Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Tim Pawlenty’s challenge: Fire up the base (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• AP Exclusive: Former Palin aide pens tell-all (AP)
• GOP proposes cuts to domestic, foreign food aid (AP)
• Md. congressman spotlights journalist missing (AP)
• Assembly votes to prohibit sale of shark fins (AP)
• Analysis: Romney is the guy to catch in GOP field (AP)
• Possible Palin house buy in Arizona creates buzz (AP)
• Netanyahu speech eyed for sign of U.S.-Israel rift (Reuters)
• Senate Democrats, GOP agree on Libya resolution (AP)
• New Hampshire Republicans lean to Romney, most undecided (Reuters)
• GOP frosh take care of districts in defense bill (AP)
• Obama starts UK visit, security issues paramount (Reuters)
• Chaplains: Troops may fear sharing beliefs on gays (AP)
• Obama, not Biden, must seal final debt deal: Cantor (Reuters)
• Beaches and parks off limits to New York smokers (Reuters)
• Democrats sharpen attack on Medicare overhaul (Reuters)
• House Democrats urge limits on oil speculators (Reuters)
• Tax cheats among recipients of stimulus money (AP)

Tim Pawlenty’s challenge: Fire up the base (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 23 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Beth Reinhard National Journal With Tim Pawlenty making his presidential bid official Sunday, pressure is mounting on him to persuade Republicans that he's a contender, not a consolation prize. The former Minnesota governor is widely viewed as a credible …

AP Exclusive: Former Palin aide pens tell-all (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 09:37 AM PDT AP - A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around.

GOP proposes cuts to domestic, foreign food aid (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 04:05 PM PDT AP - House Republicans are targeting domestic nutrition programs and international food assistance as they try to control spending in next year's budget.

Md. congressman spotlights journalist missing (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 03:51 PM PDT AP - Maryland Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger called attention Monday to the case of a freelance journalist from Baltimore who has been missing in Libya since March, saying all means necessary must be used to bring the reporter home.

Assembly votes to prohibit sale of shark fins (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 03:47 PM PDT AP - The state Assembly came to the defense Monday of endangered sharks targeted by fishermen who amputate their fins then toss the live sharks back into the ocean.

Analysis: Romney is the guy to catch in GOP field (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 03:39 PM PDT AP - Mitt Romney is emerging as the man to catch in the narrowing Republican presidential field, grabbing a clear head start in fundraising, organization and experience despite vulnerabilities that still might undo him.

Possible Palin house buy in Arizona creates buzz (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 05:18 PM PDT AP - The purchase of a large custom estate in a desert community north of Phoenix has set off a wave of speculation that the buyer might be former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Netanyahu speech eyed for sign of U.S.-Israel rift (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2011 05:16 PM PDT Reuters - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on Tuesday, many will be watching to see whether he escalates a war of words with the White House over how to make peace in the Middle East.

Senate Democrats, GOP agree on Libya resolution (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 05:09 PM PDT AP - Top Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed Monday on a resolution backing limited U.S. involvement in the NATO-led military campaign against Libya, days after the expiration of the legal deadline for President Barack Obama to seek full-blown congressional authorization.

New Hampshire Republicans lean to Romney, most undecided (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2011 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - Mitt Romney is the leading choice among New Hampshire Republicans as their party's 2012 presidential nominee, but most still have no idea who will get their first-in-the-nation primary vote in February, a survey showed on Monday.

GOP frosh take care of districts in defense bill (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 04:15 PM PDT AP - Hard-charging Republicans who rallied voters last year with cries of "Stop the spending, ban the earmarks" are quietly offering a more familiar Washington refrain now that they're in Congress: not in my backyard.

Obama starts UK visit, security issues paramount (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2011 04:08 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday begins a visit to Britain where he and Prime Minister David Cameron will review NATO action to help end conflict in Libya and Western policy toward uprisings in the Arab world.

Chaplains: Troops may fear sharing beliefs on gays (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 03:23 PM PDT AP - A group of 21 organizations that provide chaplains to the U.S. military is asking the Department of Defense or Congress to guarantee that troops will not be punished if they openly discuss their objections to homosexuality with their chaplains.

Obama, not Biden, must seal final debt deal: Cantor (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2011 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama, not Vice President Joe Biden, will have to cement a final deal that would raise the United States' borrowing authority, a leading Republican said Monday.

Beaches and parks off limits to New York smokers (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2011 03:12 PM PDT Reuters - New York City took its smoking prohibition outdoors on Monday, adding the city's parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is banned as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to promote healthy habits.

Democrats sharpen attack on Medicare overhaul (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - Democrats sharpened their attack on Monday against a Republican plan to overhaul Medicare as they prepared to force their opponents to vote on the unpopular proposal to privatize the health program for the elderly.

House Democrats urge limits on oil speculators (Reuters) Posted: 23 May 2011 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - Congress should take steps to limit speculation in oil markets, which has boosted prices as much as 30 percent, a new report from the Democratic staff of a House of Representatives oversight committee said on Monday.

Tax cheats among recipients of stimulus money (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 02:50 PM PDT AP - Thousands of companies that cashed in on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package owed the government millions in unpaid taxes, congressional investigators have found.

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