Yahoo! News: Politics News |
- Cliff looms: Kicking the Can, Washington-style
- AP: Hanabusa, Schatz, Kiaaina HI Senate finalists
- New laws address gays, children, immigration
- U.S. administration urges Republicans not to block "fiscal cliff" deal
- Treasury unveils plan to buy time under debt ceiling
- Factbox: Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
- Central African Republic wants French help as rebels close in on capital
- Nicaragua volcano spews ash cloud, residents evacuated
- Netanyahu, Jordan's Abdullah discuss Syria chemical arms: reports
- House Speaker Boehner urges Senate to act on "fiscal cliff"
- Children, many ill, would be victims of Russia ban on U.S. adoption
- US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,040
- Congress awaits Obama's return for late push on "fiscal cliff"
- Hawaii Democrats recommend 3 for US Senate seat
- Fees undermine fliers' ability to compare fares
- U.S. charges analyst in IBM insider trading case
- Sudan's Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing
- Hawaii Democrats to recommend 3 for US Senate seat
- White House Lashes Out at 'Congressional Stupidity'
- Police investigate NBC News anchor for showing gun clip
- South Africa's Mandela discharged from hospital: government
- Future of state estate taxes hangs on U.S. "fiscal cliff"
- Egypt's contentious Islamist constitution becomes law
- Factbox: Biggest U.S. news events of 2012
- US: Russian bill to halt adoptions 'misguided'
- In polarized nation, Iowa finds itself oddly split
- France deploys soldiers to protect embassy in Central African Republic
- For Obama's second inauguration, a subdued, less crowded Washington
- In Syria, "father of martyrs" speaks of revenge
- Turkish ex-president's son wants autopsy report made public
- New laws at a glance: Eyedrops, brakes, Facebook
- GOP shows signs of bending after election defeat
- Japanese adventurer feared killed in Russian road accident
- UAE says arrests cell planning attacks
- Egypt's Mursi calls for unity, vows to fix economy
- Arab league chief, ministers to visit Ramallah to discuss aid
- Did TV Anchor Violate Gun Law?
| Cliff looms: Kicking the Can, Washington-style Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to the nation's budget challenges, congressional leaders are fond of saying dismissively they don't want to kick the can down the road. |
| AP: Hanabusa, Schatz, Kiaaina HI Senate finalists Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:29 PM PST HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Democrats on Wednesday picked U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz and Department of Land and Natural Resources Deputy Director Esther Kiaaina as final nominees for the state's open U.S. Senate seat. |
| New laws address gays, children, immigration Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:09 PM PST Measures on gay rights and child safety are among the top state laws taking effect at the start of 2013, along with attempts to prevent identity theft and perennial efforts to restrict abortion and illegal immigration. |
| U.S. administration urges Republicans not to block "fiscal cliff" deal Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:00 PM PST HONOLULU (Reuters) - As President Barack Obama cut short a Christmas vacation to resume talks to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of automatic year-end tax hikes and spending cuts, the White House on Wednesday called on congressional Republicans not to stand in the way of a resolution in the U.S. Congress. "It's up to the Senate Minority Leader not to block a vote, and it's up the House Republican leader, the Speaker of the House ... to allow a vote," a senior administration official told reporters traveling with the president. ... |
| Treasury unveils plan to buy time under debt ceiling Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury on Wednesday announced the first of a series of measures that should push back the day when the government will exceed its legal borrowing authority as imposed by Congress by around two months. Without any action, Treasury said the government is set to reach its $16.4 trillion debt ceiling on December 31. The government is facing a crunch on the debt ceiling because the issue has become ensnarled in talks to avoid some $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts due to begin in early January. ... |
| Factbox: Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:43 PM PST (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday announced the first of a series of emergency measures to delay the date the United States will reach the statutory $16.4 trillion limit on its debt. Republicans want to use the need to raise the nation's borrowing authority as leverage in talks over averting the so-called fiscal cliff. The White House is insisting any budget deal include an increase in the debt ceiling. Wrangling over the debt limit in 2011 led Standard & Poor's to strip the United States of its prized AAA credit rating. It also cost taxpayers $1. ... |
