Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

4 in 10 back auto bailout in Michigan GOP primary (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST

AP - More than 4 in 10 voters in Michigan's Republican presidential primary said Tuesday they supported the federal bailout of the auto industry, according to early results of an exit poll of voters there. Both major candidates in the race opposed the aid.

Santorum dubs himself conservative 'heavyweight' (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:07 PM PST

AP - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum has dubbed himself a conservative heavyweight.

Romney and Santorum collide in Michigan primary (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:02 PM PST

AP - Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum collided Tuesday in a rancorous Michigan primary that tested the clout of the GOP establishment against conservative and tea party rebels as well as the candidates themselves.

Obama sets up trade crackdown office (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:37 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama announced Tuesday the creation of a new enforcement office to challenge what he called unfair trade practices in China and other countries around the world.

Obama hails auto bailout, hits back at GOP critics (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:43 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington February 28, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS)AP - In a politically sizzling attack, President Barack Obama on Tuesday accused his Republican presidential challengers of abandoning the American worker and took credit for the auto industry's resurgence while singling out GOP opposition to the taxpayer-backed rescue of General Motors and Chrysler that he helped engineer.

50 years later, JFK speech part of culture war (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST

AP - When Rick Santorum rebuked John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech on religion, he was repeating a common conservative view that the address did more harm than good.

Romney says Santorum trying to 'kidnap' primary (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST

AP - With voting under way in Tuesday's critical Michigan primary, Mitt Romney said he's struggling with the conservative Republican voters backing rival Rick Santorum in the state because he's unwilling to make the "incendiary" comments he said they want.

Santorum calls himself a conservative heavyweight (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:39 PM PST

AP - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum declared himself a conservative "heavyweight" on Tuesday as he defended his decision to court Michigan Democrats in the state's high-stakes GOP primary.

Snowe's retirement a boon for Democrats (Politico)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:55 PM PST

Politico - The Maine Republican's decision hands Democrats an opportunity to put another GOP-held seat in play.

Hank the cat running for Senate in Virginia (Politico)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:24 AM PST

Politico - A new U.S. Senate candidate in Virginia wears a tie, has a campaign website and even launched an ad. One big difference? He has a thick coat of fur.

Gingrich says Santorum wrong about Kennedy speech (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:06 AM PST

AP - Newt Gingrich disagrees with Rick Santorum's harsh criticism of the famous speech on religion that John F. Kennedy delivered as he campaigned to become the nation's first Roman Catholic president.

Gingrich targeting 'Super Tuesday' states (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:42 PM PST

AP - Plotting a comeback, Newt Gingrich looked beyond Tuesday's Republican presidential primaries in Michigan and Arizona to the Southern voters he hopes will revive his struggling campaign once more, including in his home state.

Clinton sees progress in dispute with Egypt (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:06 AM PST

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States is close to resolving a dispute with Egypt over its crackdown on pro-democracy groups that has led to charges against 16 Americans.

French court rules genocide law unconstitutional (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:31 AM PST

AP - France's Constitutional Council ruled Tuesday that a French law concerning the mass killings of Armenians a century ago violates the country's constitution.

Fla. man charged with Obama threat on Facebook (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:54 PM PST

AP - A South Florida man has been charged with threatening to harm or assassinate President Barack Obama through postings on Facebook.

3 reasons voters have soured on 'ObamaCare' (The Week)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:23 AM PST

The Week - A new poll reveals that nearly three-fourths of Americans believe Obama's health-care reform law is unconstitutional — including 56 percent of DemocratsA new USA Today/Gallup poll offers some sobering numbers about President Obama's signature domestic policy achievement. The Affordable Care Act is broadly unpopular among registered voters, the poll finds, with half calling its passage a "bad thing" and 42 percent a "good thing." In 12 crucial swing states, the numbers are worse: 53 percent "bad" versus 38 percent "good." Also, 72 percent of all polled adults believe the ACA's individual mandate is unconstitutional, including 56 percent of Democrats. Furthermore, half of registered voters want the law repealed if a Republican beats Obama in the fall, versus 44 percent who don't. Why are Americans so down on health-care reform? Here, three theories:

Taylor Swift takes cancer patient to AMC Awards (Daily Caller)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:40 PM PST

Daily Caller - Taylor Swift will be arriving with her 18-year-old guest in Las Vegas, Nev. for the AMC Awards on April 1 after the teen, who is suffering from leukemia, reached out to her on Facebook.

House Republicans demand LightSquared documents from FCC, other Obama agencies (Daily Caller)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

Daily Caller - Within minutes of LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja’s unexpected resignation, House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to several of President Barack Obama’s agencies requesting documents related to the emerging scandal.

Can the Tea Party Save Us from Rick Santorum? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Rick Santorum has shown that he is not afraid to bring divisive topics to the forefront of the GOP race for president, but has he gone too far this time? The Evangelical Catholic is now saying that he is opposed to an absolute separation of church and state. Though he may poll well with Evangelical Christians, Santorum may be risking the tea party vote with such outlandish comments.
Posted by Harshad at 3:45 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)