Daily News Alert | Sunday, February 27, 2011 12:02 AM PST |
Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:03 pm PST
Reuters - A crowd estimated at more than 70,000 people on Saturday waved American flags, sang the national anthem and called for the defeat of a Wisconsin plan to curb public sector unions that has galvanized opposition from the American labor movement. Full Story | Top |
Obama says Gadhafi's time is up as Libya's leader
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:38 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama dropped the careful condemnation, threats of consequences and the reminders to Moammar Gadhafi's regime about its responsibility to avoid violence. In their place he delivered a more forceful message to the Libyan leader: Leave. Full Story | Top |
Tea party uses Ariz. summit to scope out 2012 role
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:59 pm PST
AP - Tea party supporters packed a Phoenix convention center Saturday to hear from two possible contenders for next year's Republican presidential nomination — an election the conservative populist movement is determined to shape after helping the GOP to big gains in the midterm elections. Full Story | Top |
Trump says presidential bid isn’t a publicity stunt
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:37 am PST
The Ticket - It's hard to take a prospective presidential candidate seriously when he has no political experience, and when his current claim to public renown is a reality TV franchise involving more than a little self-parody. But Donald Trump suggests he's going to have the last laugh when he announces a bid. Politico's Mike Allen reports that [...] Full Story | Top |
Georgia congressman condemns question about shooting president
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:42 pm PST
The Ticket - Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) said Friday he was "stunned" that someone asked him "who's going to shoot Obama?" at a town hall earlier this week. Blake Aued of the Athens Banner-Herald reported Wednesday that the question elicited laughter and provoked a sympathetic response from Broun: "I know there's a lot of frustration with this president. [...] Full Story | Top |
Why Isn't the GOP Learning From Chris Christie?
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:21 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - Daunted by the bitter budget battle in Wisconsin, GOP leaders in "several states" are softening their positions on public employee unions, reports the Associated Press. In Indiana, Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) implored GOP legislators to abandon a "right to work" bill. In Ohio, GOP senate leaders have watered down a bill prohibiting collective bargaining rights for public employees. Michigan's and Florida's GOP governors have agreed to take a "conciliatory approach" to union groups. The question that should come to mind for Republican strategists is why now? Whether one considers the fight against public unions an example of malicious Republican scapegoating or genuine budgetary problem-solving is beside the point. Politically, there's a strong argument to make that union-bashing has never been a more popular issue. In his cover story in The New York Times Magazine, Matt Bai makes precisely that argument in his assessment of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's recent successes: Not only are public employees' contracts no longer untouchable for any politician who wants to stay in office, but it turns out that the opposite is true; taking the fight to the unions is a good way to bolster your credentials as a gutsy reformer with voters who have been losing faith for years in public schools and government bureaucracies. This, more than anything else, is the lesson that Chris Christie has impressed on his contemporaries. Full Story | Top |
Right now sees FLOTUS as fair game
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:43 pm PST
 Politico - Except for an ill-advised trip to an expensive Spanish resort last summer, Michelle Obama has escaped much of the criticism that has been directed at her husband, keeping a relatively low-profile while primarily focusing on childhood obesity, military families and the arts. Full Story | Top |
Envoy claims Libyans set up caretaker government
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:29 pm PST
 AP - Libya's top envoy to the U.S. claimed Saturday that opponents of Moammar Gadhafi's regime are rallying behind efforts to establish an alternative government led by a former Libyan minister. He said the international community should back the movement. Full Story | Top |
Terror in Tripoli as Kadhafi told to quit
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:03 pm PST
 AFP - Residents of Tripoli cowered in their homes on Sunday as US President Barack Obama moved to avert a bloody battle for the Libyan capital by urging a defiant Moamer Kadhafi to step down "now." Full Story | Top |
Lawmakers Come Under Rocket Fire in Iraq, Claim They Weren't Scared
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:18 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - Five members of Congress came under rocket fire while visiting a military base in Iraq Friday, Politico's Marin Cogan reports. They were herded into a bunker and guarded by soldiers while they listened to the explosions. But don't worry folks--they weren't scared, not for a minute. Full Story | Top |
Mulling 2012 run, Pawlenty hits "union-coddling" Obama
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:07 pm PST
 Reuters - Not known as a hard-hitting conservative, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty got a standing ovation from Tea Party activists on Saturday as he praised small government, the U.S. Constitution and took a swing at "union-coddling" President Barack Obama. Full Story | Top |
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