Monday, July 4, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Secret Service to probe hack on Fox News Twitter (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:32 PM PDT

AP - The Secret Service said Monday it will investigate the hacking of Fox's political Twitter account over updates claiming that President Barack Obama had been assassinated.

New air traffic control system at crossroads (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, navigation controls are seen in the cockpit of a FAA Gulfstream jet at a hangar at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Industry officials say the federal program to create a new air traffic control system is at a crossroads, making delays possible. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - The Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new air traffic system that officials say will be as revolutionary for civil aviation as was the advent of radar six decades ago. But the program is at a crossroads.

GOP gov. pushes change in battleground Ohio (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2011 file photo, John Kasich, left, is congratulated by his wife, Karen, after being sworn in as the new governor of Ohio, in Columbus, Ohio. Kasich's critics call him arrogant. His fans say he’s gutsy. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)AP - Ohio's new Republican Gov. John Kasich is a study in contradictions.

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

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:27 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.

Malia Obama becomes a teenager on Fourth of July (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Malia Obama sings at the White House in Washington is this photo taken Monday, April 25, 2011. It's official: A teenager now lives at the White House. Malia Obama, the eldest of President Barack Obama's two daughters, turned 13 on the Fourth of July. But as usual, she'll have to share her parents with hundreds of others on her special day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - A teenager now lives at the White House.

GOP lawmaker gets earful on Minnesota shutdown (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT

Minnesota Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka, right, makes a double play getting Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton, left, out at second base in the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 4, 2011, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)AP - As Republican Sen. Ted Daley hustled up Yankee Doodle Road in the lineup for Eagan's Fourth of July parade, some of his constituents wondered loudly why he wasn't at the state Capitol 10 miles to the north trying to end the state government shutdown that was in its fourth day.

Clemens ready to fight as perjury trial opens Wed (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2010 file photo, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens arrives at court in Washington. Clemens' tenacious pursuit of victory on the pitching mound is re-emerging as he enters federal court this week to fight charges he lied about using drugs and ruthlessly tried to discredit the former friend who says he did. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Roger Clemens' tenacious pursuit of victory on the pitcher's mound is re-emerging as he enters federal court this week to fight charges he lied about using drugs and to try to ruthlessly discredit the former friend who says he did.

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

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:29 AM PDT

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.

Marcus Bachmann, campaign husband (Politico)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Politico - Unlike several other candidates’ spouses, he’s enthusiastically embraced his wife’s run.

Haley's rise raises tensions at home (Politico)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:30 AM PDT

Politico - GOPers accuse the South Carolina governor of putting her own fame and interests before the state’s.

Biden on Twitter: Watch for some tweets from veep (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden addresses delegates and members at the union's international convention, Friday, July 1, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Now appearing on Twitter: Vice President Joe Biden.

Statue of Ronald Reagan unveiled in London (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:10 AM PDT

People take their turn to pose for photographs beside a statue of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan after its unveiling outside the U.S. embassy in London, Monday, July 4, 2011. The 10 foot bronze was unveiled Monday to mark the centenary of Reagan's birth. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Ronald Reagan was hailed as "a great American hero" Monday as his admirers unveiled a 10-foot-tall (3-meter-tall) statue of the former U.S. president near the American embassy in London.

Major teachers union endorses Obama's re-election (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:03 PM PDT

AP - The nation's largest education union has endorsed President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.

Do Fourth of July parades turn kids into Republicans? (The Week)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:30 AM PDT

The Week - A recent Harvard study suggests that attending a July 4 parade during childhood increases the likelihood of becoming a card-carrying Republican later in life

Speculation that Obama will dump Biden from the ticket in 2012 (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Could President Obama dump Joe Biden from the Democratic ticket in 2012?
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