Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

US pressures allies to take Libya mission now (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:13 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2011, during her meeting with Morocco's Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi-Fihri . (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The United States turned up the pressure on quarreling NATO allies to take command of the air war in Libya on Wednesday, suggesting the U.S. could step away from its leadership role as soon as this weekend, even with the conflict's outcome in doubt.

2012 GOP hopefuls meet with popular NJ gov (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2011, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question in Trenton, N.J. In office just over a year, Gov. Chris Christie has become quite the hot commodity to Republican presidential hopefuls. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - In office just over a year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become quite the hot commodity to Republican presidential hopefuls.

The Fast Fix: Is Tim Pawlenty running for President? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:56 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced he was launching an 2012  presidential exploratory committee. What exactly is he exploring? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up …

Who will harm Social Security more? Congressional fight intensifies (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PDT

Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Billy House National Journal Away from all the attention on the U.S.-led military mission in Libya, Capitol Hill lawmakers on Tuesday continued their own air war over the future of the federal budget, particularly targeting entitlement reform. The current …

Biden, Clinton salute Japan resilience (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:51 PM PDT

US Vice President Joe Biden speaks after signing a book of condolences for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, DC. Looking on is Japan's Ambassador to the US Ichiro Fujisaki.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday voiced admiration for the response of ordinary Japanese to the major earthquake as they pledged continued US support.

GOP hopefuls would need $590,000 a day to match Obama’s 2008 fundraising pace (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:05 AM PDT

The Ticket - Here's an eye-popping stat that could make the 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls a little nervous: Barack Obama raised $59 million for his presidential campaign during the first half of 2007. As Bloomberg News's Jonathan Salant writes, Obama's prospective GOP challengers would have to raise $590,000 a day between now and June 30 to match that [...]

House sees far smaller transport bill than Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Reuters - Congressional Republicans looking to hold down federal spending are considering a transportation budget blueprint that would, at a minimum, be less than half the size of the plan advanced by the White House.

Newt Gingrich also happens to be an expert on tigers (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT

The Ticket - Now we understand why Newt Gingrich was so sad about Knut the polar bear's death this weekend. The former House speaker is apparently a total softie when it comes to animalsâ€"a fact he has strangely left out of his talking points for his 2012 presidential bid. Florida's WPBF-TV has footage of Gingrich randomly visiting the [...]

Boehner sends tough letter to W.H. (Politico)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:13 PM PDT

Politico - The House speaker asks President Obama a series of pointed questions about his Libya strategy.

Rumsfeld: W.H. lacks vision for Libya (Politico)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Politico - Former defense secretary says "the mission should determine the coalition," not the other way around.

US role in Libya costs hundreds of millions so far (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Libyans inspect the wreckage of a US F15 fighter jet after it crashed in an open field in the village of Bu Mariem, east of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, with both crew ejecting safely. The U.S. Africa Command said both crew members were safe after what was believed to be a mechanical failure of the Air Force F-15. The aircraft, based out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, was flying out of Italy's Aviano Air Base in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Stretched thin by two wars, the U.S. military is spending upward of $1 billion in an international assault to destroy Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's air defenses and save rebels from likely defeat, according to analysts and a rough calculation of the military operation so far.

Gates: US might cede no-fly control by Saturday (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates makes a statement to reporters with Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, not pictured, after their meeting in Moscow, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged Wednesday that there is no clear end to the international military enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya, and says no one was ever under any illusion that the assault would last just two or three weeks.

US hoping for special UN investigator on Iran (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT

AP - U.S. diplomats say they are confident of getting the necessary support to create a special United Nations investigator for the human rights situation in Iran.

Obama, allies, defend handling of Libya (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:14 PM PDT

A US airforce C-17 drop paratroopers during a training exercise over Maniago near Aviano air base. The White House and key allies hit back Wednesday at sharp criticism of President Barack Obama's handling of strikes on Libya, saying the future of US ties with emerging Muslim leaders was at stake.(AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)AFP - The White House and key allies hit back Wednesday at sharp criticism of President Barack Obama's handling of strikes on Libya, saying the future of US ties with emerging Muslim leaders was at stake.

RETOOLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (Cynthia Tucker)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- Every nation has its founding myths, but ours are singular, brimful of ideas about self-reliance, entrepreneurship and egalitarianism. Americans are a people whose political and civic culture rely on the belief that any person can get ahead if he works hard enough, if he is determined enough, if he is resilient enough.

American Lung Association plasters Rep. Upton’s district with provocative ad (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The American Lung Association, a leading opponent of efforts on Capitol Hill to repeal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, has plastered one Republican lawmaker’s district with a particularly provocative ad.

Men beginning to recover from recession, still lag behind women (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Daily Caller - New government statistics show that men are outpacing women in the nation’s economic recovery. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of 1.3 million jobs created in the last year, just 10 percent (149,000) went to women.

Alaska’s Joe Miller to head conservative PAC (The Ticket)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:42 AM PDT

The Ticket - Former tea party candidate Joe Miller is embarking on a new political life after his 2010 loss to Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The conservative political action committee, named Western Representation, announced Wednesday that it has chosen Miller to serve as chairman. "We couldn't be more excited to have Joe Miller join our team," founder Dustin [...]

FIRST TICKET: Health care law’s first birthday; Sharron Angle shares ‘Right Angle’ (The Ticket)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:30 AM PDT

The Ticket - Welcome to First Ticket, a morning snapshot of the day's political news. • Politicians will be hyping and decrying President Obama's health care law today on the one-year anniversary of its signing. (Washington Post) • The president asked the U.N. council to support gay rights. (Los Angeles Times) • Obama's veto threats are on the [...]
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