency next year sets up the possibility that he could rule Russia until 2024 and foreshadows a continuation of the strongman rule that many in the West have called a retreat from democracy.

Bush's No Child Left Behind Act and Obama's Updates Leave U.S. Children Behind (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 01:40 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I find irony in the title No Child Left Behind.

Analysis: US buys time in Mideast, but also woes (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 04:23 AM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state as he addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at UN Headquarters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The Obama administration has managed to buy time and may have staved off an embarrassing and politically awkward showdown over Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. It may also have maneuvered itself into a corner.

Krauthammer declares Romney ‘most conservative candidate who can win’ thus far (Daily Caller)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Although we’re some 14 months out of the 2012 presidential election, knowing who will be facing President Barack Obama is still up in the air.

Florida Gov Rick Scott outlines vision for GOP presidential nominee (Daily Caller)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Daily Caller - ORLANDO, FL – Florida Governor Rick Scott took center stage at Florida’s Presidency 5 to lay out his criteria for the eventual Republican presidential nominee. In front of the state’s more than 3,000 delegates, Scott didn’t mention any of the presidential candidates by name, but he did make clear what voters should look for heading into the Florida straw poll.

Could Sarah Palin Win 2012 GOP Nomination If She Joins the Race? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 01:40 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Just when it appears Sarah Palin would not enter the 2012 GOP presidential race, results from a new national poll gives fresh hopes for a Palin's presidential run. The latest McClatchy-Marist poll puts the former Alaska governor only five points behind President Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup.
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