Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/politics politics Politics News en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:13:44 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/politics http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign ap/20120214/us_gop_campaign AP Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:34:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.7dbe2f744ecc4b90825ad18af583e878-7dbe2f744ecc4b90825ad18af583e878-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=JKJ.m1.UK4sJHm1bdR17vg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns Portland, Maine. With nine contests down, Romney leads the delegate hunt, and has both the money and the organization to compete deep into the state-by-state nomination calendar. The next contests, in Arizona and Michigan, aren't until Feb. 28, and the party with a reputation for order may have it sorted out after March 6, when 10 states get their say. But that would break sharply with this race's tendency toward uncertainty. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mitt Romney and his under-funded opponents are taking advantage of a weeklong lull in the Republican presidential nomination fight &mdash; no debate or primary is slated &mdash; to raise the money needed to carry out Super Tuesday strategies and compete in states beyond.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.7dbe2f744ecc4b90825ad18af583e878-7dbe2f744ecc4b90825ad18af583e878-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=JKJ.m1.UK4sJHm1bdR17vg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns Portland, Maine. With nine contests down, Romney leads the delegate hunt, and has both the money and the organization to compete deep into the state-by-state nomination calendar. The next contests, in Arizona and Michigan, aren't until Feb. 28, and the party with a reputation for order may have it sorted out after March 6, when 10 states get their say. But that would break sharply with this race's tendency toward uncertainty. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_gingrich ap/20120214/us_gingrich AP Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:01:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_gingrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.fe4d53ac8f6a4b258a10908859fa68b5-fe4d53ac8f6a4b258a10908859fa68b5-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=CFyHyN7Mcwn_bkjekbnoDg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican Newt Gingrich on Monday dismissed calls to drop out of the presidential contest in order to set up a direct contest between rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. The former House speaker insisted that his ideas and a new determination to stay positive would help him once again resuscitate his flagging candidacy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_gingrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.fe4d53ac8f6a4b258a10908859fa68b5-fe4d53ac8f6a4b258a10908859fa68b5-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=CFyHyN7Mcwn_bkjekbnoDg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney ap/20120214/us_romney AP Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:14:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.cb1c321c34ca4cffb210a9fb60047cbb-cb1c321c34ca4cffb210a9fb60047cbb-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=zIDaOwMUrM.JnYxq8jyiHg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Mesa, Ariz., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - If Mitt Romney is rattled by polls showing presidential rival Rick Santorum nipping at his heels, he didn't show it Monday at an outdoor rally with about 2,500 people.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.cb1c321c34ca4cffb210a9fb60047cbb-cb1c321c34ca4cffb210a9fb60047cbb-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=zIDaOwMUrM.JnYxq8jyiHg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Mesa, Ariz., Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_santorum ap/20120214/us_santorum AP Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:16:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_santorum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.657a9d1ae02243f282df3734234f3b2c-657a9d1ae02243f282df3734234f3b2c-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=gU.QFayY_GAiQgoGG6_3.w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum answers questions at a news conference at the statehouse Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum clashed with Tacoma Occupy protesters Monday night during his first visit to a state he said would be a "momentum changer" heading into Super Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_el_pr/us_santorum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.657a9d1ae02243f282df3734234f3b2c-657a9d1ae02243f282df3734234f3b2c-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=gU.QFayY_GAiQgoGG6_3.w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum answers questions at a news conference at the statehouse Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_an/us_obama_budget_analysis ap/20120213/us_obama_budget_analysis AP opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:08:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_an/us_obama_budget_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.896eb3219cdc47bca8f9ea0380ca0160-896eb3219cdc47bca8f9ea0380ca0160-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=QF5k9bnH7vvc8uE79u7hQw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Copies of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget arrive at the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama's new budget lays down the political themes he will pound as he campaigns for re-election &mdash; more spending on jobs and higher taxes for the wealthy. It sets him apart from the Republican contenders and gives Democrats a platform to run on.