tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23186155012867107082023-11-15T10:12:34.613-08:00Political News of the DayBrowse Today's Best Political Headlines...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-76713343148034215072011-05-25T01:54:00.001-07:002011-05-25T01:54:21.382-07:00Sources: DOJ green-lights Edwards charges<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43163300/ns/politics-more_politics/" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110524-edwards-vsmall-936p.thumb.jpg" alt="Former North Carolina senator and Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, is seen at the funeral for Elizabeth Edwards, Dec. 2010." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Sources close to the investigation tell NBC News that the Justice Department has given the green light to bring criminal charges against John Edwards for campaign law violations.</p><br clear="all" /><p>Source: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43163300/ns/politics-more_politics/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-34322637759397479562011-05-25T00:52:00.001-07:002011-05-25T00:52:08.353-07:00Obama's toast to the queen interrupted by the orchestra<p> President Barack Obama's toast to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday was interrupted when the orchestra at the state dinner began playing "God Save the Queen" before Obama finished.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/kmJdYe8qp5Y/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-56609295044594052002011-05-24T17:55:00.001-07:002011-05-24T17:55:15.041-07:00Tempers flare at hearing with consumer ally Warren<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43159972/ns/politics-more_politics/" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/reuters/2011-05-24t222143z_01_btre74n1q4b00_rtroptp_3_financial-regulation.thumb.jpg" alt="Elizabeth Warren, Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury, registers her surprise after a committee member accused her of "making things up" when she said she had an agreement to end her testimony at a certain time at a hearing about oversight of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Testimony by White House consumer adviser Elizabeth Warren before a House subcommittee broke down into acrimony when the panel's Republican chairman accused her of lying about the terms of her appearance.</p><br clear="all" /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=01b0a4face46f6e857c32c9d357e68a5&p=1" rel="nofollow"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=01b0a4face46f6e857c32c9d357e68a5&p=1" /></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePol&partnerID=167&key=segment" /><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.CulturePol.19500,cat.CulturePol.rss" /><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" /><p>Source: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43159972/ns/politics-more_politics/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-56883849192346781362011-05-24T15:52:00.001-07:002011-05-24T15:52:07.688-07:00Netanyahu draws lines for any deals<p> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress that he can make "painful compromises" for a peace deal but will never return to pre-1967 war boundaries.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/YS6BlzckOTE/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-48359944561981153712011-05-24T12:53:00.001-07:002011-05-24T12:53:11.531-07:00GOP accuses Warren of lying<p> Republicans attacked Elizabeth Warren -- the Obama administration adviser working to set up a consumer financial protection bureau -- at a House hearing Tuesday, questioning her veracity in two separate instances.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/f0KMWpQFWmk/index.htm" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-32641602138612833912011-05-24T09:54:00.001-07:002011-05-24T09:54:11.879-07:00Netanyahu: Open to 'painful compromises' for peaceIn an address to a joint meeting of Congress, Israel's prime minister pledged to make "painful compromises" for peace with the Palestinians, but said he would not agree to any deal that threatens Israel's security or its identity as a Jewish state.<p>Source: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43150056/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-9140791552692007642011-05-24T09:52:00.001-07:002011-05-24T09:52:07.156-07:00Obama gets warm welcome despite being cool on Europe<p> U.S. President Barack Obama has been given a red-hot welcome on his arrival in Europe - despite being decidedly cool in his approach to the continent, in contrast to previous U.S. presidents.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/RDRrE89ZTv0/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-1163233818339929962011-05-24T06:53:00.001-07:002011-05-24T06:53:07.278-07:00Obama in England to meet Queen, prime minister<p> After a rock star reception in Ireland, President Barack Obama was in England on Tuesday to meet with Britain's royal family and huddle with top politicians.