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GOP strategists left baffled by Palin's sudden resignation

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:23:32 GMT

If Sarah Palin is stepping down as governor because she has national political ambitions - and she did not say she intends to run for president - her move did nothing to shake what GOP pollster Whit Ayers called "the 'lightweight' monkey on her back." "If you're a serious politician and you're seriously interested in higher office, the best thing ...

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Local political activists react to Palin's announcement

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:57:35 GMT

Local political activists reacted Friday to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's announcement that she will resign as governor, effective later this month.

David S. Broder / Syndicated columnist | Obama, Democrats must resist ...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:02:24 GMT

Now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ended the long count on the 2008 Senate race by awarding the seat to Al Franken, Democrats - at least on paper - have the power to pass whatever bills they want, without a single Republican vote.

Muntaka a Pampers Girla Missing

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:01:31 GMT

ALBAN BAGBIN, the Majority Leader in Parliament, has confirmed disturbing reports that Edith Zinayela, the lady at the centre of the a Muntaka Khebab Sagaa , is no longer in his office.

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:12 GMT

Saturday punditry, with a twist of Sarah Palin. Howard Fineman : I have covered politics for a long time.

Ankara: As Their Hostage, I Cannot Criticize This Government

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:24:07 GMT

Date : Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:09:09 +0500 AS THEIR HOSTAGE, I CANNOT CRITICIZE THIS GOVERNMENT By Orhan Kemal Cengýz Today's Zaman 03 July 2009, Friday This week I attended a luncheon in Ankara with foreign diplomats who wanted to discuss Turkey's human rights problems.

City Hall Insider: Famous name a plus

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:00:25 GMT

Arizona voters have a proclivity for electing politicians with famous names. Turns out Phoenix City Council members aren't much different.

Why Do States Fail?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:44:00 GMT

Blogware Notices July 4, 2009 Why Do States Fail? As we celebrate the founding of our country andour civil rights and liberties this Fourth of July, perhaps we also ought to reflect on why states fail.

Guest column: Nothing so shocking about Honduras coup

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:26:24 GMT

The greatest tourist attraction in Central America has always been politics. Diplomats stop by every few years, take a couple of snapshots of what's going on at the presidential palace, and then profoundly declare their opinions, devoid of context or history.

Bill Buckley and the Future of Conservatism

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:24:17 GMT

The most important lesson of his career is that there are limits to accommodation.

from Our Readers: In the dark about the new light bulbs

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:04:03 GMT

President Obama did not have complete information when he pressed for the use of fluorescent light bulbs for the home .

Schwarzenegger says he'll impose third unpaid furlough day

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:55:15 GMT

Reporting from Sacramento - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he would force state workers to take a third unpaid furlough day every month if lawmakers do not pass a balanced budget by Tuesday.

CPM Polit Bureau Meeting to Take up Kerala Unit Infighting

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:14:59 GMT

In its special Polit Bureau meeting, CPM is expected to decide on steps for putting to an end the infighting in its Kerala unit between Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan which is considered a major reason for the party's dribbing in the recently concluded parliamentary elections.

Sidestepping Madigan

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:31:21 GMT

Gov. Quinn is bypassing House Speaker Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders and appealing directly to lawmakers in hopes of getting his proposed income-tax increase approved.

No deal yet on Senate standoff

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

ALBANY - Battling leaders of New York's Senate who met with Gov. David Paterson say there is no power-sharing agreement to end a standoff over control of the chamber.

Palin resigns as Alaska governor - The Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:39:00 GMT

Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, abruptly announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek ...

Behavior of Tallahassee lawmakers deserves out outrage - St. Petersburg Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:00 GMT

This article tells a story about a Republican Party and its legislative leadership that believes that what former Republican House Speaker Ray Sansom has done is okay. Well, I for one believe that how the Republican legislators have been running ...

The danger of dynasty politics

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:56:48 GMT

Tanveer Jafri Indian politics and the Nehru-Gandhi family can't be separated from each other.

US wants more reforms in Zim - Beeld

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:25:00 GMT

Harare - Outgoing US ambassador to Zimbabwe James D McGee promised more United States support for the country's political and economic recovery on Friday but said democratic reforms needed to be in place first. McGee, a harsh critic of President ...

Barbara Anderson: Overreaching Democrats threaten the America we know ... - Newburyport Daily News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:56:00 GMT

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ? Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of ...

Russia-US summit a chance to jumpstart ties - Associated Press

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:28:00 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) -- Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely sign a stack of agreements during their Moscow summit, but their chief goal may be for the United States and Russia to stop acting like adversaries - even if they can't be friends ...

