Monday, August 22, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama: Libya's future 'in the hands of its people' (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about Libya, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, in Chilmark, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - As rebels celebrated in Tripoli, President Barack Obama declared Monday that Moammar Gadhafi's long rule is over. "The future of Libya is in the hands of its people," he said.

US, NATO were crucial, unseen hands in Libya fight (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Bashir Khamis, 2, front, poses for a photo together with his sisters at seaside of the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Through months of military stalemate in Libya it was an open secret among NATO allies that countries inside and outside the alliance were quietly but crucially helping rebels gain their footing against the much stronger forces loyal to longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Obama statement on Libya planned (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is going before microphones and cameras this afternoon to discuss the fast-moving developments in Libya.

GOP may OK tax increase that Obama hopes to block (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Obama cited the payroll tax in his weekend radio and Internet address Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, when he urged Congress to work together on measures that help the economy and create jobs. 'There are things we can do right now that will mean more customers for businesses and more jobs across the country. We can cut payroll taxes again, so families have an extra $1,000 to spend,' he said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - News flash: Congressional Republicans want to raise your taxes.

Balanced budget amendment to get votes in Congress (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:42 AM PDT

AP - As a "supercommittee" tries to find $1.5 trillion in new deficit cuts this fall, Republicans will be pressing a far more ambitious goal: passing an amendment to the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

Obama meets economic aide, talks to CEOs (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Libya from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 22, 2011. Obama called on Monday for Muammar Gaddafi to end the bloodshed in Libya as pockets of his loyalist forces continued to fight. AP - A vacationing President Barack Obama has been meeting with a key economic aide and phoning top investors as he prepares for next month's unveiling of a new jobs and debt plan.

AP Sources: Chaffetz won't take on Orrin Hatch (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:03 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (CHAY'-fihtz) of Utah is expected to announce Monday he is seeking a third term in Congress instead of challenging incumbent and fellow Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch.

Atlantic to investigate blogger (Politico)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Politico - A company provided content to outlets while doing PR work for the same governments it covered.

Libya: How 'leading from behind' can work (Politico)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:44 PM PDT

Politico - The low-profile, inexpensive ouster of Qadhafi marks an important milestone for the administration.

Coast Guard struggling to update its aging fleet (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:11 AM PDT

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., center, is given a tour of the new Coast Guard National Security Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) by Ingalls Shipbuilding Program Manager Mike Duthu, left, and Ingalls Shipbuilding President Irwin F. Edenzon, right, Friday July, 29, 2011, in the shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. Papp said he envisions fully modern ships built in this century that don’t require constant heavy maintenance. But he said he knows significant roadblocks remain. (AP Photo/Kerry Maloney)AP - Nearly a decade into a 25-year, $24.2 billion overhaul intended to add or upgrade more than 250 vessels to its aging fleet, the Coast Guard has two new ships to show after spending $7 billion-plus.

AFL-CIO seeks to boost clout with super PAC (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:49 AM PDT

AP - The AFL-CIO hopes to boost its clout by launching a new political action committee that could raise unlimited amounts of money, part of the federation's goal of building a year-round political organizing structure.

Are military pensions too 'generous'? (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:52 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks during an event at the National Defense University in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - It sounds like a pretty good deal: Retire at age 38 after 20 years of work and get a monthly pension of half your salary for the rest of your life. All you have to do is join the military.

Int'l court: Rebels have detained Gadhafi's son (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 10, 2011 file photo, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, gestures as he speaks to supporters and the media in Tripoli, Libya. A Libyan rebel leader says Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam has been arrested. Sidiq al-Kibir, the rebel leadership council's representative for the capital Tripoli, confirmed the arrest to The Associated Press on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 but did not give any further details. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)AP - The International Criminal Court prosecutor appeared to get no concrete commitment Monday from Libyan rebels to swiftly hand over Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Moammar Gadhafi who is charged together with his father with crimes against humanity.

Analysis: Libya's next phase carries risks for U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:05 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel fighter keeps watch after rebels seized control of the Gaddafi army women's officer training center in Tripoli's Qarqarsh district August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - President Barack Obama was a cautious leader in the drive to topple Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and could face even greater risks as Libya embarks on a messy transition to a post-Gaddafi era.

Why is Rick Perry distancing himself from his controversial book? (The Week)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT

The Week - This is a transparent campaign tactic that no one will buy: Perry's book is "not some 20-year-old graduate thesis" that he wrote years before going into politics, says Ian Millhiser at ThinkProgress. It's a "substantial, nationally published manifesto," copies of which the governor was proudly signing just months ago. In fact, he was promoting it and its arguments as recently as last Monday in Iowa. And now Perry's staff is saying he's not accountable for anything in this book. Come on."Just one week in this campaign, Rick Perry disavows his nine-month-old book"

FCC eliminates remaining Fairness Doctrine rules (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:23 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Twenty years after then-Chairman Mark Fowler and his Federal Communications Commission deemed the Fairness Doctrine unconstitutional and voted to abolish it, the Commission announced today that it would delete the remaining regulations upholding the policy.

U.S. due for a crash course in Libyan politics (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:57 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Americans policymakers and voters are due for a crash course on Libya’s internal politics, in much the same way they learned about Iraq’s tangled politics after the celebrated removal of Saddam Hussein from power in 2003.

Jason Chaffetz Won't Run Against Orrin Hatch (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:34 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - It was considered a sign of how far rightward the Tea Party has pushed Republicans that Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch--the kind of guy who usually has terms like "staunch conservative" stuck in front of his name--faced the threat of a primary challenge from the right. Rep. Jason Chaffetz had been working toward a run against Hatch, claiming "most Utahans want a change" and getting endorsements from Fox News's Sean Hannity, Politico's David Cantanese notes, and the Club for Growth. But the Salt Lake Tribune's Robert Gehrke reported Monday that Chaffetz is backing down.

Poll: Obama Crushes Palin Among Women Voters (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:36 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - President Obama has not been doing so well in the polls lately. Last week, his approval rating dipped below 40 percent, and just 26 percent of voters approve of how he's handling the economy. But that doesn't mean Americans want to replace Obama with just anybody. A new Rasmussen poll shows Obama beating Sarah Palin 50 percent to 33 percent in a 2012 contest -- better than his performance against any other Republican. Among women, Obama is crushing Palin 56 percent to 29 percent.
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