Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

On to Super Tuesday: Santorum, Romney battle on (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:17 PM PST

AP - A victorious Mitt Romney and runner-up Rick Santorum both claimed satisfaction from the close Michigan primary on Wednesday as they swiftly shifted their duel for the Republican presidential nomination to Ohio and the rest of next week's delegate-rich Super Tuesday contests.

Romney says he does not support Blunt amendment (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:10 PM PST

AP - Republican Mitt Romney says he doesn't support a Senate Republican effort that would allow employers to deny insurance coverage based on moral objections and that critics say could limit birth control. Romney's campaign immediately reversed his position.

GOP race on pace for summer delegate fight (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:49 PM PST

AP - Mitt Romney got two important wins in the Arizona and Michigan primaries, but he better pick up the pace if he wants to lock up the Republican nomination for president before the party's national convention in late August.

Obama, Congress leaders seek cooperation on jobs (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:17 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 - After quarreling for months, President Barack Obama and the top two Republicans in Congress expressed optimism Wednesday about finding a common jobs and energy agenda, prodded by political reality to show results in an election year.

Santorum raises $9 million in February (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:09 PM PST

AP - Rick Santorum's presidential campaign raised $9 million in February as he emerged the chief rival to Republican Mitt Romney.

Analysis: Snowe departure will widen partisan gulf (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:52 PM PST

AP - The surprising retirement of moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine moves congressional centrists a step closer to extinction and highlights the great paradox of American politics.

Ex-Sen. Kerrey to run for his former Nebraska seat (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:11 PM PST

AP - Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for the Nebraska seat he once held, reversing course just weeks after publicly rejecting a run he had called a longshot.

Analysis: Mitt Romney wins by 'enough' in Michigan (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:26 AM PST

AP - Given to awkward utterances, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sized up his Michigan primary victory with memorable precision.

Rush: Snowe is 'no great loss' (Politico)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:57 PM PST

Politico - He mocks Republicans for “panicking” about the news of Snowe’s retirement.

Santorum: Mich. a 'huge win' for me (Politico)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

Politico - He scored 15 of 30 delegates in the state.

Clinton defends administration record on Israel (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:18 PM PST

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is dismissing Republican criticism of President Barack Obama's record in supporting Israel and says U.S. aid would be the highest ever.

Romney wins in Michigan by sinking a surging rival (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:14 AM PST

AP - Republican Mitt Romney staved off calamity in his presidential bid by returning to a familiar plan: Attack the surging rival.

Rules to prevent car back-over deaths delayed (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:07 AM PST

AP - Rules aimed at helping drivers avoid unintentionally backing over children, already overdue, are being delayed again following complaints from automakers that requiring rearview video cameras systems on new cars and trucks would be too expensive.

Macedonia seeks new probe for 2004 plane crash (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:21 AM PST

AP - Macedonia called for a new investigation Wednesday into a crash eight years ago that killed the country's president, saying Bosnia should open a more detailed probe after new evidence emerged.

White House wants trade promotion authority: Kirk (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:33 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration plans to ask Congress this year to renew White House "trade promotion authority" so it can finish talks on an Asia Pacific trade pact and pursue other possible initiatives, the top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.

Man arrested for using fake ID with Jack Nicholson’s face (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:42 PM PST

Daily Caller - A word to the wise: If you are going to use a fake identification card, don't use a photo of one of the most famous actors in the world.

Best of The Monkees [VIDEO] (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:43 PM PST

Daily Caller - After the huge success of The Beatles in the United States, music producers jumped on the chance to recreate that magic stateside. The Monkees were originally formulated for a television series of the same name about a rock group, but the band found major success with their saccharine sweet lyrics and upbeat melodies.

CNN founder Ted Turner: ‘The tea party people are mean-spirited’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:40 AM PST

Daily Caller - Liberal billionaire and CNN founder Ted Turner accuses “the tea party people” in a new magazine profile of him of being “mean-spirited.”
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