Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

An implausible candidate's implausible story (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:28 AM PST

FILE- In this Oct. 28, 2011 file photo, Republican Presidential hopeful Herman Cain campaigns in Talladega, Ala. 'The sleeping giant called 'we the people' has awakened,' Cain thundered, pacing the stage in his trademark dark suit, brown fedora and 'lucky' gold tie, during one rollicking campaign performance that evoked an old-fashioned church revival, complete with audience cries of 'Amen'. Whether it's selling his book or his presidential aspirations, this is Cain at his best â€AP - He's a mathematician, a minister, a former radio talk show host and pizza magnate. But most of all, Herman Cain is a salesman.

Obama turning to Biden for help in 3 key states (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:43 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2011 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden walks on stage past an Ohio state flag before speaking at an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic, at Coney Island in Cincinnati. A year from Election Day, Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Biden that targets the big three political battlegrounds: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, states where Biden might be more of an asset to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign than the president himself. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)AP - A year from Election Day, Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Vice President Joe Biden that targets the big three political battlegrounds: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, states where Biden might be more of an asset to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign than the president himself.

Clean air, water rules spark different responses (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:33 AM PST

In this photo taken June 16, 2009, Anthony Earley Jr., then-chairman and CEO of DTE Energy, speaks at the National Summit in Detroit, Mich. Large and small utility companies have told Republican-led congressional committees what the party wants to hear: dire predictions of plant closings and layoffs if the Obama administration succeeds with plans to further curb air and water pollution. 'Without the right policy, we could be headed for disaster,' Early told a committee on April 16. Earley is now chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - Large and small companies have told Republican-led congressional committees what the party wants to hear: dire predictions of plant closings and layoffs if the Obama administration succeeds with plans to further curb air and water pollution.

Spitzer and OWS find each other (Politico)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:24 PM PST

Politico - The former N.Y. governor dusts himself off yet again and emerges as a strong voice for the movement.

CHC chair Gonzalez to retire (Politico)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:04 PM PST

Politico - The chair of the Hispanic Caucus won't run again.

US court won't block its Texas redistricting map (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 05:44 PM PST

AP - A federal court refused late Friday to block a congressional redistricting map it drew up for Texas, rejecting a request from the state's attorney general just hours after the Republican accused the court of "undermining the democratic process."

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,721 (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 01:36 PM PST

Pakistani security personnel stop trucks carrying supplies for NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan at Takhtabeg check post in Pakistani tribal area of Khyber, Pakistan, on their way to Torkham border post on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. Pakistan, on Saturday, accused NATO helicopters of firing on two army checkpoints in the northwest and killing 25 soldiers, then retaliated by closing a key border crossing used by the coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)AP - As of Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, at least 1,721 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

Poll predicts Putin's party to get just 53 percent (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:49 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speak at a meeting of Russian and Belarusian leadership in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Russia's state-controlled natural gas company on Friday bought the remaining stake in Belarus' gas pipeline system to become its sole owner in a move that would strengthen Moscow's control over gas exports to western europe. (AP Photo/Maxim Shipenkov, Pool)AP - A poll released Friday predicts that Vladimir Putin's party will receive 53 percent of the vote in Russia's parliamentary election, now a little over a week away.

Obama promotes shops on "Small Business Saturday" (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:54 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama, eager to spur growth and hiring, took his daughters on an early Christmas shopping trip on Saturday in Washington as the U.S. retail sector got its vital holiday season underway.

Palin supporters to run TV ads in Iowa encouraging her to reconsider (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 05:44 AM PST

Daily Caller - Some fans of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin haven’t given up yet on the prospect of her jumping in the race for the White House in 2012 and say they plan to run television ads in Iowa begging her to reconsider her decision.

Pa. man acknowledges harassing Palin lawyers (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 04:35 PM PST

AP - The father of a Pennsylvania man who has already acknowledged making harassing phone calls to Sarah Palin's lawyers said in a plea agreement that he made similar calls, court documents state.
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