Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/politics/elections Elections 2012 en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:49:34 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/politics/elections http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_budget ap/20120214/us_obama_budget AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:44:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_budget"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=V7bnLNjLckvT4EJLh1E4Iw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks about the 'Community College to Career Fund' and his 2013 budget, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama feels he has struck just the right budget balance between providing more short-term support for the economy while putting forth a long-term plan to get control of the government's soaring budget deficits.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_budget"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=V7bnLNjLckvT4EJLh1E4Iw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama speaks about the 'Community College to Career Fund' and his 2013 budget, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20120214/el_yblog_theticket/what-to-watch-for-tuesday-in-politics-3 yblog_theticket/20120214/what-to-watch-for-tuesday-in-politics-3 The Ticket Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:26:52 GMT The Ticket - It's the day after budget day in Washington, and there's testimony on Capitol Hill about what's in President Obama's $3.8 trillion budget proposal. Two key budget hearings to follow: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee at 9:30 a.m. EST, and [...] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/ts_nm/us_usa_china nm/20120214/us_usa_china Reuters topstories Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:41:58 GMT Reuters - President Barack Obama and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will hold talks on Tuesday that could help boost the international stature of China's leader-in-waiting while testing Obama's ability to balance U.S.-China diplomacy with election-year pressures. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_washington_gay_marriage ap/20120214/us_washington_gay_marriage AP us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:33:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_washington_gay_marriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.5c9a640606d24b988dc03c99712a1daa-5c9a640606d24b988dc03c99712a1daa-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=js5qoRb7idb3oYUbvrbGuA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Gov. Chris Gregoire, seated, is surrounded by legislators and supporters as she signs into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. Gregoire handed gay rights advocates in Washington state a major victory with her signature, making it the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The law takes effect June 7, but opponents are already mounting challenges on multiple fronts. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a measure that makes Washington state the seventh to legalize same-sex marriage, but opponents almost immediately filed a referendum to challenge the new law, meaning voters likely will have the final say.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_washington_gay_marriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.5c9a640606d24b988dc03c99712a1daa-5c9a640606d24b988dc03c99712a1daa-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=js5qoRb7idb3oYUbvrbGuA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Gov. Chris Gregoire, seated, is surrounded by legislators and supporters as she signs into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. Gregoire handed gay rights advocates in Washington state a major victory with her signature, making it the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The law takes effect June 7, but opponents are already mounting challenges on multiple fronts. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_china ap/20120214/us_us_china AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:49:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_china"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.ccd134755b7c482da6288a35e1fa962b-ccd134755b7c482da6288a35e1fa962b-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=MfMCTAFCl6LKo.CewCIFzg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="FILE - In this June 9, 2011 file photo, China's Vice President Xi Jinping waves in Santiago, Chile. The man destined to become the next leader of China has arrived in the U.S. on a visit that will include a welcome at the White House. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Vice President Joe Biden has welcomed China's future leader to the White House, telling him the two powers should work together despite their differences.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_china"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.ccd134755b7c482da6288a35e1fa962b-ccd134755b7c482da6288a35e1fa962b-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=MfMCTAFCl6LKo.CewCIFzg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 9, 2011 file photo, China's Vice President Xi Jinping waves in Santiago, Chile. The man destined to become the next leader of China has arrived in the U.S. on a visit that will include a welcome at the White House. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/ts_nm/us_usa_china_biden_meeting nm/20120214/us_usa_china_biden_meeting Reuters topstories Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:38:10 GMT Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden began a series of meetings with China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping pledging candor and acknowledging their two countries would disagree on some issues. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/ts_nm/us_eu_spain_deficit nm/20120214/us_eu_spain_deficit Reuters topstories Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:38:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/ts_nm/us_eu_spain_deficit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120214/i/r215715601.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZJ5PI4aPGagze.IiiRAKBg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Spanish flag flutters over the Colon square in central Madrid January 23, 2012. REUTERS/Juan Medina" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The European Union is likely to take action against Spain's newly installed government by May for delaying austerity measures ahead of a regional election next month, sources familiar with the situation have told Reuters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/ts_nm/us_eu_spain_deficit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120214/i/r215715601.