Monday, February 21, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Government shutdown threat looms over budget fight (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:33 AM PST

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) celebrates his re-election victory at a rally in New York November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Senior Senate Democrats slammed Republicans on Sunday for a "reckless" threat to shut down the government amid deepening political posturing on both sides over federal spending and the budget deficit.

Correction: Wisconsin Budget-Unions stories (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

Protestors march inside the state Capitol building to speak out against a proposed bill by Republican Governor Scott Walker in Madison, Wisconsin, February 21, 2011. Walker called on Monday for the return of the 14 Democratic state senators who left the capital last week to avoid voting on a bill that severely curbs state workers' bargaining rights. REUTERS/Darren Hauck (UNITED STATES - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)AP - In stories published Feb. 16, 17 and 18 about Gov. Scott Walker's plan to cut state workers' benefits, The Associated Press erroneously reported that state employees' share of pension and health care costs would rise by an average of 8 percent. The reductions would be equivalent to an 8 percent pay cut.

The Fast Fix: A judge of few words (The Newsroom)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:21 PM PST

The Newsroom - Why has Justice Clarence Thomas remained silent for five years? Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix newsletter. Follow The Fix on Twitter @thefix or …

Former aide slams Palin in leaked tell-all book manuscript (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:06 AM PST

Daily Caller - The leaked manuscript of a book by former Palin aide Frank Bailey asserts that the Alaska governor was "petty" and broke state election law in her 2006 gubernatorial campaign, reports the Anchorage Daily News, which was among the news outlets that received a copy.

America's unhappy electorate (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:30 AM PST

The Daily Beast - President Obama hits 50 percent in the new Newsweek/Daily Beast poll, but Americans are largely dissatisfied with Congress, its leaders, and plans. (A bright spot: Trump for president!) Full results below.

Analysis: Who can take on Obama? (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST

The Daily Beast - Why can't the Republicans find a 2012 frontrunner? In this week’s Newsweek, Howard Kurtz writes on the sorry state of the GOP field—and why nobody's emerged as a credible threat to Obama.

NJ Governor Chris Christie sets the trend for newly elected Republican governors (Daily Caller)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:58 PM PST

Daily Caller - In 2009, the country witnessed Chris Christie, who at the time was relatively unknown outside of New Jersey, defeat Democrat incumbent Jon Corzine for the governorship. Then it watched  Christie declare a “state of fiscal emergency.” Then it watched him propose major spending cuts and give the proverbial middle finger to teachers' unions.

George Clooney: A 21st-Century Statesman (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:08 PM PST

The Daily Beast - In the age of Twitter-shortened attention spans, fame is an increasingly powerful weapon of diplomacy. John Avlon on how George Clooney is helping to bring change—and a hefty dose of hope—to Sudan.

Daniels sticks up for Walker (Politico)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:42 PM PST

Politico - The governor voices support for his counterpart.

Dems ramp up efforts in Ensign race (Politico)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:06 AM PST

Politico - It's a sign that the race will be one of the marquee matchups for both parties.

INFLUENCE GAME: Aircraft titans spark lobby blitz (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo Senate Budget Committee ranking Republican, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., talks to reporters about the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Pentagon is deciding whether Chicago-based Boeing Co. or European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) will build 179 new tankers to replace the Air Force's Eisenhower-era KC-135 planes, the equivalent of a flying gas station. Sessions said, 'The EADS plane is by 15 years newer. It's larger. It has more capacity. Every single capability that's measured, they exceed the Boeing aircraft. So it's a better aircraft. No one can dispute that.' If EADS wins, the tanker would be assembled in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Even by Pentagon standards, it's an eye-popping prize: a $35 billion contract to build nearly 200 giant airborne refueling tankers. And the decade-long brawl by two defense industry titans to win it has been just as epic.

Memories of 1995 haunt GOP as shutdown talk grows (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:45 AM PST

Speaker of the House John Boehner speaks to reporters after a meeting of Republican lawmakers on February 17. The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives have voted to cut more than $61 billion in government spending, setting the stage for a bruising political battle with Democrats who control the Senate and the White House.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Smialowski)AP - Few memories haunt Republicans more deeply than the 1995-96 partial shutdown of the federal government, which helped President Bill Clinton reverse his falling fortunes and recast House Republicans as stubborn partisans, not savvy insurgents.

EU condemns Libyan repression, worried on migrants (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:09 AM PST

Reuters - EU foreign ministers condemned the killing of anti-government protesters in Libya on Monday and pledged to support democratic transition resulting from the unrest that has swept across North Africa and the Middle East.

President Obama’s ratings: President’s Day edition (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:28 PM PST

Daily Caller - This President’s Day, Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll reported that Barack Obama had some of his lowest numbers since mid-December. Only 44 percent of voters said they at least somewhat approve of the president; 55 percent disapprove.

Obama's stimulus two years later: What did it achieve? (The Week)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:01 AM PST

The Week - Commentators are still divided over the merits of the $787 billion economic stimulus package — much of which has yet to be spent

California parents chip in — above tax contribution — for their children’s public school education (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:39 PM PST

Daily Caller - Though eyes have been focused on Wisconsin in recent days, other states are facing similar budget woes. In California, the crisis is so severe that some counties are looking to parents to begin to foot the bill for public schools.

Tea Party group asks GOP to wait to endorse Chris Lee replacement, threatens third-party challenge (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:30 PM PST

Daily Caller - The seven Republican county chairmen in New York's 26th District are set to vote tonight on the GOP nominee to replace Chris Lee, but a Tea Party group is trying to throw a wrench in that schedule. TEA New York wrote a letter requesting that the GOP hold off on making an endorsement, saying that their members have not had enough time to vet the potential candidates. The group threatened that if the committee goes ahead and endorses tonight as planned, they might face a challenge from a third-party candidate.

Rival author accused of leaking Palin manuscript (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST

AP - The writers of an unpublished Sarah Palin tell-all are alleging the author of a rival book helped leak copies of their manuscript, destroying its marketability.
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