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Yahoo! News: Elections

No go in 2012: Ind. GOP Gov. Daniels not running (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:22 AM PDT

FILE - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels talks about the improved state revenue forecast during a news conference at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, in this April 15, 2011 file photo. In a middle-of-the-night message on Sunday May 22, 2011, Daniels said he was taking the advice of his family and would skip a White House bid in 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)AP - Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind., said Sunday he won't run for president because of family concerns, narrowing the field but making a wide-open race even hazier.

Republican field further winnowed as Daniels departs (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, seen here in 2003, has decided not to run for the White House. Daniels was tipped as the Republicans' best hope to oust President Barack Obama in next year's election.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Republicans hoping to dethrone President Barack Obama had one fewer possible standard bearers, after Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced Sunday that he had decided not to make a 2012 White House run.

Obama: '67 borders reflect longstanding policy (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama arrives to speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention in Washington, Sunday, May 22, 2011, after a contentious couple of days this week when he clashed publicly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over ideas for a permanent Palestinian state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama defended his endorsement of Israel's 1967 boundaries as the basis for a future Palestine, telling America's pro-Israel lobby Sunday that his views reflected longstanding U.S. policy that needed to be stated clearly.

Daniels exits 2012 race, puts supporters in play (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, Gov Mitch Daniels speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Daniels said Sunday, May 22, 2011, he won't run for president because of family concerns. 'In the end, I was able to resolve every competing consideration but one,' he said, disclosing his decision in a middle-of-the-night e-mail to supporters. 'The interests and wishes of my family, is the most important consideration of all. If I have disappointed you, I will always be sorry, ' Daniels said. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)AP - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels joined the march of would-be GOP presidential hopefuls offstage Sunday in a dead-of-night decision that put his supporters in play and muddled the fight for front-runner status against President Barack Obama.

Sarah Palin Moves into Statistical Tie for Lead in Wide-Open GOP 2012 Field (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:24 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Odd as it might seem, given that her favorability ratings are not that high, the former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is now within the margin of error of the lead in many polls, indicating she very well could be the preferred 2012 presidential candidate of the Republican Party.

Tim Pawlenty drops Web video before Monday announcement of presidential run (Daily Caller)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:53 PM PDT

Daily Caller - It's officially about to be official! Tim Pawlenty released a Web video Sunday announcing that he is about to announce his intent to join the 2012 presidential race.

After Failed Judgment Day Campaign, Where is Harold Camping? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:06 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It is hard to blame Harold Camping for keeping a low profile. The 89-year old predicted the end of the world on May 21, 2011. Of course, the calendar is not wrong and it would seem the evangelical leader was. Camping has yet to make any public remarks over his second failed end of the world prophecy. Previously, he believed that 1994 would mark end of the world, but later attributed his mistake to math error. Still, he pressed on with his May 21 Judgment Day campaign; he and his followers spent around $100 million on billboards and marketing for the event.

Romney, Gingrich Targeted in 2012 Attack Ad (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:52 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The first televised political attack ad of the 2012 presidential campaign found Republican targets in declared runner Newt Gingrich and potential candidate Mitt Romney. Airing Friday in South Carolina, in advance of Romney's scheduled visit, the spot was the work of Democratic operatives Priorities USA Action. The ad continues the U.S. campaigning trend of pulling out negative television advertising as a weapon from presidential campaign arsenals.

Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Top congressional Republicans said on Sunday they would be open to a compromise on healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in a deal to get the United States' debt under control.

Rapture Ready Coming to Branson, Mo., in July (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:22 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - BRANSON, Mo. -- The organization Rapture Ready is headed to Branson in late July for its first Future Congress. The conference will be held July 22-24 at the Radisson Hotel in the middle of Branson's entertainment district.

Biden talks seen last hope for debt ceiling deal (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A deal to lift the debt limit may hinge on negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden, which still have a long way to go to close the gap between deeply divided Democrats and Republicans.

The Sad Stories of Believers Disappointed by Non-Apocalypse (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - If you hadn't noticed, the world didn't end yesterday, despite predictions by radio host Harold Camping, who spent a multimillion dollar campaign spreading the word, funded by donations from other believers. But while many were "celebrating" the Earth's continued existence at "Rapture Parties," for Camping's believers, the noticeable lack of earthquakes, brimstone, famine, and death was deeply disappointing.

How Many Jewish Voters Has Obama Alienated? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:06 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Reuters is reporting that many Jewish Americans are starting to rethink their support for President Barack Obama in the wake of his call for a return to the pre 1967 borders between Israel and the Palestinians. How much that will affect the 2012 campaign is unclear.

Obama's Stance on Israel Just a Talking Point (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT

President Barack Obama tells the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention that the bonds between the US and Israel are unbreakable, Washington, Sunday, May 22, 2011, after a contentious couple of days this week when he clashed publicly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over ideas for a permanent Palestinian state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama got what he wanted when he said Israel should return to its 1967 borders as part of a new peace initiative.

Ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO Cain to run for president (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Businessman and likely Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Reuters - Herman Cain, a radio talk show host and former CEO of a chain of pizza parlors, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president on Saturday.

Protesters vow to stay as Spain holds local elections (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Supporters of the opposition party Partido popular (PP) wave PP and Spanish flags in celebration in front of the PP headquarters in Madrid. Spain's ruling Socialists suffered thumping losses in local elections Sunday as protesters vented outrage over the highest jobless rate in the industrialized world.(AFP/Dani Pozo)AFP - Protesters seething over mass unemployment defied a ban on their swelling movement Sunday even as Spaniards voted in local elections expected to crush the ruling Socialists.

Republican Daniels says he won't run for president (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels speaks at the Conservative Political Action conference (CPAC) dinner in Washington February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said on Sunday he has decided not to seek the Republican presidential nomination due to family considerations, further weakening the party's field of candidates.

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