Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1930 politics Politics - Republican Party en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:48:48 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1930 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_women_s_tests ap/20091121/us_health_care_women_s_tests AP business Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:48:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_women_s_tests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.37f8201929454db5b50c33967b153e88.health_care_overhaul_dcmc109.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=X1Leqa4hbWdvZzsW.CBErA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care &mdash; and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_women_s_tests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.37f8201929454db5b50c33967b153e88.health_care_overhaul_dcmc109.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=X1Leqa4hbWdvZzsW.CBErA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_re_us/us_sacramento_mayor_investigation ap/20091121/us_sacramento_mayor_investigation AP us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:35:59 GMT AP - Two congressional Republicans say federal prosecutors rushed into a settlement with a nonprofit operated by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that had been accused of misspending government grants. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tax_gridlock_ohio ap/20091120/us_tax_gridlock_ohio AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:30 GMT AP - A few moderate Ohio senators trying to craft a compromise to fix Ohio's budget gap are being thwarted by two opposing forces: the majority of Republican senators who adamantly oppose any portion of Gov. Ted Strickland's tax cut delay, and the Democratic governor's outright rejection of the compromise. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091120/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.d0e0984d1c5c4d42a360660bb9f27ba6.health_care_overhaul_dcmc104.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=t3V11dzSg1ICSWRGdbJQPQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.d0e0984d1c5c4d42a360660bb9f27ba6.health_care_overhaul_dcmc104.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=t3V11dzSg1ICSWRGdbJQPQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_el_se/us_ny_governor_s_race ap/20091120/us_ny_governor_s_race AP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_el_se/us_ny_governor_s_race"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.8201783fb7224eada8ed452365f0befc.governors_race_giuliani_ny133.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=pL99DEIiJuRbxwdx3nNMog--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani urges supporters to vote for Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, left, in West Milford, N.J. A spokeswoman for Giuliani insists he still hasn't made up his mind and won't be shy to say so when he does. Christie defeated Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Independent Chris Daggett in the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_el_se/us_ny_governor_s_race"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.8201783fb7224eada8ed452365f0befc.governors_race_giuliani_ny133.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=pL99DEIiJuRbxwdx3nNMog--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani urges supporters to vote for Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, left, in West Milford, N.J. A spokeswoman for Giuliani insists he still hasn't made up his mind and won't be shy to say so when he does. Christie defeated Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Independent Chris Daggett in the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_el_gu/us_republicans_governors ap/20091120/us_republicans_governors AP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:30:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_el_gu/us_republicans_governors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.89b9a4df068b40adaa5da25f170fc0fe.republicans_governors_wx103.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=IRt.6NDq5qtU_2L_SJXrHQ--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="This Dec. 3, 2008 file photo shows Mississippi Republican Gov. Haley Barbour talking to reporters in Jackson, Miss. Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_el_gu/us_republicans_governors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.89b9a4df068b40adaa5da25f170fc0fe.republicans_governors_wx103.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=IRt.6NDq5qtU_2L_SJXrHQ--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="photo" title="This Dec. 3, 2008 file photo shows Mississippi Republican Gov. Haley Barbour talking to reporters in Jackson, Miss. Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis,File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_coburn ap/20091119/us_health_care_coburn AP politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:03:16 GMT AP - Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is backing off his threat to require that the Senate read the 2,074-page health care bill because some GOP colleagues aren't supporting the effort. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091119/pl_cq_politics/politics3251715 cq/20091119/politics3251715 CQPolitics.com politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:17 GMT CQPolitics.com - Republicans are vigorously attacking the health care overhaul package unveiled by Democrat Harry Reid, and the GOP is preparing to throw procedural roadblocks in front of the Senate majority leader's effort to call up the proposal on the floor before Thanksgiving. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091119/pl_cq_politics/politics3250832 cq/20091119/politics3250832 CQPolitics.com politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:37:12 GMT CQPolitics.com - Another Good Month for Senate GOP Fundraising http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091119/pl_cq_politics/politics3250831 cq/20091119/politics3250831 CQPolitics.com politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:23:15 GMT CQPolitics.com - In a move that bucks a 30-year tradition, House and Senate Republican campaign leaders have agreed not to continue their annual joint fundraising dinner next year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091118/pl_mcclatchy/3360018 mcclatchy/20091118/3360018 McClatchy Newspapers politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; Republican senators confronted Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday over his decision to try the Sept. 11 terrorism suspects in civilian court. