Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama campaigning quietly from the White House (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 09:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2010 file photo, sepaks in Boston. According to President Barack Obama, Americans are angry, frustrated, scared, anxious, uncertain, nervous, discouraged and shaken up. They're also confused and not thinking clearly. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Girding for the campaign's homestretch, President Barack Obama is quietly using the powers of his office to fire up a reeling Democratic Party.

Republicans, heading for big gains, ready agenda (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2009, file photo House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, accompanied by other Republican Congressional leaders talk to reporters outside the the White House in Washington after meeting with President Barack Obama. Republican leaders, ever more confident of their chances of winning control of the House and possibly the Senate, have begun plotting a 2011 agenda topped by a push for eye-popping spending cuts and attempts to undo key parts of President Barack Obama's health care and financial regulation laws. From left are, Senate Minority Whip John Kyl of Ariz., Boehner, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Republican leaders, ever more confident of their chances of winning control of the House and possibly even the Senate, have begun plotting a 2011 agenda topped by a push for more than $100 billion in spending cuts, tax reductions and attempts to undo key parts of President Barack Obama's health care and financial regulation laws.

Laura Bush calls Palin an 'effective' campaigner (The Upshot)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:34 AM PDT

The Upshot - Add Laura Bush to the list of those wondering whether Sarah Palin will run for president in 2012. In an exclusive interview with Deborah Roberts for Yahoo! News and ABC News at the Women's Conference 2010, the former first lady calls Palin an "effective" campaigner but, just like everyone else, she's not sure the former [...]

Calif. candidate mails scratch-and-sniff attack ad (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:20 PM PDT

AP - Something stinks in Orange County. It's an attack ad mailed by Republican Congressional candidate Van Tran that paints a picture of incumbent Democratic lawmaker Loretta Sanchez as an insider politician. Tran's campaign manager George Andrews told the Orange County Register the mailer looks like a perfume ad and features a scratch-and-sniff patch that is supposed to smell like trash.

After the Midterm Elections: How Obama Can Meet Promises (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:15 AM PDT

Wearing a hard hat, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino meets with media, construction workers and firefighters after signing a pledge against building an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Time.com - It is time for a new White House plan. Even the best case for Democrats in the midterm elections will leave President Barack Obama with the tarnish of repudiation and far fewer members of his own party with whom to work

Kentucky's Rand Paul Tries to Survive a Rocky Campaign (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:20 PM PDT

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul awaits the beginning of the final debate with his Democratic opponent Jack Conway in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)Time.com - A campaign altercation is the latest incident to mar what is turning out to be a tougher race for the Kentucky Senate than some Republicans had expected

Who's Gained And Lost Under Obama, So Far (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:12 PM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - If you've got a job, chances are you're better off than you were two years ago, when Americans elected Barack Obama president. But that's not likely to be the message voters convey in the upcoming midterm elections.

Ed Rendell: Democrats lost spin war (Politico)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:21 PM PDT

Politico - The White House is causing trouble for Dems by not communcating a “clear and concise” message.

Rev. Jackson condemns Williams firing (Politico)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Politico - He compared NPR’s firing of Juan Williams to the Agriculture Department’s firing of Shirley Sherrod.

Va man charged in fake bomb plot against DC subway (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:49 PM PDT

FBI and law enforcement investigators leave the home of Farooque Ahmed in Ashburn, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 27. 2010. Ahmed was arrested Wednesday and charged with trying to help people he believed were al-Qaida operatives planning to bomb subway stations around the nation's capital, the FBI said. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)AP - A Pakistani-born Virginia man was arrested Wednesday and accusing of casing Washington area subway stations in what he thought was an al-Qaida plot to bomb and kill DC area commuters.

Pentagon: Equipment outage at Wyo. nuke site (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:06 PM PDT

FILE - This May 13, 2005, file photo, shows three types of missiles that flank the main gate of F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. An equipment failure disrupted communication between 50 nuclear missiles and the launch control center at the base on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, an Air Force spokesman said Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Robert W. Black)AP - An equipment failure disrupted communication between 50 nuclear missiles and the launch control center at Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming over the weekend, an Air Force spokesman said Tuesday.

Court rejects bid to bar testimony on Demjanjuk (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 09:31 AM PDT

File - Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk sits in a wheelchair as he arrives in a courtroom in Munich in this Tuesday June 8, 2010 file photo. German judges admitted as evidence Wednesday Oct. 27 2010 statements made to Soviet authorities by a now-deceased guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp who apparently said he remembered John Demjanjuk serving there, despite defense objections and questions of their validity. (AP Photo / Michael Dalder, Pool, file)AP - German judges heard a deceased Sobibor guard's statements made to Soviet authorities that he remembers John Demjanjuk from the Nazi death camp Wednesday despite defense objections.

Obama Asia trip no slap to Pakistan, China: aides (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to India and other Asian countries should not be taken as a slap against India's archrival Pakistan or any other country, including China, aides said on Wednesday.

Analysis: Obama seeks votes among the unemployed (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 10:09 AM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the DCCC reception at the Rhode Island Convention Center in, Providence, R.I., Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Economy is destiny for the Democrats and President Barack Obama, who began his campaign week in Rhode Island, where unemployment is measured at 11.5 percent. He has stops planned in Pennsylvania (at 9 percent), Illinois (9.9 percent) and Ohio (10 percent) before Election Day.

Biden tries to channel voter anger against GOP: ‘I’m angry,’ he says (Daily Caller)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Daily Caller - WAYNE, Pa. — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to channel voter anger over sustained joblessness and a stagnant economy against the Republicans, telling a labor-heavy crowd here that only Democrats will look after the working class.

Top Democrats Step Up DCCC Giving (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 01:18 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - With their majority increasingly in danger, senior Democrats are digging deeper into their wallets to help out the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Sarah Palin tweets to Joe Miller's defense (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:00 PM PDT

AP - Sarah Palin is rallying behind beleaguered Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller, after records showed he admitted lying about improperly using government computers while working as a borough attorney.

O'Donnell threatens to sue station over video (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell shakes hands with Ish Prado, left, after delivering remarks during a news conference with Democratic supporters of her campaign, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's campaign threatened to crush a radio station with a lawsuit if it posted video of an interview with the tea party favorite on the Internet.
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