Sunday, January 29, 2012

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:50 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks to media during a news conference outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to "carpet-bombing," trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner's lead in Florida in the dwindling hours before Tuesday's pivotal presidential primary.

The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in Florida (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:49 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by, from left, Rep. Commie Mack, R-Fla., Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and former Florida Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, campaigns at a US-Cuba Democracy Political Action Committee (PAC) Event at Freedom Tower, at Miami-Dade College, in Miami, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Cuban-Americans are deeply committed voters who can have an impact in competitive races, and Romney has strong support among the influential Cuban-American establishment.

Santorum cancels trip to Fla. while daughter ill (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:09 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum exits the airport, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, after speaking with members of the news media upon arriving at the Chester County Airport in Downingtown, Pa. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)AP - Republican Rick Santorum is staying home in Philadelphia to be with this hospitalized daughter and is canceling campaign stops in Florida.

Democrats spend big in Ore. special election (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2012, file photo, Oregon 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Suzanne Bonamici speaks during a debate with her Republican opponent Rob Cornilles in Portland, Ore. Voters have until Tuesday to cast a ballot in the all-mail election to replace former Rep. David Wu.(AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)AP - Determined not to lose another friendly district because of a sex scandal, Democrats and their allies have pumped more than $1 million into an Oregon special election race that has turned into a vicious exchange of attacks over the airwaves.

Some balking at Gingrich's insider-outsider claims (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:15 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, talks to an unidentified man after arriving at Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Newt Gingrich is presenting an increasingly contradictory picture to Florida voters, portraying himself as an anti-establishment outsider and a consummate Washington insider, often in the same speech.

Gingrich wants panel to look at in vitro clinics (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:32 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, and his wife Callista, center, arrive at Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called Sunday for a commission to study the ethical issues relating to in vitro fertilization clinics, where infertile women receive treatment to get pregnant and large numbers of embryos are created.

Gingrich tags Romney with 'liberal' label (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks to media during a news conference outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Newt Gingrich on Sunday called GOP president rival Mitt Romney a "pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal."

Edwin Edwards hospitalized (Politico)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:31 PM PST

Politico - The former Louisiana governor is in the hospital with pneumonia.

Nuclear inspectors in Iran (Politico)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:46 AM PST

Politico - They are there to probe allegations of a secret atomic weapons program.

US Sen. Brown releases military service record (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:33 PM PST

AP - U.S. Sen. Scott Brown released his military service record Saturday documenting the more than three decades he has served in the Army National Guard.

Army chief lays out Army cuts in Europe (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:44 PM PST

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, Jan., 27, 2012, to discuss US Army cuts. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The Pentagon's decision announced Friday to take two heavy armor brigades out of Europe in 2013 and 2014 will not necessarily force NATO allies to shoulder more of the load if ground forces are needed for a large-scale conflict in the region, Gen. Raymond Odierno, the Army chief of staff, said Friday.

Russia backs Assad, last friend in Arab world (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:01 AM PST

FILE In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. Russia defied international efforts to end a crackdown on civilians by Assad regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons. (AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)AP - Russia's defiance of international efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad's crackdown on protests is rooted in a calculation that it can keep a Mideast presence by propping up its last remaining ally in the region — and has nothing to lose if it fails.

Boehner's Keystone Pipeline Approval Tactics Hurt Obama Either Way (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:50 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, will attempt to attach the approval for the Keystone pipeline onto the new jobs bill, according to ABC News. As someone who has studied the machinations of politics for years, I can see this turning into an interesting fight in the next few months. I can see the Keystone pipeline becoming one of the keystones of the Republican campaign against President Barack Obama.

Disgraced millionaire typing teacher collects $100k a year from NYC (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:44 AM PST

Daily Caller - Alan Rosenfeld — a 66-year-old disgraced typing teacher — hasn’t taught since he was accused of making  inappropriate comments and leering at 8th grade girls in 2001, but still collects $100,049 a year from the city, the New York Post reports.

Fred Thompson: Newt backlash ‘old score-settling’ [VIDEO] (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:11 AM PST

Daily Caller - On NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, former Tennessee Republican Sen. Fred Thompson attributed Republican and conservative attacks on former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to “old score-settling.”

Sarah Palin: ‘Rage against the machine, vote for Newt, annoy a liberal’ [VIDEO] (Daily Caller)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:17 PM PST

Daily Caller - On Saturday night’s “Justice with Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin once again stopped just short of giving former House Speaker Newt Gingrich her outright endorsement for the Republican nomination.
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