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Yahoo! News: Elections

Romney's path: Victory by 'slog' (Politico)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:30 AM PDT

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to an audience at the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesPolitico - Mitt Romney is sketching a path to the GOP nomination that looks nothing like the one blazed by Republicans before him.

2012 GOP presidential hopeful: Michele Bachmann (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:33 AM PDT

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks at a rally by home school advocates, Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. More than 1,000 home school advocates rallied on the steps of the Iowa Statehouse, cheered on by three potential Republican presidential candidates who joined their cause. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Tea party star Michele Bachmann is planning to launch an exploratory campaign for president in June or possibly sooner, Rachel Rose Hartman reported in The Ticket March 24, citing a CNN story. A source close to the Minnesota congresswoman told CNN …

2012 GOP presidential hopeful: Tim Pawlenty (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty addresses a crowd of 2500 people during the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit at the Phoenix Convention Center on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Tim Pawlenty, former Republican governor of Minnesota, took a major step toward a run for the White House on March 22 when he announced an exploratory committee. He made the announcement in a two-minute video message posted on Facebook. Pawlenty said …

Nevada GOP gambles on making caucuses count (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 22, 2011 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks in Carson City, Nev. Nevada's 2008 GOP presidential caucuses, an attempt to give a diverse Western state a prominent say in choosing the Republican nominee, were a flop. No candidate competed seriously. Few Republicans voted. And the state squandered an opportunity to make its mark on the race. Republicans here hope it's going to be different this time around. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)AP - Nevada Republicans are gambling that they can turn this swing state best known for showgirls and cowboys into a major player in picking the party's presidential nominee.

Across country, GOP pushes photo ID at the polls (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2011 file photo, Rep. Stephen Meeks, R-Greenbrier, right, congratulates Rep. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, after passage in the House of King's bill dealing with photo identification cards for voters at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. The Arkansas House voted Monday to require voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, rejecting concerns raised by critics that the law would keep some poor or elderly people from the polls. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)AP - Empowered by last year's elections, Republican leaders in about half the states are pushing to require voters to show photo ID at the polls despite little evidence of fraud and already-substantial punishments for those who vote illegally.

West strikes Libya forces, NATO sees 90-day campaign (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:42 PM PDT

Rebel fighters walk holding weapons along the Benghazi -Ajdabiyah road near Ajdabiyah March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Western warplanes bombed Muammar Gaddafi's tanks and artillery in eastern Libya on Friday to try to break a battlefield stalemate and help rebels take the strategic town of Ajdabiyah.

Anaheim mulls bonds to assist move for NBA's Kings (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Anaheim, California officials will vote next week on a plan for the city to finance improvements to the Honda Center to help bring the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association to the city-owned facility.

Obama seeks to assure lawmakers on Libya strategy (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:07 PM PDT

Rebel fighters pray along the Benghazi -Ajdabiyah road near Ajdabiyah March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - President Barack Obama told U.S. lawmakers on Friday American military forces are not seeking to topple Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi from power but are engaged in a limited effort to protect civilians.

Obama to speak on Libya on Monday: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will make an address on Libya on Monday at 7:30 p.m. EDT/2330 GMT, a White House official said.

Inmate's early release puts focus on Barbour (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

AP - The early release Friday of a Mississippi man convicted of manslaughter has drawn attention because Gov. Haley Barbour, a possible Republican presidential candidate, had signed an order that gave time off to the man and other prisoners.

Obama speaks to Congressional leaders on Libya (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:04 PM PDT

US president Barack Obama, seen here during a joint press conference in San Salvador, on March 22. Obama on Friday held a conference call with key congressional leaders on Libya and aides said he would speak to Americans soon amid rising domestic scrutiny of the mission.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AFP - President Barack Obama on Friday briefed key congressional leaders on Libya and made plans to address the US public on Monday as questions grow about the mission.

Obama to address nation on Monday about Libya (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:54 PM PDT

AP - To a nation and a Congress seeking answers, President Barack Obama on Monday will offer his most expansive explanation of the U.S. role in the Libyan war, delivering a speech that is expected to cover the path ahead and his rationale about the appropriate use of force.

Healthcare and global warming impede budget deal (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:22 PM PDT

A Senate staffer carries a copy of President Barack Obama's proposed 2012 federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Healthcare, global warming, birth control and other hot-button political issues are threatening to derail a compromise over U.S. spending cuts, lawmakers and aides said on Friday.

Obama Birth Certificate Issue to Play Some Part in 2012 (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:21 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Obama birth certificate issue has refused to go away. In fact, the birth certificate was brought up on The View this week by someone who might be a presidential candidate.

Huckabee leads Republicans for president: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidates, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, spar over the issue of tax cuts while they were governors during the Fox News Presidential Forum at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire January 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Mike Huckabee holds a small lead in the field of potential Republican presidential candidates, while Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin have slipped, according to a Gallup Poll released on Friday.

Allies hit Kadhafi forces as NATO put Canadian in charge (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:08 PM PDT

A wounded Libyan rebel is treated near the eastern town of Ajdabiya. Coalition forces launched a seventh day of air strikes against the regime of Libya's Moamer Kadhafi on Friday but France and Britain insisted a diplomatic solution to the crisis could be reached.(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - Coalition forces carried out a seventh day of air and missile strikes against the Libyan regime's forces on Friday as NATO appointed a Canadian general to oversee the campaign.

Mrs. Obama to be graduation speaker in IA, GA, VA (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:12 PM PDT

AP - The White House says Michelle Obama will be the commencement speaker at colleges in Iowa and Georgia and a Virginia high school this spring.

Obama: Greece is symbol of democracy for the world (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:05 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama marked the 190th anniversary of Greek independence by reaffirming ties between the two countries.

The Al Gore Surge (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:59 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - Hot on the heels of his hiring of Keith Olbermann for Current TV and big book deal with Random House, Al Gore is rousing the Democratic base for a push to retake the House in 2012. Brent Budowsky on the prospects for Gore’s new campaign.

Huckabee and Romney lead Republican field: Gallup (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Mike Huckabee leads a list of potential candidates for the 2012 U.S. Republican nomination, edging out Mitt Romney, while support for Sarah Palin has slipped, according to a Gallup Poll released on Friday.

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