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Yahoo! News: Elections 2012 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:23:37 GMT
  • Romney declares victory in Nevada (AP)   - 

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets campaign volunteers at a phone banking center in Las Vegas, Nev., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has declared victory in Nevada's caucuses.


  • Santorum, Paul look past Nevada caucuses (AP)   - 

    Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum answers question from local residents while campaigning in Hannibal, Mo., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - Rick Santorum said Saturday he wants to "endanger" rival Newt Gingrich while presidential rival Ron Paul claimed to have "reason to be optimistic" heading into Tuesday's contests as both Republican hopefuls peered ahead past the Nevada caucuses that handed both defeat.


  • Romney wins Nevada caucuses (AP)   - AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul remain in a tight race for second, with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum finishing last.
  • Romney wins Nevada, second place a contest between Gingrich and Paul (The Ticket)   - The Ticket - Mitt Romney has won Nevada's Republican caucuses. Second place is too close to call between Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich. Rick Santorum will finish in fourth place. Speaking at his victory party at the Red Rocks Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Romney did not mention any of his Republican opponents by name, keeping his [...]
  • Gingrich says he's staying in GOP race (AP)   - 

    Jared Bresee shows his support for Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, by wearing a Gingrich mask at a Nevada Republican Caucus meeting, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Genoa, Nev. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Newt Gingrich says he's staying in the Republican presidential nominating contest.


  • A look at key moments in the NV caucuses (AP)   - 

    Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the International Church of Las Vegas on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Some notable moments from Saturday's Nevada presidential caucuses:


  • Mormons, conservatives help Romney win Nevada (AP)   - 

    Jerry Robin, left, and Gary Reed continue to debate the candidates after a Republican caucus meeting at Del Sol High School, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Mitt Romney rode overwhelming backing from Mormons and his best performance yet among conservatives to his emphatic victory Saturday in Nevada's Republican presidential contest, according to preliminary results of a poll of voters entering the caucuses.


  • Republican Romney sails to easy win in Nevada (Reuters)   - Reuters - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in Nevada on Saturday, crushing his three remaining rivals and taking firm command of the party's volatile presidential nominating race.
  • Romney's NV win rests on improvements on the right (AP)   - AP - Preliminary results of an entrance poll show Mitt Romney coasted to victory in Nevada on the strength of improved margins among conservatives, tea partiers and senior citizens combined with a big boost from the state's large contingent of Mormons.
  • Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada GOP caucuses (AP)   - 

    Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.


  • Reaction at Nevada's GOP presidential caucuses (AP)   - AP - Reaction from people participating Saturday in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses in which Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum competed:
  • Protests grip Cairo as pressure mounts for early vote (Reuters)   - Reuters - An Egyptian government building was set on fire on Sunday as protests disrupted the heart of Cairo for a fourth day and public figures demanded a faster transition to civilian rule.
  • No cheers for Newt; hot and heavy at Romney rally: Scenes from the 2012 Nevada caucuses (The Ticket)   - The Ticket - LAS VEGAS-- There will be no rally, no party with balloons and signs, no chanting supporters for Newt Gingrich here at the Venetian Hotel Saturday night. Ten minutes before Gingrich was scheduled to begin a press conference, about 25 members of the press—two and a half rows of reporters and a handful of cameramen— had [...]
  • Obama Administration Approved Oil Sands Pipeline in 2009 (ContributorNetwork)   - ContributorNetwork - Before there was much talk of the Keystone XL pipeline, there was the Alberta Clipper -- a pipeline that received approval from the State Department and was praised for its positive economic benefits. Here are the details.
  • Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado (AP)   - 

    Rhonda Johnstone wipes out while snowboarding with her friends dogs Sake and Lola as a snow storm hits the Denver metro area Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Lakewood, Colo. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming, western Kansas and western Nebraska. The storm stretched as far south as New Mexico, where Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)AP - A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.


  • How Real Voters Will Decide on the President in November (ContributorNetwork)   - ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It seems only fair to start remarks about the vote for the most powerful position on Earth with some facts, so here are a few.
  • Bad News for Obama in Latest Rasmussen Polls of Uncommitted Voters (ContributorNetwork)   - ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In a video presentation, Scott Rasmussen of the Rasmussen Poll had some terrible news for Barack Obama and some puzzling news for Mitt Romney. The news concerned the attitude of currently uncommitted voters, 12 percent of the population.
  • Lawsuit: Gingrich security stomped on man's foot (AP)   - AP - A central Florida man is suing Newt Gingrich, claiming a security officer for the Republican presidential candidate stomped on his foot "like he was stomping out a cigarette."
  • Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners (Reuters)   - Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.
  • Jury convicts Indiana elections chief (Reuters)   - Reuters - An Indiana jury convicted embattled Republican Secretary of State Charlie White in the early hours of Saturday on six out of seven felony charges including perjury, theft and voter fraud.
 
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