Obama seeks to soften health care rhetoric - Herald Tribune

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:38:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, strategizing Friday with congressional leaders about health care reform, called on liberal advocacy groups to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote their energy to promoting passage of ...

U.S. Observers To Monitor Iraqi Kurdish Elections

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:22:11 GMT

The United States says it is sending observers to monitor the parliamentary elections scheduled for July 25 in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reports.

Delmar Stone: Let's heal America with 'liberty and justice for all' - Idaho Statesman

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:02:00 GMT

I know when I was a child, I learned in Sunday School, in sermons, and from Bible study that we are all in need of healing. Today, as a man and a social worker, I grieve for the many ways we hurt each other. It's childish, and I mean that in the ...

Celebrating our nation's freedoms - Cape Cod Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:40:00 GMT

Less than a year after the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia in 1989, I arrived in the Prague suburb of Zbraslav (birthplace of Jaromir Vejvoda, composer of "The Beer Barrel Polka") to help revive the Christian Gospel among a people spiritually ...

Politics magazine taps 3 Texans as rising stars - Dallas Morning News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:57:00 GMT

Jessica Col?n's family grew up Republican in a Democratic town. In Pittsburgh, her great-aunt was a conservative during the New Deal-era of the 1930s. And her grandfather and other relatives were active in GOP circles ? teaching her, she said, how ...

Think tank solicits opponents of state income tax hike - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:57:00 GMT

HARRISBURG -- A conservative think tank has gotten support from 81 state legislators -- all Republicans, so far -- in its petition campaign to oppose an increase in the state income tax. Matthew Brouillette, leader of the Commonwealth Foundation ...

UN chief to lobby Myanmar for Suu Kyi's release - Arizona Daily Star

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Myanmar for meetings with leaders on the same day that Suu Kyi's widely criticized trial resumes. The U.N. chief's visit magnifies the international spotlight on the trial, which has been delayed for a ...

60 Votes Not So Super For Obama, Senate Democrats, Us

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:49:17 GMT

Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support.

EDITORIAL: Around the world - Daily Freeman

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

San Antonio (Texas) Express-News , on readmitting Cuba to the Organization of American States : The United States has no argument with the people of Cuba. It?s the government of Cuba that five decades of American leaders from both parties have ...

Dan Walters: Squeeze play exacts price on California budget - Tribune-Chronicle

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

THE CALIFORNIA budget game has evolved into a predictable pattern of political moves, one of which is a late-blooming demand for something not directly tied to the budget as a price for its enactment. Demanders, usually the governor or minority ...

Mills, Mahama Foreign Travels - GhanaHomePage

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:46:00 GMT

CONTRARY TO their claims in the lead-up to the 2008 elections that foreign travels are a waste of government revenue, so when elected into power their government will frown on overseas travels, President Mills and his Vice, John Dramani Mahama, have ...

GOP leaders decry Perdue's budget remark - Raleigh News & Observer

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:03:00 GMT

Republican legislative leaders criticized Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue Thursday for saying she didn't care which legislative tax plan was used to balance the state budget. Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger of Eden and House Republican Leader ...

Sarah Palin to step down

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:00:12 GMT

Despite criticism, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin re-energized the republican party's base when she was named Senator John McCain's running mate as U. S. vice-presidential nominee.

Specter visits, says he?s prepared to campaign - Tribune-Democrat

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:09:00 GMT

Despite some heavy-hitting endorsements and more than 28 years as an incumbent, Sen. Arlen Specter is not putting his sixth election campaign on cruise control. ?I never take any election for granted,? Specter said Thursday during a visit to Dale ...

Republicans, Democrats Question Brewer's Leadership - KPHO

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT

PHOENIX -- Republican and Democratic lawmakers simultaneously raised serious questions about Gov. Jan Brewer's ability to lead the state through the ongoing budget crisis. Brewer vetoed major portions of the budget that was approved in the waning ...

PDP: South-east May Get Presidency After Yar?Adua - This Day Online

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:43:00 GMT

Ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday noted that Igbo are expected to present the next presidential candidate of the party, after the expiration of the tenure of President Umaru Yar?Adua. In this regard, the party asked the zone to unite ...

Ariz. governor says state leaders face 'new day' - KGUN 9

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:08:00 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) - Gov. Jan Brewer says she and legislators face "a new beginning" during a special session next week to approve a budget that's more to her liking. The Republican governor drew criticism from Democratic and Republican legislative leaders ...

Rep. O'Rourke to return to House post - New London Day

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:53:00 GMT

Hartford - State Rep. James O'Rourke, D-Cromwell, will resume his post as deputy speaker after being cleared in the January death of a woman to whom he was giving a ride home, Democratic leaders said Wednesday. O'Rourke, a veteran lawmaker, was ...