| Central African Republic wants French help as rebels close in on capital Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:29 PM PST BANGUI (Reuters) - A government minister in the Central African Republic on Wednesday called for French soldiers stationed there to intervene as rebels closed in on the capital having passed the last major town to the north. The appeal for help came as hundreds of people protested outside the French Embassy in Bangui, the capital, throwing stones at the building and tearing down the French flag in anger at a rebel advance through the north of the country. Paris did not immediately respond to the aid request but announced that French troops would be deployed to secure the embassy. ... |
| Nicaragua volcano spews ash cloud, residents evacuated Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:29 PM PST
|
| Netanyahu, Jordan's Abdullah discuss Syria chemical arms: reports Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:10 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secretly met Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman to discuss the risk of Syria's chemical weapons falling into the hands of Islamist militants, Israeli media reports said on Wednesday. Two TV stations and Israeli news sites quoted unnamed Israeli officials confirming a report in the London-based Arabic language daily, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, that such a summit had been held. Netanyahu's spokesmen have declined to comment on the reports. ... |
| House Speaker Boehner urges Senate to act on "fiscal cliff" Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:59 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday urged the Senate to pass its version of legislation to avert the "fiscal cliff," in a sign that congressional efforts to avoid a budget crisis are coming back to life days ahead of the year-end deadline. In a statement issued by Boehner and his top lieutenants, the Republican leadership team said "the Senate must act first" to revive efforts to avert the $600 billion in automatic tax hikes and spending cuts due to be triggered on January 1. ... |
| Children, many ill, would be victims of Russia ban on U.S. adoption Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:53 PM PST
|
| US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,040 Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:50 PM PST As of Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at least 2,040 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. |
| Congress awaits Obama's return for late push on "fiscal cliff" Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:38 PM PST
|
| Hawaii Democrats recommend 3 for US Senate seat Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:26 PM PST Hawaii Democrats have picked three candidates to fill an open U.S. Senate seat, narrowing the choices for Gov. Neil Abercrombie as he considers an appointee to replace the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. |
| Fees undermine fliers' ability to compare fares Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:25 PM PST
|
| U.S. charges analyst in IBM insider trading case Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:12 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Wednesday announced charges against a research analyst for trading and tipping others ahead of a 2009 acquisition by computer giant IBM, expanding a related insider trading case filed last month. Federal prosecutors charged Trent Martin, who worked at a Connecticut brokerage firm, for purchasing shares of SPSS before IBM agreed to the $1.2 billion deal. He was also charged with passing the information to others, including his roommate. ... |
| Sudan's Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST
|
| Hawaii Democrats to recommend 3 for US Senate seat Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:42 PM PST Hawaii Democrats on Wednesday were meeting to pick three names to forward to Gov. Neil Abercrombie as he considers an appointee to replace the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. |
| White House Lashes Out at 'Congressional Stupidity' Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:37 PM PST
|
| Police investigate NBC News anchor for showing gun clip Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST
|
| South Africa's Mandela discharged from hospital: government Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:16 PM PST
|
| Future of state estate taxes hangs on U.S. "fiscal cliff" Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST (Reuters) - Falling off the "fiscal cliff" is a bad thing, right? Not necessarily for some state governments that could begin collecting more in estate taxes on wealth left to heirs if the United States goes over the "cliff," allowing sharp tax increases and federal spending cuts to take effect in January. In an example of federal and state tax law interaction that gets little notice on Capitol Hill, 30 states next year could collect $3 billion more in estate taxes if Congress and President Barack Obama do not act soon, estimated the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank. ... |
| Egypt's contentious Islamist constitution becomes law Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:48 AM PST
|
| Factbox: Biggest U.S. news events of 2012 Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:29 AM PST
|
| US: Russian bill to halt adoptions 'misguided' Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is criticizing an effort by Russian lawmakers to halt adoptions of Russian children by American parents. |
