Thursday, June 23, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Republicans walk out of budget talks over taxes (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:25 PM PDT

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) speaks at the Faith & Freedom Conference and Strategy Briefing in Washington, June 3, 2011. REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - Republicans walked out of budget talks on Thursday, setting up a showdown between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over how to extend U.S. borrowing and avoid a looming debt default.

Mullen sees risk in Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, many of whom have just returned from Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Fort Drum, N.Y. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The nation's top military officer and its top diplomat made clear Thursday that President Barack Obama rejected the advice of his generals in choosing a quicker path to winding down the war in Afghanistan.

George Pataki, ex-NY governor, closer to joining 2012 GOP race (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:59 AM PDT

Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Maureen Mackey The Fiscal Times He may deny it for now, but former New York Governor George Pataki sounds increasingly like a candidate for the GOP Presidential nomination.  In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview with The Fiscal Times, Pataki …

Obama takes flak for tapping emergency oil reserves (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama took withering fire from the oil industry and Republicans for agreeing to release the nation's emergency oil supplies, a decision that senior officials said was prompted by the need to prop up the ailing economy.

Gates vs. Petraeus: Inside Obama’s decision on Afghanistan (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Yochi J. Dreazen and Marc Ambinder National Journal Senior White House officials wanted all of the 33,000 U.S. "surge" troops to withdraw from Afghanistan by next spring. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Kabul, was adamant they …

AP poll: Economic worries pose new snags for Obama (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Miami, in this photo taken June 13, 2011. Mired in a stubborn economic slowdown, Americans have grown gloomier about the direction of the country and more displeased with the performance of President Barack Obama, stripping away the gloss that he briefly enjoyed after last month's killing of Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Increasingly troubled by the economy, more Americans are convinced the country is headed in the wrong direction and fewer approve of President Barack Obama's economic stewardship. The sentiments pose a new complication for the president's re-election hopes and create an obstacle to a recovery that relies in part on public perceptions.

Palin shoots down reports she's canceling bus tour (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT

AP - Sarah Palin is disputing online reports that she has canceled her bus tour of historic American sites, saying in a Facebook posting that her schedule will be tight the next few weeks because she's been called for jury duty.

What Sarah Palin's not doing (Politico)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Politico - After a recent cameo in the political spotlight, Palin has retreated to Alaska.

Bachmann spikes in Florida (Politico)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:59 AM PDT

Politico - Michele Bachmann is polling in second place in the Sunshine State's presidential primary.

House approves major overhaul of patent system (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:11 PM PDT

AP - The House on Thursday voted to rewrite 60-year-old patent law to give inventors a better shot of obtaining patents in a timely manner and bringing the U.S. patent system in line with those of other industrialized nations.

Republicans bail on budget talks, blame Democrats (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 13, 2011 file photo, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., meets with reporters in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cantor said Thursday that Democratic demands for tax increases have brought budget negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden to an impasse and that he's pulling out of the talks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Republicans pulled out of debt-reduction talks led by Vice President Joe Biden with a flourish on Thursday, blaming Democrats for demanding tax increases as part of a deal rather than accepting more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicare and other government programs.

AP Exclusive: Medicaid for the middle class? (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:01 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed.

Global effort seizes 33 tonnes of bomb-making chemicals (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, in May 2011. A global effort to stop the smuggling of bomb-making material has intercepted 33 tonnes of chemicals similar to those used in the 2005 London bombings, EU and US officials said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - A global effort to stop the smuggling of bomb-making material has intercepted 33 tonnes of chemicals similar to those used in the 2005 London bombings, EU and US officials said Thursday.

Obama at gay fundraiser as NY weighs marriage OK (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Doug Mackey, left, of the First United Methodist Church in Schenectady, N.Y., protests quietly infavor of the same-sex marriage bill at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)AP - President Barack Obama's "evolving" stance on gay marriage was headed for a high-profile test Thursday as he prepared for his first-ever fundraiser for gay donors just as New York lawmakers maneuvered toward a historic vote legalizing same-sex marriage.

Why did Eric Cantor bail on bipartisan budget talks? (The Week)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:16 AM PDT

The Week - The House Majority Leader pulls out of negotiations with the White House, casting doubt on the government's ability to avoid defaulting on its debt

Cantor: House to vote on balanced budget amendment (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:44 PM PDT

Daily Caller - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia said in a statement Thursday, that the House of Representatives would vote on the balanced budget amendment sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, also of Virginia.

Republicans push for fuel economy standards that analysts say will kill jobs (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT

Daily Caller - A group of prominent Republicans grabbed headlines Thursday after they sent a letter to President Obama letting him know they support “aggressive motor vehicle fuel efficiency and emission standards” that  analysts believe will destroy jobs.

Senate shoots down measure to defund czars (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The Senate has voted 47-51 against an amendment to eliminate the White House's ability to appoint and fund policy czars. Republican Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Dean Heller of Nevada and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, introduced the amendment yesterday.

Poll: Bachmann surges to second place in Florida, Romney leads (The Ticket)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:06 PM PDT

The Ticket - Things are looking up for Michele Bachmann in Florida. The Minnesota Tea Party favorite climbed to second place in the Sunshine State, behind Mitt Romney and tied with Sarah Palin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released today. Sharing the current slot with Palin at 17 percent, Bachmann surged ten points from PPP's last [...]
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