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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo!News: Politics News 09 Aug 2011 03:31 PM PDTAP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday he's naming Sen.Patty Murray to co-chair a powerful "super committee" charged with finding more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts this fall.09 Aug 2011 03:21 PM PDTPresident Barack Obama is greeted by Col.Mark Camerer, the 436th Airlift Wing Commander upon his arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, Aug.9, 2011.The President will meet privately with families of thirty Americans killed in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The fallen come home here with such dignity that every American flag on every case of remains is inspected for the tiniest smudge.The dead are treated with reverence by everyone.Including their commander in chief.09 Aug 2011 09:49 AM PDTIsraeli activists carry torches as they march during a protest against a rise in electricity prices in Jerusalem August 9, 2011.Israel must change to ease the pain of high living costs, a committee said on Tuesday after being tasked by the government to address the demands of thousands of protesters who have rocked the political establishment with ma*s demonstrations.REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ENERGY) 09 Aug 2011 12:44 PM PDTIn this image made from amateur video released by Ugarit News and accessed via The Associated Press Television News on Monday, Aug.8, 2011, shows members of the Syrian military standing near the body of man in the northern Syrian province of Idlib Sunday Aug.7, 2011. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALAP - The Obama administration is preparing to explicitly demand the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad and hit his regime with tough new sanctions, U.S.officials said Tuesday as the State Department signaled for the first time that American efforts to engage the government are finally over.09 Aug 2011 12:26 PM PDTAP - The media were not allowed to cover the somber ceremony at Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday when the remains of 38 U.S.and Afghan troops killed in a weekend helicopter crash arrived and were honored by President Barack Obama, despite appeals from news organizations.09 Aug 2011 03:01 PM PDTFILE - In this Saturday, Aug.6, 2011 file photo, Texas Gov.Rick Perry speaks at a national prayer rally in Houston.A nationally televised debate, a test vote in Iowa and a candidacy by Perry Г <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn'>Alex</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://imho-posts.blogspot.com/2011/08/yahoo-news-politics-news.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2011-08-09T19:42:00-07:00'>7:42 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1011815047'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9087105851652347438&postID=5992294350176919139&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons'> <a class='share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=9087105851652347438&postID=5992294350176919139&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'> <span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a> <a class='share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=9087105851652347438&postID=5992294350176919139&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href,