Friday, April 22, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Gasoline prices pose problems for Obama (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:47 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Alex Roarty National Journal Pain at the pump has turned into pain at the polls for President Obamaâ€"and it's putting the nation's top Democrat in a political bind between an anxious electorate and environmental allies. Gallup's daily tracking poll …

McCain lauds anti-Gadhafi force during Libya visit (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT

Sen. John McCain talks with journalists at the Tebisty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, April 22, 2011. McCain, who has been one of the strongest proponents in Congress of U.S. military intervention in Libya, says he plans to meet with the rebel National Transition Council, the de-facto government in the eastern half of the country, and members of the rebel military. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - U.S. Sen. John McCain, one of the strongest proponents in Congress of the American military intervention in Libya, said Friday that Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's troops are his heroes.

The Fast Fix: Could raising taxes help Obama? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:11 AM PDT

The Newsroom - President Barack Obama is talking about ending the Bush tax cuts for households making over $250,000. Will that help Obama or hurt him politically in the 2012 presidential campaign? President Obama has been talking taxes lately, a dangerous political game …

Biden deficit panel off to unclear start (Washington Post)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H., Monday, April 4, 2011, to call attention to the high rates of sexual assault and violence committed against young women in schools and on college campuses across the country. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is at right. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)Washington Post - A congressional task force launched by President Obama last week to help cut the federal deficit is off to a rocky start, with some members complaining that the agenda is destined to provide political theater, not a sweeping rewrite of spending and tax policy.

Senate committee: Ensign resignation 'appropriate' (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Embattled US Senator John Ensign, pictured in 2009, announced Thursday he will resign in May after getting embroiled in a sex and corruption scandal that saw him become the subject of an ethics investigation.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AP - U.S. Sen. John Ensign's decision this week to resign marked a mysterious change of heart for the Nevada Republican, raising questions about what an ongoing Senate ethics probe has uncovered while also muddling the field of candidates for congressional seats now held by the GOP headed into a key election year.

Why Obama agreed to unleash Predator drones on Qaddafi forces (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:15 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday that President Obama has approved the use of Predator drones against the forces of Muammar Qaddafi in Libya.

Trump to McCain: 'You're Hired!' (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:19 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - Is The Donald serious? As his poll numbers continue to soar, it’s starting to look that way. On TV, Trump headlines The Apprentice, but on the telephone with me he sounded like he was considering a presidential run. He even invited me to his press conference later this spring, where he could announce his decision. One of the biggest obstacles for the Republican Party is they’ve yet to find a candidate with the same mass appeal and charisma as Barack Obama. If Trump runs, he’ll dominate the airwaves. He could actually pull it off in the same way Arnold Schwarzenegger surprised the pundits and became the governor of California. I talked to Trump about his chances.

Congress must stay out of NFL gridlock (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:15 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2011 file photo, Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy looks for a receiver during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland. McCoy has organized workouts in Texas for a few of his teammates during the NFL lockout. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee Amid global turmoil, rising energy prices, and a still-struggling economy, the last thing you would expect politicians in Washington to be focused on is the world of football. Yet …

GOP to make hay in May over gas (Politico)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Politico - House Republicans are planning bill introductions, hearings, markups and floor votes on the issue.

Rep. Hinchey being treated for cancer (Politico)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Politico - The New York Democrat announces Friday that he has a “curable” form of colon cancer.

Drill off Alaska coast? Gulf mess renews debate (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2010 file photo, taken in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, a boat with an oil boom tries to contain oil spilled from the explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, approximately seven miles from where the rig sunk. A year after one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, drilling rigs once again are probing the depths of the Gulf of Mexico for oil. But the catastrophic prospect of a spill in oil's next frontier — the icy waters off Alaska's north coast — has experts far more concerned. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - A year after the disastrous Gulf oil spill, the prospect of a major accident in oil's next frontier — the icy waters off Alaska's north coast — has experts even more concerned.

"Birther" claims force GOP leaders to take a stand (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. It’s the weird issue that won’t go away, and it’s forcing GOP presidential contenders and other Republican leaders to pick sides: do they think President Obama was born outside the United States and is therefore disqualified to be president? Polls show that a remarkable two-thirds of all Republican voters either think Obama was born abroad or they aren’t sure. With Donald Trump stirring the pot, other potential candidates are distancing themselves from his comments to varying degrees. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - It's the conspiracy theory that won't go away. And it's forcing Republican officials and presidential contenders to pick sides: Do they think Barack Obama was born outside the United States and disqualified to be president?

UN head in Russia to talk Libya, other conflicts (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prior to their meeting at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, POOL)AP - Russian support is vital in tackling global crises, including the situation in Libya, the U.N. secretary-general said Friday during a visit to Moscow.

Michelle Obama's plane flew closer to big jet (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:44 PM PDT

AP - Safety investigators say a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama this week came closer to a big military cargo jet than previously reported.

Birther Debate Persists, Draws Negative Attention to GOP Hopefuls (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:36 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In the 2008 presidential campaign, questions arose about the legitimacy of Barack Obama as a candidate; specifically, whether or not he was a U.S. citizen. Obama's father was a Kenyan citizen, and if Obama was born outside of the United States, he would not be a U.S. citizen. Despite the availability of a scanned copy of the birth certificate on FactCheck.org and other websites, the theory was perpetuated by numerous bloggers and media personalities that Obama was in fact born in Kenya. The argument raged throughout the 2008 presidential campaign, likely overshadowing other issues that warranted further examination.

Slow Earth Day in D.C. (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Earth Day in Washington D.C. was a bit of a bummer. On environmentalists’ proverbial Christmas not only did Michelle Obama cancel her Earth Day service event due to weather, but there were only a few small events in the nation’s capitol – One, for example, in the morning at the National Zoo for two hours, one midday at the Botanical Gardens for four hours and a few commercial offerings/giveaways at places like Starbucks and Elevation Burger.

Chef Geoff tweets in frustration (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Those following celebrity chef, Geoff Tracy on Twitter may have noticed an intriguing tweet last night:

Early Contenders for 2012 Republican Presidential Nomination Bring Strengths, Weaknesses (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:50 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Iowa caucuses are still nine months away, but the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination has already started in earnest. Within the last two months, several notable Republicans, including Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, have formally entered the race. At the same time, prospective candidates like Donald Trump and Sarah Palin are positioning themselves for a possible presidential run. Here are the early contenders for the 2012 GOP nomination.

Sarah Palin is getting less media attention than she used to (The Ticket)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:30 AM PDT

The Ticket - Perhaps Sarah Palin's advisers have a right to be upset about the former Alaska governor's media coverage these days. As FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver reports, press coverage of Palin has been on the decline in recent months. She's now getting only one-fifth the press coverage she did last fall. Silver notes that Palin's declining coverage coincides [...]
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