Monday, November 21, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Analysis: End to debt gridlock is not in sight (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:46 PM PST

Supercommittee member Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., leaves the Capitol Hill office of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., after meeting with other members of the deficit reduction panel, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The supercommittee's failure reflects the nation's divide: Americans crave both the Republicans' demand for low taxes and the Democrats' insistence on protecting social programs. So far, no group or leader has persuaded them they can't have both and there's no quick solution in sight.

Candidates focus on debate caution in YouTube era (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:20 PM PST

AP - White House candidates once looked to presidential debates for a chance to shine. Now the hopefuls play it safe as they try to avoid the kind of televised stumble that could fatally undermine their chances.

Obama on Tuesday to face NH voters now sour on him (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 12:46 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama will visit a changed New Hampshire on Tuesday.

Gingrich calls for private retirement accounts (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:29 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich leaves after speaking at a town meeting at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)AP - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich on Monday proposed allowing younger workers still decades away from retirement to bypass Social Security and instead choose private investment accounts that would be subject to stock market gyrations.

Ex-military leaders bash candidates before debate (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:31 PM PST

AP - Three former top military officials slammed the Republican presidential field ahead of Tuesday night's GOP debate on foreign policy. The Democratic-leaning former officials said the entire Republican field has been all over the map but focused on GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.

Lawsuits targeted board, Cain over retirement fund (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 12:47 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks during a rally with supporters in Nashua, N.H. A Midwest utility company whose board of directors included Republican Herman Cain paid $10.5 million to settle claims it failed to adequately protect its employees’ retirement fund. Employees of Aquila Inc. accused the company in a 2004 lawsuit of pressuring employees to buy company stock and making it difficult to sell their shares. The lawsuit said Cain and others should have eliminated the stock as a retirement investment once the company encountered major financial trouble. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)AP - Republican Herman Cain served on the board of a Midwest utility company that paid $10.5 million to settle claims it failed to protect the retirement savings of its employees and paid another $26.5 million over claims it manipulated gas prices, potentially embarrassing episodes for a candidate running for president on his business experience.

Mich. congressman denies sexual abuse allegations (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:06 PM PST

AP - A Michigan congressman is disputing allegations of sexual abuse made by his 63-year-old second cousin.

Romney to run his first TV ad of presidential race (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:51 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to employees at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H., Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is turning President Barack Obama's own words against him in the Republican hopeful's TV first ad of his 2012 White House bid.

OWS crashes Ron Paul event (Politico)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:29 PM PST

Politico - POLITICO's Ginger Gibson reports:

Newt-founded think tank brought in $55M (Politico)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:23 PM PST

Politico - Newt Gingrich's various financial enterprises are getting closer scrutiny amid his poll surge, and the latest under the microscope is the Center for Health Transformation, which said in a statement today that it brought in $55 million over a decade, the WSJ is reporting.

Military officials bash GOP field ahead of debate (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:55 PM PST

AP - Three former top military officials are slamming the Republican presidential field ahead of Tuesday night's GOP debate on foreign policy.

States ramp up use of teacher evaluations (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 09:44 PM PST

AP - Teachers and principals are worrying more about their own report cards these days.

Syria blasts Israel; most other Arabs moderate (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 06:40 AM PST

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan talks with Jan Petersen, from left, Norwegian Ambassador to the IAEA and chairperson of the forum on creating a Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East prior to the start at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Syria accused Israel of posing a "grave and serious threat" through its undeclared atomic arsenal Monday, at a session between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors meant to narrow differences on creating a Mideast nuclear weapon-free zone, officials said.

Obama slaps new sanctions on Iran energy sector (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:18 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a bill signing ceremony promoting jobs for veterans at the White House in Washington November 21, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama on Monday ordered new U.S. sanctions on Iran's energy and petrochemical sectors that would punish anyone who helped Iran develop and expand its petroleum resources, the White House said.

The super committee's 'epic' failure: What now? (The Week)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 10:10 AM PST

The Week - Despite pressure to strike a deficit-reduction deal, Democrats and Republicans stay true to their partisan ways. Here, five predictions on what happens next

Deficit reduction super committee super-fails (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:37 PM PST

Daily Caller - The so-called "super committee" is officially a super failure.

‘Don’t privatize the post office … Return the overpaid pension funds … Stop closing post offices’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:48 PM PST

Daily Caller - In the middle of delivering a keynote address, Postmaster General and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Postal Service Patrick Donahoe was interrupted by Occupy DC protesters calling on him to resign, angry over pensions and warning against privatization of the post office.

Gingrich Becomes GOP Front-Runner -- What's Going On? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 10:41 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It's been strange these past few months to watch anti-Mitt Romney Republicans flip from Sarah Palin to

A Tea Party-Only Supercommittee Finds Success, Without Democrats (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST

Time.com - For months, a group of 12 Tea Partyers, with help from the Washington-based libertarian advocacy group FreedomWorks, has convened hearings around the U.S. to map out a way to fix the nation©s fiscal woes
Posted by Harshad at 3:41 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)