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Today's Politics News: Obama reframes debate for budget fight — and 2012 Republicans urge Obama to join in cutting spending Bachmann’s response marred by technical problems CBO: Social Security to run permanent deficits Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Whether Rahm Can Run for Mayor House takes aim at public funding of elections House Republicans attack regulations; Dems defend Rep. Kucinich sues over olive pit in sandwich Palin on Obama speech: 'WTF' Medicare chief Berwick gets W.H. nod Social Security fund now seen to be empty by 2037 Probe examines possible link between shooter Albania PM cancels rally after talks with EU envoy Obama touts investment plan on middle America trip Obama's 'Sputnik Moment':Is That Really a Good Analogy? Stay vertical a bit longer, ladies: Study claims women’s lib has given men the upper hand Saul Anuzis contemplates 2012 Senate bid against Debbie Stabenow in Michigan FEC report: Palin's PAC has $1.3M in cash Bachmann speech raises her conservative profile Obama reframes debate for budget fight — and 2012 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:55 pm PST Exclusive to Yahoo! News - "We do big things." It's also a pretty good summary of what the president himself was up to as he spoke to the nation on Tuesday night. Full Story Top Republicans urge Obama to join in cutting spending Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:35 pm PST AP - The nation faces a crushing burden of debt and is on course for an economic disaster without dramatic action to wrestle the budget deficit under control, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said Tuesday in the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Full Story Top Bachmann’s response marred by technical problems Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:56 pm PST The Cutline - CNN was the only network that agreed to air Rep. Michele Bachmann's tea party response to President Obama's State of the Union address tonight, following the official Republican response. But if cable news viewers turned to CNN to take a look at Bachmann's response, the Minnesota congresswoman wasn't exactly looking back. Instead, Bachmann faced slightly [...] Full Story Top CBO: Social Security to run permanent deficits Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:33 pm PST AP - New congressional projections show Social Security running permanent annual deficits unless lawmakers act to shore up the massive retirement and disability program. Full Story Top Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Whether Rahm Can Run for Mayor Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:21 am PST The Atlantic Wire - Let's check in with Rahm Emanuel, onetime White House Chief of Staff and current mayoral hopeful in Chicago. When last we saw Rahm, he'd just been thrown off the city ballot by an appellate court. The reason? If you want to run for mayor in Chicago, you have to live there for at least a year before the election. Because Emanuel spent most of 2010 in Washington, D.C., he was ruled ineligible to appear on the ballot, despite enjoying stronger numbers than any other candidate. Full Story Top House takes aim at public funding of elections Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:06 pm PST Reuters - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to eliminate public financing of presidential campaigns, calling the four-decade-old program obsolete and wasteful. Full Story Top House Republicans attack regulations; Dems defend Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:07 pm PST AP - House Republicans launched a tirade Wednesday at Obama administration regulations, reversing what had been an unusual display of unity hours earlier at the president's State of the Union speech. Full Story Top Rep. Kucinich sues over olive pit in sandwich Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:21 pm PST AP - Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio is suing a congressional cafeteria for dental damage he says he suffered after biting into an olive pit in a sandwich wrap he bought there. Full Story Top Palin on Obama speech: 'WTF' Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:54 pm PST Politico - “That was a tough speech to sit through," she says. Full Story Top Medicare chief Berwick gets W.H. nod Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:02 pm PST Politico - The White House has renominated him to head the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Full Story Top Social Security fund now seen to be empty by 2037 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:54 pm PST AP - Sick and getting sicker, Social Security will run at a deficit this year and keep on running in the red until its trust funds are drained by about 2037, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in bleaker-than-previous estimates. Full Story Top Probe examines possible link between shooter Sun, 9 Jan 2011 04:20 pm PST AP - An official familiar with the Arizona shooting investigation said Sunday that local authorities are looking at a possible connection between accused gunman Jared Loughner and an online group known for white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric. Full Story Top Albania PM cancels rally after talks with EU envoy Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:49 am PST AFP - Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Wednesday cancelled a planned weekend pro-government rally in response to international pressure to calm the situation in the Balkans country. Full Story Top Obama touts investment plan on middle America trip Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:26 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama pressed his case on Wednesday for investment to grow the U.S. economy out of its budget woes, a job made tougher by a forecast that the deficit will surge 40 percent this year. Full Story Top Obama's 'Sputnik Moment':Is That Really a Good Analogy? Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:09 pm PST The Atlantic Wire - Barack Obama summoned the ghosts of Communist enemies past last night when he used the term "Sputnik moment" to describe the United States' current standing on the world stage, presumably with a particular comparison to China's rising status as a dominant force in the global economy. The original launching of Sputnik I by the dreaded Soviets in 1957--a satellite about the size of a beach ball--was enough to send the United States into paroxysm of science-fiction induced fantasies and paranoid delusions. "It really doesn't matter whether the satellite has any military value," wrote an aide to Senate Majority leader Lyndon B. Johnson in a memo to him at the time, "the important thing is that the Russians have left the earth and the race for control of the universe has started." Emphasis not added. But the original "Sputnik moment"-- be it from legitimate fear, or paranoia, or an uncomfortable hit to inborn American pride--did serve as a catalyst for all sorts of technological and scientific research and development in the United States, leading to the invention of things like the pocket calculator, the microchip and computers that kept getting smaller. And the rest, as they say...you can find on Wikipedia. Full Story Top Stay vertical a bit longer, ladies: Study claims women’s lib has given men the upper hand Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:49 pm PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerConservatives on financial crisis inquiry commission label majority report 'unbalanced'Stay vertical a bit longer, ladies: Study claims women's lib has given men the upper handSaul Anuzis contemplates 2012 Senate bid against Debbie Stabenow in MichiganTop Republicans craft strategy to fight EPA's expanding regulatory reach Ron Paul reintroduces ‘Audit the Fed’ legislation Full Story Top Saul Anuzis contemplates 2012 Senate bid against Debbie Stabenow in Michigan Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:25 pm PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerStay vertical a bit longer, ladies: Study claims women's lib has given men the upper handSaul Anuzis contemplates 2012 Senate bid against Debbie Stabenow in MichiganTop Republicans craft strategy to fight EPA's expanding regulatory reach Ron Paul reintroduces ‘Audit the Fed’ legislationFacebook phones to be unveiled next month Full Story Top FEC report: Palin's PAC has $1.3M in cash Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:38 pm PST AP - Sarah Palin's political action committee ended 2010 with more than $1.3 million cash on hand, according to financial forms filed Wednesday with the federal government. Full Story Top Bachmann speech raises her conservative profile Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:20 pm PST AP - Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann took another leap in her remarkable climb to national attention and tea party prominence with her freelance response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. Full Story Top

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