Thursday, June 9, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Gingrich campaign in tatters as top aides resign (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 8, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista Gingrich, speaks in Hudson, N.H. Gingrich's campaign manager and numerous other key aides have resigned together, a strong blow to his hopes for the Republican presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File)AP - The entire top echelon of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign resigned on Thursday, a stunning mass exodus that left his bid for the Republican nomination in tatters. But the former House speaker vowed defiantly to remain a candidate.

Exclusive: Clinton in talks about possible move to World Bank (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:20 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives for a news conference after the third contact group meeting on Libya, at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jumana El HelouehReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank, sources familiar with the discussions said Thursday.

Sarah Palin loses ground within GOP: Is 2012 campaign doomed? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 2, 2011, file photo former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, holding a booklet depicting Paul Revere, speaks briefly with the media as she tours Boston's North End neighborhood. On Fox News Sunday Palin insisted Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Washington that history was on her side when she claimed that Paul Revere's famous Massachusetts ride was intended to warn both British soldiers and his fellow colonists. At right is Palin's daughter Piper. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By John Dickerson Slate DES MOINESâ€"Sarah Palin says George Washington is her favorite founder because he was reluctant to serve but answered the call of duty. She likes to think of herself this way, answering the needs of a clamoring …

Will Obama’s plan to boost manufacturing jobs work? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:45 AM PDT

President Barack Obama visits the Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, Va. Campus's Automotive Services classroom, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, to highlight the need to prepare the workforce to compete for manufacturing jobs across the country. Automotive Training Program head Ernest Packer is second from right. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Pete Engardio Is Washington finally getting serious about doing something to shore up America's flagging global competitiveness in manufacturing? There are certainly some signs in recent moves by President Obama. The president has promised to listen to the needs …

Congressman Weiner won't resign over sex scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Representative Anthony Weiner vowed to remain in office on Thursday despite increasing pressure for him to resign for sending lewd pictures of himself to women over the Internet and then lying about it.

Panetta: Iraq will ask for some US troops to stay (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Defense Secretary nominee, CIA Director Leon Panetta, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2011, before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Pentagon, predicted on Thursday that Iraq will ask the United States to keep some American forces in that country beyond year's end, the current departure date.

Public may soon see first photo of Gabby Giffords, but her return to Congress remains uncertain (The Ticket)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:32 AM PDT

The Ticket - The public might soon get its first glimpse of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords since she was critically wounded in a deadly Tucson shooting in January. But it remains unclear whenâ€"or ifâ€"the injured Democratic lawmaker will return to Congress. In perhaps the most detailed assessment of Giffords' condition released since the January shooting, Pia Carusone, the congresswoman's [...]

Debt talks to speed up, taxes still a hurdle (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Capitol Dome is pictured behind a cherry blossom tree in Washington, March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - Top lawmakers aiming to reach a deficit-reduction deal agreed on Thursday to step up the pace of their talks with a series of meetings next week but said they still disagreed over the need to raise taxes.

Perdue joins Pawlenty (Politico)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Politico - Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue deserts Newt Gingrich.

Aide: Giffords struggles to speak (Politico)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Politico - The congresswoman’s chief of staff gives rare, candid update on her progress.

Biden-led budget talks resume on Capitol Hill (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:47 PM PDT

House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor of Va. walks to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2011, on the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Vice President Joe Biden and GOP negotiators sparred over taxes Thursday in a closed-door meeting that exposed just how far apart they remain as the clock ticks on negotiations on a must-do measure to allow the government to resume borrowing more than $100 billion a month to pay its bills.

Top Democratic women dodge tough call on Weiner (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., and his wife, Huma Abedin, aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, are pictured after a ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Saddened by the disclosure of her husband’s online sexual antics, Abedin, is on a weeklong overseas trip with her boss, as another disclosure puts her even more in the unwelcome public eye: She is pregnant. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Pursed lips. Frosty glares. Polite demurrals. Icy silence. Women in politics are grappling with the distinctly unfunny choice of restraining themselves or letting rip what they really think about Rep. Anthony Weiner's X-rated online conduct and whether he belongs in Congress.

Clinton off to plot Libya strategy with allies (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:49 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, not pictured, Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will confer later this week with NATO nations and others prosecuting an air campaign in Libya that has recently become more intense and apparently more focused on Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi.

Reports: UK lawmaker accused of sexual assault (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT

AP - British media say a Conservative Party lawmaker has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 29-year-old woman.

White House: Counterterrorism agency chief resigns (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010 file photo, National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House says Leiter, its top counterterrorism agency chief is resigning after nearly five years at his post. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - The former fighter pilot who was an important terrorism-fighting official in the Bush and Obama administrations is resigning after 4 1/2 years on the job, the White House said Thursday.

OBAMA: HOPE, CHANGE, AND THE OCCASIONAL SEX DREAM (Ann Coulter)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Ann Coulter - In Part One of my new book -- released this week! -- "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America," I demonstrate that liberals have all the earmarks of mob psychology.

Former Gingrich staffer: Exodus does not mean Perry will enter race (Daily Caller)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The mass exodus of staff from Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign has fueled speculation that Texas Governor Rick Perry is preparing to get into the race.

Alec Baldwin: A lot of ’sanctimonious d-bags on HuffPo’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Daily Caller - It takes a thick-skinned individual to be an opinion columnist. "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin, a long-time writer for the Huffington Post, was apparently struck by some of the comments he received on his latest article.

Alaska poised to release thousands of Palin emails (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:02 PM PDT

AP - The state of Alaska is getting ready to release thousands of emails from Sarah Palin's time as governor.

GOP Activists Hope for Surprise 2012 Candidate (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - The economy is starting to make President Obama look vulnerable in 2012. The Tea Party movement continues to mobilize and energize conservatives. And yet, the GOP primary field still feels inert. Few of the candidates have ignited the passion of the Republican base, leading to continued hope that a big name will surprise everyone and shake up the race.
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