Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Impact of midterms? Most Americans bet on gridlock (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:38 PM PST

House Speaker-elect US Rep. John Boehner speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Boehner on Thursday vowed quick action next year to try to roll back President Barack Obama's signature overhaul of the US health care system.(AFP/Karen Bleier)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By JANE SASSEEN Yahoo! News If there was one thing American voters made abundantly clear on Nov. 2, it's how unhappy they are with politicians and the way things work â€" or more often don't work â€" in Washington. Survey …

Tensions high as North, South Korea trade shelling (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 03:13 PM PST

South Korean villagers watch smoke rising from South Korea's Yeonpyeong island near the border against North Korea Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. North Korea fired artillery barrages onto the South Korean island near their disputed border Tuesday, setting buildings alight and prompting South Korea to return fire and scramble fighter jets. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUTAP - North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday along their disputed frontier, raising tensions between the rivals to their highest level in more than a decade. The communist nation warned of more military strikes if the South encroaches on the maritime border by "even 0.001 millimeter."

TSA chief: Resisting scanners just means delays (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:58 AM PST

An traveller is patted down by a TSA agent at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. There are new requirements at some U.S. airports that air passengers must pass through full-body scanners that produce a virtually naked image. Those who refuse to go through the scanners are subject to thorough pat-downs. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Despite tough talk on the Internet, there was little if any indication of a passenger revolt at many major U.S. airports, with very few people declining the X-ray scan that can peer through their clothes. Those who refuse the machines are subject to a pat-down search that includes the crotch and chest.

Gay Rights: Are the Courts Ahead of the American Public? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:10 PM PST

Time.com - History appears to show that even the most historic social rulings by the federal courts have led to polarizing political wars of attrition

SPIN METER: Tea partiers' views far from others (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to the crowd during the kickoff of the nationwide Tea Party Express bus tour in Reno, Nev. Tea party backers fashion themselves as 'we the people,' but polls show the Republican Party's most conservative and energized voters are hardly your average crowd. According to an Associated Press-GfK Poll this month, 84 percent who call themselves tea party supporters don't like how President Barack Obama is handling his job — a view shared by just 35 percent of all other adults. They're about four times likelier than others to back repealing Obama's health care overhaul and twice as likely to favor renewing tax cuts for the highest-earning Americans. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)AP - Tea party backers fashion themselves as "we the people," but polls show the Republican Party's most conservative and energized voters are hardly your average crowd.

Florida lawmaker calls House ban on hats ‘sexist’ (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:06 AM PST

The Ticket - Like other freshman lawmakers, newly elected Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson ran for Congress on a vow to change Washington. But her first order of business has nothing to do with health care, education or the usual mix of issues that come up in the early days of a new Congress. Instead, Wilson's first goal is [...]

Huckabee: Palin might ‘run away’ with 2012 nomination (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 08:01 AM PST

The Ticket - Mike Huckabee acknowledged Sunday that if Sarah Palin decides to run for president in 2012, there's a good chance she'll "run away" with the GOP nomination. In Iowa to address an influential social-conservatives group, the former Arkansas governor and 2008 presidential contender admitted he's considering a second run for the White House. But he stopped [...]

Obama's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:32 AM PST

President Barack Obama greets children at Sycamore Elementary School during a visit to downtown Kokomo, Ind., to tout the city as a success story of the Recovery Act, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Reuters - President Barack Obama faces uncertain prospects for re-election in 2012 as many voters question whether he deserves a second term, a new poll said on Monday.

Costa defeats Vidak in Calif. race (Politico)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 01:42 PM PST

Politico - The third-term Democrat has defeated his challenger by more than 3,000 votes after a recount.

Will GM connection hurt Altman? (Politico)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:20 AM PST

Politico - A candidate for top W.H. economic adviser, Roger Altman led GM's failed bankruptcy fight.

US sees diplomatic, not military response to Korea (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:57 PM PST

President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant II in Kokomo, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - The United States denounced North Korea Tuesday for what it called an outrageous attack on its close ally South Korea but sought a diplomatic rather than military response to one of the most serious military clashes between the Koreas in decades.

White House welcomes Ireland's loan application (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:08 AM PST

AP - The White House is welcoming Ireland's decision to apply for a massive loan to address its debt crisis.

UN chief condemns NKorea attack on south (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:54 AM PST

AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned North Korea's artillery attack on South Korea's Yeongpyeong Island and conveyed his concerns to the Security Council's president.

Obama promotes auto industry success in Indiana (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:41 PM PST

President Barack Obama reaches to shake hands with supporters after he arrived on Air Force One at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP - President Barack Obama promoted the revival of the U.S. auto industry Tuesday, taking his pitch to the heart of the Rust Belt where a bruising economy has taken its toll on Democrats.

Thanksgiving Day Proclamation from President Obama (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:43 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A beloved American tradition, Thanksgiving Day offers us the opportunity to focus our thoughts on the grace that has been extended to our people and our country.

Lanny Davis versus the Internet, day three (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:19 AM PST

Daily Caller - Melanie Sloan leaving the helm of one of Washington’s top watchdog groups to team up with former Clinton lawyer Lanny Davis, has touched off a bitter feud between the new, unlikely duo and the liberal, er, progressive blogosphere.

The voter fraud hall of shame: Milwaukee voter fraud conviction makes ACORN’s 2010 total at least 15 (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PST

Daily Caller - Yet another former ACORN employee was convicted of voter fraud last week. This brings the total number of convictions for former workers from the embattled group to at least 15 so far this year.

Palin book sets out her "commonsense" platform (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:37 PM PST

Reuters - If seeing Sarah Palin as a cable television pundit and a reality show star has Americans wondering who she is, her new book makes her case that she is not just a celebrity but a politician -- one with what clearly sounds like plans for a White House run.

Analysis: If Palin decides to run for president, it won’t be easy (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 01:46 PM PST

Ultra-conservative powerhouse Sarah Palin, pictured in October 2010, kicked off a publicity tour Tuesday to promote a new book widely seen as a campaign manifesto ahead of possible challenge against US President Barack Obama in 2012.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Randy Snyder)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By John Dickerson Slate Sarah Palin does things her way, whether it's finding new ways to talk to her supporters or new words to use when talking to them. She has had two notable achievements recently. First, her neologism refudiate …
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