Examiner Politics Saturday EXTRA: Weekend breaking news & comment from The Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential bloggerMichael Barone - Young voters sour on Obama
Karl Rove spotlights a Polling Co. poll that shows Barack Obama’s approval among young (age 18 to 29) Americans at 53%. Perhaps more important, on the economy only 31% of young voters approve and 44% disapprove. Read More
Philip Klein - How many new pro-union rules will the NLRB ram through in coming months?
Earlier this week, I wrote about the real world problems with the National Labor Relations Board's new proposed rules to speed up union elections, which would punish small businesses in an attempt to expand union membership. Read More
Charlie Spiering - GOP presidential candidates silent in wake of same-sex marriage vote in New York
Same-sex marriage passed in New York late last night, marking a huge victory for the gay rights movement as supporters celebrated in the streets and celebrities praised the decision on Twitter. Read More
Over at Slate, Dave Weigel asks, "Can Ron Paul Win the Ames Straw Poll?" to which I'd answer: yes. As Weigel notes, Paul is actually trying to win it this time, and bought the most expensive booth available this year, the same space occupied by 2007 straw poll winner Mitt Romney. Read More
David Freddoso - Ron Paul: That Libya 'defunding' resolution would have actually authorized the war
Moments ago, Rep. Ron Paul released his floor statement on the Libya defunding resolution, which he and other anti-war Republicans voted against.Read More
Philip Klein - Fair Tax group has less money than in 2007, but plans "huge" grassroots presence at Ames straw poll
Back in 2007, the large presence of “Fair Tax” supporters at the Ames Straw poll played a big role in Mike Huckabee’s surprisingly strong second place finish, which in turn helped propel him to victory in the actual caucuses months later. This year, the group Fair Tax.org will be working with less money, according to a representative of the group, but still plans to have a “huge presence” at the straw poll by leveraging its network of grassroots supporters. Read More
David Freddoso - Libya defunding vote underestimates anti-war sentiment in the House
A grand total of eight House Republicans voted to approve U.S. involvement in the Libyan War. Read More
Susan Ferrechio - Boehner calls on Obama to offer debt limit plan
Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has issued a statement calling on President Obama to get involved in the debt limit talks that have come to a stalemate. Boehner also said in the statement that the deal cannot include tax increases because such a proposal could not pass in the House. Read More
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