Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3228 politics Politics - Politico en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3228 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29778 politico/20091120/29778 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:00 GMT Politico - Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said Friday night that she&rsquo;s &ldquo;leaning towards&rdquo; voting to start debate on the health care bill &ndash; which would leave Democrats just a single vote shy of clearing a critical test for the reform package on Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29776 politico/20091120/29776 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:00 GMT Politico - Glenn Beck, the controversial Fox News television host, is planning on becoming more active in the populist conservative movement he spawned, according to sources familiar with his thinking. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29767 politico/20091120/29767 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT Politico - The health care debate has sucked so much oxygen out of the Capitol's chambers that it's been easy to miss another simmering story: Democratic fears about the economy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29749 politico/20091120/29749 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29749"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091029/i/r3116331945.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=MB5VGb3No5JOJeS4p.MWUA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank listens to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Congressional Democrats could be careening toward a head-on collision with the White House over $200 billion in leftover bailout money &mdash; money that Republicans think should simply be returned to taxpayers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29749"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091029/i/r3116331945.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=MB5VGb3No5JOJeS4p.MWUA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank listens to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29747 politico/20091120/29747 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:41:00 GMT Politico - Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have been working overtime to craft a climate bill that can attract significant GOP support. But they aren&rsquo;t exactly scoring points with their mutual best friend in the Senate, John McCain. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29744 politico/20091120/29744 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:41:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29744"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091104/i/r1874744725.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=0l8sPH_z6Fzi2kfpMJffKA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A resident of Plano, Texas cheers on a speaker at an America's Tea Party event held at Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi" border="0" /></a>Politico - After emerging out of nowhere over the summer as a seemingly potent and growing political force, the tea party movement has become embroiled in internal feuding over philosophy, strategy and money and is at risk of losing its momentum.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29744"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091104/i/r1874744725.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=0l8sPH_z6Fzi2kfpMJffKA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A resident of Plano, Texas cheers on a speaker at an America's Tea Party event held at Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29748 politico/20091120/29748 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:40:00 GMT Politico - Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091120/pl_politico/29746 politico/20091120/29746 Politico politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:28:00 GMT Politico - He doesn’t have the votes &mdash; yet &mdash; but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and fellow Democrats projected confidence they could clear the first hurdle for health reform, a rare Saturday vote to open debate on the sweeping measure. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29729 politico/20091119/29729 Politico politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:54:00 GMT Politico - SEOUL, South Korea &mdash; President Barack Obama returns from his maiden Asian swing with none of the concrete accomplishments that White Houses typically put in place before big trips, setting up a stark test for his idealistic theory that the United States should act more like a wise neighbor than a swaggering superpower. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29728 politico/20091119/29728 Politico politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:28:00 GMT Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the first key test vote on his $848 billion health care bill will be taken Saturday, but he declined to say whether he has 60 senators lined up to vote yes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29699 politico/20091119/29699 Politico politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:37:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29699"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.1003baa2cc354227bb4d8c2574b24504.south_korea_us_obama_sel109.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=_ixehTPUt7Qk8140D3n8Gg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama waves before his departure from South Korea at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>Politico - He may have promised to change Washington, but President Barack Obama is continuing one of its most renowned patronage traditions: bestowing prized ambassadorships on big donors.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29699"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.1003baa2cc354227bb4d8c2574b24504.south_korea_us_obama_sel109.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=_ixehTPUt7Qk8140D3n8Gg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. President Barack Obama waves before his departure from South Korea at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29698 politico/20091119/29698 Politico politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29698"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.d280c7d3057a4f99bd23936277d11413.health_care_overhaul_dcab125.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=05oJVWvtEh5eI2_jRmlQBA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., pauses before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Sen. Joe Lieberman&rsquo;s threat to filibuster any health care bill with a public option could kill health reform this year &mdash; and embolden Democratic challengers who&rsquo;d like to send him packing in 2012.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29698"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.d280c7d3057a4f99bd23936277d11413.health_care_overhaul_dcab125.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=05oJVWvtEh5eI2_jRmlQBA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., pauses before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29710 politico/20091119/29710 Politico politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:53:00 GMT Politico - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.&mdash;If Sarah Palin were running for president, this is where she&rsquo;d come: The outskirts of a second city in the conservative heartland of Western Michigan, where thousands gathered Wednesday to see her, shake her hand and have her sign their copies of &ldquo;Going Rogue.&rdquo; http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29694 politico/20091119/29694 Politico politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:04:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29694"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.5d5f6261597c40dbaf1fe81865e8cac0.health_care_dcab132.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=79Sw8KdP1tiECPOGt0mhcg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., pauses during a news conference on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $848 billion health reform bill Wednesday to broad support from fellow Democrats &mdash; and the move quickly turned up the pressure on the last few wavering moderates to support the plan, which includes a sizable chunk of deficit cutting.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091119/pl_politico/29694"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.5d5f6261597c40dbaf1fe81865e8cac0.health_care_dcab132.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=79Sw8KdP1tiECPOGt0mhcg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., pauses during a news conference on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091118/pl_politico/29686 politico/20091118/29686 Politico politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMT Politico - Sarah Palin talked on the campaign trail about trying to get around the elite media filter, but this week she’s pushed her way straight through it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091118/pl_politico/29410 politico/20091118/29410 Politico politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT Politico - In Kiev and Kharkiv and other cities in Ukraine, American political consultants who worked against one another in Iowa and New Hampshire and then in the general election are facing off again in a somewhat surreal Eastern European replay of the 2008 campaign. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091118/pl_politico/29646 politico/20091118/29646 Politico politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:02:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091118/pl_politico/29646"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091110/capt.4826ccd33d2c46b7ae7d40294d2bf99f.aptopix_financial_overhaul_dccd105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lS0B.qZsUFw1wokrpOZjwQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., announces a financial reform package, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Mounting evidence that independent voters have soured on the Democrats is prompting a debate among party officials about what rhetorical and substantive changes are needed to halt the damage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091118/pl_politico/29646"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091110/capt.4826ccd33d2c46b7ae7d40294d2bf99f.aptopix_financial_overhaul_dccd105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lS0B.qZsUFw1wokrpOZjwQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., announces a financial reform package, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091118/pl_politico/29651 politico/20091118/29651 Politico politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:58:00 GMT Politico - House passage of a sweeping anti-abortion amendment has set off a wave of soul-searching and finger-pointing among abortion rights activists &mdash; many of whom thought they&rsquo;d found a safe harbor when Democrats won the White House and big majorities in Congress last year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091118/pl_politico/29645 politico/20091118/29645 Politico politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:55:00 GMT Politico - Once-potent national security issues, which have taken a back seat to economic and health care concerns in the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections, have suddenly resurfaced to unsettle some of the most closely watched congressional races in the nation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091117/pl_politico/41851 politico/20091117/41851 Politico politics Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:43:00 GMT Politico - A provocative interview with Matt Continetti: