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Yahoo! News: Elections

GOP 2012: Let the race (finally) begin (Politico)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:20 AM PDT

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, left, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice watch the first half of a women's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game between Texas A&M and Stanford in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Politico - The hazy Republican presidential primary is about to get some clarity.

The Fast Fix: Could raising taxes help Obama? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:11 AM PDT

The Newsroom - President Barack Obama is talking about ending the Bush tax cuts for households making over $250,000. Will that help Obama or hurt him politically in the 2012 presidential campaign? President Obama has been talking taxes lately, a dangerous political game …

GOP's Pawlenty wants US ambassador out of Syria (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:34 PM PDT

AP - Potential GOP presidential contender Tim Pawlenty wants the U.S. to recall its ambassador to Syria and seek economic sanctions to send "a clear and strong signal" opposing the nation's violent crackdown on demonstrators.

Christine O'Donnell amends fundraising reports (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT

AP - New campaign finance reports filed by former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell include what appear to be previously undisclosed payments to her for travel expenses and indicate that she ended 2010 with $230,000 less cash on hand than previously reported.

Some mark Earth Day with mercury testing "snip-ins" (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:15 PM PDT

Reuters - When the Sierra Club's nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of mercury arrived on Friday, just in time for Earth Day, more than two dozen residents showed up to have their hair tested.

Obama tells Syria that violence must end now (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:08 PM PDT

Supporters and members of Islamist party Reuters - President Barack Obama told Syria on Friday that its bloody crackdown on protesters "must come to an end now" and accused Damascus of seeking Iranian help to repress its people.

Tucson shooting suspect's school redacts records (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

AP - The community college that the Tucson mass shooting suspect attended has released hundreds of e-mails about him but has withheld dozens more, leaving gaps about what was going on inside the school administration during the hours and days after the shooting.

O'Donnell files amended Delaware Senate campaign report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:36 PM PDT

Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell talks to reporters about her loss to Democratic candidate Chris Coons at an election night rally in Dover, Delaware, November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Christine O'Donnell, the defeated Republican candidate for the Senate in Delaware in 2010 and a Tea Party favorite, has filed amended campaign reporting forms to fix mistakes, her lawyer said on Friday.

Wash. considers annual flat fee for electric cars (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Graphic charts the actual number of electric cars in use in the United States from 1992 toAP - Drivers of electric cars may have left the gas pump behind, but there's one expense they may not be able to shake: paying to maintain the roads.

Timing of Sen. Ensign resignation raises questions (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2009 photo, Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. speaks at a news conference at the Lloyd D. George Federal building in Las Vegas. Ensign announced he will resign amid an ethics investigation. Ensign said Thursday, April 21, 2011, he will send Vice President Joe Biden a letter Friday making the resignation official. He said he has not violated any laws or rules, but said he could no longer subject his family, friends and constituents to further investigations. The Republican, who is under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee, announced in March that he would not pursue re-election. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - U.S. Sen. John Ensign's decision this week to resign marked a mysterious change of heart for the Nevada Republican, raising questions about what an ongoing Senate ethics probe has uncovered while also muddling the field of candidates for congressional seats now held by the GOP headed into a key election year.

Soldier charged in Afghan death released (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:50 PM PDT

AP - One of five soldiers charged with killing Afghan civilians for sport was released from Army custody on Friday and placed on electronic monitoring pending his court-martial.

First lady's jet got wrong info on other plane (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:42 PM PDT

Reuters - Air traffic controllers mistakenly told the pilot of a plane carrying U.S. first lady Michelle Obama this week he was further away from a nearby military cargo jet than he actually was, according to a report issued on Friday.

Beck suggests Huckabee too 'thin-skinned' for 2012 (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:56 PM PDT

AP - Glenn Beck on Friday offered some unsolicited advice to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as he continued a political feud with his fellow Fox News Channel host: Skip the 2012 presidential race if you can't take some political punches.

Obama: Syria's 'outrageous' violence must end now (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:35 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is condemning the latest use of force by Syria against anti-government demonstrators and says the regime's "outrageous" use of violence against the protesters must "end now."

Obama blasts Syria's Assad for "outrageous" violence (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama called on the Syrian government on Friday to stop using "outrageous" violence against demonstrators and accused President Bashar al-Assad of seeking help from Iran.

Obama Video Riles Up Manning Supporters (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - President Obama aggravated civil liberties advocates today, telling an activist that the detainment of alleged WikiLeaker Bradley Manning was justified because the former military analyst "broke the law." The comment came during a fundraising event in San Francisco and was caught on camera.

John Ensign resignation puts focus on Nevada elections. Will GOP have an edge? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Sen. John Ensign’s resignation aims to halt a nearly two-year Senate ethics investigation and spare the two-term Nevada senator and his family a public trial. Political handicappers say it could also give Republicans an edge to hold on to a seat expected to be highly competitive in 2012.

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