Daily News Digest: Politics News

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Monday, July 26, 2010 12:02 AM PDT

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com

Today's Politics News: Ousted ag official unsure about returning to work Checks are coming: Obama signs unemployment bill Democrats face unsavory choices in Rangel case Secretary LaHood: Republicans Tell Me In Private The Stimulus Is Working Renewal of Bush tax cuts could be only temporary Climate and energy bill delayed as political support withers Ex-R.Kelly lawyer to deliver Blagojevich closing Facebook: Palin mosque post removed by ‘automated system’ Buck regrets disparaging Tea Partiers W.H. condemns 'irresponsible' leaks Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war Investigation ties military workers to child porn Former UK PM Brown 'very cheerful' as backbencher White House denies Obama to holiday in Spain Republicans Fret as Angle Slips Liberals press Obama for more action on key issues Midterms Shade Senate Schedule Did fear of racial backlash trigger administration blunder? Ousted ag official unsure about returning to work Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:31 pm PDT AP - Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign after a blogger posted comments she made to an NAACP audience about race, is unsure about returning to a government job, she says. Full Story Top Checks are coming: Obama signs unemployment bill Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:29 pm PDT AP - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits in a congressional standoff. Full Story Top Democrats face unsavory choices in Rangel case Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:37 pm PDT AP - Democrats nervously anticipating Rep. Charles Rangel's ethics trial know all about the media frenzy and negative ads accompanying election-season scandals. They generated it themselves in 2006, when Republican Rep. Mark Foley was forced to resign in disgrace. Full Story Top Secretary LaHood: Republicans Tell Me In Private The Stimulus Is Working Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:40 am PDT HuffingtonPost.com - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Wednesday that despite all their public criticism, Republican lawmakers tell him in private that they think the administration's stimulus package has been a success. Full Story Top Renewal of Bush tax cuts could be only temporary Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:07 pm PDT AP - Many Americans could be hit with a big tax increase in the next two or three years despite President Barack Obama's repeated promises to shield the middle class from higher rates. Full Story Top Climate and energy bill delayed as political support withers Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:23 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Bowing a lack of support, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Thursday said there'd be no vote this summer on a bill that would put the nation's first limits on the carbon pollution responsible for global warming. Full Story Top Ex-R.Kelly lawyer to deliver Blagojevich closing Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:40 pm PDT AP - Sam Adam Jr. made his name with a fire-and-brimstone style at Chicago's grim, gritty Criminal Courts Building, where his decisive closing arguments once helped acquit R&B singer R. Kelly on child pornography charges. Full Story Top Facebook: Palin mosque post removed by ‘automated system’ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:39 pm PDT The Upshot - A Facebook post by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin expressing opposition to a mosque in New York was temporarily removed from the site today by an "automated system," a Facebook spokesman confirmed to The Upshot. "The note in question did … Full Story Top Buck regrets disparaging Tea Partiers Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:15 pm PDT Politico - Colorado Senate candidate was caught on tape referring to members as "dumbasses." Full Story Top W.H. condemns 'irresponsible' leaks Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:15 pm PDT Politico - Jones rips WikiLeaks, not the three papers with stories. Full Story Top Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:24 pm PDT AP - Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. Full Story Top Investigation ties military workers to child porn Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:26 pm PDT AP - A major federal investigation has found that dozens of military officials and defense contractors, including some with top-level security clearances, allegedly bought and downloaded child pornography on private or government computers. Full Story Top Former UK PM Brown 'very cheerful' as backbencher Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:08 am PDT AP - Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he's looking forward to the future after his Labour party's loss in Britain's recent election. Full Story Top White House denies Obama to holiday in Spain Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:45 pm PDT AFP - The White House denied reports from Spanish media that US President Barack Obama and his family would take a holiday early August in the posh southern Spanish resort city of Marbella. Full Story Top Republicans Fret as Angle Slips Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:18 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Sharron Angle and her lackluster campaign to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), fearing she is jeopardizing what they had long viewed as a sure pickup and costing them a chance to reclaim the majority. Full Story Top Liberals press Obama for more action on key issues Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:12 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - LAS VEGAS _ President Barack Obama Saturday tried to calm liberals frustrated by what they consider slow progress on their favorite causes, urging Democratic bloggers and activists to be patient and work with him. Full Story Top Midterms Shade Senate Schedule Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:18 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Majority Leader Harry Reid is shifting the chamber into campaign mode this week, bringing a mix of bills to the floor designed to highlight differences with the GOP while providing chances for some legislative accomplishments. Full Story Top Did fear of racial backlash trigger administration blunder? Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:07 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Is President Barack Obama afraid of talking about race? Of being seen as too black? As an anti-white racist? Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.