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_an/us_obama_budget_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.896eb3219cdc47bca8f9ea0380ca0160-896eb3219cdc47bca8f9ea0380ca0160-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=QF5k9bnH7vvc8uE79u7hQw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Copies of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget arrive at the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget_taxes ap/20120214/us_obama_budget_taxes AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:19:31 GMT AP - President Barack Obama proposed tax increases on wealthy individuals and some corporations Monday, setting the stage for an ideological battle that won't be resolved until after the November election &mdash; if then. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_en_mu/us_obama_fundraisers ap/20120214/us_obama_fundraisers AP entertainment Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:42:01 GMT AP - President Barack Obama's upcoming West Coast fundraising trip will feature a musical lineup worthy of Grammy gold. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_go_co/us_birth_control_politics ap/20120213/us_birth_control_politics AP politics Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:13:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_go_co/us_birth_control_politics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.c8846b17e6e14ef19a2be8643e0d2e35-c8846b17e6e14ef19a2be8643e0d2e35-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=gKheAxReD3e3muyLlt35Mw--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception is "dangerous and wrong."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_go_co/us_birth_control_politics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.c8846b17e6e14ef19a2be8643e0d2e35-c8846b17e6e14ef19a2be8643e0d2e35-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=gKheAxReD3e3muyLlt35Mw--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="photo" title="White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) 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_stories0212_72831_html/44524556/SIG=11mbvga10/*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72831.html politico_rss/20120214/http___www_politico_com_news_stories0212_72831_html Politico Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:16:27 GMT Politico - The findings report a continuing trend that has seen the figure decline over the past three years. 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_stories0212_72825_html/44523141/SIG=11m7948i6/*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72825.html politico_rss/20120214/http___www_politico_com_news_stories0212_72825_html Politico Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:34:18 GMT Politico - Conservatives are grumbling that the cable channel is no longer speaking for them as it once did. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign_how_we_got_here ap/20120212/us_gop_campaign_how_we_got_here AP Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:50:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign_how_we_got_here"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.8f68d16a652a4ea8a18f73a97085f9f8-8f68d16a652a4ea8a18f73a97085f9f8-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=6n_6SOdOZnscepHoykrD8g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this photo taken Feb. 10, 2012, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns in Portland, Maine, where he went on to win the caucus. With nine contests down, Romney leads the delegate hunt, and has both the money and the organization to compete deep into the state-by-state nomination calendar. The next contests, in Arizona and Michigan, aren't until Feb. 28, and the party with a reputation for order may have it sorted out after March 6, when 10 states get their say. But that would break sharply with this race's tendency toward uncertainty. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)" border="0" /></a>AP - From the start, it's been a roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign_how_we_got_here"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.8f68d16a652a4ea8a18f73a97085f9f8-8f68d16a652a4ea8a18f73a97085f9f8-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=6n_6SOdOZnscepHoykrD8g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken Feb. 10, 2012, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns in Portland, Maine, where he went on to win the caucus. With nine contests down, Romney leads the delegate hunt, and has both the money and the organization to compete deep into the state-by-state nomination calendar. The next contests, in Arizona and Michigan, aren't until Feb. 28, and the party with a reputation for order may have it sorted out after March 6, when 10 states get their say. But that would break sharply with this race's tendency toward uncertainty. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_secret_bundlers ap/20120213/us_romney_secret_bundlers AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:00:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_secret_bundlers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=yN8WAe3vlPZD_cVtvhpFzA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Portland, Maine. Romney accepted nearly $280,000 in contributions raised by a former lobbyist for Fannie Mae, despite the GOP candidate's blistering criticism of the mortgage giant. Romney and other Republicans haven't identified other so-called fundraising “bundlers,” leaving voters in the dark about who their campaigns are indebted to. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite criticism of Fannie Mae by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, his campaign accepted nearly $280,000 in donations raised by a registered lobbyist who once represented the government mortgage giant and whose clients now include a private equity firm and the drug company Pfizer.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_secret_bundlers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=yN8WAe3vlPZD_cVtvhpFzA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Portland, Maine. Romney accepted nearly $280,000 in contributions raised by a former lobbyist for Fannie Mae, despite the GOP candidate's blistering criticism of the mortgage giant. Romney and other Republicans haven't identified other so-called fundraising “bundlers,” leaving voters in the dark about who their campaigns are indebted to. