Friday, December 30, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Iowa race shifts from persuasion to mobilization (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:16 PM PST

Staffer Luke Martz works at his desk at Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign headquarters, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Republican presidential campaign in Iowa will turn sharply this weekend from persuading undecided voters to mobilizing them to attend their local caucuses on what could be a chilly night Tuesday, with none of the six candidates campaigning here plugged into the extensive network that helped former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee win four years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - In the race for Iowa, Republican presidential candidates are shifting from persuading people to mobilizing them to attend Tuesday's caucuses.

Newt Gingrich weeps, Mitt Romney attacks Ron Paul (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:04 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich walks back to his bus following a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich wept Friday as he recalled his late mother's end-of-life illnesses, a moment of poignancy in a notably negative Republican presidential Iowa caucus campaign with four unpredictable days yet to run.

Endorsement game intensifies, but does it matter? (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:02 AM PST

In this photo taken Dec. 30, 2011, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney listens as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a campaign appearance in West Des Moines, Iowa. It may be overrated, but the political endorsement race will not stop — and it's only accelerating as voting nears. Hoping to bolster credibility and build political muscle, Republican presidential contenders have jockeyed for months to win over governors and congressional lawmakers, state senators and county sheriffs, newspaper editorial boards and tea party activists. It's a game that's been dominated so far by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who appears to have captured more endorsements than the rest of the field combined. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - It may be overrated, but the political endorsement race won't stop. In fact, it will only accelerate as voting in the GOP presidential contest nears.

Pro-Huntsman group jabs at Romney in new ad (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:32 AM PST

Republican Presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks during a campaign stop in front of a tank at the Wright Museum, a World War II museum, in Wolfeboro, N.H., Thursday Dec. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman on Friday urged New Hampshire voters to stand up to the status quo and reject Mitt Romney, while a group of his supporters prepared a new television ad calling Romney a chameleon willing to do anything to get elected.

Romney son jokes about Obama's birth certificate (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:50 PM PST

AP - One of Mitt Romney's sons has an answer for those who say his father should release his tax returns. He jokes that President Barack Obama should go first and release his birth certificate and other records.

Newt Gingrich cries while recalling late mother (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:36 AM PST

AP - Newt Gingrich choked up and wiped away tears Friday while recalling his late mother's struggle with depression and mental illness.

Iowa Rep. King joins Bachmann, but no endorsement (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:45 AM PST

AP - Republican Michele Bachmann's closest congressional ally has offered kind words for the presidential candidate but stopped short of an outright endorsement that could lift her back-of-the-pack campaign.

Obama wooing veterans in campaign (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:50 PM PST

President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama, second from right, take flowers to drop into the water at the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, with Admiral Robert Willard and his wife Donna Willard, left, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama ended one war and is winding down another, bringing home tens of thousands of U.S. troops. Now he wants them to pay him back — with votes.

'Tis the season to crowd Hill exits (Politico)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:27 PM PST

Politico - A new political season is dawning on Capitol Hill: retirement season.

McConnell names tax-cut conferees (Politico)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:52 AM PST

Politico - Jon Kyl, Mike Crapo and John Barrasso are chosen to negotiate a yearlong payroll tax cut extension.

Romney tries to come across as a man of the people (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:33 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has his picture taken with Amy Bleyle, of Ames, Iowa, during a campaign stop at Kinzler Construction in Ames, Iowa Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - Dressed in jeans, shirt sleeves rolled up, Mitt Romney reminisced before a noontime crowd about the long car trips his family took when he was a boy. "My dad made Ramblers, so we had one," the Republican presidential hopeful said.

Santorum takes a different tack, out of necessity (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum gestures as he waits to speak to local residents during a campaign stop at USA Furniture and Bedding, in Dubuque, Iowa. Other candidates are rumbling across Iowa in garishly painted buses with loudspeakers blaring campaign music. Santorum's bus is Chuck Laudner's heavy-duty pickup truck. His is a shoestring campaign that sometimes flies in the face of conventional political wisdom. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - A lot of things stand out about Rick Santorum's dogged bid for the Republican presidential nomination, many that buck conventional political wisdom and are the hallmarks of a campaign on a shoestring budget.

Top US envoy to visit Asia after Kim Jong Il death (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:59 AM PST

AP - The Obama administration is sending its top diplomat for Asia to China, South Korea and Japan next week to confer with officials there about developments in North Korea after the death of Kim Jong Il and U.S. rapprochement with Myanmar.

Germany: EU mulls new powers for piracy mission (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 04:39 AM PST

FOR USE AS DESIRED, YEAR END PHOTOS - FILE -In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, alleged pirates, their faces covered, are produced before the media in Mumbai, India.The Indian navy captured 28 suspected Somali pirates from a Thai fishing vessel after a brief exchange of gunfire in the Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)AP - German officials say the European Union is considering expanding the scope of its anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa to allow the destruction of pirates' equipment on the beaches of Somalia.

Court delays border-crossing pollution rule (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:23 PM PST

AP - A federal court Friday put on hold a controversial Obama administration regulation aimed at reducing power plant pollution in 27 states that contributes to unhealthy air downwind.

The worst political gaffes of 2011 (The Week)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:58 AM PST

The Week - Only one GOP candidate will get to face off with Obama in 2012's general election. But plenty participated in 2011's contest for biggest goofup

Saab may yet emerge from bankruptcy (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:01 AM PST

Daily Caller - Shares of Saab car manufacturer Swedish Automobile jumped 13 percent in Amsterdam early Friday after reports that the bankrupt company may be bought.

Countdown to 2012: What to watch on New Year’s Eve (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 05:50 AM PST

Daily Caller - If you are planning to ring in 2012 on your couch rather than a club, you have a bevy of choices.

Lawsuit seeks to get Gingrich on Va. ballot (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:11 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Storm Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - A Virginia attorney and tea party activist is seeking to have Newt Gingrich's name placed on the state's Super Tuesday primary ballot.
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