Saturday, December 31, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Romney has Iowa edge, glimmer of clarity in race? (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, greets some of the kitchen help during a campaign stop at Old Salt Restaurant in Hampton, N.H., Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)AP - Mitt Romney is the clear Republican front-runner in Iowa in the final days before the first voting in the 2012 presidential election. But that's where the glimmer of clarity ends in this unpredictable nomination race.

18 Occupy protesters arrested at Iowa campaign HQs (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 02:57 PM PST

Urbandale police arrest an Occupy protestor during a demonstration outside the headquarters of Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, of Minn., on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Eighteen protesters connected to the nationwide Occupy movement were arrested Saturday outside the presidential campaign headquarters of Republicans Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.

Watch out: Political attacks turn nasty in Iowa (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 11:42 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives at a campaign stop at the Music Man Square in Mason City, Iowa. So much for playing nice with each other. The Republicans vying for their party’s presidential nomination have set aside the pretenses of alluding to their rivals or letting supporters unleash the most abrasive criticism. No, they’ve largely abandoned the practice of nimbly pointing out difference in their records. Now, it’s in-your-face comparisons. Iowa Nice has been replaced by Iowa Nasty. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)AP - So much for Iowa Nice. It's more like Iowa Nasty.

Analysis: Iowa race leaves GOP identity unclear (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 10:22 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, greets some of the kitchen help during a campaign stop at Old Salt Restaurant in Hampton, N.H., Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)AP - The first round of voting in the Republican presidential contest may tell a lot about the power of negative TV ads, town-to-town campaigning and get-out-the-vote organizations.

Polls provide insights, not voting predictions (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 07:46 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at VFW Post 8641 in Merrimack, N.H., Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)AP - At this point four years ago, national polls taken in the run-up to presidential primaries said to prepare for a general election matchup between Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Gingrich: Justice Dept wants to "steal elections" (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST

With his campaign bus parked outside, residents listen as Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks at Tish's Restaurant in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich blasted the Justice Department for blocking a South Carolina voter identification law and suggested the Obama administration wants to "steal elections."

New Year's Eve parties take Huntsman across NH (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 07:00 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, center, greets shoppers at Calef's Famous Country Store in Barrington, N.H., Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)AP - No Republican presidential hopeful will be attending as many New Year's Eve parties in New Hampshire as Jon Huntsman.

In 2012, Obama to press ahead without Congress (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:07 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the White House briefing room in Washington. Leaving behind a year of bruising legislative battles, President Barack Obama enters his fourth year in office having calculated that he no longer needs Congress to promote his agenda, and could even benefit in his re-election campaign if lawmakers take little action in 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - Leaving behind a year of bruising legislative battles, President Barack Obama enters his fourth year in office having calculated that he no longer needs Congress to promote his agenda and may even benefit in his re-election campaign if lawmakers accomplish little in 2012.

Obama signs defense bill -- with objections (Politico)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 01:02 PM PST

Politico - He objects to provisions on the treatment of suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens.

2011's top 10 political misstatements (Politico)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:10 AM PST

Politico - Numerous comments this year have left an indelible imprint on the arc of the campaign.

Hollywood's take on Obama: Less gushing this time (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 05:37 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2007 file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reacts as Oprah Winfrey introduces him to the crowd at a rally in Manchester, N.H. Hollywood, as everyone knows, loves the Next Big Thing. And four years ago, Barack Obama was certainly that: a political supernova, the equivalent of a sudden breakout movie star. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - Hollywood loves the Next Big Thing, and four years ago, that was Barack Obama, the equivalent of a breakout movie star.

Santorum cites appeal as reliable conservative (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2000 file photo, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and his two-year-old daughter Sarah Maria enter a victory rally in Pittsburgh. With the Iowa presidential caucuses on Tuesday, Santorum is hoping to spring a surprise showing by casting himself as the only “consistent conservative” among his GOP rivals. He's been stuck at the back of the pack for months, but he's steadily visited every Iowa county and pressed for support from Republicans with doubts about the conservative credentials of other candidates, especially Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)AP - Rick Santorum has never been shy about picking fights, even with fellow Republicans.

Obama lays wreath at Pearl Harbor memorial (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:11 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at a memorial honoring those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

UN backs Arab League mission to Syria (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:23 PM PST

AP - The U.N. says it's critical that the Syrian government give the Arab League's observer mission unhindered access and its full cooperation as thousands of protesters take to that country's streets to underscore their defiance of the regime.

Obama strikes hopeful note in year-end address (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 02:28 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama, striking a hopeful note in a year-end weekly address, hailed foreign policy milestones while keeping pressure on Congress to further extend payroll tax cuts through the end of 2012.

Krauthammer predicts Romney-Rubio in 2012 [VIDEO] (Daily Caller)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST

Daily Caller - On this weekend’s “Inside Washington,” columnist for the Washington Post Charles Krauthammer said that freshman Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio would be the eventual running mate of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

White House sets new obstacle to immigration enforcement (Daily Caller)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST

Daily Caller - An administration Dec. 29 memo declares that illegal immigrants may have to be held until they're convicted in local courts before the federal government will begin deportation proceedings.

Despite Ron Paul surge, tea party hopes on the ropes in Iowa (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:52 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Three days ahead of the Iowa caucus, the tea party as any kind of solid voting bloc is practically nowhere to be found.
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