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_turkey_syria_iran ap/20120210/us_us_turkey_syria_iran AP politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:13:43 GMT AP - Turkey's foreign minister said Friday he will propose new ways to pressure Syria when he meets with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_religion ap/20120214/eu_britain_religion AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:13:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_religion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.51c6fda924a849da8b39222af862ccb5-51c6fda924a849da8b39222af862ccb5-0.jpg?x=78&y=130&q=85&sig=Vf64U5G8S1ecmvYnvv4BSw--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, May 13, 2010 file photo, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Conservative Party's co-chairman and minister without portfolio, arrives at Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the first cabinet meeting. Europe is threatened by a wave of 'militant secularism' and religion should play a bigger role in public life, Warsi said Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012, the latest British politician to embrace a subject long viewed as a political minefield. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Europe is threatened by a wave of "militant secularism" and religion should play a bigger role in public life, a British Cabinet minister said Tuesday, the latest British politician to embrace a subject long viewed as a political minefield.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_religion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120214/capt.51c6fda924a849da8b39222af862ccb5-51c6fda924a849da8b39222af862ccb5-0.jpg?x=78&y=130&q=85&sig=Vf64U5G8S1ecmvYnvv4BSw--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Thursday, May 13, 2010 file photo, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Conservative Party's co-chairman and minister without portfolio, arrives at Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the first cabinet meeting. Europe is threatened by a wave of 'militant secularism' and religion should play a bigger role in public life, Warsi said Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012, the latest British politician to embrace a subject long viewed as a political minefield. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_budget ap/20120214/us_obama_budget AP politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:44:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_budget"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=V7bnLNjLckvT4EJLh1E4Iw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks about the 'Community College to Career Fund' and his 2013 budget, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama feels he has struck just the right budget balance between providing more short-term support for the economy while putting forth a long-term plan to get control of the government's soaring budget deficits.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_go_co/us_obama_budget"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-1bedd1c406534e2f9ba6798bc22c1ea6-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=V7bnLNjLckvT4EJLh1E4Iw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama speaks about the 'Community College to Career Fund' and his 2013 budget, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/theweek/20120214/cm_theweek/224386 theweek/20120214/224386 The Week opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:37:00 GMT The Week - The president knows the tax hikes in his spending plan have no chance of passing the GOP House. But that could still give him a great campaign argumentHere's a Barack Obama sound bite, from February 23, 2009, that you're likely to hear oh, about a zillion times this fall &mdash; but not from the Obama team: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20120213/pl_dailycaller/mediamattersmemocalledforhiringprivateinvestigatorstolookintothepersonallivesoffoxemployees dailycaller/20120213/mediamattersmemocalledforhiringprivateinvestigatorstolookintothepersonallivesoffoxemployees Daily Caller politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:51:20 GMT Daily Caller - A little after 1 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2009, Karl Frisch emailed a memo to his bosses, Media Matters for America founder David Brock and president Eric Burns. In the first few lines, Frisch explained why Media Matters should launch a &ldquo;Fox Fund&rdquo; whose mission would be to attack the Fox News Channel. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20120213/pl_dailycaller/sonyjackedupalbumpricesafterwhitneyhoustonsdeath dailycaller/20120213/sonyjackedupalbumpricesafterwhitneyhoustonsdeath Daily Caller politics Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:31:34 GMT Daily Caller - Sony and Apple wasted no time capitalizing on Whitney Houston’s untimely death, cranking up prices on her online music downloads. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120213/pl_ac/10961702_dear_mitt_romney_dont_change_on_account_of_sarah_palin ac/20120213/10961702_dear_mitt_romney_dont_change_on_account_of_sarah_palin ContributorNetwork politics Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:31:00 GMT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Sarah Palin is weighing in on the GOP nomination race. She appears to have something to say about everyone and has little positive to say. It's almost embarrassing for the Republican Party to have her voice an opinion. Palin comes across less like an expert on campaigning and more like a washed-up booth babe trying to show she does have something useful to say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/pl_nm/us_usa_campaign_poll nm/20120213/us_usa_campaign_poll Reuters politics Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:39:09 GMT Reuters - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has surged into a virtual tie with front-runner Mitt Romney in a national poll on Monday, becoming the clear favorite of Tea Party voters and white evangelicals.