Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1767 Most Recommended Politics en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:36:54 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1767 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24392 politico/20090701/24392 Politico politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:06:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24392"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.818a41c398e94622b73cfc0b8516c0d7.alaska_navy_palin_ny133.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=VBl0cgyNdRD3BE5sb.YnTw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, and her husband Todd, addressing the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, June 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Josue L. Escobosa, U.S. Navy)" border="0" /></a>Politico - A hard-hitting piece on Sarah Palin in the new Vanity Fair has touched off a blistering exchange of insults among high-profile Republicans over last year’s GOP ticket &ndash; tearing open fresh wounds about leaks surrounding Palin and revealing for the first time some of the internal wars that paralyzed the campaign in its final days.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24392"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.818a41c398e94622b73cfc0b8516c0d7.alaska_navy_palin_ny133.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=VBl0cgyNdRD3BE5sb.YnTw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, and her husband Todd, addressing the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, June 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Josue L. Escobosa, U.S. Navy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20090703/us_health_care_overhaul AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.756b2ba0bcd94e20ad7cda6caf260014.aptopix_obama_dcpm107.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=dE2jEB_PCjBILIcZWWuBrw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="President Barack Obama gestures as he answers questions during a discussion on health care, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale , Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.756b2ba0bcd94e20ad7cda6caf260014.aptopix_obama_dcpm107.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=dE2jEB_PCjBILIcZWWuBrw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama gestures as he answers questions during a discussion on health care, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale , Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_health_forum ap/20090702/us_obama_health_forum AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:33:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_health_forum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.9053461c979843a896dcbdbb0a5ed02e.aptopix_obama__vaab101.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=IFxAcMD2XapK38lC8uwzcQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama hugs Debby Smith, 53, from Appalachia, Va., after she asks him about her health care during a town hall meeting at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., Wednesday, July 1, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday. Fighting back tears, Debby Smith, 53, told Obama of her kidney cancer and her inability to obtain health insurance or hold a job.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_health_forum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.9053461c979843a896dcbdbb0a5ed02e.aptopix_obama__vaab101.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=IFxAcMD2XapK38lC8uwzcQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama hugs Debby Smith, 53, from Appalachia, Va., after she asks him about her health care during a town hall meeting at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., Wednesday, July 1, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_minnesota_senate ap/20090701/us_minnesota_senate AP us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:57:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_minnesota_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.aad46f7624d14769aa46489bc442ef2c.correction_senate_franken_mncl101.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=a5jQBDh26lgm2jljpXTGWA--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="Newly certified Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken and Minnesota's other U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar held up their arms in victory during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Franken's win followed a decision Tuesday by the Minnesota Supreme Court declaring him the winner and a concession by former Sen. Norm Coleman. (AP Photo /Craig Lassig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Now that Al Franken is headed for the Senate, which Franken will show up in Washington?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_minnesota_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.aad46f7624d14769aa46489bc442ef2c.correction_senate_franken_mncl101.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=a5jQBDh26lgm2jljpXTGWA--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="photo" title="Newly certified Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken and Minnesota's other U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar held up their arms in victory during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Franken's win followed a decision Tuesday by the Minnesota Supreme Court declaring him the winner and a concession by former Sen. Norm Coleman. (AP Photo /Craig Lassig)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24441 politico/20090702/24441 Politico politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:04:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24441"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246557660332-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_ECIBXBJLQCVCNEkl3d8uQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Amid an outcry from its own newsroom, The Washington Post on Thursday canceled plans to host events offering lobbyists access to US government officials, members of Congress and Post reporters.(Washington Post)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive "salon" at her home where for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to "those powerful few" &mdash; Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and even the paper&rsquo;s own reporters and editors.