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Yahoo! News: Elections

NH GOP gets back-to-back look at 2012 hopefuls (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Possible 2012 presidential hopeful, U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks during a We the People candidates forum, Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - With back-to-back events featuring multiple presidential hopefuls, it's been something of an instant-replay kind of weekend for New Hampshire Republicans.

Palin raises profile; 2012 plans unclear (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2011 file photo, former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, Calif. It’s been a sliding spring for Sarah Palin. She's kept an uncharacteristically low profile. Her support among Republicans has shrunk. And there's no evidence that she's anywhere close to announcing whether she will run for president. But it's clear she still wants to be part of the conversation (AP Photo/Spencer Weiner, File)AP - Sarah Palin's support among Republicans has shrunk and there's no evidence she's close to saying whether she will run for president in 2012.

Mitt Romney Backpedals After 'Hang' Obama Gaffe (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - The spotlight was on Mitt Romney yesterday at the Republican gathering in Manchester, New Hampshire, purportedly a summit on jobs and the economy, but also a showcase of five Republican presidential hopefuls, including Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, and Romney. Many interpreted the summit as Romney's unofficial debut as a 2012 candidate.

Indiana Governor Daniels still coy on White House run (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has consistently said that he would not make a decision on running for president until after the state legislative session ended.

NH forum: Romney wants to ‘hang’ Obama with misery index, Bachmann wants omnibus Obama repeal (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:49 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Five potential Republican presidential candidates gathered at a New Hampshire forum hosted by Americans for Prosperity on Friday night.

Obama Administration Responsible for Record Gas Prices (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:19 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The oil industry is enjoying record profits as the price for a barrel of oil soars to more than $110. Chevron posted its profit numbers for the first quarter. The numbers were tough to stomach. Chevron reported earnings of $6.2 billion ($3.09 per share -- diluted) for the first quarter 2011, compared with $4.6 billion ($2.27 per share -- diluted) in the 2010 first quarter.

Obama keeps up push to end gas, oil tax breaks (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 20, 2011 file photo, gas prices above five dollars a gallon are seen on a sign at a gas station in Washington. Americans are down in the dumps. Even though the economy is slowly recovering from the Great Recession, unemployment remains near 9 percent. Gasoline prices have shot up to about $4 a gallon (almost a dollar a liter). That's about a third more than than just six months ago. It's pinching already tight household budgets. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - President Barack Obama says oil companies are profiting from rising pump prices and he wants Congress to end $4 billion in annual tax breaks for the oil and gas industry.

Polls on Tea Party: Nearly 50 Percent Have Unfavorable Opinion of Movement (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - A recent poll released by USA Today/Gallup indicates that the Tea Party may be gradually losing traction among Americans. It corroborates a poll conducted by CNN/Opinion Research Corporation conducted in March.

Republican Presidential Candidates Vulnerable on Policy Positions (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Many of the Republicans considering a run for the presidency have taken policy positions in the past which might not make them very attractive to GOP voters should they decide to run in the primaries in 2012.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels coy on White House run (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, a fiscal conservative seen as a possible formidable candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, said on Saturday he has not yet decided whether to run.

Obama to shift from consoler to comic Saturday (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:12 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he walks from Marine One across the South Lawn to the White House, Friday, April 29, 2011, in Washington, as he returns form Florida. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama is shifting from consoler to comic for his appearance before a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists at Washington's premier black-tie dinner.

Only Huntsman can come from China (Daily Caller)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Jon Huntsman officially ends his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to China Saturday, and will switch gears into what many predict to be a presidential campaign.

Judge asks to see Tucson college's Loughner emails (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:43 AM PDT

AP - A judge is asking to review 255 pages of emails that a newspaper has requested from a community college that the Tucson, Ariz., mass shooting suspect attended.

Political perils abound in online rumor hothouse (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 1988, file photo Democratic presidential candidate, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, acknowledges the auditorium as Republican presidential candidate, Vice President George Bush, looks on after their final debate in Los Angeles, Calif. Dukakis says that while the rapid spread of negative information online poses new challenges for candidates, every generation of politicians has to learn the necessity of effectively countering attacks. 'The worst mistake of my political career, and it was a colossal failure, was that I was not going to respond to the Bush attack campaign,' he says. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)AP - How quaint: Candidate Bill Clinton's big weapon against political attacks in 1992 was an impressive new technology called the blast fax.

Tax, spending divisions laid bare in public forums (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo freshman Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., seen with some family members, participates in a ceremonial House swearing-in ceremony with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The low-key former mayor of Manchester took criticism at a town hall forum in April 2011 for not raising taxes on the wealthy. A bipartisan plan might emerge from a group of six senators, three from each party, working on the issue, he said, and promised to hold a 'manufacturers' summit' and 'innovators' conference' in his district, and to 'look beyond party labels' for solutions to the nation's problems. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Peter Cass could stand it no longer as he listened to the Republican congressman defend a plan to cut taxes and Medicare simultaneously.

Obama renews call for ending oil subsidies (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:52 AM PDT

Samuel Lamb of San Jose fills his truck with gasoline at a Shell gas station on April 27 in San Francisco. US President Barack Obama has said Congress should halt subsidizing oil companies to invest in the energy of the future.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday said Congress should halt subsidizing oil companies to invest in the energy of the future.

Nigeria's ruling party wins in riot-hit states (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Nigeria's ruling party has won delayed governorship elections in two northern states where hundreds died in rioting after a vote two weeks ago.

Sony's No.2 Hirai to brief media Sunday on data theft (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Sony has warned that hackers have stolen passwords, birthdays and other data about users from the Playstation 3 online gaming network.(AFP/File)Reuters - Sony Corp's No.2 Kazuo Hirai will brief media on Sunday about a huge security breach of its PlayStation Network, the first time an executive of the Japanese electronics giant will publicly address the case, which could prompt global legal actions.

Obama seeks end to oil industry tax breaks (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:02 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday kept pressure on the Congress to end tax breaks for oil and gas companies, saying they were enjoying huge profits, as he sought to limit political fallout from rising gasoline prices.

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