Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

More Republicans doubt Obama's Libya action (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A growing number of Republicans are criticizing President Barack Obama for failing to lay out a clear plan on Libya and mounting costly military operations at a time when America's budget deficit is gaping.

A perfect GOP candidate is hard to find (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:16 PM PDT

AP - Mitt Romney is the godfather of what Republican critics call Obamacare. Newt Gingrich is an adulterer on his third marriage. Tim Pawlenty is too green — environmentally, that is.

Obama vows closer cooperation with Central America (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend their official state dinner offered by Chile's President Sebastian Pinera at the government palace La Moneda in Santiago, Chile, Monday March 21, 2011. Obama is in Chile as part of a three-country, five-day tour of Latin America. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - President Barack Obama vowed closer cooperation Tuesday with the Central American nations where U.S. policies on crime, immigration and other issues have outsize influence on populations that depend heavily on their giant neighbor to the north and impact U.S. society in turn.

US sees few good options if Yemen government falls (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:25 AM PDT

An anti-government protestor shouts slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Monday, March 21, 2011. Three Yemeni army commanders, including a top general, defected Monday to the opposition calling for an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, as army tanks and armored vehicles deployed in support of thousands protesting in the capital. With the defection, it appeared Saleh's support was eroding from every power base in the nation - his own tribe called on him to step down, he fired his entire Cabinet ahead of what one government official said was a planned mass resignation, and his ambassador to the U.N. and human rights minister quit. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - For two years, the Obama administration has had a relationship of convenience with Yemen: The U.S. kept the Yemeni government armed and flush with cash. In return, Yemen's leaders helped fight al-Qaida or, as often, looked the other way while the U.S. did.

US demanding gay rights support at UN body (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:17 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration will introduce its first statement calling for the United Nations' top human rights body to combat discrimination against gays and lesbians around the world, completing a U.S. reversal from years of ambiguity on the subject during the presidency of George W. Bush.

Sarah Palin dines with Netanyahu, skips Bethlehem (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:28 AM PDT

The Ticket - Sarah Palin is headed back to the U.S. after a two-day whirlwind trip to Israel. As expected, the former Alaska governor had dinner Monday night with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, becoming the fourth 2012 hopeful in the last three months to sit down with the top Israeli leader. On Monday, Palin bagged a planned [...]

Crises could rock economy (Politico)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Politico - Events in Libya and Japan could hamper economic growth to help tip economies back into recession.

Kucinich: Defund Libya attack (Politico)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Politico - He plans to offer an amendment to the spending bill.

Obama: US will turn over control of Libya effort (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:32 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama listens during a joint news conference with with President of El Salvador Mauricio Funes at the National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The four-day air assault in Libya will soon achieve the objectives of establishing a no-fly zone and averting a massacre of civilians by Moammar Gadhafi's troops, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, adding that despite squabbling among allies, the United States will turn control of the operation over to other countries within days.

Analysis: Don't expect a quick ending for Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:22 PM PDT

A Libyan man stands on top of his car looking at the frontline where rebels fight with forces of Moammar Gadhafi's forces outside the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Don't expect a quick ending in Libya.

Prosecutors: clear evidence Demjanjuk was at camp (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:16 AM PDT

AP - A German prosecutor insists there is clear evidence John Demjanjuk served as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, recommending in closing arguments that the retired U.S. auto worker be convicted of accessory to murder and sentenced to six years in prison.

Analysis: Obama struggles to contain Libya backlash (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama is struggling to contain a political backlash over the U.S. military role in Libya and is facing sharp questions over how the United States can extract itself from yet another war.

Pawlenty Joins Motley Crew of GOP 2012 Hopefuls (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Republican former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, shown here on March 7, announced Monday he was formally exploring a 2012 challenge to President Barack Obama.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Steve Pope)ContributorNetwork - Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty announced yesterday that he is forming an exploratory committee to help him decide whether or not he should run for president of the United States. Such exploratory committees now seem to be the precursor to the actual announcement, giving candidates a double whammy of early media exposure. Pawlenty joins Newt Gingrich in the exploratory endeavour; Gingrich announced his own committee on March 4.

Issa: stop funding Obamacare until court cases are resolved (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Daily Caller - On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the president's health care bill, top GOP oversight official Rep. Darrell Issa is introducing legislation to halt funding on implementation of the law until a series of lawsuits challenging its constitutionality are resolved.

Rand Paul may be considering a presidential run — but only if his father doesn’t (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul visited South Carolina on Monday. According to the Post and Courier, Paul's visit to the key primary state could signal that the freshman senator is considering a presidential run in 2012.

NOW defends Palin against Maher attack, but says ‘We are on to you, right-wingers’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:27 PM PDT

Daily Caller - In the wake of Bill Maher’s tasteless slur against Sarah Palin Friday night, in which he called the former Alaska governor a “twat,” the National Organization for Woman (NOW) has not only denounced the use of such sexist words, but also issued a warning to conservatives who they believe are attempting to use the issue to discredit their organization: “We are on to you, right-wingers.”

LAST TICKET: No such thing as a ‘perfect’ GOP presidential candidate; Romney staffs up in New Hampshire (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:06 PM PDT

The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • A perfect GOP 2012 candidate is hard to find. (AP) • Mike Huckabee wants to bring back "don't ask, don't tell." (Politico) • Sarah Palin's second book didn't sell as well as the first. (Weigel) • Nevada Gov. [...]
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