Monday, January 30, 2012

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Gingrich sketches Day 1 agenda for his presidency (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:40 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich greets former candidate, Herman Cain during campaign stop, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - To hear Newt Gingrich tell it, the dramatic conservative change he promises will begin even before he is sworn in as president in 2013.

GOP race's approaching lull will test Gingrich (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:22 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Pioneer Park in Dunedin, Fla., Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The caffeinated, rapid-fire GOP presidential primary is about to ease into a slower pace and a more spread-out map, creating new challenges for Newt Gingrich.

Economy weighs heavily on Florida working class (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:22 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Pioneer Park in Dunedin, Fla., Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Clarito Macalalad knows what it's like to support a family of four on a $12.08-an-hour wage. But the cook at a Disneyworld restaurant suspects that the Republican presidential candidates — and Mitt Romney in particular — don't have any idea of what America's working poor are going through. And, partly for that reason, Macalalad says he'll probably vote for President Barack Obama in the fall.

White House criticizes Italian captain comparison (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST

AP - The White House is criticizing comments by the Republican National Committee chairman comparing President Barack Obama to the Italian cruise ship captain who allegedly abandoned his sinking ship.

Attorney: Texas redistricting talks have stalled (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:09 PM PST

AP - An attorney for one of nine groups suing to block electoral redistricting maps drawn up by Texas' Republican-led Legislature says negotiations between the two sides have stalled.

Romney picks up 2 delegates in South Carolina (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST

AP - Mitt Romney has picked up a consolation prize from the South Carolina Republican presidential primary: two delegates.

Santorum denounces 'gutter politics' of opponents (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST

AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is denouncing what he calls the "gutter politics" of his opponents as he turns his campaign focus from Florida to the Midwest.

Romney credits change in tactics for Florida surge (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:45 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Pioneer Park in Dunedin, Fla., Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Looking for a convincing win, a confident Mitt Romney said Monday the Florida primary is breaking his way and urged voters to send Newt Gingrich "to the moon." Gingrich claimed he's gaining ground and will stay in the race until summer.

Poll: Obama best understands people (Politico)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST

Politico - Most say the president understands their problems better than Romney or Gingrich, a survey finds.

Study: Outside ad buys up 1,600% (Politico)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:22 AM PST

Politico - The surge in spending is in large part because of the rise of super PACs.

Obama uses tax proposals for his political message (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 08:40 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks to reporters as Republican Senators emerge from a closed-door negotiation on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures, at the Capitol in Washington. Aiming tax increases at millionaires and companies that ship jobs abroad may help frame the fairness theme of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, but it’s a plan that stands virtually no chance of passing Congress. 'He’s got to know that none of those things he proposed really have much of a chance of going through both houses of Congress,' said Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Aiming tax increases at millionaires and companies that ship jobs abroad may help frame the fairness theme of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, but it's a plan that stands virtually no chance of passing Congress.

Gingrich's baggage gives voters pause in Panhandle (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:50 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with his wife Callista, bow their heads in prayer during a campaign event at the The Villages, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lady Lake, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke))AP - Newt Gingrich's personal and political baggage is giving even the most hard-core Republicans pause in a conservative swath of the state.

Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:49 PM PST

AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May.

Edinburgh Zoo pandas back on display after illness (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:38 AM PST

FILE - Giant panda named Tian Tian, explores her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland Friday, Dec 16, 2011. The UK`s only giant pandas went back on public display Monday Jan 30 2012 after a bout of illness.The male, Yang Guang, was removed from public viewing earlier this month because he had colic.Tian Tian, the female panda, was taken off show on Saturday with the same condition. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, file)AP - Two giant pandas on loan to a Scottish zoo are back on public display after they were removed to be treated for colic.

Obama sees signs economy picking up (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:49 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday that the economy appeared to be "picking up."

Obama's 'striking' assault on rising college tuition (The Week)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST

The Week - The president wants to give less federal money to schools when they hike fees. Is that the key to bringing costs down?

Sheer nonsense: Carney busts lingerie story (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:54 PM PST

Daily Caller - The report by a British newspaper that the first lady accompanied the queen of Qatar on a $50,000 lingerie shopping spree is false, White House Spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

NBC too muleheaded to air donkey semen stunt (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Daily Caller - A "Fear Factor" stunt that involved drinking donkey semen chased with urine became a little too much to swallow for NBC execs.

Sarah Palin email hacker loses appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST

Reuters - A former college student convicted for hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 presidential election lost a bid to overturn his felony conviction on Monday.

Democrats slam Tea Party ties in Oregon special election (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:29 PM PST

Reuters - An Oregon special election in which national Democrats have sought to paint the Republican congressional candidate as a Tea Party radical foreshadows a tactic the party will employ in its quest to take back Congress seats lost in the 2010 election.
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