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24441"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246557660332-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_ECIBXBJLQCVCNEkl3d8uQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Amid an outcry from its own newsroom, The Washington Post on Thursday canceled plans to host events offering lobbyists access to US government officials, members of Congress and Post reporters.(Washington Post)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_nkorea_ship ap/20090701/us_us_nkorea_ship AP politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:11:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_nkorea_ship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090621/i/r3493795796.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=wl2h3zEn87msTJPeFy5xPw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The Kang Nam I, a North Korean 2,035-tonne general cargo ship, is pictured near Lantau Island in Hong Kong in this October 24, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Paul Yeung/Files" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_nkorea_ship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090621/i/r3493795796.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=wl2h3zEn87msTJPeFy5xPw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Kang Nam I, a North Korean 2,035-tonne general cargo ship, is pictured near Lantau Island in Hong Kong in this October 24, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Paul Yeung/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_ap_interview ap/20090703/us_obama_ap_interview AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:17:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_ap_interview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.4a5340e6858248bd917a750c9e872ff7.aptopix_obama_ap_interview_dcpm103.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=Q3lKGakyeMyAjU84FMfh_w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the U.S. leader makes his first trip to a Moscow summit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_ap_interview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.4a5340e6858248bd917a750c9e872ff7.aptopix_obama_ap_interview_dcpm103.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=Q3lKGakyeMyAjU84FMfh_w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24435 politico/20090702/24435 Politico politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:37:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24435"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.e2da6973aa75488eb36f800b1163302f.aptopix_sc_governor_scmc110.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=Nosfp_GOLyaPxd2jvLR7RQ--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talks during an interview with The Associated Press about his relationship with an Argentine mistress, in his Columbia, S.C., Statehouse office on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. During the interview Sanford said that he 'crossed lines' with a handful of women other than his mistress but never had sex with them. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)" border="0" /></a>Politico - The sex scandals that have tarnished Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) and Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) don’t appear to have much in common. Yet there is one thread that binds them together: Both Ensign and Sanford were members of the famed Republican House class of 1994, as well as its latest casualties.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24435"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.e2da6973aa75488eb36f800b1163302f.aptopix_sc_governor_scmc110.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=Nosfp_GOLyaPxd2jvLR7RQ--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="photo" title="South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talks during an interview with The Associated Press about his relationship with an Argentine mistress, in his Columbia, S.C., Statehouse office on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. During the interview Sanford said that he 'crossed lines' with a handful of women other than his mistress but never had sex with them. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_saddam_fbi_interviews ap/20090703/us_saddam_fbi_interviews AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:59:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_saddam_fbi_interviews"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.6ab375e3e53e45c89bea9caa967c656c.saddam_fbi_interviews_ny113.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=rQOgO1YwM4Bh5ACPEVxG4g--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Army on Dec. 14, 2003, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is shown in custody after he was arrested near his Tikrit home. Unclassified FBI interviews conducted during his incarceration at a U.S. detention center show new details about the late Iraqi dictator's life on the run - both before and after he was ousted.(AP Photo/U.S. Army)" border="0" /></a>AP - After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_saddam_fbi_interviews"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.6ab375e3e53e45c89bea9caa967c656c.saddam_fbi_interviews_ny113.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=rQOgO1YwM4Bh5ACPEVxG4g--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Army on Dec. 14, 2003, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is shown in custody after he was arrested near his Tikrit home. Unclassified FBI interviews conducted during his incarceration at a U.S. detention center show new details about the late Iraqi dictator's life on the run - both before and after he was ousted.(AP Photo/U.S. Army)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl425 ynews/20090702/ynews_pl425 The Yahoo! Newsroom politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl425"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.ac9fc29650a14e63937ef792086fa3a1.obama_whre102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=b5Mo2pi3gKVSL1t9AU4yBA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, during his daily press briefing in the White House Pressroom at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - In the spirit of transparency, the Obama Administration posted on its White House blog a detailed list of who makes what at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl425"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.ac9fc29650a14e63937ef792086fa3a1.obama_whre102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=b5Mo2pi3gKVSL1t9AU4yBA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, during his daily press briefing in the White House Pressroom at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl420 ynews/20090702/ynews_pl420 The Yahoo! Newsroom politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:40:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl420"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/ra2303386762.