Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama pitches economic message one state at a time (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:19 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama is introduced to speak by Intel CEO Paul Otellini (L) at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon February 18, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SCI TECH)AP - Twenty months ahead of the 2012 election, President Barack Obama is traveling the nation, vying for the public's attention one state at a time, while international crises and budget fights compete with his plans for economic revival.

Ex-aide's book a harsh Palin portrait (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:34 AM PST

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin looks down during the Pledge of Allegiance before speaking to the LIA (Long Island Association) Annual Meeting & Luncheon at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, New York, February 17, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonPolitico - A new memoir from an embittered former aide to Sarah Palin includes a trove of emails that vividly illustrate her intense focus on image and depiction in the media.

Wisconsin lawmakers take up bill to cripple unions (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:49 PM PST

Wisconsin Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, left, D-Kenosha, and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, talk before a session of the Assembly at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Opponents to the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are in their eighth day of large-scale protests. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)AP - With their Senate colleagues still in hiding, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly began introducing a barrage of 100 amendments Tuesday to try to stymie the Republican governor's plan to strip unionized public employees of most of their bargaining rights.

Fewer Americans describe themselves as Democrats (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:12 AM PST

The Ticket - A new Gallup Poll finds fewer Americans self-identify as Democrats today than did in 2008. That's potentially bad news for President Obama's 2012 re-election bid, as many of the declines occurred in states he carried in 2008. According to Gallup, in 2010 every state and the District of Columbia had fewer residents describing themselves as Democrats [...]

US condemns 'appalling' violence in Libya (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:02 PM PST

A Palestinian demonstrator holds up a placard during a protest in support of the Libyan people and calling for the ouster of Libyan leader Moamer Khadafi in the West Bank city of Ramallah.(AFP/Abbas Momani)AP - The Obama administration on Tuesday condemned "appalling" violence in Libya, where security forces unleashed a bloody crackdown on protesters demanding the ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Obama's budget offers few clues on health overhaul (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

AP - How many federal bureaucrats does it take to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul? Don't expect to find an easy answer in his new budget.

John Thune decides against a White House bid (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:34 AM PST

The Ticket - After weeks of openly flirting with a 2012 run, John Thune announced Tuesday he's decided against a bid for the GOP presidential nomination next year. In a statement posted on his campaign website, the South Dakota senator said he had come to realize in recent weeks the importance of "being in the arena" and "being [...]

Chicago votes for first new mayor in 2 decades (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:31 PM PST

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel points to a passerby who told him that he had her vote after greeting passengers at the 69th St. C.T.A. train station in Chicago Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - As Chicago voters went to the polls Tuesday to pick a new mayor, the biggest question was whether former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had the support to win outright or whether one of his rivals would get enough votes to force a two-way runoff in April.

Justice drops defense of Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:09 PM PST

Politico - The Justice Department is representing a single official, Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Scott supports collective bargaining (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:12 AM PST

Politico - He breaks ranks with other GOP governors.

INFLUENCE GAME: Aircraft titans spark lobby blitz (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:33 PM 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.

Parents lose high court appeal in vaccine case (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:42 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2006 file photo, the lobby of the headquarters of pharmaceutical company Wyeth is shown in Madison, N.J. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a federal law bars lawsuits against drug makers over serious side effects from childhood vaccines. The vaccine was made by Wyeth, now owned by Pfizer, Inc. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, file)AP - The Supreme Court closed the courthouse door Tuesday to parents who want to sue drug makers over claims that their children developed autism and other serious health problems from vaccines. The ruling was a stinging defeat for families dissatisfied with how they fared before a special no-fault vaccine court.

(AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST

AP - UK foreign secretary says warship redeployed closer to Libya to aid in evacuation effort.

Michelle Obama May Want to Listen to Critics (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:54 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Recently, first lady Michelle Obama has come under fire regarding her anti-obesity campaign. In particular, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin and Andrew Breitbart have issued comments directly at the first lady, who is celebrating the first anniversary of the "Let's Move" initiative.

This May Be Sarah Palin's Secret Facebook Page (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:17 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - Here's a screenshot of the page:

Celebrity hair transformations [SLIDESHOW] (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:54 PM PST

Daily Caller - Pop prince Justin Bieber lost some of his most dedicated "Beliebers" Tuesday when TMZ revealed that the Canadian teenager ditched his trademark haircut for more sophisticated, grown-up locks. He turns 17 on the first of March, so perhaps he's trying to make some advancements in the year leading up his 18th birthday.

TheDC Exclusive Video: Teachers dance to Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ while protesting in Madison (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:45 PM PST

Daily Caller - While on the scene last weekend in Madison, Wisc., The Daily Caller retrieved video of teachers and other public sector union members dancing to Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” while “protesting" Republican Gov. Scott Walker's budget.

FINAL LOOK: Gaddafi orders sabotage of Libya’s oil resources (The Lookout)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST

The Lookout - Here is our roster of stories that managed to evade the full-on blog treatment: • Gaddafi has ordered Libyan security forces to start sabotaging the country's oil resources. (Time) • Apple will unveil the latest version of the iPad on March 2nd. (AllThingsD) • Sarah Palin uses a secret Facebook account to comment on her [...]

Former aide trashes Sarah Palin in leaked book transcript (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:59 PM PST

The Ticket - Perhaps Sarah Palin should re-think conducting sensitive business over email. For the second time in three years, several dozen of Palin's personal emails have apparently gone public, this time in a draft manuscript of a memoir being shopped around by a disgruntled former aide. Frank Bailey, one of Palin's closest aides while she was governor [...]
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