Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:45 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-AZ., leaves his polling station Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 in Phoenix after casting his vote in the Arizona primary election. McCain is being challenged by former Congressman J.D. Hayworth. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - Veteran Sens. John McCain and Lisa Murkowski counted on voters to reward political experience Tuesday as they faced spirited Republican primary challenges in Arizona and Alaska 10 weeks before the general election. Florida weighed the merits of wealthy outsiders vs. establishment candidates in primaries there.

White House looks at ways round stem cell ruling (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:31 AM PDT

A scientific researcher handles frozen embryonic stem cells in a laboratory. The White House said Tuesday it was examining a court's decision to put a temporary block on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research to see how it could keep the AFP - The White House said Tuesday it was examining a court's decision to put a temporary block on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research to see how it could keep the "life-saving" work going.

Texas' Tom DeLay is one step closer to a trial (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2006 file photo, then-Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, leaves the weekly House GOP Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington after a farewell speech. A lawyer for Delay says the Justice Department has ended a probe of the Texas Republican and will not file any criminal charges. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)Time.com - Democrats may be relieved that a Republican's ethical problems may resurface, but Tom DeLay's long delayed trial may still be a long way off

9 states, DC get $3.4B in 'Race to the Top' grants (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:34 PM PDT

AP - More than 13 million students and 1 million educators will share $3.4 billion from the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" grant competition, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday.

Marines likely to stay in Afghanistan for years (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:44 PM PDT

Afghan Army soldiers, pictured at Forward Operating Base Howz-e-Madad, operated jointly by the Afghan Army's 1st Battalion of the 3rd Brigade and the U.S. Army 2- 502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. The 101st Airborne's 2-502 and their Afghan Army partners operate in a district which, as the birthplace of the Taliban movement, continues to hold many well-armed fighters, and a support network which provides the fighters with improvised explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - It will likely be a few years before Afghanistan is secure enough for the U.S. Marines to leave, Commandant Gen. James Conway said Tuesday, adding his voice to a growing chorus of military leaders warning of a long fight ahead.

Biden: GOP speech lacks info on what they're for (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:19 AM PDT

AP - Vice President Joe Biden says an economic speech by the House Republican leader, including a call for President Barack Obama to fire his economic team, only tells voters what the GOP is against but not what they are for.

New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:10 PM PDT

In this undated image provide by the journal Science, microbes degrade oil, indicated by the circle of dashes, in the deepwater plume from the BP oil spill in the Gulf, as documented in a study by Berkeley Lab researchers. The newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe, which is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico, was discovered by scientists studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. (AP Photo/Science/AAAS) NO SALES.AP - A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ousted worker Sherrod rejects return to Ag agency (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:03 PM PDT

Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, right, puts his arm around former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, left, as they conclude a news conference at the Agriculture Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to return to the agency, though she said it was tempting. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Shirley Sherrod, ousted from the Agriculture Department during a racial firestorm that embarrassed the Obama administration, rejected an offer to return to the USDA on Tuesday. But at a cordial news conference with the man who asked her to leave — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack — she said she may do consulting work for him on racial issues.

DOE picks 'Race to the Top' winners (Politico)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:39 PM PDT

Politico - Arne Duncan also calls for additional funding from Congress for a third round of competition.

Murkowski attack ad boomerangs (Politico)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Politico - Murkowski's ad with a clip of Dan Fagan yelling at Miller spurred Fagan to endorse Miller instead.

Administration to appeal ruling in stem cell case (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:34 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration will appeal a court ruling that undercut its efforts to expand stem cell research, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

Reid against plan to build mosque near ground zero (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:57 PM PDT

The site of a proposed mosque on Park Place is seen in lower Manhattan in New York, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.

How cute! Panda cub born in Austria (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:28 AM PDT

HANDOUT - In this photo taken with a surveillance camera and provided by the Schoenbrunn Zoo, female giant panda Yang Yang holds her newborn cub in her mouth in an enclosed compound in Vienna, on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Yang Yang gave birth to her second cub on the third birthday of her first baby — called Fu Long — who has since left for China. (AP Photo/Schoenbrunn Zoo, Handout)AP - A giant panda has given birth to a healthy cub in Austria — the second in just three years.

Obama administration to appeal stemcell research ruling (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:03 PM PDT

A researcher removes a colony of stem cells from a incubator. The US Justice Department said Tuesday it will appeal as early as this week a judge's decision to block federal funding for stemcell research.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)AFP - The US Justice Department said Tuesday it will appeal as early as this week a judge's decision to block federal funding for stemcell research.

6 campaign ads that spoof pop culture (The Week)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:24 AM PDT

The Week - Everything from the "The Sopranos" finale to the Old Spice Guy has inspired politicians looking for a viral-video success

House GOP Candidates Lead With In-State Donors (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Republican candidates for the House are doing better than Democrats at bringing in local dollars.

Boehner, Biden in economics dispute as elections near (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:42 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — In a preview of campaign themes for fall's congressional elections, Vice President Joe Biden and House of Representatives Republican leader John Boehner dueled Tuesday over how to fix the ailing economy, with Biden saying that progress has been steady even if slow, and Boehner sharply disagreeing.

McCain Appears Primed to Turn Aside Primary Challenge (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:54 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - There hasn't been a public poll released on Tuesday's Arizona GOP Senate primary in more than a month -- illustrating Sen. John McCain's commanding position in the once white-hot race with former Rep. J.D. Hayworth.
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