Friday, February 24, 2012

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

It's not easy for presidents to say 'I'm sorry' (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:09 PM PST

AP - Nearly every president ends up saying he's sorry for something America has done — from a bomb gone tragically astray to the locking up of Japanese-Americans during World War II. This time it's disrespectful disposal of Qurans. And again there are critics who see an apology as a sign of weakness or a failure of patriotism.

Romney would raise eligibility age for Medicare (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:32 PM PST

AP - Four days before critical primary elections, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney outlined a far-reaching plan Friday to gradually delay Americans' eligibility for Medicare as well as Social Security.

FACT CHECK: Gingrich energy ad errs on facts (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:23 PM PST

AP - A 28-minute political ad offers a candidate something sound bites can never capture — a chance to explore a subject in depth.

Study: Candidates' plans lead to huge deficits (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:16 AM PST

AP - Huge tax cuts in the budget plans of Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum would produce the kinds of trillion-dollar-plus deficits that the GOP candidates are blaming on President Barack Obama.

GOP-allied groups see Senate as good bet (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST

AP - Republicans' clear shot at winning control of the Senate is attracting tens of millions of dollars from GOP-allied outside groups eager to spend on a surer bet than a White House race with a resurgent President Barack Obama and an unsettled GOP field.

Gingrich: Washington same-sex law the 'right way' (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:22 PM PST

AP - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich declined Friday to outright reject a new law legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington state, saying if it is approved by voters it will at least be enacted "the right way."

Higher gas prices cloud Obama's re-election hopes (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:52 PM PST

AP - Soaring gasoline prices are threatening to undercut President Barack Obama's re-election prospects and offering Republicans an easy target. With prices pushing $4 a gallon and threatening to go even higher, Obama sought Thursday to confront rising public anxiety and strike back at his GOP critics.

Romney pounces on Santorum's Senate compromises (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:52 PM PST

AP - One day after a feisty debate, Mitt Romney criticized Republican rival Rick Santorum and courted tea party voters Thursday in a pair of primary states separated by nearly 2,000 miles.

Mega donor PAC admits error (Politico)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:31 PM PST

Politico - Texas billionaire Harold Simmons’ PAC violated rules in Texas.

Debt doomsday sooner than expected? (Politico)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:17 PM PST

Politico - Last summer’s deal to end the fight over the debt ceiling could resurface earlier than expected.

GOP voters confused? Experts say give them a break (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:58 AM PST

AP - Romney? Gingrich? Santorum? The Republican race for the presidential nomination is like a game of musical chairs. It makes you wonder what's going on in the heads of voters as they cast their primary ballots.

VA governor dropped bill over legal concerns (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:40 AM PST

AP - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Friday he backed away from a bill requiring women to undergo an invasive procedure before receiving an abortion because he believed it might not have withstood legal scrutiny.

Newark mayor: NYPD Muslim files 'deeply offensive' (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:10 PM PST

Imam Abdul A. Muhammad of the Masjid Imam K. Ali Muslim mosque in Newark, N.J., speaks in his clothing and accessories store, regarding surveillance of the Muslim community by the New York Police Department, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Americans in New Jersey’s largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department’s effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop and pray. The operation in Newark was so secretive, even the city’s mayor says he was kept in the dark. For months in mid-2007, plainclothes NYPD officers snapped pictures of mosques and eavesdropped in Muslim neighborhoods. The result was a 60-page report, obtained by The Associated Press. It cited no evidence of crimes. It was just a guide to Newark’s Muslims. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighborhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it.

Official: 10 missing in dam flooding in Turkey (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:59 AM PST

AP - An official says a hatch inside a dam burst, causing flooding that has left 10 construction workers missing in southern Turkey.

Lost in the Shuffle: Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum's Campaign Promises (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:16 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - The GOP candidates for president have given a lot of lip service to what they promise Barack Obama will do if re-elected. They have also spent plenty of time attacking each other. What has become lost in the shuffle is what the candidates promise to do themselves if elected. Here is a look at some of the campaign promises from the top two candidates: Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

Afghanistan's Koran riots: A crucial 'tipping point'? (The Week)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:55 AM PST

The Week - Protests spread after U.S. soldiers set Muslim holy books on fire, potentially blowing NATO's last shot to win over the Afghan populaceViolent demonstrations over the unintentional burning of Korans by U.S. soldiers continued to spread across Afghanistan on Friday, despite a direct apology by President Obama to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Already this week, protesters have hurled rocks at U.S. military installations, an Afghan serviceman killed two American soldiers, and several Afghan politicians called for the withdrawal of foreign troops. Could the outrage over this incident definitively turn public opinion in Afghanistan against the U.S. and NATO?

‘Safe House’ caused ‘pain and suffering’ to former Chicago police officer (Daily Caller)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:26 PM PST

Daily Caller - Box office results show Universal Studios' "Safe House" ranking number one this week, but a retired Chicago police officer is hoping to close the door on the new film.

Judge dismisses charges against Muslim man who attacked atheist dressed as ‘Zombie Muhammad’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

Daily Caller - A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed charges against a Muslim man who physically attacked an atheist dressed as "Zombie Muhammad" during the Mechanicsburg, Pa. Halloween parade.

Relentless scrutiny pushed Palin to exasperation (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:08 PM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, Tina Fey's costume to portray Sarah Palin on 'Saturday Night Live,' is part of the exhibit, 'Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press,' at the Newseum in Washington. A new exhibit, “Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press,” opens Friday in time for President's Day weekend and the long campaign season ahead. It includes 120 objects and images dating back to William McKinley's campaign in 1896. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Just a few months after returning from the presidential campaign trail, a weary Sarah Palin shot off a 1 a.m. email to top colleagues in her office.

Exclusive: Co-founder Mark Meckler resigns from Tea Party Patriots (Daily Caller)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:55 AM PST

Daily Caller - Mark Meckler, the co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, has resigned from his role with the grassroots group over internal disputes about the leadership of the organization, The Daily Caller has learned.
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