Yahoo! News: Elections

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• 'She's becoming Al Sharpton, Alaska edition' (Politico)
• The Daily Caller/ConservativeHome Tracking Poll: Romney most likely to beat Obama, Christie most liked (Daily Caller)
• Barbour contrasts himself with Obama on economy (AP)
• Kaine says likely to seek Webb's Va. Senate seat (AP)
• Senate Republicans pressure Obama on trade deals (AP)
• Fewer Americans worry about climate change: poll (AFP)
• Republicans threaten Commerce nomination over deals (Reuters)
• US lawmakers seek to force action on trade pacts (AFP)
• Obama meeting with potential DNC donors (AP)
• Alvarez Recall: Miami-Dade Prepares to Vote Out Mayor (Time.com)
• California sets special election for U.S. House seat (Reuters)
• Republicans mount first Dodd-Frank challenge (Reuters)
• SPIN METER: Obama steers clear of action on guns (AP)
• Obama, Danish leader: Gaddafi must go (Reuters)
• Republican Warns: Palin Could Win 2012 Nomination, Allowing Obama Re-Election (ContributorNetwork)
• Struggling states may cancel or delay primaries (AP)
• Obama asks Congress for education bill by Sept. (AP)
• Republican Barbour says Obama policies stifle recovery (Reuters)
• U.S. urges Aristide to delay return to Haiti (Reuters)
• Renault apologises to managers wrongly sacked for spying (AFP)

'She's becoming Al Sharpton, Alaska edition' (Politico) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PDT Politico - Sarah Palin has played the sexism card, accusing critics of chauvinism against a strong woman.She has played the class card, dismissing the Bush family as “blue bloods” and complaining that she is the target of snobbery by people who dislike her simply because she is “not so hoity-toity.”

The Daily Caller/ConservativeHome Tracking Poll: Romney most likely to beat Obama, Christie most liked (Daily Caller) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:03 PM PDT Daily Caller - According to the inaugural The Daily Caller/ConservativeHome 2012 Presidential Tracking Poll, 27 percent of a panel of likely Republican primary voters believe former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has the best chance of beating President Obama in 2012, though he is not necessarily the candidate they like the most, or believe would do the best job controlling federal government spending or dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fifteen percent chose New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as their favorite candidate — more than any other candidate — though he has continually insisted that he is not running.

Barbour contrasts himself with Obama on economy (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:17 PM PDT AP - Sounding every bit the presidential candidate, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour used President Barack Obama's hometown as a backdrop Monday to blame the Democrat for enacting policies that "created economic uncertainty or directly hurt the economy" — and argue that he could do better.

Kaine says likely to seek Webb's Va. Senate seat (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:29 PM PDT AP - Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine told a college class he's likely to run for a Senate seat next year, a party spokesman said Monday.

Senate Republicans pressure Obama on trade deals (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:28 PM PDT AP - Senate Republicans on Monday raised the stakes in their showdown with President Barack Obama over trade policy, saying they will block the confirmation of a new Commerce secretary until the administration submits to Congress three pending free trade agreements.

Fewer Americans worry about climate change: poll (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:28 PM PDT AFP - The number of Americans who are worried about global warming has fallen to nearly the historic low reached in 1998, a poll released Monday showed.

Republicans threaten Commerce nomination over deals (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:18 PM PDT Reuters - Republican senators on Monday threatened to hold up votes on all trade nominations, including the soon-to-be-vacant spot of Commerce secretary, until President Barack Obama sends long-delayed trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to Congress for votes.

US lawmakers seek to force action on trade pacts (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:13 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Congress on Monday stepped up pressure on the White House to submit free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama for lawmakers' final approval.

Obama meeting with potential DNC donors (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is meeting with about 50 donors and potential donors to the Democratic National Committee as he gears up to raise money for the approaching 2012 campaign.

Alvarez Recall: Miami-Dade Prepares to Vote Out Mayor (Time.com) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PDT Time.com - Republican Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, who faces a recall on Tuesday, had the courage to raise taxes to plug a budget gap, but he may not have been stringent enough with his administration

California sets special election for U.S. House seat (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday called a special election to fill the seat of Democratic Representative Jane Harman, marking the first election under the state's new open primary rules.

Republicans mount first Dodd-Frank challenge (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - Congressional Republicans on Wednesday will stage their first outright challenge to 2010's Dodd-Frank financial regulation reforms with a fistful of bills favoring private equity firms, derivatives end-users and corporate CEOs.

SPIN METER: Obama steers clear of action on guns (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT AP - Barack Obama once said it was a "scandal" that then-President George W. Bush didn't force renewal of a federal assault weapons ban. Now it's Obama himself who's steering clear of that and other politically sensitive gun-control measures, even while calling for a new discussion on weapons and "how we can keep America safe for all our people."

Obama, Danish leader: Gaddafi must go (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama and Denmark's prime minister said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has lost the right to lead and should leave the country, but said little about how to make it happen.

Republican Warns: Palin Could Win 2012 Nomination, Allowing Obama Re-Election (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:31 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Poll after poll shows Sarah Palin way behind in favorability and electability, but a prominent Republican notes that might not stop her from getting the Republican nomination in 2012.

Struggling states may cancel or delay primaries (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:20 PM PDT AP - In these tough times, even how we nominate presidents is facing the threat of the budget ax.

Obama asks Congress for education bill by Sept. (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:57 PM PDT AP - Urging Congress to send him a new education law by fall, President Barack Obama focused Monday on the big concerns of parents and lawmakers alike: how student progress is measured and how schools that fall short are labeled.

Republican Barbour says Obama policies stifle recovery (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - Haley Barbour, a conservative Republican weighing a 2012 White House run, condemned President Barack Obama on Monday for failed leadership and big-spending policies that he said were stifling economic recovery.

U.S. urges Aristide to delay return to Haiti (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - The United States on Monday urged Haiti's exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to delay his return until after Haiti's March 20 run-off presidential election.

Renault apologises to managers wrongly sacked for spying (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:08 PM PDT AFP - Renault publicly apologised on Monday to three top managers it fired for allegedly selling key electric car secrets to China after it emerged the French automaker may have been the victim of fraud.

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