Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/703 politics Politics News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:10 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/703 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091107/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f18ad27c1df046fe945bc1a4f5dc65d7.health_care_overhaul_wxsc101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=yv6i5mXqgDKjoMOqYQilew--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f18ad27c1df046fe945bc1a4f5dc65d7.health_care_overhaul_wxsc101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=yv6i5mXqgDKjoMOqYQilew--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_fort_hood ap/20091107/us_obama_fort_hood AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:15:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_fort_hood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.0a92bd0d0bbc41d1b1ea5b834e728122.obama__dcab121.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=3N85lLO6xLUTdA9Zy6mJTg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="President Barack Obama walks off Marine One on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after going to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended the rampage at Fort Hood.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_fort_hood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.0a92bd0d0bbc41d1b1ea5b834e728122.obama__dcab121.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=3N85lLO6xLUTdA9Zy6mJTg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama walks off Marine One on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after going to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_su_co/us_supreme_court_juvenile_sentences ap/20091107/us_supreme_court_juvenile_sentences AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:19:54 GMT AP - Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/politico_rss/rss_politico_mostpop/http___www_politico_com_news_stories1109_29240_html/34003756/SIG=11m6u1o90/*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29240.html politico_rss/20091107/http___www_politico_com_news_stories1109_29240_html Politico Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:54:47 GMT Politico - "Herding cats&rdquo; may be a cliché, but it is also a pretty good description of what it takes to secure votes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/politico_rss/rss_politico_mostpop/http___www_politico_com_news_stories1109_29250_html/33999604/SIG=11mstbb88/*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29250.html politico_rss/20091106/http___www_politico_com_news_stories1109_29250_html Politico Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:42:50 GMT Politico - Abortion opponents win last-minute concession. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_as/as_asean_obama ap/20091107/as_asean_obama AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_as/as_asean_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.21f758c494074a3e8039a9807caaee16.philippines_asean_us_xbm102.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=DKXlub98oD4qtsQNGC5NHg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="ASEAN senior officials link arms the ASEAN way during a break in the Special ASEAN-U.S. Senior Officials Meeting Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at Manila's financial district of Makati city in the Philippines. The senior officials are meeting in Manila to prepare the agenda for the Nov. 15 summit of ASEAN leaders and President Barack Obama in the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Singapore. They are, from left, Assistant Minister Alounkeo Kittikhoun of Laos, Secretary General Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa of Malaysia, Undersecretary Enrique Manalo of the Philippines, Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Alan Marciel of the United States, Director General Min Lwin of Myanmar, Deputy Director General Desmond Ng Wee Kwang of Singapore and Director General Vitavas Srivihok of Thailand. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_as/as_asean_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.21f758c494074a3e8039a9807caaee16.philippines_asean_us_xbm102.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=DKXlub98oD4qtsQNGC5NHg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="ASEAN senior officials link arms the ASEAN way during a break in the Special ASEAN-U.S. Senior Officials Meeting Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at Manila's financial district of Makati city in the Philippines. The senior officials are meeting in Manila to prepare the agenda for the Nov. 15 summit of ASEAN leaders and President Barack Obama in the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Singapore. They are, from left, Assistant Minister Alounkeo Kittikhoun of Laos, Secretary General Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa of Malaysia, Undersecretary Enrique Manalo of the Philippines, Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Alan Marciel of the United States, Director General Min Lwin of Myanmar, Deputy Director General Desmond Ng Wee Kwang of Singapore and Director General Vitavas Srivihok of Thailand. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_berlin_wall ap/20091106/us_us_berlin_wall AP politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:19:48 GMT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_overhaul_debate ap/20091107/us_health_overhaul_debate AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:37 GMT AP - The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_ot/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect ap/20091107/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:35:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_ot/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3205516650.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=tjF0mXpTtWbcQNMBBtfGlA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS" border="0" /></a>AP - He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_ot/us_fort_hood_shooting_suspect"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3205516650.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=tjF0mXpTtWbcQNMBBtfGlA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_su_co/us_juvenile_sentences_glance ap/20091107/us_juvenile_sentences_glance AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:10 GMT AP - States where juveniles serve life terms http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_census_worker_hanged ap/20091105/us_census_worker_hanged AP politics Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:55:52 GMT AP - Investigators probing the death of a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his government job and are pursuing the possibility he committed suicide, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_lottery_winners ap/20091107/eu_britain_lottery_winners AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:23:37 GMT AP - European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) &mdash; the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions afp/20091107/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:28:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257575565890-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=rIHB3vKczIdy2hygNbHZbQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Guinean military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (R) arrives at a ceremony in Conakry in October, flanked by General Sekouba Konate, minister in charge of national defence. The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday(AFP/File/Seyllou)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257575565890-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=rIHB3vKczIdy2hygNbHZbQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Guinean military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (R) arrives at a ceremony in Conakry in October, flanked by General Sekouba Konate, minister in charge of national defence. The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday(AFP/File/Seyllou)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead afp/20091107/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:43:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was on Saturday to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to overhaul US health care.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091107/pl_mcclatchy/3351104 mcclatchy/20091107/3351104 McClatchy Newspapers politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:02:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; Opponents of opening Cuba to American tourists are touting a letter signed by 53 Democrats in the House of Representatives, saying it shows that they have the votes to derail an effort to lift the ban on travel to the island. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091106/pl_cq_politics/politics3243275 cq/20091106/politics3243275 CQPolitics.com politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:14 GMT CQPolitics.com - After dropping out of the race against Utah Sen. Robert F. Bennett, state Attorney General Mark Shurtleffsays he's looking for another way to help defeat the three-term senator in next year's Republican primary. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091107/pl_bloomberg/a5_a6pdu8c bloomberg/20091107/a5_a6pdu8c Bloomberg politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:37 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats moved to clear one of the last hurdles to a historic debate on legislation to overhaul the U.S. health system, agreeing to a demand by 40 lawmakers to allow a vote on restricting funds for abortion.