Monday, September 26, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Fundraiser Obama works in tough money environment (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:24 PM PDT

President Obama shakes hands with attendees at a LinkedIn Town Hall Meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, as he participates in “Putting America Back to Work: LinkedIn Presents a Town Hall with President Obama.” (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - This is no 2008, when money seemed to fall from the sky for a young senator named Barack Obama.

Perry ups ante with twist on Romney's '4 aces' (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island, Mich. Call it a personal class war: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the son of a cotton farmer, is trying to draw sharp class lines with his chief GOP presidential rival, the very well-heeled former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - Call it a personal class war: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is trying to draw sharp class lines with his chief GOP presidential rival, the well-heeled former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Obama defends push to raise taxes on rich (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:06 PM PDT

President Obama gestures during a LinkedIn Town Hall Meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, as he participates in “Putting America Back to Work: LinkedIn Presents a Town Hall with President Obama.” (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Inviting questions, President Barack Obama got one he was happy to answer.

Bachmann: GOP nominee must be true conservative (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:31 PM PDT

AP - Eclipsed by Rick Perry, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann dismissed concerns on Monday about the strength of her campaign and told supporters that she alone has the best conservative credentials to be president.

On spending, Congress can't agree on easy stuff (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

In this Sept. 23, 2011, photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress is once again allowing shutdown politics to bring the federal government to the brink of closing. For the second time in nine months, lawmakers are bickering and posturing over spending plans. The difference this time is that everyone agrees on the massive barrel of money to keep the government running for another seven weeks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Congress is once again allowing shutdown politics to bring the federal government to the brink of closing.

Govt won't seek appeal in Atlanta on health care (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2003, file photo President George W. Bush, surrounded by Congressional leaders, signs into law the most far-reaching changes in Medicare, since its inception nearly 40 years prior, at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington. Deficit hawks note the inconsistency of 2012 Republican presidential candidates who say they'll try to repeal President Barack Obama's health overhaul, but nod to another massive health care entitlement with unfunded future costs of over $7 trillion created by Republicans. With Bush from left are Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., Sen. John Breaux, D-La., House Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Calif., and Rep. Nancy L. Johnson, R-Conn. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - The Obama administration has decided not to ask a federal appeals court in Atlanta for further review of a ruling striking down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul.

Embezzled campaigns could face sanctions (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:04 PM PDT

AP - Talk about adding insult to injury. The campaigns for several Democratic lawmakers reeling from the arrest of their campaign treasurer face the prospect of financial penalties themselves.

GOP's Cain says win in Fla. straw poll not a fluke (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:07 AM PDT

AP - Businessman Herman Cain says his victory in the Florida Republican straw poll was authentic and wasn't a statement by voters against Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Perry Medicaid secret: Dems like plan (Politico)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:38 PM PDT

Politico - Texas is quietly revamping the health safety net for the poor in a way some Dems can get behind.

South Carolina GOP primary rebellion? (Politico)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Politico - The AP:

Obama takes shots at Perry, GOP debates (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 07:33 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is pictured as he delivers remarks on the need to provide states with relief from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind education policy, at the White House in Washington September 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedAP - President Barack Obama is swiping at Texas Gov. Rick Perry, criticizing him as "a governor whose state is on fire, denying climate change."

World powers seek to contain Europe debt crisis (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 03:58 PM PDT

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks during a news conference at IMF/ World Bank Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, as Singapore Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, second from left, looks on.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - Global finance officials pledged on Saturday to take bolder moves to confront a European debt crisis that threatens to plunge the world into another deep recession. But sharp disagreements about exactly what to do can't offer much reassurance to markets rocked by uncertainly in recent weeks.

Libyan leader asks UN to lift sanctions (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:13 AM PDT

AP - The U.N. Security Council should lift some of the economic sanctions on Libya, but NATO should stay until civilians are no longer being killed, the country's de facto prime minister told council members Monday.

Obama Gets Burned with Crack about Texas Wildfires (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:20 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | During a fundraising speech at the Silicon Valley home of John Thompson, chairman of Symantec Corp., President Barack Obama decided to give Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate to replace him as president, a little heat.

The Reactionary in the White House (The Weekly Standard)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:03 PM PDT

The Weekly Standard - President Obama's plan for taxes and spending has been hailed by the media as "populist." A more accurate word to describe his agenda is "reactionary." It won't, to use Obama's catchphrase, "win the future." It probably won't even win the past.

Congressman: House Democrats won’t touch Obama’s jobs bill (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Republican Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma told The Daily Caller on Friday that no House Democrat wants to put his or her name behind President Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan, a necessary step before the legislation can be introduced for consideration.

Obama swats softball questions at LinkedIn snooze (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:49 PM PDT

Daily Caller - President Barack Obama didn’t break a sweat today as he casually whacked away a series of over-the-plate softballs during a set-piece town hall hosted by the LinkedIn professional networking service.

Tea party darling Sen. Marco Rubio writing memoir (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:11 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican and tea party favorite seen as a rising political star, said Monday that he will be writing a memoir.

It’s Almost October Without Sarah Palin Announcement (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:46 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Sarah Palin's camp has stated she will decide whether or not to run for president of the United States. The timing for such an announcement has been a matter of debate. Depending on which web resource you read, Palin may be getting ready for a run at any time. ABC News reported Palin said September will be a "drop-dead timeline" to run. The New York Daily News also reported in July that Palin said it would be August or September to lay out plans for a presidential election.
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