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=IKMf_l9Xr94H7YvEFXmvdg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) speaks during a Plenary Session at the 2008 Republican Governors Association Annual Conference in Miami in this November 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Hans Deryk" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The latest issue of Vanity Fair isn't even on newsstands yet and it's already making headlines for a not-so-politely titled article, "It Came from Wasilla," about Gov. Sarah Palin.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl420"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090704/i/ra2303386762.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=IKMf_l9Xr94H7YvEFXmvdg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) speaks during a Plenary Session at the 2008 Republican Governors Association Annual Conference in Miami in this November 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Hans Deryk" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_shielding_the_kids ap/20090630/us_obama_shielding_the_kids AP politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:04:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_shielding_the_kids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090629/capt.1b39045896d846698809abed1416eadf.obama_shielding_the_kids_wxsc402.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=2nwawZex.Q3s4sJe1S3CqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="FILE - In this May 14, 2009, file photo Sasha Obama watches from the Truman balcony as her father, President Barack Obama, arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama's face brightened as he looked up and saw his 8-year-old daughter Sasha on the White House's Truman Balcony. He gave an exaggerated wave, she waved back and photographers captured a rare, unscripted moment.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_shielding_the_kids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090629/capt.1b39045896d846698809abed1416eadf.obama_shielding_the_kids_wxsc402.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=2nwawZex.Q3s4sJe1S3CqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 14, 2009, file photo Sasha Obama watches from the Truman balcony as her father, President Barack Obama, arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24383 politico/20090630/24383 Politico politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:14:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24383"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.45d0ebd7f3264ca995bee1ee951b3ef2.minnesota_senate_mnak102.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=nXS6z6Kc0IamakNHBTahww--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="Democrat Al Franken smiles as he meets the media at his house in Minneapolis, Tuesday June 30, 2009 after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Democrat in the Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.(AP Photo/Andy King)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Republican Norm Coleman has conceded to Democrat Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race, ending one of the longest Senate races in American history and clearing the way for Democrats to hold a 60-seat supermajority in the Senate.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24383"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.45d0ebd7f3264ca995bee1ee951b3ef2.minnesota_senate_mnak102.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=nXS6z6Kc0IamakNHBTahww--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="Democrat Al Franken smiles as he meets the media at his house in Minneapolis, Tuesday June 30, 2009 after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Democrat in the Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.(AP Photo/Andy King)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_honduras ap/20090702/us_us_honduras AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:36:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_honduras"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.b956b28356364e7face6651eb92cea52.honduras_coup_dcab118.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=4TR75uiy3zgpEM1ZHiaSCQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, center, talks with Jose Miguel Insulza, left, the secretary general of the OAS, and Jorge Taiana, president of the general assembly from Argentina, after a press conference after a meeting of the Organization of American States in Washington early Wednesday, July 1, 2009. A defiant Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with The Associated Press late Tuesday that 'no one can make me resign,' defying the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Obama administration and other leaders that have condemned the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama administration said Wednesday it has suspended joint military operations with Honduras to protest a coup that forced President Manuel Zelaya into exile. The U.S. withheld stronger action in hopes of negotiating a peaceful return of the country's elected leader.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_honduras"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.b956b28356364e7face6651eb92cea52.honduras_coup_dcab118.