Yahoo! News: Elections

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• All the Also-Rans for President (The Daily Beast)
• President Obama’s approval rating hits a new low (The Ticket)
• The Fast Fix: Jon Huntsman, Obama’s biggest rival? (The Newsroom)
• 2012 GOP presidential hopeful: Newt Gingrich (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• Obama threatens veto of FAA bill over labor provision (Reuters)
• Boston transit worker rescued after 30-foot fall (AP)
• US House reinstates DC school voucher program (AP)
• Report: Political reviews delayed document release (AP)
• Budget deal emerges, shutdown threat recedes (Reuters)
• First lady Michelle Obama speaks at DC school (AP)
• Biden says 'good progress' on budget talks (AP)
• Ex-Rep. Kirkpatrick to run again for Arizona seat (AP)
• Veto of GOP-drafted aviation bill is threatened (AP)
• Poll: Tea Party Crashing, Almost as Unfavorable as Democrats and Republicans (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama's Libya Speech Lacked Unifying Logic, Emotion (ContributorNetwork)
• President Obama Has Massively Altered American Foreign Policy (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama Firm, Clear on U.S. Commitment in Libya (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama Sounds an Uncertain Trumpet in Libya (ContributorNetwork)

All the Also-Rans for President (The Daily Beast) Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:44 PM PDT The Daily Beast - Why do pols like Rick Santorum with no real shot at the White House keep running? The lure of TV celebrity makes even the most unlikely prospect press ahead for a while, writes Jack W. Germond.

President Obama’s approval rating hits a new low (The Ticket) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT The Ticket - After a brief resurgence earlier this year, President Obama's poll numbers are back in the dumps. A new Quinnipiac Poll released Wednesday finds Obama's approval rating at the lowest point in his presidency, thanks in part to voter angst over the economy and his handling of the situation in Libya. Just 42 percent of those [...]

The Fast Fix: Jon Huntsman, Obama’s biggest rival? (The Newsroom) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:44 AM PDT The Newsroom - Who is Jon Huntsman, and why does he make Obama nervous? Five facts about the former Utah governor and Ambassador to China, who may be preparing a bid for 2012. To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. …

2012 GOP presidential hopeful: Newt Gingrich (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:56 AM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Conservative commentator and former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich is "unofficially" exploring a run for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. He has tiptoed around the idea since 2010 but launched a website earlier this year to gauge public interest …

Obama threatens veto of FAA bill over labor provision (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama would veto sweeping aviation legislation if Republicans succeed in gutting a federal rule favorable to airline and railroad union organizing, the White House said on Wednesday.

Boston transit worker rescued after 30-foot fall (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PDT AP - A veteran electrician with Boston's transit system who was trying to make work conditions safer for others fell into a 30-foot deep shaft between the tracks on Wednesday and was trapped for more than 2 1/2 hours with severe leg injuries.

US House reinstates DC school voucher program (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:43 PM PDT AP - The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reinstate school vouchers for District of Columbia students, reviving the only program that uses federal tax dollars to subsidize private-school tuition.

Report: Political reviews delayed document release (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:35 PM PDT AP - A Republican congressional investigation accused the Homeland Security Department of "administrative incompetence, illegal politicization and official obstruction" over its now-rescinded policy of secretly detouring requests for government files to senior political advisers for scrutiny under the Freedom of Information Act.

Budget deal emerges, shutdown threat recedes (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT Reuters - A budget deal that could impose the largest domestic spending cut in U.S. history took shape in Congress on Wednesday as the threat of a government shutdown receded.

First lady Michelle Obama speaks at DC school (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:13 PM PDT AP - First lady Michelle Obama urged high school students on Wednesday to think about their career goals and the job market before deciding what type of education to pursue.

Biden says 'good progress' on budget talks (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:12 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden says there's "good progress" being made in talks with Congress on a government funding bill to avoid a government shutdown next week.

Ex-Rep. Kirkpatrick to run again for Arizona seat (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT AP - Former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick says she's running to win back the congressional seat she lost to tea party favorite Paul Gosar in last fall's election.

Veto of GOP-drafted aviation bill is threatened (AP) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:56 PM PDT AP - The White House warned House Republicans on Wednesday that a bill to provide long-term authority for aviation programs faces a possible veto if lawmakers persist in proposed funding cuts or include a provision strongly opposed by labor unions.

Poll: Tea Party Crashing, Almost as Unfavorable as Democrats and Republicans (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:33 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Not long ago, the Tea Party had fought the image of lunatic fringers, made bold moves into the political landscape and helped the Republicans take back the House of Representatives. Their favorability rating rose as people found out that not all of their members were Flat Earthers and extreme Posse Comitatus disciples but individuals and politically motivated conservatives and libertarians with a look to reducing government spending, government control, and federal taxes. But a new poll indicates that the good will they had amassed by December 2010 and January 2011 in the wake of their victories in the Mid-term Elections has all but evaporated, and they now enjoy nearly equal footing with the Republicans and Democrats.

Obama's Libya Speech Lacked Unifying Logic, Emotion (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:17 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - "Intellectual and distant." That was my immediate reaction to President Obama giving his Libya speech Monday. I kept telling my husband "Obama doesn't know who his audience is. He's speaking to the wrong people."

President Obama Has Massively Altered American Foreign Policy (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:17 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama, in a generally ignored part of his speech to the American people on Libya, has stated the equivalent of an Obama Doctrine in support of universal values.

Obama Firm, Clear on U.S. Commitment in Libya (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:16 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama addressed the American people Monday from National Defense University in Washington.

Obama Sounds an Uncertain Trumpet in Libya (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:16 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama delivered a somewhat mushy, sometimes incoherent speech before a live audience at the National Defense University Monday night laying out the justification for the "kinetic military action" in Libya.

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