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/UaeymjSawZA/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-25734897240063974462011-05-23T21:54:00.001-07:002011-05-23T21:54:12.182-07:00Possible Palin house buy in Arizona creates buzzThe purchase of a large custom estate in a desert community north of Phoenix has set off a wave of speculation that the buyer might be former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b54ec0a9f06dc9dec9aee761a1667029&p=1" rel="nofollow"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b54ec0a9f06dc9dec9aee761a1667029&p=1" /></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePol&partnerID=167&key=segment" /><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.CulturePol.19500,cat.CulturePol.rss" /><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" /><p>Source: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43144753/ns/us_news/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-25333431757159819692011-05-23T09:54:00.001-07:002011-05-23T09:54:16.706-07:00Another top Republican takes pass on presidential bid<p><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/23/6699972-first-thoughts-no-thanks" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-pol-110523-mitch-daniels-6.thumb.jpg" alt="On the day another 2012 Republican makes it official (Tim Pawlenty), the political storyline is remains fixed on the one that got away (Mitch Daniels). " style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>On the day another 2012 Republican makes it official (Tim Pawlenty), the political storyline is remains fixed on the one that got away (Mitch Daniels).</p><br clear="all" /><p>Source: <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/23/6699972-first-thoughts-no-thanks" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-11767754493082113562011-05-23T06:52:00.001-07:002011-05-23T06:52:10.463-07:00Obama arrives in Ireland<p> President Barack Obama arrived in Ireland Monday on the first stop of a six-day, four-country European tour.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/Fr08BxaP_10/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-43567871676924253022011-05-23T05:55:00.001-07:002011-05-23T05:55:13.780-07:00Former Palin aide pens scathing tell-all book<p><a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43133188/ns/today-books/" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/palin%20book-1003054408_v2.thumb.jpg" alt="A photo provided by Simon and Schustershows the cover of "Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin," by Frank Bailey, A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written the scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around. (AP Photo/Simon and Schuster)" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around.</p><br clear="all" /><p>Source: <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43133188/ns/today-books/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-44615509650722933162011-05-22T00:52:00.001-07:002011-05-22T00:52:09.100-07:00No presidential run for Indiana governor<p> Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels ended his very public flirtation with running for president early Sunday with an e-mail to supporters distributed through the Indiana Republican Party.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/xMKG0ERH3jA/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-4532772534525325652011-05-20T21:52:00.001-07:002011-05-20T21:52:13.430-07:00Obama seeks support for Libya mission<p> President Obama may be on the brink of breaking the law. At issue: The 1973 War Powers Act, which says if the president does not get congressional authorization 60 days after military action, the mission must stop within 30 days.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/uGq8G3ACUaE/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-84782035198065491362011-05-20T15:52:00.001-07:002011-05-20T15:52:11.239-07:00'Peace based on illusions' will eventually fail, Netanyahu tells Obama<p> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday firmly rejected President Obama's call for a xreturn to the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/4RE1h0QMCzE/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-77510851036829319822011-05-20T13:55:00.001-07:002011-05-20T13:55:19.451-07:00Week Ahead: Obama heads to Europe; Do Bachmann, others get in?<p><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/20/6684564-the-week-ahead-glitter-in-the-air" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-pol-110520-obama-europe-2p.thumb.jpg" alt="President Obama heads to Europe, Will Michele Bachmann get in? Do others follow? Mitt Romney makes his FIRST trip to Iowa this year, the Senate may vote on Paul Ryan's budget and Andy keeps it all in the family." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>President Obama heads to Europe, Will Michele Bachmann get in? Do others follow? Mitt Romney makes his FIRST trip to Iowa this year, the Senate may vote on Paul Ryan's budget and Andy keeps it all in the family.</p><br clear="all" /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6baa56d7c9f0794eef5393473da8b6c8&p=1" rel="nofollow"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6baa56d7c9f0794eef5393473da8b6c8&p=1" /></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePol&partnerID=167&key=segment" /><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.CulturePol.19500,cat.CulturePol.rss" /><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" /><p>Source: <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/20/6684564-the-week-ahead-glitter-in-the-air" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-87900069963237229642011-05-20T09:55:00.001-07:002011-05-20T09:55:14.234-07:00First Thoughts: Mitt Romney's good week<p><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/20/6682320-first-thoughts-romneys-good-week" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-pol-110520-romney-7a.thumb.jpg" alt="Last Friday, Mitt Romney was pulling out all the darts and arrows he took after his health-care speech in Michigan. What a difference a week can make." