Saturday, January 7, 2012

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Rivals try to knock Romney off stride in NH debate (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:10 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mitt Romney's rivals hoped to seize on back-to-back debates this weekend to knock the front-runner off stride and gain momentum heading into Tuesday's New Hampshire primary and upcoming contests later this month in the South.

In elections, jobless trend matters more than rate (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:31 AM PST

FILE - In this May 7, 2004 file photo, George W. Bush speaks to supporters at a campaign rally, in Prairie Du Chien, Wi. Going back to 1956, no incumbent president has lost when unemployment fell over the two years leading up to the election. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck, File)AP - Unemployment is higher than it's been going into any election year since World War II.

Romney campaign fears complacency in New Hampshire (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:02 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mitt Romney's biggest fear heading into Tuesday's New Hampshire primary is voter complacency, not Republican rivals Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum in a contest seen as his for the taking.

Analysis: Romney's rivals have little time in SC (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:10 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney embraces Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as Romney introduced him at a campaign event, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, in Conway, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and the rest of Mitt Romney's pursuers still have time to stop his rise in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. But not much. And not all of them.

Post-Senate career has seen Santorum's income soar (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum campaigns at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum's bank account.

Huntsman: NH voters ready for serious choice (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, listens to Joel Godston, second from left, during a campaign stop at the Horse Meadow Senior Center Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 in North Haverhill, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman told northern New Hampshire voters Saturday that a campaign button worn by one of his supporters says it all: "Sane People for Huntsman."

NH elections chief expects 250,000 GOP votes (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:45 AM PST

AP - New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner says he expects 250,000 ballots to be cast in the highly contested Republican presidential primary on Tuesday and 75,000 on the Democratic side.

US redefines rape to count more people as victims (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:32 AM PST

AP - The Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI's more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections.

Trailing in N.H., Huntsman takes long view (Politico)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:44 PM PST

Politico - He's hoping to pull off a political miracle with the same shoe-leather success as Santorum.

Debate night undercard: Good Newt vs. Bad Newt (Politico)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 04:01 AM PST

Politico - Can the GOP hopeful claw his way back into the race without letting his bad side out of the box?

Huntsman: 'Sane Republican' ready for his moment (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:23 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, campaigns in Keene, N.H., where a factory worker asked,“Who's that guy?” The complex answer from his biography is he's an Obama administration appointee running in a GOP primary where candidates have been working to out-conservative one another. He's a Mormon navigating a process typically dominated by evangelicals. He's a Harley-riding, high school dropout who frequents taco stands, and the son of a billionaire businessman. But what Huntsman, 51, would have you know, first and foremost: “I can get elected.” (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)AP - There's a question that Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman loves to pop out from time to time as he campaigns across New Hampshire: "What language do you want me to answer in?"

What donors? Super PACs buy time to keep secrets (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 07:53 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Independent political groups backing top Republican candidates are taking advantage of federal rules that essentially let them shield the identities of their donors until after important primary elections this month.

Justice Dept documents describe another gun probe (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:53 PM PST

AP - In a probe of arms trafficking during the George W. Bush administration, a federal prosecutor said it was wrong that law enforcement agents had allowed hundreds of guns to go into Mexico and into the hands of drug dealers, according to documents the Justice Department turned over to Congress on Thursday.

Why Hungary's New Constitution Could Be Bad for Europe (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Time.com - Sparking protests and bringing together bickering opposition parties, Hungary's new constitution also threatens the country's economy and its place in the European Union

After she made up complaints from first lady Michelle Obama about his work (Daily Caller)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

Daily Caller - Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs tells the author of a new book on President Obama's family that he “stopped taking" presidential aide Valerie Jarrett "at all seriously as an adviser to the president" after she made up complaints from first lady Michelle Obama about his work.

Romney, Santorum Heckled and Harassed in New Hampshire (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:36 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The harassment of presidential candidates through heckling and the asking of embarrassing questions is more frequent during the 2012 New Hampshire primary than it was in 2008 or other past primaries I have witnessed. I saw Mitt Romney being lambasted by an Occupy Wall Street activist and a Chinese-American woman fed up with Reaganomics and perceived racism at his Dec. 4 appearance at Manchester's Central High, the day after he won the Iowa caucus. Romney was endorsed by John McCain at the event.

Electricians’ union pays protesters to ‘intercept’ activists opposing stadium construction (Daily Caller)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:58 AM PST

Daily Caller - When voters in Santa Clara, Calif. approved the construction of a new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers, labor unions in liberal-leaning California stood to win jobs and millions in revenue. And though opposition to the stadium is gathering steam, the unions are protecting their turf.

White House mum about guns on Giffords anniversary (Daily Caller)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:25 PM PST

Daily Caller - Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head last Jan. 8, but the White House is downplaying the likelihood of any White House campaign-trail effort to restrict gun ownership.

Romney Introduces Nikki Haley to New Hampshire Voters (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:40 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On Friday evening, Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Tilton, N.H., to shore up support four days before the GOP primary there even though he has a strong lead in the polls and is widely expected to win handily. Killing two birds with one stone. But he brought along Nikki Haley, the GOP rising star governor of South Carolina, a state which may be the last hope for some of the more socially conservative Republican candidates.
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