| In polarized nation, Iowa finds itself oddly split Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:57 AM PST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in state capitals across the country are talking ambitiously about what they'll do next year with the unchecked power they amassed in the fall elections. In more states than not, one party now has full control of government. |
| France deploys soldiers to protect embassy in Central African Republic Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:56 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - France has deployed soldiers stationed in the Central African Republic to secure its embassy in the capital Bangui, after protesters threw stones at the embassy and some managed to enter the compound, the defense ministry said on Wednesday. President Francois Hollande ordered the ministry to take all measures to ensure the security of the embassy and French nationals in the country, his office said in a separate statement. "These measures were quickly implemented and will be extended as long as necessary," Hollande's office added. ... |
| For Obama's second inauguration, a subdued, less crowded Washington Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST
|
| In Syria, "father of martyrs" speaks of revenge Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:20 AM PST AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - After losing three sons and two grandsons, 70-year-old Abdelhalim Haj Omar has no doubt about the fate he wants for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "I hope Bashar, God willing, doesn't die until they slaughter his whole family in front of him and they bring him here so that all of Syria can get their revenge from him," he says in the Syrian town of Azaz, on the border with Turkey. "He destroyed the country and killed its people," he adds, speaking in his carpentry workshop where stacks of wood are piled up next to finished wooden door frames. ... |
| Turkish ex-president's son wants autopsy report made public Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST
|
| New laws at a glance: Eyedrops, brakes, Facebook Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:11 AM PST As 2013 begins, many states are enacting new laws dealing with gay rights, child safety, abortion, immigration and other perennial concerns. Some other topics states are dealing with in new laws: |
| GOP shows signs of bending after election defeat Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST
|
| Japanese adventurer feared killed in Russian road accident Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:41 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Japanese adventurer who was cycling across Russia is believed to have been killed on Wednesday in a road accident near the Arctic circle, Russian officials and media said. Authorities believe a Japanese man who died after being hit by a car from behind on the Kola Peninsula some 300 km (185 miles) south of Murmansk was Haruhisa Watanabe, said Sergei Klyushev, a Russian Foreign Ministry official in Murmansk. "He died at the scene after sustaining multiple injuries," Klyushev said by phone. ... |
| UAE says arrests cell planning attacks Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:40 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Security forces in the United Arab Emirates have arrested a cell of UAE and Saudi Arabian citizens which was planning to carry out militant attacks in both countries and other states, the official news agency WAM said on Wednesday. The U.S.-allied UAE, a federation of seven emirates and a major oil exporter that has supported Western counter-terrorism efforts in the region, has been spared any attack by al Qaeda and other insurgency groups. ... |
| Egypt's Mursi calls for unity, vows to fix economy Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:39 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi urged all political powers on Wednesday to take part in a national dialogue to resolve lingering tensions and promised to take necessary steps to heal the economy. In his first address to the nation since the adoption of a new constitution, he said he was considering possible cabinet changes and planned to introduce incentives to make Egypt a more attractive investment destination. "The coming days will witness, God willing, the launch of new projects ... ... |
| Arab league chief, ministers to visit Ramallah to discuss aid Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:28 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - A delegation of Arab ministers and high-ranking officials led by Arab League Chief Nabil Elaraby will visit Ramallah on Saturday to offer moral support and discuss financial aid for the Palestinian Authority, an Arab League source said on Wednesday. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh are among those heading to the central West Bank city. They will meet briefly with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the source said. The delegation, according to the source, will congratulate the Palestinian Authority on a successful U.N. ... |
| Did TV Anchor Violate Gun Law? Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST
|
| You are subscribed to email updates from Politics News Headlines - Yahoo! News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment