2011年4月11日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Romney in — almost — announcing exploratory effort (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 04:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 2, 2011, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas. On Monday, Romney announced his presidential bid, saying it's time to restore America greatness. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the closest to a front-runner in a wide-open Republican field, took a major step toward a second White House candidacy Monday, formally announcing a campaign exploratory committee.

The Fast Fix: Could Trump win the nomination? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:31 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Could Donald Trump be the 2012 GOP contender? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix …

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 - Everything you need to know about Michele Bachmann at a glance .......... The tea party star 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 that Bachmann, a conservative Republican and founder of the Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill, has been telling others that her filing and announcement will take place in "early summer." But if a debate sponsor indicates an exploratory committee is necessary for participation, Bachmann may file earlier …

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 - Everything you need to know about Tim Pawlenty at a glance ............... The 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 the exploratory phase would be short. "We're not going to draw this out for a long period of time and I think the formal announcement or fuller announcement will come relatively soon," he told Fox News Channel in a primetime interview. "It's not going to be six months from now. It will be sooner than that …

Republican Romney enters 2012 White House race (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Former Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney addresses the third session of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 3, 2008. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Republican heavyweight Mitt Romney on Monday entered the race for the White House in 2012, forming an exploratory committee to raise money for a challenge to President Barack Obama.

Mitt Romney's Campaign Imagery Not Exactly Minty Fresh (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:37 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Back when political coverage was still civil and decent, it was tradition to wait a few days before noting that a recently-announced presidential candidate's campaign logo resembled that of a major toothpaste brand, or that his campaign slogan was first used seven years ago by an unsuccessful presidential nominee from his home state. It's an era Mitt Romney and his advertising gurus are undoubtedly pining for Monday afternoon after the relentless scrutiny their campaign imagery has attracted in the hours since Romney announced the formation of his presidential exploratory committee.

Prosecutor: Obama election church fire was racism (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:32 PM PDT

AP - Racism that had been brewing for years "reached its boiling point" when a white man and two friends burned a predominantly black church in the hours after President Barack Obama's 2008 election, a federal prosecutor said Monday in closing arguments.

New Jerseyans back sharing police, fire and schools (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Reuters - To save money, most New Jersey residents would support sharing police and fire departments and schools, a poll said on Monday.

White House warns on debt limit, says Obama regrets vote (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Reuters - The White House on Monday urged Republicans not to tie an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling to spending cuts and admitted that President Barack Obama's own vote against an increase in 2006 was a "mistake".

Bachmann stops short of endorsing GOP budget plan (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks during a Presidential Lecture Series sponsored by The Family Leader, Monday, April 11, 2011, in Pella, Iowa. Minnesota congresswoman and potential GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she'll vote against the federal budget bill because it doesn't remove funding for the president's health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann said Monday that she supports the ideas behind a GOP budget plan to slash $5.8 trillion in spending over the next decade, but the potential Republican presidential contender stopped short of endorsing the proposal.

House Republicans will not make spending bill language available for three days before voting (Daily Caller)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Washington, DC: The city where Democrats call tax cuts "spending" and Republicans say with a straight face that "three days" means 48 hours and one minute.

Debt-ceiling, Ryan bill, linked by White House (Daily Caller)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Daily Caller - White House officials are using the growing debate over Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan to minimize spending-concessions during the upcoming congressional debate over the national debt-ceiling, and to highlight the President’s claim to be a fiscal moderate.

Obama to kick off 2012 fundraising in Chicago (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:45 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama will kick off his 2012 campaign fundraising efforts later this week in his hometown of Chicago, which will also serve as the headquarters for his campaign.

Romney takes step towards US presidential bid (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:14 PM PDT

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, shown here in February 2011, announced Monday he was formally exploring a 2012 White House run, charging that President Barack Obama's policies AFP - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney announced Monday he was formally exploring a 2012 White House run, charging that President Barack Obama's policies "have failed" to revive the US economy.

Obama sizes up options for health care cuts (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 02:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2011 file photo, President Obama poses for photographers in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington after he spoke regarding the budget and averted government shutdown. Don’t look for President Barack Obama to endorse a Medicare voucher plan or turning Medicaid over to the states when he unveils his approach to controlling the government’s health care costs on Wednesday. But less government money for providers and more costs shifted to beneficiaries will still be in the plan. The president is expected to draw from proposals issued by his debt commission and from the work of a small group of senators of both parties trying to devise a strategy that will force Congress to deal with the cost of health benefits. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - President Barack Obama's plans to curb health care costs that drive the deficit would mean less taxpayer money for providers and more costs for beneficiaries as he draws from bipartisan ideas already on the table.

Michele Bachmann: ‘Committed to being a one-term president if that’s what it takes’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT

Daily Caller - As Michele Bachmann ponders a presidential run, the Minnesota congresswoman told the Des Moines Register that she would serve only one-term as president if necessary.

WH: Obama regrets vote against raising debt limit (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 02:47 PM PDT

AP - The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama regrets his vote as a senator in 2006 against raising the debt limit — the same kind of increase he's now pressuring Congress to approve.

Prosecutors want all of Loughner's medical records (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT

AP - Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to order doctors who have treated the suspect in the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage to turn over all his medical records.

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