Monday, August 23, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

GOP leads 2010 polls, but Dems have a cash advantage (The Upshot)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 09:30 AM PDT

The Upshot - In news that is not likely to help embattled chairman Michael Steele, the Republican National Committee disclosed late Friday that it raised just $4.6 million in Julyâ€"less than half what the Democratic National Committee brought in. According to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, the DNC raised $11.6 million in July, ending the month [...]

McCain turns vulnerable label into front-runner (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:25 AM PDT

In this Aug. 21, 2010, file photo, Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., meets firefighters at Phoenix Firestation # 1 in Phoenix. McCain has become the clear front-runner in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona after a summer in which he was often tagged as a vulnerable incumbent. McCain has spent some $20 million and cast his Republican opponent, J.D. Hayworth, as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads.(AP Photo/Matt York)AP - The cast of "Survivor" has nothing on Sen. John McCain.

Terror groups using mosque controversy as propaganda (The Upshot)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:46 AM PDT

The Upshot - Terrorists are using the controversy around the proposed mosque and community center two blocks from Ground Zero as propaganda, reports the Wall Street Journal: A U.S. official on Sunday said the administration was taking the upswing in anti-U.S. chatter seriously. "Terrorists like al-Qaeda and its violent allies are motivated already to try to attack the [...]

Alaska primary exposes Murkowski-Palin rift (The Upshot)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:18 AM PDT

The Upshot - Four years ago, Sarah Palin took down Gov. Frank Murkowski in Alaska's Republican gubernatorial primary. On Tuesday, Palin's aiming to get Lisa Murkowski, his daughter, booted from the U.S. Senate. Palin has put her support and her money behind tea party candidate Joe Miller in this year's Alaska primary. Though Miller doesn't appear likely to [...]

BP escrow fund payments start amid controversy (The Upshot)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:55 AM PDT

The Upshot - Monday marks the first day the Obama administration's former executive compensation czar, Kenneth Feinberg, will begin processing compensation claims from Gulf Coast residents and businesses affected by the BP oil disaster. While many observers have hailed the decision  to install Feinberg as the administrator of the $20 billion fund, many Gulf residents are suspicious of  [...]

Obama stem cell regulations temporarily blocked (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:00 PM PDT

A researcher manipulates drops of stem cells in a laboratory. A US court on Monday issued a temporary halt to federal funding of embryonic stem cell research which President Barack Obama had authorized, saying it involved the destruction of human embryos.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AP - A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Obama administration regulations expanding stem cell research.

SPIN METER: GOP hot, cold on Constitution (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 2, 2008 file photo Rep. Paul Broun , R-Ga,, speaks in Atlanta. Broun won his seat in Congress campaigning as a strict defender of the Constitution. He carries a copy in his pocket and is particularly fond of invoking the Second Amendment right to bear arms. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)AP - Republican Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia won his seat in Congress campaigning as a strict defender of the Constitution. He carries a copy in his pocket and is particularly fond of invoking the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

Rain drenches Obama's Martha's Vineyard holiday (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:31 PM PDT

A home in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard, displayes a sign welcoming President Barack Obama and the first family to Martha's Vineyard for vacation, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - He may be leader of the free world, but President Barack Obama isn't exempt from a summer rainstorm like the one that blew across New England on Monday, swamping his Martha's Vineyard vacation.

Confident McCain eyes down-ballot (Politico)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Politico - He heaps praise on 8th District candidate.

Sestak gets nod from Hagel (Politico)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:15 AM PDT

Politico - Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) will endorse Democrat Joe Sestak on Tuesday.

No evidence that tainted eggs go beyond 2 farms (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Wright County Egg on Highway 69, near Galt, Iowa, is seen Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. After an outbreak of salmonella in several states, investigators traced the problem to Wright County Egg, leading to a recall of 380 million eggs. It's one of the largest shell egg recalls in recent history. (AP Photo/Nirmalnedu Majumdar)AP - Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it.

Peace this time? Israel, Palestinians to talk (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 11:48 PM PDT

Israeli troops use tear gas to disperse a group of Palestinian, international and Israeli activists protesting against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Plunging into the Mideast peacemaker's role that has defeated so many U.S. leaders, President Barack Obama on Friday invited Israel and the Palestinians to try anew in face-to-face talks for a historic agreement to establish an independent Palestinian state and secure peace for Israel.

Protest in Turkey against detention of politicians (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:07 AM PDT

AP - Hundreds of people have marched to a prison complex to demand the release of pro-secular politicians accused of plotting to bring down Turkey's Islamic-oriented government.

U.S. court rules against Obama's stem cell policy (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:16 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday stopping federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, in a slap to the Obama administration's new guidelines on the sensitive issue.

Australian Election Results in Political Chaos (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:12 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Australia's election was Saturday, but its outcome remains undecided. Votes are still being counted, but what seems clear, according to the BBC, is that "both the ruling Labor party and the opposition conservative coalition appear to have fallen short of the 76 seats needed for a majority." That leaves Australia in roughly the same chaotic situation as Britain was in with its past election: negotiations must begin to figure out which group of parties will govern. Here's what's happening and why it's important:

Boswell Benefits From Republican's Travails (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:29 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Iowa Republicans have sunk a lot of time and resources into defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Leonard Boswell, and with winds at the GOP's back, this could be the year it pays off. But state Sen. Brad Zaun wasn't Republicans' top choice, and after having trouble harnessing national and state momentum in his district, he has suffered a few costly stumbles.

Vestiges of Clinton, Gore Influence to be Tested in Home States (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 08:26 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - As Republicans eye a potential three-seat pickup in Tennessee this fall and the possibility of taking over two House seats and a Senate seat in Arkansas, party strategists are cautiously optimistic that 2010 will be the year that two holdout Southern states are finally brought into the GOP's fold for good.
Posted by Harshad at 3:15 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)