2011年4月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Haley Barbour's Wife Vetoes 2012 Presidential Bid (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2011 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks in Jackson, Miss. Barbour says he won't be a presidential candidate for 2012. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)The Daily Beast - The Mississippi governor lined up a team for 2012 and lost weight, but his wife never jumped on the presidential bandwagon—and now he’s out of the race. Jill Lawrence on this year’s campaign game changer: family sentiment. Plus, gallery of wives who said “no.”

Ron Paul launches uphill bid for 2012 White House (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) speaks at the Conservative Political Action conference (CPAC) in Washington, February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Representative Ron Paul took the first step toward a longshot campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, hoping to expand his support beyond a fervent group of loyalists.

Sharron Angle: the first Tea Party congressman? (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Former Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle may run for Congress as an independent, the Las Vegas Journal-Review reports.

Obama urges oil producers to increase output (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:50 PM PDT

A gas nozzle is used to pump petrol at a station in New York February 22, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged world oil producers to lift crude output as he sought to deflect public anger over high gasoline prices that is hurting his popularity among voters.

Carney rips CNN’s Ed Henry for asking about Obama’s birth certificate (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Daily Caller - White House press secretary Jay Carney ripped CNN's Ed Henry for asking about President Obama's birth certificate on Tuesday. Birtherism, or the belief among some Americans that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve in his office, has picked up steam in the media with potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump touting it.

Ron Paul Doubts Young People Will Flock to Obama (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:45 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Texas Rep. Ron Paul announced he's forming a exploratory committee, a major step toward running for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. The filing with the Federal Election Commission will allow him to raise and spend campaign cash before officially jumping in the race; Paul said it also will allow him to join the first presidential debate on May 5. Five other Republicans have taken this step. Paul says he'll officially declare whether he's running in the next couple weeks.

Paul could see competition for austerity message (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:56 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul says he's forming a campaign exploratory committee as he moves closer to again seeking the Republican nomination for president. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Republican Ron Paul said Tuesday he is forming a campaign exploratory committee as he moves closer to running for president, declaring there are "literally millions more people now concerned about the very things I talked about" than ever before.

Obama says he wants oil producers to boost output (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama meets with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, not shown, Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - As the high cost of gasoline takes a toll on politics and pocket books, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is calling on major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia to increase their oil supplies to help stabilize prices, warning starkly that lack of relief would harm the global economy.

Congressional Republicans go home to mixed reviews (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:47 PM PDT

Jim Callahan, 52, of Orlando, raises a sign during a town hall meeting held by Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Congressional Republicans are getting mixed reviews as they pitch their budget plan to constituents back home. Webster faced heckling, boos and shouting matches between supporters and opponents during an hour-long meeting. Webster defended the budget blueprint authored by Ryan that would cut social safety-net programs such as food stamps and Medicaid. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)AP - Freshman Rep. Daniel Webster was armed with a rainbow of graphs and pie charts, ready to make the GOP's case for budget cuts before his own constituents. He was barely a minute into his prepared remarks Tuesday when the yelling started.

Obama criticizes new Georgia immigration law (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:29 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama criticized on Tuesday a new immigration bill passed by Georgia's senate that would give police authority to question suspects about their immigration status.

Tea Party to take angst to GE shareholder meeting in Salt Lake City (Daily Caller)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Tea Party activists are taking their message all the way to Salt Lake City, Utah for General Electric's shareholder meeting on Wednesday. FreedomWorks, along with the Free Enterprise Project and local Tea Party groups, is planning a rally before the meeting to demand the firing of GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt.

Obama directs $25M non-lethal aid to Libyan rebels (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this 1970 file photo, Moammar Gadhafi is shown at the Cairo Airport in Cairo, Egypt. Gadhafi was many things over many years: a dashing icon of Libyan revolution, a brazen patron of terrorists, the custodian of vast oil wealth, a dictator whose flamboyance masked grit and guile, and a longtime pariah on the road to rehabilitation in the West. From his cadre of female bodyguards to his penchant for pitching a tent on foreign visits, he was an object of fascination, ridicule and revulsion. Now, in perhaps his final reinvention, Gadhafi is an apocalyptic figure, the dispenser of terrible bloodshed who seeks to keep power four decades after he ousted King Idris in a coup when he was an army captain. (AP Photo, File)AP - President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of up to $25 million in surplus government goods to support Libyan opposition groups and protect civilians threatened by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces.

AP sources: Crocker top pick for Afghan post (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, Ryan Crocker testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama is likely to name Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told The Associated Press, signaling the beginning of a far-reaching turnover of the nation's top leadership team for the war in Afghanistan as the U.S prepares to begin forces home this summer. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama is likely to name seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told The Associated Press on Tuesday, part of a far-reaching turnover of the nation's top leadership of the Afghanistan war as Obama prepares to begin bringing forces home this summer.

Experts: Judge's sexual orientation is non-issue (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:28 PM PDT

In this photo taken Nov. 19, 2010, Chief District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, of the Northern District of California, speaks at a legal conference in Seattle. The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban say the recent disclosure by Walker that he is in a long-term relationship with another man has given them new grounds to appeal the ruling that struck down Proposition 8 last summer. Walker retired from the bench at the end of February. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban are making it clear they don't want to disqualify the federal judge who struck down the ban because he is gay.

Obama hits oil giants over pump prices (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:08 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama, pictured on April 21, on Tuesday stepped up his campaign over politically damaging high gasoline prices, calling on Congress to eliminate $4 billion dollars in subsidies to oil industry giants.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US President Barack Obama called on Congress Tuesday to cut $4 billion in subsidies to profit-churning oil firms, as higher gasoline prices squeeze families and harm his political prospects.

Daniels' timeline for White House campaign ticking (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, Gov Mitch Daniels speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Daniels is nearing a self-imposed deadline for declaring whether he will run for president as the Indiana Legislature wraps up a session that has given him big victories fiscal conservatives are likely to favor. Daniels could be helped by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s decision not to run. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)AP - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, nearing an announcement on whether to run for president, is spending the final week of his state's legislative session pushing for the final pieces of a record that would be ready-made for a Republican campaign: a balanced budget, tax refunds and a school voucher program.

NY government bars elected officials from pension business (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT

Reuters - New York elected officials, lobbyists and placement agents will be permanently barred from dealing with the state's pension fund under new rules Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed on Tuesday.

Polls Indicate Sarah Palin Should Just Forget About 2012 Presidential Run (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:38 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - In the wake of the 2008 election, Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was riding a tide of Republican optimism looking ahead to the next national contest in 2012.

Gold Medalist Carl Lewis Can't Run for New Jersey Senate (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:35 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Nine-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis won't be able to run for New Jersey state senate because he hasn't lived in the state for four years, an election official has ruled. Lewis' name will be deleted from the Democratic ballot ahead of the June primary, the Associated Press' Angela Delli Santi reports. Everyone is sad about this because Olympians are cool and because sprinters make for excellent political race puns.

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