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_mccain_palin nm/20091118/us_usa_politics_mccain_palin Reuters politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:07:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_mccain_palin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r2487272856.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=6HwLBp9iG4Tx5wlfhUoH8Q--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Sarah Palin's books, "Going Rogue: An American Life," are displayed at a Washington bookstore November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended the top advisers from his 2008 presidential campaign in the face of sharp criticism from his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_mccain_palin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r2487272856.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=6HwLBp9iG4Tx5wlfhUoH8Q--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sarah Palin's books, "Going Rogue: An American Life," are displayed at a Washington bookstore November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091118/pl_cq_politics/politics3250597 cq/20091118/politics3250597 CQPolitics.com politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:54:16 GMT CQPolitics.com - The National Republican Senatorial Committee outraised its partisan counterpart in October -- but the Democratic operation ended up with roughly twice as much cash in the bank. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/pl_nm/us_congress_financial_mcconnell nm/20091117/us_congress_financial_mcconnell Reuters politics Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:28:26 GMT Reuters - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that a Democratic bill to revamp regulation of the financial industry must be revised to win support from his side of the political aisle. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_financial_overhaul ap/20091117/us_financial_overhaul AP business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:56:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_financial_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258742658584-1-0.jpg?x=114&y=130&q=85&sig=rH3NxRz.3PKEwN.CWCoPKA--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="A sign for Wall Street is seen before the opening bell October 2009. Ohio filed a suit Friday against global rating agencies, claiming they provided misleading information ahead of the financial crisis that caused nearly 500 million dollars in losses for state funds.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>AP - Senate Republicans said Tuesday there is no support within the GOP for the financial overhaul plan outlined last week by Democrats, putting on shaky ground a top priority for President Barack Obama.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_financial_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258742658584-1-0.jpg?x=114&y=130&q=85&sig=rH3NxRz.3PKEwN.CWCoPKA--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="photo" title="A sign for Wall Street is seen before the opening bell October 2009. Ohio filed a suit Friday against global rating agencies, claiming they provided misleading information ahead of the financial crisis that caused nearly 500 million dollars in losses for state funds.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_courts ap/20091117/us_obama_courts AP politics Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:07:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_courts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r496155058.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=JABmE8upJiYL2YGc8jLssQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="A view of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York November 17, 2009. Five men, including the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be brought to New York from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to face prosecution in federal court. The courthouse complex is just blocks away from where the 2001 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center's twin towers in lower Manhattan and killed nearly 3,000 people. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES CONFLICT CRIME LAW)" border="0" /></a>AP - Democrats on Tuesday crushed a Senate filibuster against a controversial appeals court nominee, demonstrating to Republicans they can't stop President Barack Obama from turning the federal judiciary to the left.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_courts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r496155058.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=JABmE8upJiYL2YGc8jLssQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York November 17, 2009. Five men, including the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be brought to New York from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to face prosecution in federal court. The courthouse complex is just blocks away from where the 2001 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center's twin towers in lower Manhattan and killed nearly 3,000 people. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES CONFLICT CRIME LAW)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_twitter_california_politics ap/20091117/us_twitter_california_politics AP business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:07:17 GMT AP - Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial candidates. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_rhetoric ap/20091117/us_gay_marriage_rhetoric AP us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:31:48 GMT AP - A conservative Republican radio host, blogger and self-described citizen journalist is apologizing for calling New Hampshire's Democratic Party chairman derogatory gay names &mdash; comments his party and a leading gay activist are condemning. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091116/pl_rasmussen/sarahpalin20091116 rasmussen/20091116/sarahpalin20091116 Rasmussen Reports politics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:27:16 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Republican voters say former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin shares the values of most GOP voters throughout the nation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091116/pl_cq_politics/politics3248128 cq/20091116/politics3248128 CQPolitics.com politics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:05:16 GMT CQPolitics.com - Grover Norquist has a blunt message for anyone already angling for the GOP's presidential nomination in 2012: Focus your energies on anything but next year's midterm elections at your own risk.