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Yahoo! News: Elections

Muslim US lawmaker to testify at hearings on radicals (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST

A Muslim US lawmaker said Sunday he would testify at controversial congressional hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims, but stressed he felt they were too focused on one minority. Representative Keith Ellison, pictured in 2006, said he would participate in the hearings, which have been derided as discriminatory, because he believed in AFP - A Muslim US lawmaker said Sunday he would testify at controversial hearings on American Muslim radicalization, as religious leaders blasted the congressional inquiry as Islamophobia.

Mike Huckabee Backing Off Natalie Portman Pregnancy Remarks to Save Presidential Bid? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:47 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Mike Huckabee is backing away from negative comments made about Natalie Portman's unwed mother status in light of media fallout. The former Arkansas governor issued a blog post stating, "Contrary to what the Hollywood media reported, I did not 'slam' or 'attack' Natalie Portman, nor did I criticize the hardworking single mothers in our country." Is it in time to heal any wounds dealt to his possible 2012 presidential campaign?

Muslims, supporters protest Congressional hearing (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PST

Reuters - Muslims, activists and supporters demonstrated in Times Square on Sunday to protest a Congressional hearing on radicalization of U.S. Muslims.

Crowd in NYC rallies against hearing on US Muslims (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PST

Entertainment promoter Russell Simmons addresses the 'Today, I Am A Muslim, Too' rally to protest against a planned congressional hearing on the role of Muslims in homegrown terrorism, Sunday, March 6, 2011 in New York. Republican congressman Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says affiliates of al-Qaida are radicalizing some American Muslims and that he plans to hold hearings on the threat they pose to the U.S. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Some 300 people gathered in Times Square on Sunday to speak out against a planned congressional hearing on Muslim terrorism, criticizing it as xenophobic and saying that singling out Muslims, rather than extremists, is unfair.

Religious leaders rally for American Muslims (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:12 PM PST

New York religious leaders and legendary hip hop figure Russell Simmons, pictured in 2010, led a rally Sunday to defend American Muslims from what they described as Islamophobia in upcoming congressional hearings.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alberto E. Rodriguez)AFP - New York religious leaders and a legendary hip hop figure lead a rally Sunday to defend American Muslims from what they described as Islamophobia in upcoming congressional hearings.

NASA reels from climate science setbacks (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PST

This undated NASA file image shows the Glory spacecraft. A pair of costly satellite crashes have dealt a major blow to NASA's earth science efforts just as the US space agency faces scrutiny from Congress over whether climate science should be part of its focus at all.(AFP/NASA/File)AFP - A pair of costly satellite crashes have dealt a major blow to NASA's earth science efforts just as the US space agency faces scrutiny from Congress over whether climate science should be part of its focus at all.

Marchers mark 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 02:57 PM PST

Participants make their way across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 6, 2011, on the 46th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. (AP Photo/ Kevin Glackmeyer)AP - Thousands of marchers marked the 46th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" voting rights confrontation in Selma.

Top Democrat draws line in sand in budget fight (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 02:46 PM PST

Reuters - Assistant Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin drew a line in the sand on Sunday in his party's budget battle with Republicans, who are pushing deep spending cuts to trim the federal deficit.

White House jabs GOP diplomat who may run in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:06 AM PST

AP - The White House is praising a departing U.S. ambassador for supporting the administration and working closely with President Barack Obama.

Romney, novice no more, focuses on Obama, economy (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:54 AM PST

Former Massachusetts Gov. MItt Romney works the tables like a presidential candidate Sunday, March 6, 2011 in Bartlett, N.H, where he was the keynote speaker at the Carroll County Republican Committee Lincoln Day Dinner. This time Romney has a clear pitch: I'm the strongest Republican to challenge President Barack Obama on the country's single biggest issue, the economy. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - This time, Mitt Romney has a clear pitch: I'm the strongest Republican to challenge President Barack Obama on the country's single biggest issue — the economy.

Former pizza chain CEO mulling presidential run (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:12 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2010 file photo, Georgia businessman Herman Cain, who is edging toward a run for the White House, addresses a gathering in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The former co-owner of the Godfather’s Pizza chain will join other potential Republican presidential candidates Monday at a forum in Des Moines. (AP Photo/The Arlington Heights Daily Herald, Mark Welsh) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Most Americans haven't heard of Herman Cain, the former head of a chain of pizza restaurants who is considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination.

Unity that aided Calif recall frays amid rivalries (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:55 AM PST

AP - Nine months ago residents of this hardscrabble suburb on the edge of Los Angeles were united with one common battle cry: "Throw the bums out!"

Huckabee defends remarks about unwed, pregnant Natalie Portman (Daily Caller)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PST

Daily Caller - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, claims he did not "slam" or "attack" unwed pregnant Hollywood starlet Natalie Portman when he said she set an unrealistic example for unmarried mothers.

England scrape past South Africa by six runs (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 06:20 AM PST

South African cricketer Morne Morkel (left) walks back to the pavilion as England cricketers Stuart Broad (centre) and Michael Yardy (right) celebrate after winning the Cricket World Cup match in Chennai on Sunday.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - England revived their madcap World Cup campaign with a dramatic six-run win over South Africa on Sunday, raising new doubts over the Proteas' ability to close out matches under pressure.

White House praises Muslims ahead of House hearing (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:54 PM PST

Iman Mohammed Magid, executive director All Dulles Area Muslim Society, left, and Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, are seen as the pledge of allegiance is said during an interfaith forum at the ADAM mosque in Sterling, Va., Sunday, March 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Muslim Americans are not part of the terrorism problem facing the U.S. — they are part of the solution, a top White House official said Sunday at a Washington-area mosque.

England beat South Africa by six runs (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:21 AM PST

South African cricketer Morne Morkel (left) walks back to the pavilion as England cricketers Stuart Broad (centre) and Michael Yardy (right) celebrate after winning the Cricket World Cup match in Chennai on Sunday.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - England revived their madcap World Cup campaign with a dramatic six-run win over South Africa that ended the Proteas' unbeaten start to the tournament.

Estonia centre-right poised to win election (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:28 AM PST

Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip is pictured in 2009. Estonia's ruling centre-right coalition topped the polls in the Baltic state's general election with almost 58 percent of the vote, initial results showed Sunday.(AFP/File/Pedro Armestre)AFP - Estonians voted Sunday in the eurozone newcomer nation's general election, with the centre-right government poised for a new mandate after steering the country out of a sharp recession.

Obama offers deeper cuts, appeals for budget deal (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 08:26 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at Miami Central Senior High School in Miami, Friday, March. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)AP - President Barack Obama says he's willing to make deeper spending cuts if Congress can compromise on a budget deal that would end the threat of a government shutdown.

Jewish groups oppose circumcision ban in US city (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 06:04 PM PST

A view of San Francisco in California. The city is debating whether to introduce a ban on male circumcision, sparking an outcry from some religious groups.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Jewish groups and others are up at arms over an attempt to outlaw male circumcision in San Francisco by putting the issue to a popular vote.

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