Sunday, July 3, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Last Vietnam-era draftee is retiring from Army (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:27 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, June 27, 2011, Army Command Sgt. Major Jeffery Mellinger, 58, talks to The Associated Press about his nearly 40-year career in his office in Fort Belvoir, Va. Mellinger, a Vietnam War draftee in 1972, is believed by the Army to be the last conscripted soldier to have served continuously without a break. Set to retire this summer, he's done everything from teaching Special Forces commandos to free-fall out of planes, to serving as the top enlisted soldier in Iraq, where he survived 27 roadside bombings during his deployment of 33 consecutive months. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A homemade wind chime with the word "Whining" under a red slash is made from metal parts put in his leg after a parachute accident. Every Sunday he trims his crew cut. He didn't join the Army willingly, but as Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger prepares to retire, he's grateful he found his calling.

Anti-tax diehard looms large in spending showdown (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2011, file photo Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. For two decades Norquist has been the driving force in pushing the Republican Party toward an ever-more rigid position of opposing any tax increase, of any kind, at any time. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)AP - Without a bipartisan agreement this summer to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt limit, the economy could suffer a horrendous blow, leaders of both parties say. If that happens, some will point fingers at a bearded, slightly disheveled man who's barely known outside political circles in Washington.

Warming ocean could melt ice faster than thought (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:04 AM PDT

AP - Warming air from climate change isn't the only thing that will speed ice melting near the poles — so will the warming water beneath the ice, a new study points out.

Cornyn: Last-minute plan would be irresponsible (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:23 AM PDT

AP - Republican Sen. John Cornyn says it would be irresponsible for President Barack Obama to present a last-minute proposal in the budget debate.

McCain: Afghan drawdown unnecessary risk (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen, President Obama's choice to lead the military in Afghanistan, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Sen. John McCain said Sunday the Obama administration is taking an unnecessary risk in drawing down the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

HUD secretary concedes obstacles to home ownership (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 06:50 AM PDT

AP - Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan says he thinks it's unlikely that home prices will continue to drop and calls it a good time to buy a home.

DeMint chronicles rise of tea party in new book (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:14 AM PDT

AP - As the Republican campaign to replace President Barack Obama heats up in early voting states like South Carolina, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is releasing a book discussing the roots of the tea party crusade and his hopes for the movement in 2012.

Graham, Lieberman express concern on Iran actions (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 09:12 AM PDT

AP - Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman are expressing concern that Iran is aggressively extending its support for anti-democracy forces wherever they appear.

Cooling-off period in Minnesota (Politico)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Politico - Democrats, outside groups and the state parties plan to hold their fire for the holiday.

What Clinton thinks of GOP 2012ers (Politico)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Politico - Clinton admits he kind of likes Jon Huntsman.

Romney watches for Iowa path as campaigns heat up (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 27, 2011, file photo former Massachsetts Gov. Mitt Romney heads to his car after speaking at the Mediacom 2012 Presidential Candidate Series in Des Moines, Iowa. The accelerating GOP presidential campaigns in Iowa probably will define front-runner Romney’s chief challengers over the next six weeks and could oblige him to reconsider his decision to mount only modest efforts in this early voting state. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - The accelerating GOP presidential campaigns in Iowa probably will define front-runner Mitt Romney's chief challengers over the next six weeks and could force the former Massachusetts governor to reconsider his decision to mount only modest efforts in this early voting state.

Justice Ginsburg's future plans closely watched (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2011, file photo Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walks off stage after receiving a Jefferson Award for Public Service in Washington. Before becoming the second female justice on the nation's high court in 1993, Ginsburg had been a judge, a professor and a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, who focused on gender equality. She has said gracefully, and with apparent good humor, that the president should not expect a retirement letter from her before 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Democrats and liberals have a nightmare vision of the Supreme Court's future: President Barack Obama is defeated for re-election next year and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at 78 the oldest justice, soon finds her health will not allow her to continue on the bench.

EU chief wants British rebate replaced with lump sum (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:38 PM PDT

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday he wants to replace Britain's EU budget rebate with an up-front lump sum.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday he wants to replace Britain's EU budget rebate with an up-front lump sum.

As deadline looms, Obama hunts for debt deal (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 02:39 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in June 2011. Obama and his Republican foes face off again next week in talks on reining in runaway US debt, amid a White House warning that they have just weeks to avert an economic meltdown.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama and his Republican foes face off again next week in talks on reining in runaway US debt, amid a White House warning that they have just weeks to avert an economic meltdown.

THE SOUL OF THE PARTY (David Shribman)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

David Shribman - LEBANON, N.H. -- Up here in tranquil New Hampshire, where the hills glow peacefully in the summer sunshine, everyone's talking about the war for the soul of the Republican Party.

Actor Andrew Keegan reportedly detained by cops after rowdy party (Daily Caller)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Brotastic 90s actor Andrew Keegan was reportedly detained by cops on Saturday after refusing to turn down the music at his block party and behaving in a defiant manner towards the police. (Snooki in custody after crashing into cop car in Italy)

Rand Paul plans to filibuster until Senate debates debt ceiling (Daily Caller)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Tea Party favorite Sen. Rand Paul is planning a filibuster sometime next week to bring the debt ceiling negotiations to the Senate, the Huffington Post is reporting.
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