Sunday, November 6, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Racial politics return with Cain allegations (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:12 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) in Washington. Cain does not shy away from using race as a talking point, much to the consternation of liberal and independent blacks. He said blacks have been 'brainwashed' into voting for Democrats in large numbers and shuns the term 'African-American,' preferring to call himself an 'American black conservative.'  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Herman Cain's rise as a presidential contender was supposed to prove that race didn't matter in the Republican Party. Cain is fast making it the only thing that does.


Candidates change, but not their campaign stops (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., left, calls out orders with Tommy Rice at the Beacon Drive-in in Spartanburg, S.C.  The eatery, which still offers curbside service, is a must-visit campaign stop for presidential candidates campaigning in South Carolina. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro, File)AP - Tears, tomatoes and teasing — the staff at Mary Ann's Diner has seen it all from the presidential candidates who have turned the restaurant into a must-not-miss stop during the primary campaign.


Huntsman to Cain: Address allegations `in total (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:18 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, speaks with the media after an interview on NBC's Meet the Press outside the NBC studio in Washington on Sunday, Nov. 6,  2011. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - Republican presidential contender Jon Huntsman said Sunday that rival Herman Cain should disclose all information about the allegations of sexual harassment that have consumed the GOP race.


Paul says friendship best way to deal with Iran (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:44 AM PST

Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks during the Iowa Republican Party's Ronald Reagan Dinner, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa.  Paul decried Washington's spending and the nation's military actions abroad in his remarks. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul says "offering friendship" to Iran, not sanctions, would be a more fruitful to achieving peace with Tehran.


Immigration a focus of Arizona recall election (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:26 AM PST

AP - The architect of the groundbreaking Arizona immigration law that thrust the issue into the national political debate faces a recall election Tuesday likely to be viewed as a referendum on the state's hardline immigration policies.

Cain says he won't answer harassment questions (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gestures as he walks toward the podium to speak at the Defending the American Dream Summit, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Republican presidential contender Herman Cain on Saturday vowed to answer no more questions about decade-old sexual harassment allegations and blamed journalists for the claims that have dogged his campaign.


Early-state lawmakers in no hurry to endorse (Politico)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:34 AM PST

Politico - They aren't interested in putting their political capital behind a candidate for president.

Cain's fate? Depends on who you ask (Politico)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:01 AM PST

Politico - Opinions on Sunday range from helpful to sympathetic to totally pessimistic on Cain's chances.

Initial agreement reached in Greece power-sharing (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 01:39 PM PST

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou exits after a cabinet meeting at the parliament in Athens on Sunday, Nov. 6 2011. Greek leaders struggled for a second day to end an ongoing political crisis, under intense pressure to ensure the country doesn't go bankrupt in the next few weeks and that it remains in the eurozone. Papandreou informed cabinet members that he asked Greek President Karolos Papoulias for an urgent meeting with opposition leader Antonis Samaras. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)AP - Greece's embattled prime minister and main opposition leader agreed Sunday to form an interim government to ensure the country's new European debt deal and oversee early elections, capping a week of political turmoil that saw Greece facing a catastrophic default and threatening its euro membership.


Sudan sends complaint against S.Sudan to U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Sudan said Saturday it had submitted a new complaint against South Sudan to the United Nations Security Council, accusing it of supporting rebels in two border states, in a sign of new tensions between the two former civil war foes.

Is Rick Santorum the Poster Child for What Ails the Republican Party? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 12:41 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Pennsylvania Republican Rick Santorum represents everything that's troubling the Republican Party and is making it tough for it to find a candidate that can beat President Barack Obama despite the bad economy that traditionally kills presidencies.

Cuccinelli on Holder: We might ‘be hoping for some change at the Department of Justice’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:16 AM PST

Daily Caller - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli told The Daily Caller that he thinks Operation Fast and Furious was “an abject disaster" as a federal law enforcement operation, but is not yet calling for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's immediate resignation.

Herman Cain: ‘I am the Koch brothers’ brother from another mother’ [VIDEO] (Daily Caller)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:16 AM PST

Daily Caller - In a speech Friday night at Americans for Prosperity's "Defending the American Dream Summit," former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain provided interesting new details about his family history.

Sarah Palin Makes Waves Despite Dropping Presidential Bid (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:22 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Sarah Palin announced she was not going to seek the Republican nomination for president Oct. 5. Since then, the political commentator and former governor of Alaska has remained busy. The hype of a potential presidential run has dissipated, yet Palin continues to be a polarizing figure among conservatives and tea party figures.

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