Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama summons GOP, says no to short-term debt deal (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT

President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters about debt ceiling negotiations, Tuesday, July 5, 2011, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama prodded Congress Tuesday to reach a sweeping long-term deal within two weeks to raise the nation's borrowing limit rather than "kick the can down the road" with a makeshift, short-term solution to stave off default. And he declared the agreement must include the tax hikes Republicans strongly oppose.

Analysis blames NKorea for cyberattack on SKorea (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT

AP - North Korea or its sympathizers were likely responsible for the cyberattack against South Korean government and banking websites earlier this year, according to a new analysis that said it also appears to have been linked to the 2009 massive computer-based attack that brought down U.S. government Internet sites.

Clemens' trial unlikely to hear ex-Yanks' drug use (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Roger Clemens leaves federal court in Washington, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, which begins Wednesday, is considering just how much of a salacious allegation against the star pitcher's chief accuser is fair game, and he's probably not going to let a parade of Clemens' former New York Yankee teammates testify about their drug use.

GOP uses budget, other tools to sap financial law (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:15 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 22, 2011 file photo, Terence Toal, left, talks to a fellow trader as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets pushed modestly higher Tuesday, July 5, as investors awaited a raft of U.S. economic data this week that culminates with closely-watched payrolls figures.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)AP - Congressional Republicans are greeting the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's financial overhaul law by trying to weaken it, nibble by nibble.

Senate postpones Libya vote amid budget dispute (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:59 PM PDT

A Libyan girl hangs onto a stairwell banister in downtown Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The U.S. Senate scheduled a vote on Tuesday whether to proceed with a resolution authorizing 'the limited use of United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya.' The resolution would expire when the NATO operation ends or after one year, and it would prohibit the use of American ground forces or private security contractors in Libya. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Senate Democratic leaders abandoned plans for a test vote Tuesday on authorizing the U.S. military operation against Libya as Republicans insisted they should instead focus on government spending and the nation's borrowing limit.

Myanmar diplomat defects, warns of oppression (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:49 AM PDT

AP - A senior Myanmar diplomat in Washington has defected to the U.S., warning that oppression is rising in his homeland despite elections touted by the dominant military as a transition to democracy.

Gingrich urges GOP courage on debt issue (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:44 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich waves while walking in a Fourth of July parade in Clear Lake, Iowa., Monday, July 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich on Tuesday urged fellow Republicans to stand firm in their battle with President Barack Obama over raising the federal government's debt ceiling.

Pawlenty names Huckabee daughter as top Iowa aide (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 23, 2011, file photo Republican former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and his wife Mary, left, greet folks after a town hall meeting at the State of Iowa Historical Building in Des Moines, Iowa, his first campaign appearance since announcing his bid for the Republican nomination. After more than a year of groundwork in this early voting state Pawlenty's poll numbers there are stubbornly low. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is naming the daughter of 2008 Iowa caucus winner Mike Huckabee to help lift his own effort ahead of a key test of strength in Iowa.

Reid yanks Libya resolution (Politico)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:22 PM PDT

Politico - The Senate majority leader caves to Republicans who say they want to talk about debt instead.

Cuomo: I won't replace Biden (Politico)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Politico - He calls the VP speculation "silliness."

FBI agent who busted Conn. pols to run for House (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:57 AM PDT

AP - Mike Clark was a young FBI agent when he came to this long-struggling western Connecticut city, chasing a corrupt mayor through the streets and hauling him off to prison.

House panel to take up 3 trade agreements (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:36 PM PDT

AP - House Republicans are bucking demands from the Obama White House to include renewal of a U.S. job training assistance program in long-pending legislation providing free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.

Senate to vote on Petraeus nomination to head CIA (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:24 PM PDT

CIA Director nominee Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday,June 23, 2011, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - The Senate plans to vote Thursday on President Barack Obama's nomination of Gen. David Petraeus to become CIA director, a roll call that is expected to result in his easy confirmation.

Lagarde Starts First Day as IMF Chief (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund, began her first day on the job today. She takes over as the trial of the organization's former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in turmoil and the fund faces a number of internal and external problems. Highlighting her primary challenges going forward, a Reuters report cites the European debt crisis, embroiling Greece and to a lesser extent Portugal and Ireland, and granting more voting power to developing countries as her key issues. Becoming the organization's first woman leader since its founding in 1944, Lagarde won the support of the U.S., EU, and emerging countries such as China, India and Brazil to beat out Mexuco's Augustin Carstens. The AP caught video of Lagarde entering the IMF's Washington headquarters today:

House Republicans defy Obama on trade bill add-on (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Reuters - Republican lawmakers set the stage on Tuesday for a second showdown with the White House over the Obama administration's demand Congress pass legislation to help workers hurt by trade as part of a package of long-delayed trade deals.

Don’t Come Home, America (The Weekly Standard)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT

The Weekly Standard - "America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home." This was the core sound bite in President Obama's speech announcing the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan, and it was an extraordinary statement.

Pawlenty attacks bipartisan commission to end Minnesota government shutdown (Daily Caller)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Tim Pawlenty blasted the bipartisan group established to help reach an agreement to end the Minnesota government shutdown, applauding Republicans for "sticking to their guns."

Kim Kardashian weighs in on Casey Anthony, discusses O.J. connection (Daily Caller)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:57 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Here's the moment you've all been waiting for: "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" reality star Kim Kardashian provides her two cents on Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of murder Tuesday.

Queen of the Tea Party (The Weekly Standard)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:40 AM PDT

The Weekly Standard - If she'd fallen backward, she'd have been killed. It was September 2009, during her second term in Congress, and a magazine had sent a photographer to shoot Michele Bachmann. He escorted her to the third floor rotunda in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where he positioned a large orange crate next to the balustrade. He told her to stand on it. She reluctantly obliged. Behind her were three stories of empty air.

Palin Could Hit the Presidency Ground Running with Secret Army in Iowa (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:12 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The conventional wisdom is that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is missing the boat by not organizing ground staff in Iowa to be ready should she decide to run for president. But Real Clear Politics is reporting that Palin already has a secret army there.
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