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZJ5PI4aPGagze.IiiRAKBg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Spanish flag flutters over the Colon square in central Madrid January 23, 2012. REUTERS/Juan Medina" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/ts_nm/us_venezuela_economy_election nm/20120214/us_venezuela_economy_election Reuters topstories Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:22:26 GMT Reuters - From new homes in slums to cash for struggling mothers, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is unleashing a flood of state spending to try to tip the balance in what looks like the toughest presidential election of his political career. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama ap/20120214/us_obama AP business Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.13c26aa761cb4c4f814a4f0d86f42573-13c26aa761cb4c4f814a4f0d86f42573-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=OPK6u5Z8PcfA8yLHS.lyDQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after speaking about his fiscal 2013 federal budget and his education initiatives, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama is turning to the American people for help in pushing Congress to extend a payroll tax cut due to expire at the end of February.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.13c26aa761cb4c4f814a4f0d86f42573-13c26aa761cb4c4f814a4f0d86f42573-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=OPK6u5Z8PcfA8yLHS.lyDQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after speaking about his fiscal 2013 federal budget and his education initiatives, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20120214/pl_atlantic/howrepublicansgetbackwork48658 atlantic/20120214/howrepublicansgetbackwork48658 The Atlantic Wire politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:12 GMT The Atlantic Wire - RELATED: Congress Is Cracked http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_co/us_transportation_politics ap/20120214/us_transportation_politics AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:22:46 GMT AP - After years of procrastination, the White House and Congress have suddenly boosted a long-term plan to improve the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems to the top of the political agenda. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget_what_s_a_trillion ap/20120214/us_obama_budget_what_s_a_trillion AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:21:01 GMT AP - Remember when a billion used to be a lot? Now we talk trillions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget_totals ap/20120214/us_obama_budget_totals AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:20:13 GMT AP - A glance at Obama's budget totals http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget_taxes ap/20120214/us_obama_budget_taxes AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:19:31 GMT AP - President Barack Obama proposed tax increases on wealthy individuals and some corporations Monday, setting the stage for an ideological battle that won't be resolved until after the November election &mdash; if then. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget_glance ap/20120214/us_obama_budget_glance AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:18:20 GMT AP - Highlights of the 2013 budget that President Barack Obama sent to Congress on Monday: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget_economic_assumptions ap/20120214/us_obama_budget_economic_assumptions AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:16:27 GMT AP - A glance at Obama's economic assumptions http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_redistricting ap/20120214/us_texas_redistricting AP us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:15:27 GMT AP - If Texas can still hold an April primary, now is when the state likely finds out. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120213/pl_ac/10961256_why_samuel_l_jackson_was_justified_in_his_racially_motivated_obama_vote ac/20120213/10961256_why_samuel_l_jackson_was_justified_in_his_racially_motivated_obama_vote ContributorNetwork politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:40:32 GMT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to the New York Post , skin color played a role in the 2008 election, at least for one prominent black man, actor Samuel L. Jackson. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_nj ap/20120214/us_gay_marriage_nj AP us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:11:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_nj"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.ff77328929654d51a5953d6d7358c3a2-ff77328929654d51a5953d6d7358c3a2-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Re0zRccHlHxcpGs3kNtR8Q--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Members of Garden State Equality listen from the gallery as the New Jersey State Senate passes a bill legalizing gay marriage by a vote of 24-16 on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Trenton, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has vowed to veto the bill. Members of Garden State Equality listen to the debate on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/David Gard)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a move that supporters called a civil rights milestone, New Jersey's state Senate on Monday passed a bill to recognize same-sex marriages, marking the first time state lawmakers officially endorsed the idea &mdash; despite the promise of a veto by Gov. Chris Christie.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_nj"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.ff77328929654d51a5953d6d7358c3a2-ff77328929654d51a5953d6d7358c3a2-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Re0zRccHlHxcpGs3kNtR8Q--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Members of Garden State Equality listen from the gallery as the New Jersey State Senate passes a bill legalizing gay marriage by a vote of 24-16 on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Trenton, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has vowed to veto the bill. Members of Garden State Equality listen to the debate on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/David Gard)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/pl_nm/us_gaymarriage_newjersey_poll nm/20120214/us_gaymarriage_newjersey_poll Reuters politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:57:18 GMT Reuters - A majority of New Jersey voters say same-sex marriage should be decided by popular referendum - something Republican Governor Chris Christie has suggested, but Democratic leaders have pointedly refused to do - a poll released on Tuesday said.