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=4TR75uiy3zgpEM1ZHiaSCQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, center, talks with Jose Miguel Insulza, left, the secretary general of the OAS, and Jorge Taiana, president of the general assembly from Argentina, after a press conference after a meeting of the Organization of American States in Washington early Wednesday, July 1, 2009. A defiant Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with The Associated Press late Tuesday that 'no one can make me resign,' defying the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Obama administration and other leaders that have condemned the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_michael_jackson ap/20090702/us_obama_michael_jackson AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:31:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_michael_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.8a7759454f1d4503bb117ea989a106ce.michael_jackson_reax_neverland_caep104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=emHAIAJR9Ot0Jwnh4ljmSQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Twelve-year-old Michael Jackson fan Karson Avila lights prayer candles at the gates of Jackson's former home, Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 2, 2009. Avila was among but a few devoted fans who outlasted the day's crowds to camp overnight outside the ranch. (AP Photo/Eric Parsons)" border="0" /></a>AP - The King of Pop had a fan in the White House.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_michael_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.8a7759454f1d4503bb117ea989a106ce.michael_jackson_reax_neverland_caep104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=emHAIAJR9Ot0Jwnh4ljmSQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Twelve-year-old Michael Jackson fan Karson Avila lights prayer candles at the gates of Jackson's former home, Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 2, 2009. Avila was among but a few devoted fans who outlasted the day's crowds to camp overnight outside the ranch. (AP Photo/Eric Parsons)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24466 politico/20090703/24466 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:54:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24466"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/ra2177617380.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=eTKD_lR1Jc8SVpvRKOkEFw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about innovation and job creation at the White House in Washington July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0" /></a>Politico - Bill Clinton. George Bush. Jimmy Carter. They&rsquo;re all pretty easy to pronounce.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24466"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/ra2177617380.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=eTKD_lR1Jc8SVpvRKOkEFw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about innovation and job creation at the White House in Washington July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_politics_palin nm/20090704/us_usa_politics_palin Reuters topstories Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:33 GMT Reuters - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_mountain_of_debt ap/20090704/us_mountain_of_debt AP politics Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:36:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_mountain_of_debt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.ac44a14df2e84475a1913130e91e44d2.mountain_of_debt_nyr103.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=OqIAhmleLIZ_orOCt3BH0A--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="The soaring national debt is recorded on the National Debt Clock in New York, Friday, July 3, 2009. Already complicating efforts by President Barack Obama and Congress to cope with the worst recession in decades, economists warn that the mountain of debt easily could become the next full-fledged economic crisis without firm action from Washington. (AP Photo/Yanina Manolova)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_mountain_of_debt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.ac44a14df2e84475a1913130e91e44d2.mountain_of_debt_nyr103.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=OqIAhmleLIZ_orOCt3BH0A--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="photo" title="The soaring national debt is recorded on the National Debt Clock in New York, Friday, July 3, 2009. Already complicating efforts by President Barack Obama and Congress to cope with the worst recession in decades, economists warn that the mountain of debt easily could become the next full-fledged economic crisis without firm action from Washington. (AP Photo/Yanina Manolova)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24364 politico/20090630/24364 Politico politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:16:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24364"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.93ecfad87cfd446784eaf06a3d8b44a1.climate_bill_wx106.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=CgL98xeYPqtlcQPZoWl2pg--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="FILE -- In this June 18, 2009 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks with reporters during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>Politico - After lawmakers had devoured the last of the Kalua Pig at last Thursday night&rsquo;s White House Luau, Nancy Pelosi summoned her team back to the Capitol &mdash; to ensure the climate change bill wasn&rsquo;t the next thing roasted on the spit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24364"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.93ecfad87cfd446784eaf06a3d8b44a1.climate_bill_wx106.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=CgL98xeYPqtlcQPZoWl2pg--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="photo" title="FILE -- In this June 18, 2009 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks with reporters during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24391 politico/20090701/24391 Politico politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:21:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24391"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.1b04fc5b97cb47798eb0e3df258bf5d1.aptopix_senate_franken_mncl107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1glAer8l2ijmCro9PzscEg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sen.-elect Al Franken, D-Minn. speaks to supporters during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)" border="0" /></a>Politico - The Republican Party put an inordinate amount of faith in Norm Coleman&rsquo;s long-shot legal challenge, spending a million bucks on the idea that he&rsquo;d catch a break in court.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/24391"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.1b04fc5b97cb47798eb0e3df258bf5d1.aptopix_senate_franken_mncl107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1glAer8l2ijmCro9PzscEg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sen.-elect Al Franken, D-Minn. speaks to supporters during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico)