WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in Pyongyang collapses. Tweet This Post
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Karl Rove Was Feeding the Romneys False Hope on Election Night
The Romneys clung to the belief that they could still win Ohio — and the White House — late into election night, even though exit polls across the country showed they were toast, as public polls had shown the week before. Karl Rove, too, refused to believe Ohio was lost, even after Fox News' own [...]
Drone scientists hope to change public image
ATLANTA—As dozens of protesters waved signs proclaiming, “Stop Assassinations: Ground the Drones!” outside the Grand Hyatt on Tuesday, a room full of scientists, oblivious to their demonstrations, raptly watched a 30-minute Power Point presentation about “riparian vegetation,” “river morphology” and the helpful qualities of beaver dams. The researchers who came from around the world to [...]
Presenting the talking point revisions that GOPers hope will destroy Hillary (spoiler: they won’t)
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Brian Schweitzer, the Great Progressive Hope?
Within hours of news breaking that Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., was retiring, progressives began pushing the idea that former Gov. Brian Schweitzer should run for his seat. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Alaska lawmakers slash oil taxes, hope to spur output
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska lawmakers on Sunday gave final approval to a bill slashing state oil-production taxes in a change supporters said was needed to boost flagging output from aging fields but which critics say will severely damage the state's finances. The new system approved by the Republican-dominated legislature does away [...]
Still hope for big fiscal deal with Obama, top Republicans say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior congressional Republicans said on Sunday they see a chance for a broad deal with President Barack Obama on deficit reduction and reining in spending on vast government programs like Medicare and one senator signaled potential flexibility on taxes. Obama, who met with lawmakers of both parties last week, has been calling [...]
Students Still Hope to Visit White House After Capitol Visit ‘Wow’
Disappointed, but still determined, 15 Iowa sixth-graders woke up before dawn today and boarded a plane for the nation’s capital, still hopeful that they would get to visit the White House. It’s been 10 days since the students of St. Paul’s Lutheran School, just outside… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
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