Friday, October 1, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Rahm's gone: New day, new tone for the White House (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hugs outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, during an announcement that Emanuel will be stepping down to run for Mayor of Chicago . Obama announced that Pete Rouse will be interim Chief of Staff. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Reshaping the tone and tenor of the White House, President Barack Obama on Friday replaced the colorful and caustic Rahm Emanuel with the private Pete Rouse as his chief of staff, shifting to a new phase of his presidency with a drastically different aide as trusted gatekeeper.

The Fast Fix: Mayor Rahm? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:13 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Rahm Emanuel is resigning as White House chief of staff today to run for mayor of Chicago. The move is sure to provoke lots of tough questions about the his own political future and that of the president he is …

McMahon Video Contradicts Lobbying Record (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:13 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - In a Senate contest already marked by allegations of dishonesty, video footage surfaced in Connecticut this week in which surging GOP hopeful Linda McMahon incorrectly described her connection to Congressional lobbyists.

Paladino Holds GOP Hostage (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:06 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - As the New York governor candidate’s nasty temper tantrums startle voters, John Avlon asks Republican leaders why party loyalists continue to irresponsibly—and nervously—close ranks around him.

Haley fights new conservative group (Politico)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Politico - She's swiping back at a new conservative group trying to tear down her gubernatorial bid.

New chief of staff knows everyone (Politico)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:42 AM PDT

Politico - Rouse is known for being extremely methodical, and will give the West Wing more structure.

US apologizes for '40s syphilis study in Guatemala (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:09 PM PDT

AP - American scientists deliberately infected prisoners and patients in a mental hospital in Guatemala with syphilis 60 years ago, a recently unearthed experiment that prompted U.S. officials to apologize Friday and declare outrage over "such reprehensible research."

Senate confirms Marine chief (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 01:27 PM PDT

AP - The Senate has confirmed Gen. James Amos as the next head of the Marine Corps, with Lt. Gen. Joseph Dunford as his deputy.

UN claims possible genocide in DRCongo (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Rwandan women watch the return of their soldiers in February 2009 in Gisenyi, on the Rwanda-eastern DR Congo border. The United Nations said acts of genocide may have been committed in the DR Congo as it published a hotly-contested report Friday detailing massacres by foreign armies and rebels in the war-torn nation.(AFP/Lionel Healing)AFP - Rwandan troops and Congolese rebels may have committed acts genocide, the UN said Friday, in a hotly contested report on massacres by foreign armies and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Elena Kagan takes her place on high court bench (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:41 PM PDT

This handout photo provided by the Supreme Court show President Barack Obama greeting Justice Elena Kagan outside the Justices' Conference Room prior to her Investiture Ceremony, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at the court in Washington. At center is Chief Justice John Roberts. (AP Photo/Steve Petteway, Supreme Court)AP - Justice Elena Kagan took her seat at the Supreme Court for the first time Friday in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama.

PATTY MURRAY: THE STUPIDEST PERSON IN AMERICA (Ann Coulter)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Ann Coulter - No liberal has standing to call any Republican stupid as long as Patty Murray remains in the U.S. Senate.

Rahm’s big stage for goodbye speech draws bipartisan critics (Daily Caller)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Rahm Emanuel gave an emotional goodbye speech at the White House Friday, in an unusually elevated setting for a top administration aide that drew immediate criticism from conservatives and liberals.

Senator Concerned by Commanders' Comments on Afghanistan Timeline (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 10:12 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The Senate's top defense-policy Democrat called out military commanders Friday for inserting "ambiguity" into what he believes is the president's unambiguous intent to begin reducing U.S. force levels in Afghanistan in July 2011.

O'Donnell vows to control her political message (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:28 PM PDT

Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell addresses supporters during a rally, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at her new campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - After nearly disappearing from public view following her upset victory in Delaware's GOP primary, Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell re-emerged Friday vowing to control her political message and saying she is not concerned with how the national media portrays her.

Angle to third-party candidate: Please drop out of Nevada Senate race (The Upshot)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:25 AM PDT

The Upshot - It's the classic case of the spoiler candidate. Businessman Scott Ashjian has virtually no chance of winning Nevada's Senate race, but with just a few points separating Democratic Sen. Harry Reid from Republican Sharron Angle, he has suddenly become the man to watch ... and the man to influence. Ashjian is backed by the state [...]
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