Yahoo! News: Elections

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• A perfect GOP candidate is hard to find (AP)
• Meet Donald Trump's Karl Rove, Michael Cohen (The Daily Beast)
• Obama Impeachment Calls No Longer Limited to the Right (ContributorNetwork)
• U.S. sees key NATO role on Libya, but questions remain (Reuters)
• Obama pledges $200 million to Central America drug fight (Reuters)
• Rand Paul may be considering a presidential run — but only if his father doesn’t (Daily Caller)
• Biden, Clinton salute Japan resilience (AFP)
• Analysis: Obama struggles to contain Libya backlash (Reuters)
• First test for newly-elected Texas Hispanic Republicans (Reuters)
• Prominent Liberals Criticizing Obama's Efforts in Libya (ContributorNetwork)
• Clinton vows to stay into second Obama term (AFP)
• First Anniversary of Health Care Reform (ContributorNetwork)
• Online Social Networking Websites Increase Debate on Ohio Senate Bill 5 (ContributorNetwork)
• President Obama, Prominent Senators, Back 'Online Bill of Rights' (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama confident coalition will lead Libyan war (Reuters)
• Gaddafi shells towns, rebels pinned down in east (Reuters)
• U.S. pledges $200 million to fight Central American gangs (Reuters)
• Obama: US will turn over control of Libya effort (AP)
• Obama cutting short Latin America trip (Reuters)

A perfect GOP candidate is hard to find (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:16 PM PDT AP - Mitt Romney is the godfather of what Republican critics call Obamacare. Newt Gingrich is an adulterer on his third marriage. Tim Pawlenty is too green — environmentally, that is.

Meet Donald Trump's Karl Rove, Michael Cohen (The Daily Beast) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:36 PM PDT The Daily Beast - Donald Trump hasn’t yet declared his candidacy for the 2012 presidential election, but he’s already tangled up in an FEC complaint and an abortion flip-flop. Linked to both is Michael Cohen. Paul Alexander on the Trump adviser’s political résumé—and forays into MMA.

Obama Impeachment Calls No Longer Limited to the Right (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:31 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Calls for impeachment of President Barack Obama have not been taken seriously yet. Until now, the desires were limited to the right wing and the tea party. In fact, Newt Gingrich even said in February the president could be removed for not defending the Defense of Marriage Act. Once the Republicans got more power in Congress, liberals likely feared that they would try to remove the president eventually.

U.S. sees key NATO role on Libya, but questions remain (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - Western nations waging an air campaign in Libya agreed on Tuesday to use NATO to drive the military effort but lack the backing of all alliance members and are divided on the mission's leadership.

Obama pledges $200 million to Central America drug fight (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama pledged $200 million on Tuesday to combat drug trafficking and street gangs in Central America on the final leg of a regional tour to bolster U.S. ties with southern neighbors who have often felt neglected by Washington.

Rand Paul may be considering a presidential run — but only if his father doesn’t (Daily Caller) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:55 PM PDT Daily Caller - Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul visited South Carolina on Monday. According to the Post and Courier, Paul's visit to the key primary state could signal that the freshman senator is considering a presidential run in 2012.

Biden, Clinton salute Japan resilience (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:51 PM PDT AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday voiced admiration for the response of ordinary Japanese to the major earthquake as they pledged continued US support.

Analysis: Obama struggles to contain Libya backlash (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:36 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama is struggling to contain a political backlash over the U.S. military role in Libya and is facing sharp questions over how the United States can extract itself from yet another war.

First test for newly-elected Texas Hispanic Republicans (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - For a closely-watched group of newly-elected Hispanic Republicans in the Texas House, a debate this week on a measure that would require photo identification from voters is something of a first test.

Prominent Liberals Criticizing Obama's Efforts in Libya (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | As a coalition of U.S. and European military forces continues to target Muammar Gaddafi's violent opposition to the Libyan uprising, some prominent liberal voices are withdrawing their support of President Obama's efforts in the North African region.

Clinton vows to stay into second Obama term (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:44 PM PDT AFP - Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she planned to stay on as secretary of state into US President Barack Obama's second term, presuming he wins re-election, to help with the transition.

First Anniversary of Health Care Reform (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - The health care reform law that was signed by President Barack Obama in 2010 will be a year old Wednesday. It's been a year of turmoil for the law that is sometimes referred to as Obamacare, with recent polls showing Americans remain conflicted in their opinions about the law and its effects.

Online Social Networking Websites Increase Debate on Ohio Senate Bill 5 (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:33 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Internet social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter have become the virtual battleground for Ohio Senate Bill 5. Online political debate, support and out-right attacks in "real time" have replaced the antiquated "letter to the editor" form of self-expression for many. Both the fact newspapers are rapidly going the way of the dinosaur and fewer local print papers exist and the immediate desire to be heard have prompted increased Internet debate. A few keystrokes and less than a minute of searching will lead you to multiple options to commune with like-minded individuals online. Reaching out to elected officials no longer means buying a stamp, you can just poke them on their Facebook page.

President Obama, Prominent Senators, Back 'Online Bill of Rights' (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:33 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - President Barack Obama has more assertively backed the concept of an "Online Bill of Rights" to protect privacy and limit information-sharing practices on the Internet. The White House voiced its approval late last week for new regulations to institute what would amount to an online "code of conduct," which the Obama administration would like to see enforced under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission.

Obama confident coalition will lead Libyan war (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Tuesday the United States will be able to transfer control of the Libyan military operation to an international coalition in a matter of days.

Gaddafi shells towns, rebels pinned down in east (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked two west Libyan towns, killing dozens, while rebels were pinned down in the east and NATO tried to resolve a dispute over who should lead the Western air campaign.

U.S. pledges $200 million to fight Central American gangs (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - The United States will spend $200 million to combat drug trafficking and gangs in Central America, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.

Obama: US will turn over control of Libya effort (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:51 PM PDT AP - The four-day air assault in Libya will soon achieve the objectives of establishing a no-fly zone and averting a massacre of civilians by Moammar Gadhafi's troops, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, adding that despite squabbling among allies, the United States will hand off control of the operation to other countries within days.

Obama cutting short Latin America trip (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:08 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will cut short his trip to Latin America, leaving El Salvador on Wednesday about two hours earlier than planned, the White House said.

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