Monday, February 13, 2012

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Analysis: A budget plan or a campaign document? (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:08 PM PST

Copies of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget arrive at the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama's new budget lays down the political themes he will pound as he campaigns for re-election — more spending on jobs and higher taxes for the wealthy. It sets him apart from the Republican contenders and gives Democrats a platform to run on.

Obama's proposed tax hikes at odds with GOP rivals (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:31 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama proposed tax increases on wealthy individuals and some corporations Monday, setting the stage for an ideological battle that won't be resolved until after the November election — if then.

White House attacks contraception bills (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:13 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception is "dangerous and wrong."

Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 08:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, seen with his Karen, left, addresses supporters at his Iowa caucus victory party in Johnston, Iowa. GOP primary voters have spent the past six weeks lurching toward one candidate and then another in an exercise of political soul-searching that appears far from settled. The next contests, in Arizona and Michigan, aren't until Feb. 28; the party with a reputation for order may have it sorted out after March 6, when 10 states get their say. But that would break sharply with this race's tendency toward uncertainty. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)AP - A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, his rival Rick Santorum went on the attack, calling the front-runner "desperate" while promising to compete aggressively to win the state where Romney grew up.

Most of Romney's top fundraisers remain anonymous (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Portland, Maine. Romney accepted nearly $280,000 in contributions raised by a former lobbyist for Fannie Mae, despite the GOP candidate's blistering criticism of the mortgage giant. Romney and other Republicans haven't identified other so-called fundraising “bundlers,” leaving voters in the dark about who their campaigns are indebted to. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)AP - Despite criticism of Fannie Mae by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, his campaign accepted nearly $280,000 in donations raised by a registered lobbyist who once represented the government mortgage giant and whose clients now include a private equity firm and the drug company Pfizer.

SPIN METER: Romney backed earmarks as governor (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 05:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2007, file photo a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line train travels over the Longfellow Bridge that spans the Charles River between Cambridge and Boston. Under the leadership of Gov. Mitt Romney in 2005 Massachusetts requested $30 million to renovate the historic bridge, a landmark seen in many movies and television shows. On June 21, 2010, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced the $260 million reconstruction of the bridge to its 'former glory,' with completion set for 2016. (AP Photo/Kevin Martin, File)AP - Mitt Romney takes a hard line against congressional earmarks, but the GOP presidential front-runner had a more favorable view of federal pork-barrel spending when he was governor of Massachusetts.

Breyer robbed by man with machete (Politico)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:12 PM PST

Politico - He was robbed last week by a machete-wielding man at his vacation home in the West Indies.

Va. gov hits Rick's military remarks (Politico)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:07 AM PST

Politico - He knocks Santorum for saying he had "concerns" about women serving in frontline combat.

Women at war: Pentagon is easing its job limits (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:13 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. Monica Perez, of San Diego, left, helps Lance Cpl. Mary Shloss of Hammond, Ind. put on her head scarf before heading out on a patrol with Golf Company, 2nd Batallion, 3rd Regiment of the 2nd MEB, 2nd MEF, in the village of Khwaja Jamal in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Perez and Shloss are members of the Female Engagement Team whose mission is to engage with local Afghan women. On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be formally allowed to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the front lines than ever before, reflecting what's already been going on as female American soldiers fight and die next to their male comrades.

Ex-UK police officer convicted of corruption (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:19 AM PST

AP - A former senior British police officer was sentenced to jail on corruption charges Monday for falsely arresting a business rival over a financial dispute.

Line Item Veto Power is a Cheap Excuse for Lazy Politicians (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:30 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | With Reuters reporting the House of Representatives voting to give President Barack Obama line item veto power, it might as well throw out all other checks and balances in our system of government. This isn't about President Barack Obama but about our politicians seeking any way they can to be more worthless and lazy.

Will Obama's contraception compromise help his campaign? (The Week)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:39 AM PST

The Week - Obama's deal will help him politically: "Most Catholics will be fine with this compromise," says Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Beast. Studies suggest that 98 percent of Catholic women not only believe in birth control but have used it." By opposing contraception anyway, the bishops have "gone out on a very long limb" and helped Obama "more firmly identify the religious right with opposition to contraception, its weakest issue by far." That helps Obama win over independent women."How Obama set a contraception trap for the right"

Sony jacked up album prices after Whitney Houston’s death (Daily Caller)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:31 PM PST

Daily Caller - Sony and Apple wasted no time capitalizing on Whitney Houston's untimely death, cranking up prices on her online music downloads.

Hugh Hefner’s son arrested for domestic violence (Daily Caller)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 11:25 AM PST

Daily Caller - While Hugh Hefner was being honored with the "Humanitarian of the Year" award by Angelwish Sunday night, his son Marston was getting arrested, TMZ reports.

Dear Mitt Romney: Don't Change on Account of Sarah Palin (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:31 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Sarah Palin is weighing in on the GOP nomination race. She appears to have something to say about everyone and has little positive to say. It's almost embarrassing for the Republican Party to have her voice an opinion. Palin comes across less like an expert on campaigning and more like a washed-up booth babe trying to show she does have something useful to say.

Santorum and Romney in virtual tie: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:39 PM PST

Reuters - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has surged into a virtual tie with front-runner Mitt Romney in a national poll on Monday, becoming the clear favorite of Tea Party voters and white evangelicals.
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