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Last Friday, Mitt Romney was pulling out all the darts and arrows he took after his health-care speech in Michigan. What a difference a week can make.</p><br clear="all" /><p>Source: <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/20/6682320-first-thoughts-romneys-good-week" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-13441446087394206762011-05-20T09:52:00.001-07:002011-05-20T09:52:11.771-07:00Texas law requires sonograms, explanations before abortions<p> Women seeking an abortion in Texas will have to view a picture of the embryo or fetus and hear a description of its development before having the procedure, under a law that takes effect September 1.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/EGfCGoJWjFc/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-10093383382764920282011-05-20T06:53:00.001-07:002011-05-20T06:53:07.132-07:00Is Obama about to break the law?<p> President Obama may be on the brink of breaking the law. At issue: The 1973 War Powers Act, which says if the president does not get congressional authorization 60 days after military action, the mission must stop within 30 days.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/uGq8G3ACUaE/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-26574660058808947232011-05-20T05:55:00.001-07:002011-05-20T05:55:15.534-07:00Will special elections predict House power shift?<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43097148/ns/politics/" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110519-corwin-hochul-hmed-12p.thumb.jpg" alt="Candidates for next Tuesday's special election in New York's 26th Congressional District: Republican Jane Corwin, left, and Democrat Kathy Hochul. A third party candidate Jack Davis will also be on the ballot." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>If Democrat Kathy Hochul wins next Tuesday’s special election in a New York’s 26th Congressional District, a district that has been Republican for years, will it be a harbinger of Republicans losing the House majority in 2012?</p><br clear="all" /><p>Source: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43097148/ns/politics/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-32980325126301308972011-05-20T01:55:00.001-07:002011-05-20T01:55:14.504-07:00New Texas law requires pre-abortion sonogram<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43105199/ns/politics-more_politics/" rel="nofollow"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/reuters/2011-05-20t022120z_01_btre74j06jt00_rtroptp_3_usa-politics-republicans.thumb.jpg" alt="Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in this April 9, 2010 file photo. " style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law a measure requiring women seeking an abortion to first get a sonogram.</p><br clear="all" /><p>Source: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43105199/ns/politics-more_politics/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-85090038636720649802011-05-19T17:55:00.001-07:002011-05-19T17:55:12.935-07:00Now-shunned mandate causes complications for GOPThe individual mandate used to be the new black – even within Republican circles.<p>Source: <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/19/6676942-now-shunned-mandate-creates-complications-for-gop?ocid=twitter" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-80470560476032718562011-05-19T15:52:00.001-07:002011-05-19T15:52:12.929-07:00Gergen: Obama's speech a Middle East review, but not much new<p> In President Obama's speech on Thursday, there were two surprises that could shape its impact for a long time to come.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/7l1KEQbYnIY/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-28007655606544480632011-05-19T13:55:00.001-07:002011-05-19T13:55:12.592-07:00Senate Republicans block Obama's pick for benchA first for President Obama's term in office: Republicans derailed his nominee for the federal bench.<p>Source: <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/19/6676322-senate-republicans-block-lius-judicial-nomination?ocid=twitter" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com: More politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318615501286710708.post-28299473497845419342011-05-19T12:53:00.001-07:002011-05-19T12:53:12.402-07:00President Obama announces a 'new chapter in American diplomacy'<p> The U.S. will support efforts for reform across the Middle East and North Africa, including "transitions toward democracy," President Barack Obama said Thursday.</p>
<br /><p>Source: <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/a3YJM9CGERE/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN.com - Politics</a></p>kcgreen18http://www.blogger.com/profile/01596764202706580840noreply@blogger.com0