Friday, October 28, 2011

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Need a speaker? President Obama may be available (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk off stage after attending a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall in New York. Looking for a big-name speaker? Now's the time to send President Barack Obama an invitation, especially if your group represents a key political constituency. With the 2012 election ramping up, he's making the rounds of awards dinners and black-tie galas for blacks, Hispanics, Jews, women, gays — Italian-Americans this weekend — as he looks to reach his voters any way he can. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Looking for a big-name speaker?

Going off-the-cuff, Romney does himself few favors (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Washington. It's still “drill, baby, drill.” After the nation's largest offshore oil spill and a series of pipeline breaks, Republican presidential candidates are still pushing an aggressive policy of oil and gas drilling. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Mitt Romney may need a censor. For himself.

Many Obama donors in '08 race are absent so far (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:06 AM PDT

President Barack Obama has dinner with campaign donors and winners of the 'Dinner with Barack' contest at The Liberty Tavern in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Va., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. From left to right: Ken Knight, U.S. postal worker from Chandler, Ariz.; Wendi Smith, artist and retired professor from Corydon, Ind.; Casey Helbling, enterpreneur from Minneapolis, Minn.; President Obama; Juanita Martinez, retired teacher from Brighton, Colo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Tens of thousands of people who together gave millions of dollars to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign have gone missing this time around. Their failure to give so far may signal that some of the president's earliest supporters have lost enthusiasm.

Top Cain aide has checkered past (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:15 AM PDT

Presidental candidate Herman Cain speaks during the Washington County Republican Committee's annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Springdale, Ark. (AP Photo/Beth Hall)AP - He is the man with the mustache who takes a rebellious drag on a cigarette in the Herman Cain Internet ad gone viral.

Cain aide featured in viral ad has checkered past (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Presidental candidate Herman Cain speaks during the Washington County Republican Committee's annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Springdale, Ark. (AP Photo/Beth Hall)AP - Meet the man with the mustache who takes a drag on a cigarette in the Herman Cain Internet ad gone viral.

Obama has dinner with 4 campaign donors (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:57 PM PDT

President Barack Obama has dinner with campaign donors and winners of the 'Dinner with Barack' contest at The Liberty Tavern in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Va., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. From left to right: Ken Knight, U.S. postal worker from Chandler, Ariz.; Wendi Smith, artist and retired professor from Corydon, Ind.; Casey Helbling, enterpreneur from Minneapolis, Minn.; President Obama; Juanita Martinez, retired teacher from Brighton, Colo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Two retirees, a U.S. Postal Service worker and a business owner from politically important Midwestern and Southwestern states, all donors to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, got a rare opportunity Thursday to bend his ear over dinner.

After poor debates, Perry may skip some in future (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, speak during a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Perry won't commit to upcoming GOP presidential debates after a couple of recent rocky performances pulled him down in national polls. Seeking to reintroduce himself to the nation on his own terms, he's returning to the play-it-safe strategy he successfully employed in running for governor of Texas. His decision could cause other Republicans to bow out of some of the dozen-plus forums and debates between now and the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)AP - Rick Perry may skip some upcoming GOP presidential debates, sidestepping a campaign staple that hasn't been kind to the Texas governor in his first two months on the national stage. It's a decision that ultimately could cause other Republicans to bow out of the more than half-dozen face-offs scheduled between now and the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3.

Obama acts alone to boost business (Politico)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:56 PM PDT

Politico - He rounds out his “we can’t wait” campaign with two initiatives aimed at helping businesses grow.

IG admits: There were no $16 muffins (Politico)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Politico - A September report initially concluded that the Justice Department had spent $4,200 for 250 muffins.  

Bachmann criticizes Obama's student loan plan (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks in San Francisco. It's still “drill, baby, drill.” After the nation's largest offshore oil spill and a series of pipeline breaks, Republican presidential candidates are still pushing an aggressive policy of oil and gas drilling. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)AP - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann criticized a directive by President Barack Obama to ease student loan debt as an "abuse of power" that will give people incentive to dodge debt.

Obama admin renews push for solar energy in West (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:22 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration on Thursday identified 17 sites in six Western states as prime candidates for solar energy projects on public lands, continuing a push for solar power despite the high-profile bankruptcy of a solar panel maker that received a half-billion dollar federal loan.

Int'l Court in indirect talks with Gadhafi son (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is in indirect contact with Seif al-Islam Gadhafi about the possibility of surrendering for trial. The 39-year-old son of Moammar Gadhafi was indicted in June for inciting crowds to murder during the early stages of the Libyan revolution. (AP Photo/Imed Lamloum, Pool, File)AP - The International Criminal Court is in indirect negotiations with a son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi about his possible surrender for trial, the chief prosecutor said Friday.

U.S. moves to sell attack helicopters to Turkey (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration formally notified the Congress on Friday of an unusual proposal to take three AH-1W "SuperCobra" attack helicopters from the U.S. Marine Corps inventory and sell them to Turkey.

5 reasons why Herman Cain is winning (The Week)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:05 AM PDT

The Week - Even after a series of seemingly devastating errors, the ex-boss of Godfather's Pizza still leads GOP presidential polls. What's his secret?

No One Wants to Dress Up as Sarah Palin This Year (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:37 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - "This has been a very dead year as far as political stuff goes," said Sandra Duraes, manager of Backstage, the Capitol Hill emporium. "We really don’t have Sarah Palin. Nobody's asking for her." Duraes spoke wistfully of 2008, when the Alaska governor burst onto the political scene just in time for Halloween celebrants to embrace her red suit, updo and spectacles.

Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea Party Google searches: Who wins? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:19 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Google Politics tell all from its informative political blog. Let’s compare, using the chart above and other data collected by Google:
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