Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Flat tax renews fight on 'trickle-down economics' (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Redmond, Wash. The flat tax is making a comeback among Republican presidential candidates. Most of the contenders _Mitt Romney's an exception — offer a variation of the tax plan under which everyone pays the same rate. But a flat tax faces tough opposition in Congress because it tends to favor the rich at the expense of others. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)AP - The flat tax is making a comeback among Republican presidential candidates. But it faces tough opposition in Congress because it tends to favor the rich at the expense of other taxpayers, renewing an old debate about "trickle-down economics."

'Joe the Plumber' launches congressional bid (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 06:37 PM PDT

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, talks to the media about running for Congress at Tony Packo's in Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. Wurzelbacher, a man whose moniker became a household name during the 2008 presidential race, says he's running in Ohio's 9th U.S. House district because he's angry about the economy and the way politicians try to patch problems with duct tape. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)AP - Joe the Plumber is plunging into politics because he thinks it's about time America had a few mechanics, bricklayers and, yes, plumbers in Congress.

Perry says 'no doubt' Obama is an American citizen (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:12 PM PDT

Republican Presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the ISO Poly Films plant, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, in Gray Court, S.C. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Wednesday that he has "no doubt" that President Barack Obama is an American citizen, staking out a definitive position on the matter after spending several days stoking widely debunked claims that the Democrat was born overseas.

Obama tells students: 'I need your voices' (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:58 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves on stage after delivering remarks on education at the University of Colorado in Denver, October 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedAP - President Barack Obama urged thousands of enthusiastic college students Wednesday to make their voices heard, telling a boisterous crowd in Denver, "Young people, I need you guys involved."

Romney waffles on anti-union law in Ohio (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell talk at the Fairfax County Republican Committee (FCRC) headquarters in Fairfax. Va., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - A day after he refused to endorse an Ohio ballot measure that limits public employee union rights, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he is "110 percent" behind the effort.

Romney leads Iowa, strong across early states (Politico)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Politico - A CNN poll shows Mitt Romney in first place in every early GOP presidential primary and caucus state.

Perry to do full hour with Fox News Sunday (Politico)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Politico - A source tells me that Rick Perry has committed to doing the full hour of Fox News Sunday this weekend from Austin.

Poland's last Battle of Britain pilot dies (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:17 AM PDT

AP - A Polish World War II airman, believed to be the last surviving Polish pilot from the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 97 in a Canadian nursing home.

Obama nods to Hispanics in West as Republicans slip (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:16 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves on stage after delivering remarks on education at the University of Colorado in Denver, October 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - With Hispanic voters upset at Republican presidential candidates over immigration, President Barack Obama played to a Latino audience on a trip to the West this week to shore up support from a group that is key to his re-election hopes.

Would Rick Perry's flat tax bankrupt the U.S.? (The Week)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:02 AM PDT

The Week - The GOP presidential hopeful claims his tax plan will boost the economy and balance the budget. That's "pure fantasy," scoff critics

Orlando Jones' Death Threat Against Sarah Palin Shows Double Standard (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Orlando Jones, the actor and comedian, is in hot water over a tweet in which he compared former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to Moammar Gadhafi and suggested liberals band together and kill her.
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