Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Shutdown meeting at White House as time dwindles (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:48 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 6, 2011, after meeting to work on a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Time growing short, Congress' leaders reported progress Wednesday in talks to cut spending and avert a partial government shutdown that the White House warned would hit U.S. combat troops abroad and taxpayer refunds from the IRS at home.

The Fast Fix: Government shutdown blame game (The Newsroom)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:33 AM PDT

The Newsroom - If the government does shutdown this week, who will get blamed for it? President Obama and the Democrats? House Speaker John Boehner and the Republicans? Both? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in …

Analysis: Is the U.S. ready for GOP’s Medicare cuts? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:28 PM PDT

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., works with Republican members of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. He is flanked by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., right, with Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, at left. The pace of budget negotiations in Congress is quickening as a deadline for a government shutdown looms at week's end. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Daniel Gross Economics Editor of Yahoo! Finance The praise for Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan from the commentariat has been almost universally unctuous.  "The most comprehensive and most courageous budget reform proposal any of us have seen in our …

Boehner gets teary amid threat of a government shutdown (The Ticket)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:33 PM PDT

The Ticket - Amid the threat of a looming government shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner is getting emotional again. Per ABC News's Jon Karl, the Republican leader, who is known for his tears, was updating the House GOP caucus this morning on the ongoing budget stand-off when his emotions got the best of him. As he was thanking [...]

Meet the New DNC Chair: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:52 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Curiously, just a few months ago, Politico's Richard E. Cohen reported that Wasserman Schultz's career had "hit a rut," even though she'd once been seen as the "next female speaker after Nancy Pelosi." The ambitious congresswoman didn't get the top job on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and nearly lost her seat on the Appropriations Committee. Cohen said Wasserman Schultz was "collateral damage" as Democrats worked to keep top party leaders in place after losing the House majority. But she also "gained a reputation as a media-savvy national political figure who has been independent of Democratic leadership--perhaps too independent for a cadre that rewards followers and looks down on political freelancing."

Senate votes to repeal healthcare tax measure (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Bowing to pressure from business groups worried about an avalanche of paperwork, the Senate voted on Tuesday to rescind a tax-reporting requirement included in last year's healthcare overhaul law.

Michele Bachmann to join Nikki Haley at tea party rally (The Ticket)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT

The Ticket - As she explores a possible 2012 presidential run, Michele Bachmann will share a stage next week with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a Republican whose endorsement in the upcoming presidential race will be highly coveted. Per CNN's Peter Hamby, Bachmann and Haley are set to headline a tea party rally on the steps of the [...]

Google grilled on piracy (Politico)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Politico - “The question isn’t what Google has done, it is what Google has to do,” a congressman says.

Dem slams W.H. on shutdown prep (Politico)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Politico - Rep. Jim Moran says the White House is not doing enough to prepare for what could happen.

White House says shutdown will delay pay to troops (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:23 PM PDT

Visitors gather in the main entrance of the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The White House warns of a temporary cutoff in pay for troops in war zones if the budget impasse brings a partial government shutdown. The IRS wouldn't be able to process some tax refunds, and there also could be a holdup in mortgage applications and small business loans. National parks and museums would be closed, too. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - The Obama administration warned Wednesday that a federal shutdown would undermine the economic recovery, delay pay to U.S. troops fighting in three wars, slow the processing of tax returns and limit small business loans and government-backed mortgages during peak home buying season.

In Washington, squabbling over who's an adult (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama pauses while making remarks at Gamesa Technology Corporation in Fairless Hills, Pa., Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Suddenly everyone in Washington wants to be an adult.

Slain NIreland officer buried, arms cache found (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:13 AM PDT

The coffin of Police Service of Northern Ireland officer Ronan Kerr makes it's way through the town of Beragh for burial following a funeral mass at the Church of Immaculate Conception in Beragh, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, April, 6, 2011. Government and church leaders from across Ireland joined several thousand mourners Wednesday for the funeral of a Catholic policeman slain by IRA dissidents — a rare killing that has highlighted the dramatic social changes of Northern Ireland's peace process. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - As the casket of a slain Catholic policeman was somberly hoisted through his town, Northern Ireland police investigating his killing announced a major weapons cache seizure and arrested a suspected Irish Republican Army dissident.

Obama, Santos to clear way for free trade deal (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:31 PM PDT

Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, speaks during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York. US President Barack Obama and Santos will approve an agreement Thursday lifting the final obstacles to a bilateral free trade agreement, US officials said.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - President Barack Obama and his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos are set to approve a deal Thursday removing the final obstacles to a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), US officials said.

Ryan's Budget Proposal Has Consequences for Struggling Families (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:04 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) proposed a budget that could potentially reduce federal spending by more than $5 trillion. The budget relies heavily on President Obama's health care law being repealed. If put into effect, this budget could cut spending significantly. However, Ryan's proposal would also repeal many of the aspects within Obama's health care reform that were intended to raise revenue and reduce spending.

John McCain: ‘You heard about my tweets with Snooki’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Ariz. Sen. John McCain may be an accomplished politician, but he recognizes the star power of "Jersey Shore" reality television star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, with whom he exchanged numerous tweets last year over their mutual opposition to a tanning tax.

Holy Cow! German girl teaches bovine to jump fences, not moon (Daily Caller)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:58 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Pampered American pets often think they're humans. Luna the German cow thinks she's a horse.

Could Michele Bachmann Win the GOP Nomination? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:03 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Michele Bachmann is reportedly planning to join the 2012 GOP presidential race. If Bachmann does enter the contest for the Republican nod, she will immediately become one of the early favorites to win the nomination. Although the 56-year-old Iowa native does not have the backing of the GOP establishment, Bachmann is a darling of the tea party — the core group that helped Republicans secure a decisive victory in the 2010 congressional election. Her participation will likely be one of the more intriguing storylines in the forthcoming election cycle.

Jesse Ventura on Sarah Palin, 9/11 and His Political Future (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The ever-colorful Jesse Ventura, former pro wrestler, former action movie actor, former governor of Minnesota, and current conspiracy theorist, had some interesting things to say about Sarah Palin, 9/11 and his own possible political future.
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