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Chris Christie: I Could Beat Obama
(Newser) - New Jersey GOP governor Chris Christie says he's not running for president because he doesn't feel ready for the job, not because he doesn't think he could win. Some conservative pundits are pleading with Christie to throw his hat in the ring, Politico notes. "I have people calling me... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Huckabee: Obama Grew Up in Kenya
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee hasn't joined the birthers but he seems a bit mixed up about the details of President Obama's life. The possible GOP presidential contender told a radio host earlier this week that Obama, "having grown up in Kenya," might view the British as imperialists. Huckabee later said... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Wisconsin Gov. Unveils Deep Spending Cuts
(Newser) - Gov. Scott Walker unveiled a budget plan Tuesday that balances the Wisconsin's budget by cutting more than $1 billion in state aid to schools and local governments. The Republican said the state is broke and the cuts are necessary to deal with a projected $3.6 billion deficit over the... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Issa Fires Spokesman Over Email Flap
(Newser) - The congressman in charge of investigating Congress made quick work of an investigation into his own staff. Darrell Issa, the aggressive chair of the House Oversight panel, fired spokesman Kurt Bardella today because he shared journalists' emails with a New York Times reporter, the Hill reports. ( Click for an... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Going Green? Bah! GOP Brings Back Foam Cups
(Newser) - The Republicans are back in control of the House, and they're bringing something with them: styrofoam cups. The cups, along with plastic forks and a number of other things seen as not eco-friendly, were done away with four years ago by Nancy Pelosi to reduce Congress's carbon footprint. Now, the... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Florida Politician's Deal: 1 Book, 1 Copy, $152K
(Newser) - Florida Democrats are having fun with an AP story noting that the Republican president of the state senate got the princely sum of $152,000 to write a book on politics for Brevard Community College. The kicker is that only one copy of Florida Legislative History and Processes exists—at... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Why Obama Should Thank Reagan, Clinton
(Newser) - At this point, the smart money is on Barack Obama getting re-elected, writes Steve Kornacki at Salon . Even Republicans tend to agree, as this Politico story pointed out. While it's not surprising that Obama has rebounded from those one-termer predictions of a few months ago, it is surprising at how... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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GOP Candidates Too Loud or Too Boring
(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty took a daring step towards explosive rhetoric recently: he declared the country’s mounting debt a “pile of poo.” Try not to look too offended. “Clearly, the guy running the bleep button for the GOP primary debates isn’t worried about Tim Pawlenty,” quips... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Palin Might Have Secret Twitter, Too
(Newser) - Remember Sarah Palin's (alleged) secret Facebook page ? Well, it turns out she may also have a secret Twitter account. And, seeing as the mysterious "Lou Sarah" Facebook page was used to "like" things on the official Sarah Palin Facebook page, it shouldn't come as much of a... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Public Would Blame Everyone for Shutdown
(Newser) - If Democrats think a government shutdown might help them politically, they might want to think again: A new survey indicates that the public would blame both parties equally for the shutdown. In a Washington Post poll, 36% say they’d blame Republicans for the shutdown, while 35% say they’d... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Economist: GOP Cuts Would Kill 700K Jobs
(Newser) - The spending cuts in the Republicans’ budget proposal would cost the country up to 700,000 jobs and hurt the country’s economic growth, according to Moody’s chief economist. Mark Zandi estimates that the proposed budget would reduce GDP growth by 0.5% in 2011 and another 0.2%... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Feds Often Have 75 Programs Doing One Thing: Review
(Newser) - The government is positively brimming with overlapping programs and offices, potentially producing billions in waste, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. There are, for example, 82 federal programs for improving teacher quality, 80 for helping poor people with their transportation needs, 47 for job training... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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'Tens of Billions' Wasted on War Contractors: Report
(Newser) - The US has misspent “tens of billions of dollars” on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan—at minimum—according to a new report from a bipartisan commission set up to scrutinize the issue. The report bemoaned problems like “ill-conceived projects,” “poor planning and oversight by the US... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Most Americans Back Collective Bargaining
(Newser) - According to a new poll, the nation is still on the Wisconsin protesters' side: 60% of Americans oppose weakening the collective bargaining rights of public unions, while 56% oppose cutting public employees' pay or benefits. Even so, only one-third of those surveyed in the New York Times /CBS News poll... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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