Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Mitch Daniels offers conflicting messages on 2012 run (The Ticket)
• Mike Huckabee quietly consults with donors about 2012 bid (The Ticket)
• AP-GfK Poll: Are your taxes fair? Most say yes (AP)
• Obama giving top honor to 2 Korean War soldiers (AP)
• Montana governor vetoes medical marijuana repeal (Reuters)
• Geithner says Congress will pass debt limit increase (Reuters)
• Clinton at NATO talks amid Libya friction (AFP)
• Comparing Obama, House GOP deficit-cutting ideas (AP)
• U.S. poised to lift federal protections for wolves (Reuters)
• Gingrich: Obama's tax plan a job-killer (AP)
• Ariz. Senate approves presidential 'birther' bill (AP)
• Biden meets Emir of Qatar (AFP)
• Likely GOP Presidential candidates attack Obama’s speech as falling short (Daily Caller)
• How the AP-GfK poll was conducted (AP)
• U.S. spending bill would lift federal wolf protections (Reuters)
• Obama: Cut spending, raise taxes on the wealthy (AP)

Mitch Daniels offers conflicting messages on 2012 run (The Ticket) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 09:39 AM PDT The Ticket - Mitch Daniels has said he won't decide whether he's running for president until May at the earliest. But in an interview with the Indianapolis Star's editorial board, the Indiana governor offered conflicting signals about if he'll ultimately make a bid for the GOP nomination. Echoing his previous remarks, Daniels, a former White House budget director [...]

Mike Huckabee quietly consults with donors about 2012 bid (The Ticket) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 07:22 AM PDT The Ticket - Is Mike Huckabee gearing up for a 2012 run? Sources tell Politico's Maggie Haberman the former Arkansas governor turned Fox News host has been quietly reaching out to potential donors and recently met with a group of GOP activists in New York about a potential White House bid. Huckabee, who tops many early 2012 GOP [...]

AP-GfK Poll: Are your taxes fair? Most say yes (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT AP - For all the complaining this time of year, most Americans actually think the taxes they pay are fair.

Obama giving top honor to 2 Korean War soldiers (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:07 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is awarding the nation's highest medal for valor to two Army privates killed in the Korean War.

Montana governor vetoes medical marijuana repeal (Reuters) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have repealed the state's seven-year-old, voter-approved law legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.

Geithner says Congress will pass debt limit increase (Reuters) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that Congress will allow the country to borrow more by agreeing to increase the $14.3 trillion debt limit.

Clinton at NATO talks amid Libya friction (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived early Thursday in Berlin for NATO talks amid friction within the Western alliance over sharing the burden of the Libya military campaign.

Comparing Obama, House GOP deficit-cutting ideas (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT AP - A comparison of President Barack Obama's latest deficit reduction proposal with a Republican plan written largely by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and expected to get a House vote this week:

U.S. poised to lift federal protections for wolves (Reuters) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:28 PM PDT Reuters - The gray wolf would become the first creature ever removed from the U.S. endangered species list by an act of Congress under a provision in the budget deal set to be passed by lawmakers this week.

Gingrich: Obama's tax plan a job-killer (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:27 PM PDT AP - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich blasted a budget address by President Barack Obama as "a sadly political speech of remarkable demagoguery."

Ariz. Senate approves presidential 'birther' bill (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:24 PM PDT AP - The Arizona Senate has approved a bill requiring presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens before they can be included on the state's ballot.

Biden meets Emir of Qatar (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT AFP - The Emir of Qatar prepared for Thursday's talks with President Barack Obama by meeting Vice President Joe Biden, and the two men discussed the historic turmoil shaking the Middle East.

Likely GOP Presidential candidates attack Obama’s speech as falling short (Daily Caller) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 04:03 PM PDT Daily Caller - Potential Republican presidential candidates attacked President Obama’s speech on Wednesday, calling it a poor substitute for what they say is necessary to deal with the country’s fiscal problems.

How the AP-GfK poll was conducted (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 03:34 PM PDT AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on taxes was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Mar. 24-28. It is based on landline and cellular telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,001 adults. Interviews were conducted with 701 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones.

U.S. spending bill would lift federal wolf protections (Reuters) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - Tucked into a sprawling budget deal nearing passage on Capitol Hill is a proposal that would make the gray wolf the first creature ever removed from the Endangered Species List by an act of Congress.

Obama: Cut spending, raise taxes on the wealthy (AP) Posted: 13 Apr 2011 03:22 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama coupled a call for $4 trillion in long-term deficit reductions with a blistering attack on Republican plans for taxes, Medicare and Medicaid on Wednesday, laying down markers for a roiling debate in Congress and the 2012 presidential campaign to come.

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