Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3228 politics Politics - Politico en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:14:00 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/20090703/pl_politico/24501 politico/20090703/24501 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:14:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24501"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.e1aad04016114f0882611326985befe0.palin_resigning_akwtf101.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=ay__IUYkBPfmH1Qy7MqOHg--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)" border="0" /></a>Politico - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to remain extremely visible and will give serious consideration to running for president in 2012, but has made no decision, a close friend said after her startling announcement Friday that she will resign her office.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24501"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.e1aad04016114f0882611326985befe0.palin_resigning_akwtf101.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=ay__IUYkBPfmH1Qy7MqOHg--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="photo" title="Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24497 politico/20090703/24497 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:04:00 GMT Politico - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she was resigning her office later this month, a stunning decision that could free her to run for president more easily but also raises questions about her political standing at home. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24496 politico/20090703/24496 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:29:00 GMT Politico - For embarrassed Washington Post executives&mdash;reeling from what the paper's own ombudsman called a public relations "disaster" over a flier promoting a "salon" for lobbyists to mingle with prominent newsmakers&mdash;there must be a sense of "Why us?" http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24482 politico/20090703/24482 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:53:00 GMT Politico - ALTON, Va.&nbsp;&mdash; Rep. Thomas Perriello relishes an energy fight with Republicans&nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash; even here in the rural Southside. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24479 politico/20090703/24479 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:22:00 GMT Politico - President Barack Obama told top congressional Democrats Thursday that he was putting his political capital behind health care reform and reminded them that it was crucial for both chambers to pass legislation this month, according to three sources familiar with the conversation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24470 politico/20090703/24470 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:09:00 GMT Politico - Forget about the quandary South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces as a result of his personal indiscretions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_politico/24472 politico/20090702/24472 Politico politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:40:00 GMT Politico - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Thursday was cleared of allegations that he may have illegally used taxpayer funds to visit his Argentine mistress and got a show of support from his wife, two developments that have bolstered the embattled Republican governor. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_politico/24449 politico/20090702/24449 Politico politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:42:00 GMT Politico - Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) tried to announce some positive developments about the cost of health reform Thursday, but the news&nbsp;delivered by him and other senators got lost in a sustained chorus of coughing, yawning and Muzak. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_politico/24447 politico/20090702/24447 Politico politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:51:00 GMT Politico - Education Secretary Arne Duncan borrowed the Obama campaign theme Thursday in a tough-love speech to the nation’s largest teachers union, telling educators that they must be willing to change their ways, specifically around the issue of merit pay. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24426 politico/20090701/24426 Politico politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:12:00 GMT Politico - Gov. Mark Sanford&rsquo;s long and emotional interview with The Associated Press Tuesday appears to have been the final straw for South Carolina&rsquo;s Republican establishment, much of which is now actively seeking his resignation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24420 politico/20090701/24420 Politico politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:45:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24420"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.ea9d4a73f7744ebe8e42771e50eba3e7.obama__vaab114.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=yNSVBCKBu0Ty3PkFTa0oJg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks about 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>Politico - ANNANDALE, Va. &ndash; After receiving hundreds of questions through the White House website and social networking sites, President Barack Obama took up just seven of them Wednesday at a health care town hall.&nbsp;</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24420"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.ea9d4a73f7744ebe8e42771e50eba3e7.obama__vaab114.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=yNSVBCKBu0Ty3PkFTa0oJg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama speaks about 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"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24410 politico/20090701/24410 Politico politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT Politico - Sen. Jim DeMint on Wednesday urged embattled Gov. Mark Sanford, a fellow South Carolina Republican, to make the &ldquo;right decision&rdquo; about his political future. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24396 politico/20090701/24396 Politico politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:08:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24396"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246390064896-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=.zR5mNC0nL8T.a1veBPxDg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>Politico - In the end, there&rsquo;s only one person who really matters when it comes to getting a health care overhaul done this year &ndash; President Barack Obama &ndash; and he&rsquo;s been maddeningly vague about what he can live with in a plan.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_politico/24396"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246390064896-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=.zR5mNC0nL8T.a1veBPxDg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090701/pl_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) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090630/pl_politico/24384 politico/20090630/24384 Politico politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMT Politico - The pharmaceutical industry and one of the country&rsquo;s leading consumer health care groups on Tuesday launched a multimillion-dollar national television advertising campaign to urge lawmakers to pass quality, affordable health care reform. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090630/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090630/pl_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/politico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090630/pl_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)