Sunday, February 27, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Wis. governor says protests haven't swayed him (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:40 AM PST

Sean Conard, left, of Green Bay, Wis., and Shyla Deacon of Milwaukee cheer during protests at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. Protests to the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are in their 12th day. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)AP - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the two weeks of protests in the state capital haven't swayed his resolve to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees.

AP sources: Gingrich closer to presidential run (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:08 PM PST

FILE - In a Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Republican officials say Gingrich intends to take a formal step in the next two weeks toward a run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. The officials say an announcement is likely in the first half of March. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich intends to take a formal step toward entering the 2012 presidential race within the next two weeks, Republican officials said Sunday, after months spent traveling to important primary and caucus states.

Clinton: U.S. reaching out to Libyans amid uprising (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday the United States was reaching out to Libyan opposition groups seeking to oust longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.

NJ's gov speaks loudly and carries a big stick (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:01 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, May 20, 2010 file picture, Gov. Chris Christie reacts in Trenton, N.J. after vetoing a measure to restore a higher income tax on those making more than $1 million. At right is Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. Christie is a phenomenon — and not just in New Jersey. He's become a talk show regular, a star on YouTube and Twitter, a headliner at campaign events for conservative candidates, the favorite of some Republicans looking to the 2012 presidential race. All on the basis of his first year as governor — a year defined by the fights he'd picked. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - It was the kind of dilemma that could make a new governor wring his hands.

North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2011 file photo, South Korean marines on an inflatable boat aim their machine guns during a military exercise to prepare for a possible North Korea's surprise attack on the Han River in Gimpo, South Korea. North Korea's military threatened Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 to fire at South Korea, as Seoul prepared to start annual joint drills with U.S. troops, maneuvers Pyongyang says are a rehearsal for an invasion. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)AP - North Korea threatened Sunday to enlarge its nuclear arsenal and "mercilessly" attack South Korea and the United States, as the allies prepared for joint military drills which the North considers a rehearsal for invasion.

Christian medical plans get pass from health law (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:12 AM PST

In this photo provided by Bob Niles, Bob Niles is pictured with his wife Karen Niles, right, following one of her surgeries. The brain tumor came back. An ugly mass growing in plain view threatened Karen Niles’ remaining eye. She needed more surgery. This time, however, her medical plan wouldn’t pay. It sounds like one of those insurance “horror stories” that President Barack Obama hammered home during the fierce debate to pass his health care overhaul. Except Niles’ plan ended up as the beneficiary of a rare exemption to the new law — a waiver highlighted in the plan’s promotional materials. The plan didn’t come from an insurer, but from a religious “health care sharing ministry.” Consumer advocates call them a gamble. (AP Photo/Bob Niles Family Photo)AP - The brain tumor came back. An ugly mass growing in plain view threatened Karen Niles' remaining eye. She needed more surgery.

Defiant Clarence Thomas fires back (Politico)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:22 AM PST

Politico - Justice lashes out at his critics, asserting that they "seem bent on undermining" the High Court.

GOP bets future on Wisconsin (Politico)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:05 AM PST

Politico - Wisconsin as "bluest of the blue?" Not anymore, it seems.

GOP governors undermine Obama's agenda in states (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:08 PM PST

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, right, and Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad take part in the Health and Human Services Committee meeting at the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign.

Clinton: US ready to aid to Libyan opposition (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:41 AM PST

An unidentified armed man working with pro-government forces sits at his position, on the road to Zawiya, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli, in Libya Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by military defectors in Zawiya, the city closest to the capital Tripoli, prepared Sunday to repel an expected offensive by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who are surrounding the city. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - The Obama administration stands ready to offer "any type of assistance" to Libyans seeking to oust Moammar Gadhafi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday, adding a warning to other African nations not to let mercenaries go to the aid of the longtime dictator.

Scandinavia: a 'culinary disaster zone' no more (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST

AP - The year was 1986. The setting, one of Stockholm's most exclusive restaurants. Thomas Harmgardt, a newly arrived German chef, strapped on his apron and got to work.

'Free Libya' chants heard in city near capital (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST

Armed residents display their weapons in the main square in Zawiya, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli, in Libya Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by military defectors in Zawiya, the city closest to the capital Tripoli, prepared Sunday to repel an expected offensive by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who are surrounding the city. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - With residents shouting "Free, free Libya," anti-government rebels who control this battle-scarred city nearest to the capital deployed tanks and anti-aircraft weapons Sunday to brace for an attack by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The Obama administration offered "any type of assistance" to Libyans seeking to oust the longtime leader.

North Korea Threatens Action Over South Korea's Leaflet Attempt (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:01 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - South Korea has been sending balloon leaflets referencing the protests in Egypt and Libya over its northern border as part of a campaign to get North Koreans "to think about change." Food, medicines and radios were also secured in light-weight baskets to the balloon leaflets, Reuters reported. The effort has been met by firm resistance by Pyongyang. On Sunday, the North Korea state-run news agency has issued a statement saying "that it will 'launch direct, targeted firing attacks' at any area where activists or military members are seen releasing the balloons," the Washington Post reports. Post reporter Chico Harlan quotes from a recently released report by economists Marcus Noland and Stephan Haggard about the likelihood of the regime "unraveling":"There are reasons to doubt that a dramatic political unraveling will occur in North Korea any time soon....The regime has aggressively forestalled independent forms of social organization....There are no independent unions, autonomous religious organizations, or forums of intellectuals, all of which have served as platforms for organizing dissent in countries that have democratized in recent decades."

Gingrich says Allen West would be considered as his running mate (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:13 PM PST

Daily Caller - Florida Republican Rep. Allen West may be the Republican candidate for vice president in 2012.

Ron Paul, Herman Cain win Tea Party poll to run against Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:50 PM PST

Reuters - Rep. Ron Paul and Georgia businessman Herman Cain were conservative Tea Party activists' top picks to run against Barack Obama for president in 2012, leaving former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in third place.

Tea party 2012 poll favors Ga.'s Cain, Texas' Paul (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:16 PM PST

AP - Tea party supporters voting in a straw poll at a national summit favor conservative Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Georgia radio host Herman Cain for president in 2012.
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