Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama presses Congress to avoid shutdown (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:18 PM PDT

Following a meeting with President Barack Obama today, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about the budget, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Prodded by an insistent President Barack Obama, Congress' top two lawmakers sought to reinvigorate compromise talks Tuesday aimed at cutting tens of billions in federal spending and averting a partial government shutdown Friday at midnight.

The GOP budget proposals: Big cuts, bigger questions (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:39 AM PDT

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, walks through an underground tunnel on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, with committee member Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., on their way to a GOP caucus meeting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Tim Fernholz National Journal House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's 2012 budget is estimated to cost $6.2 trillion less over 10 years than President Obama's plan, with an initial deficit of $950 billion next year that decreases, along with …

Obama '12: Same cast, different story (Politico)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:35 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota in this October 23, 2010 file photograph.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesPolitico - With its email and video and cast of well-known characters, the campaign to reelect President Barack Obama that was launched Monday displayed more than a passing resemblance to the path-breaking effort of 2008 that put Obama in the White House.

White House targets sexual assault on campus (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:42 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Vice President Joe Biden and the Department of Education are urging America’s colleges, universities, and secondary schools to do more to prevent and address sexual assault.

Ron Paul's 2012 presidential dilemma (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:37 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - His 2008 campaign left the alarmist congressman with a fanatical following, a national organization, and clout. But he's still not sure he wants to run against a Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlenty in 2012—as his son waits in the wings. Patricia Murphy reports.

Birthers Embrace Trump as Their Standard Bearer (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:56 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Donald Trump will never be elected president. But Trump is certain to get lots of press--especially since he's figured out how to troll. The reality star's full embrace of birtherism--the persistent belief by some on the fringe right that President Obama was not born in America--is thrilling birthers, who are finally getting some mainstream press years after Obama released his birth certificate. The Village Voice's Roy Edroso waded into the dark recesses of the internet where the birther community huddles like the Rebel Alliance plotting the destruction of the foreign-born presidential death star.

Obama 2012 Buys Ads on the Totally-Not-Lefty Huffington Post (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:03 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - President Obama announced his campaign for reelection Monday, kicking things off with a video and big ad buy across the liberal side of the internet. Henry Copeland writes that the Obama campaign has bought the first 2012 BlogAds, which will appear on sites like BlueVirginia, an explicitly liberal site. But where else has the campaign made an ad buy? At the supposedly non-lefty Huffington Post.

Social Media: Facebook Cozies Up to Obama and Congress (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:30 AM PDT

Time.com - Social-networking powerhouse Facebook is one of many tech firms expanding their presence in Washington, but Mark Zuckerberg and his company's overtures are raising some eyebrows

Paul Fed-up about Libya (Politico)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Politico - Ron Paul is expanding his assault on the Federal Reserve, pointing a finger at the central bank for undermining American priorities in Libya.

Obama: Time to act like 'grown-ups' (Politico)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Politico - The president promised round-the-clock talks.

White House rebuffs GOP long-term budget plan (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:28 PM PDT

AP - The White House is rejecting a Republican plan to cut trillions of dollars in government spending over the next decade, saying it would spare the rich and burden seniors, the poor and workers who lose their health care.

Kaine announces Senate campaign in online video (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:11 PM PDT

AP - Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine announced Tuesday he will run for the U.S. Senate next year, prompting a quick change in the party's national leadership as President Barack Obama prepares his re-election bid.

UNHCR praises open borders for Libyans, Ivorians (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 10:42 AM PDT

A refugee who fled the unrest in Libya shaves a friend's head at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Poor countries bordering Libya, Ivory Coast and Somalia have taken in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing conflicts, a refreshing attitude in a world often marked by xenophobia, the U.N. refugee boss said on Tuesday.

Obama carefully courts black votes with Sharpton (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:06 PM PDT

AP - He avoids race, so the story goes. He can't afford to alienate white voters, black people will vote for him again anyway, so he has little to gain by approaching such a volatile subject.

Government shutdown isn't our biggest worry. It's the coming fiscal train wreck. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:05 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The economic consequences of a government shutdown can’t be calibrated on a spreadsheet with an economic model. It all depends on who wins public opinion â€" congressional Republicans or the president and Democrats.

Senate Budget Commitee approves Obama’s nominee for Deputy OMB Director (Daily Caller)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:48 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The Senate Budget Committee, Tuesday, voted to recommend Obama’s nominee for Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the full Senate. The 11-10 vote was along party lines, with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont absent and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio abstaining.

Obama: No policy riders, no one-week continuing resolution (Daily Caller)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Beyond political posturing to lay blame for a potential government shutdown, the key takeaways from President Obama's press conference on the continuing resolution (CR) negotiations were these: The president suggested he will not support any policy riders in the bill and won't support a one-week CR introduced by the GOP to delay a shutdown if talks fail.

Tina Fey Blames Anger Over Sarah Palin Impressions for Low Ratings of '30 Rock' (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Actress Tina Fey blames her "Saturday Night Live" impersonation of Sarah Palin as one reason that her prime time show "30 Rock" has such low ratings. Despite the low ratings, the critically acclaimed show was renewed for a sixth season.

The Media Is Rooting for a Palin-Bachmann Rivalry (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:05 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - What do Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have in common? They are both hot Republican ladies. And, obviously, that means they are secret catfighting frenemies.
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