Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama and GOP candidates offer a campaign preview (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:17 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Miami-Dade College in Miami, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - On a day that combined two campaigns into one, President Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Republicans to raise taxes on the rich as Republicans Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich swiped at him on the economy and criticized each other over immigration.

SPIN METER: Candidates use transparency as a club (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:53 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Douglas Metals in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mitt Romney released two years of his federal tax returns under pressure from Newt Gingrich, who made his 2010 tax filings public ahead of his GOP rival. Romney, in turn, successfully pressed Gingrich to disclose contracts between his consulting firm and housing giant Freddie Mac.

Upbeat and on a roll, Obama showing some swagger (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

President Barack Obama jogs toward a group of onlookers to shake hands after arriving at the airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - If President Barack Obama is showing some swagger, it shouldn't be a surprise.

Gingrich: Romney self-deportation plan a fantasy (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:57 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich walks to a stage for a forum at Univision Network Studios, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Wednesday ridiculed rival Mitt Romney's call for self-deportation of illegal immigrants as an "Obama-level fantasy" that would be inhumane to long-established families living in America. Romney, for his part, accused Gingrich of pandering to a Hispanic audience and said Gingrich himself had supported self-deportation in the past.

Obama to Republicans: Game on (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, as Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner, right, listne. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP - President Barack Obama delivered an election-year broadside to Republicans: Game on.

Bachmann says she'll seek 4th term in House (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., expresses appreciation as she puts on a gift from a supporter during the book-signing event in Aiken, S.C. Bachmann told The Associated Press Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, that she'll seek a 4th term in Congress following her failed presidential bid. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)AP - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann swept aside doubts about her political future on Wednesday, declaring less than a month after ending her presidential bid that she will seek a fourth term in Congress.

How to fix Social Security confounds Fla. retirees (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:40 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich meets with supporters during an event at the Cambier Park Bandstand, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - It's an urgent issue seemingly on the minds of many in this retiree mecca, if not the entire state of Florida — how to fix Social Security. And voters' proposed solutions to the tricky problem are just as varied as the stances of the Republican presidential candidates seeking their support.

In Romney's tax returns, details on Mormon tithe (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:28 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stands in front of a foreclosed home in Lehigh Acres, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mitt Romney's newly released tax returns provide more than an accounting of the Republican presidential candidate's remarkable personal wealth. The documents also give a rare glimpse into tithing to the Mormon church by one its most prominent members.

House GOP to offer new health plan (Politico)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:34 AM PST

Politico - GOP lawmakers will put forward an alternative to the law after the constitutionality is ruled.

Castro: GOP race is 'idiocy' (Politico)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:33 AM PST

Politico - Castro calls the GOP race "the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been."

Pelosi hints, then denies she has Gingrich secrets (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:23 PM PST

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. As former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has made a surge in the GOP presidential race, Pelosi asserted earlier this week that 'Newt Gingrich will not be president of the United States,' suggesting that she held information that could damage his chances at becoming the Republican nominee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Does House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi know some dark secrets about GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich?

Analysis: Obama speech puts him in campaign arena (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:04 AM PST

House Speaker John Boehner listens as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP - President Barack Obama, having watched his Republican adversaries pound him for weeks, got his turn Tuesday, using his State of the Union speech to land the first major counterpunch of the still-forming 2012 election.

U.S. considering closing embassy in Syria (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:44 PM PST

Syrian army defectors gather at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani, some 17 miles (27 kilometers) west of the capital, for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with army defectors. On Wednesday, government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back, leaving the opposition in control of the town. Buoyed by the opposition's control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests Friday, chanting for the downfall of the regime. At least eight people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (AP Photo)AP - The State Department said Friday it "may have no choice" but to close the U.S. embassy in Damascus and remove all US personnel from the country wracked by a 10-month revolt against the regime of President Bashar Assad unless Assad's government takes extra steps to protect the mission.

Russian tycoon Prokhorov on presidential ballot (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:11 AM PST

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov shows his presidential candidate certificate he recieved in the Central Election Commission in Moscow, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Prokhorov has been registered as a presidential candidate and will be the only political newcomer in the race. He joins Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and three veteran party leaders already on the ballot for the March vote. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov was officially registered as a presidential candidate Wednesday, the only political newcomer allowed to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for the Kremlin job.

Immigration and the State of the Union (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:12 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - When President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address, he also touched on the subject of immigration. What did he say? The White House has published a transcript of the speech, which offers insights.

Obama's '8th grade reading level' SOTU address: By the numbers (The Week)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:39 AM PST

The Week - Tuesday's State of the Union had one of the lowest reading comprehension levels in decades. Did the president dumb things down too much?

Ron Paul inspires talking, 12″ action figure! (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

Daily Caller - It's the moment you've all been waiting for — a talking, 12″ action figure based on a real-life hero.

Fashion designer releases $1,850 chunk of gold (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:44 PM PST

Daily Caller - If you're going to buy a chunk of gold, why not make it couture?

Marco Rubio doesn’t back Newt up (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:29 AM PST

Daily Caller - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich may see himself as a Marco Rubio figure in Florida, but the freshman senator beloved by the tea party isn't backing him up on that.

Two men plead guilty over calls to Sarah Palin lawyer (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:30 PM PST

Reuters - A Pennsylvania father and son have pleaded guilty to making harassing phone calls to a lawyer for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, court documents show.
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