Saturday, December 4, 2010

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Senate showdown may pave way for year-end tax deal (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST

(L-R) Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Rep. Chris Van Hollen meet with Sen. Jon Kyl Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Rep. Dave Camp to discuss the Bush-era tax cuts on December 1.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AP - Senate Republicans derailed legislation Saturday to extend expiring tax cuts at all but the highest income levels in a political showdown that paradoxically clears a path for a compromise with the White House on steps to boost the economy.

Obama hails SKorea trade as victory for US workers (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:07 AM PST

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, looks on as President Barack Obama makes a statement on the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday praised a newly sealed trade deal with South Korea as a landmark agreement that promises to boost the domestic auto industry and support tens of thousands of American jobs.

Clinton tour showed limits of WikiLeaks damage (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a global security summit Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/ Hasan Jamali)AP - Two things about the WikiLeaks effect on U.S. foreign relations were apparent on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's first overseas trip since the publication of a trove of secret State Department messages.

Obama, troops cheer each other in Afghan visit (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:08 PM PST

President Barack Obama greets troops at a rally during an unannounced visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - In a rousing holiday-season visit, President Barack Obama on Friday told cheering U.S. troops in Afghanistan they're succeeding in their vital mission fighting terrorism. But after he flew in secrecy for 13 hours to get here, foul weather kept him from nearby Kabul and a meeting to address frayed relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai

Joe Miller gambles with Alaska Senate challenge (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 12:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2010 file photo, Alaska Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller gestures in Juneau, Alaska. Miller has mounted a vigorous post election campaign as his lawyers wage a last ditch legal challenge to throw out write in ballots for Sen. Lisa Murkowski in their hard-fought Senate race. (AP Photo/Chris Miller, File)AP - Joe Miller is fighting as though Alaska's Senate race has yet to occur.

Iran says UN agency sending spies, not inspectors (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 12:33 PM PST

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh waits to the start of the IAEA's board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Friday Dec. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Iran's intelligence minister accused the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency of sending spies in the guise of inspectors to collect information about Iran's nuclear activities, state TV reported Saturday.

US trains Mexican marines in drug war: report (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 12:52 PM PST

Mexican marines keep watch in Mexico City in June 2010. The United States is supplying intelligence and crucial training to elite units of Mexican marines who are engaged in an operation against drug cartels, The Washington Post reported late Friday.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)AFP - The United States is supplying intelligence and crucial training to elite units of Mexican marines who are engaged in an operation against drug cartels, The Washington Post reported late Friday.

Tax vote highlights Schumer's new role (Politico)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 01:57 PM PST

Politico - He's wasting little time assuming his new power in the leadership over the Democrats' message.

Now it's all or nothing on tax cuts (Politico)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:41 AM PST

Politico - Democrats fail to break a Republican filibuster.

Obama signs bill averting government shutdown (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has signed legislation that keeps the government running and averts a shutdown that could have happened this weekend.

Napolitano urges Congress to pass DREAM Act (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:54 PM PST

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is seen at the Blair House across from the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, before President Barack Obama spoke with newly elected governors. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urged Congress Thursday to pass legislation allowing some foreign-born young people who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children to become legal residents.

German cardinal asks abuse victims for forgiveness (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:28 PM PST

FILE - The Feb 2, 2008 file photo shows bishop Reinhard Marx during a mass in the cathedral of Munich, southern Germany. The archbishop of Munich and Freising has begged forgiveness for 'everything that those working for the church have done' after a report showed that more than 200 priests and religion teachers abused children in a dioceses that was once presided over by Pope Benedict XVI. Marx said after presenting the report Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 the Roman Catholic Church in this country would have to work to regain the trust that has been lost since the first reports about abuse at the hands of priests broke earlier this year. The report examined abuse in the diocese from 1945 to 2009. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, pool)AP - The archbishop of Munich and Freising begged forgiveness on Friday for "everything those working for the church have done" as he presented a report that showed over 250 priests and religion teachers abused children in a diocese that was once presided over by Pope Benedict XVI.

Obama hails 'win-win' US-S.Korea trade deal (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 12:15 PM PST

US President Barack Obama said Saturday a sweeping US-South Korean free trade agreement that broke through a three-year deadlock was a AFP - President Barack Obama said Saturday a sweeping US-South Korean free trade agreement that broke through a three-year deadlock was a "win-win" for both countries.

Analysis: Obama's trip signals Afghan war plan set (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:20 AM PST

President Barack Obama is introduced to the troops during a rally in an unannounced visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's dash to Afghanistan amounted to more than a feel-good mission of thanks to troops fighting for their lives. It was a confirmation that his war plan is here to stay.

Still no compromise: Senate shoots down two bills to extend Bush-era tax cuts (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:26 AM PST

Daily Caller - Democrats called the Senate back to the floor Saturday for a symbolic vote on two proposals to extend the Bush-era tax cuts that hardly anyone expected to pass.

ADL calls on universities to strip former White House correspondent Helen Thomas of all professional honors following anti-Jewish speech (Daily Caller)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:12 AM PST

Daily Caller - In response to former White House correspondent Helen Thomas’s latest anti-Jewish comments, the Anti-Defamation League is calling on all journalism schools and professional organizations to rescind the honors they have granted her.

Joe Scarborough Tells GOP to 'Man Up' to 'Anti-Intellectual' Sarah Palin (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:15 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, recently took to the op-ed page of Politico and, instead of saying something noncommittal or supportive, complained that the Republican Party needed to "man up" when it came to Sarah Palin and stop publicly playing nice with a potential candidate that not only cannot be elected but has the added potential of destroying the GOP's chances for taking the White House in 2012. Scarborough notes at the outset of his commentary that the same Republican leaders who will not state publicly that Sarah Palin would "devastate" the Republican Party do so privately. He suggests they reverse that trend.

December 4: The Week in Viral Videos (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:35 PM PST

The Daily Beast - From Gwar’s Sarah Palin effigy to Susan Boyle’s View gaffe, Katy Perry’s fiery Victoria’s Secret performance to a cat vs. cat vs. crows smackdown, watch the buzziest viral videos of the week.
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