document.write('<p class=news_category>Politics<p>&nbsp;');

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document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney\'>Romney using Nev. as springboard for Feb. contests (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:25:20 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120204/capt.b7eae7d04f934d6eb31ba7da3fbff138-b7eae7d04f934d6eb31ba7da3fbff138-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=I3wkimK5GBmP5_6dCW42rg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mitt Romney expects Nevada\'s caucuses to kick off a month of primary and caucus contests to keep momentum on his side in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_gingrich\'>Gingrich hoping to beat Paul for 2nd place in Nev. (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:18:12 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_gingrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120204/capt.75ea53ed4cf649fd95669d6d2c58485a-75ea53ed4cf649fd95669d6d2c58485a-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=rpaxIvzE_WG.XDBKQR3jSw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has little hope for an upset in Nevada\'s caucuses and instead is looking to best rival Ron Paul for second place.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign\'>Romney, Gingrich expect Romney to win Nev. Vote (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:41:58 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120204/capt.d0f22024b3de4798b008900811e46147-d0f22024b3de4798b008900811e46147-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=m_LklruCFtWz9rVqg4TOXQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets supporters at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nev., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - A confident Mitt Romney is looking past his GOP opponents and Nevada\'s caucuses the day the state votes. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is bracing for defeat in a state the former Massachusetts governor won in 2008.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_nevada_caucus_history\'>Nev. caucuses offer state a rare say in nomination (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:40:38 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_nevada_caucus_history"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120204/capt.ed6891a0a9814a2eb7f40a675c0ec696-ed6891a0a9814a2eb7f40a675c0ec696-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=HdSLT3bfPWcA9TADVg9wUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Worshipers pray during a prayer service before a campaign stop by Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the International Church of Las Vegas on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>AP - With its 24-hour casino gambling, legalized prostitution and drive-through wedding chapels, Nevada seems anything but conventional. When it comes to voting in presidential elections, it\'s as mainstream as it gets.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_santorum_strokes\'>Santorum pushes discredited stroke claim (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:10:04 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_santorum_strokes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.0a0ab294ad604220959d641234c31280-0a0ab294ad604220959d641234c31280-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=pkEzZtdjk2DMeIzGWF3erA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Hannibal, Mo. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Friday backed prominent conservative James Dobson\'s claim that President Barack Obama\'s administration would block medical treatment for stroke patients over age 70. Professional medical groups have called such statements bogus.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_outside_the_beltway\'>A political tip sheet for the rest of us (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:03:02 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_outside_the_beltway"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.52f73e86bf92488aa11e2fb60afcaf0e-52f73e86bf92488aa11e2fb60afcaf0e-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=IOkrQMLBcekqPsfhf9ymHA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Elko, Nev. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>AP - A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012:</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_loving_america\'>Romney emphasizes patriotism - a lot (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:55:45 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_loving_america"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.834bb88fb8a4422dbbf2804cd55f55c4-834bb88fb8a4422dbbf2804cd55f55c4-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=unlPLv_.TCP5iebmUsodmQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds his hand to his heart as he recites the Pledge of Allegiance during a campaign rally in Elko, Nev., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mitt Romney talks about his love for America almost every day. Twice now, the Republican presidential front-runner has even broken into song.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_debate_coach\'>Romney campaign parts ways with debate coach (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:38:24 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('AP - The debate coach who worked with Mitt Romney ahead of two well-received debate performances in Florida is no longer with the Republican\'s presidential campaign.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/politico_rss/rss_politico_mostpop/http___www_politico_com_news_stories0212_72443_html/44414091/SIG=11m6g2n6t/*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72443.html\'>Obama\'s latest crisis: Iran (Politico)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:14:30 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('Politico - The possibility of an Israeli strike could turn into Obama&rsquo;s most complex foreign policy challenge.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/politico_rss/rss_politico_mostpop/http___www_politico_com_news_stories0212_72441_html/44413020/SIG=11mado3hl/*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72441.html\'>Paul counting on rural Nevadans (Politico)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:47:00 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('Politico - The GOP hopeful&rsquo;s dedicated supporters are confident he can best Gingrich to win second place.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_el_pr/us_nevada_economy\'>Presidential spotlight shines on a dour Nevada (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:15:59 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('AP - In Nevada, people could once buy homes and feed their families with money earned from free-spending tourists who flocked to Sin City for relaxed gambling and liquor laws.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_an/us_economy_election_analysis\'>Analysis: How economy is viewed can differ sharply (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:14:25 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_an/us_economy_election_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.8d7f9515dd3c4dbb8e1f8b38ee4d7c08-8d7f9515dd3c4dbb8e1f8b38ee4d7c08-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=mhdFbN97aIgAy2ixHYL26A--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama shakes hands with firefighters after speaking about the economy during an event at Fire Station #5 in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - The stronger the economy gets, the more the presidential race comes down to what voters believe: Are things actually getting better? Or is it all still a mess?</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120202/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_no_fly_list\'>AP Exclusive: US No-Fly list doubles in 1 year (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:53:33 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120202/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_no_fly_list"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120202/capt.6e09a7bb4bd34c0b840122c18d8c7063-6e09a7bb4bd34c0b840122c18d8c7063-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=ghzBsCFJJFjXOrTZUFRhDg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="FILE - Jayashri Srikantiah, staff attorney with the ACLU of Northern California, holds up copies of records showing passengers checked on no fly lists from San Francisco International Airport, as plaintiffs Jan Adams, right, and Rebecca Gordon, center, look on during a news conference in San Francisco, in this April 22, 2003 file photo. The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the government on behalf of Americans who believe they\'re on the no-fly list and have not been able to travel by air for work or to see family. The no-fly list has swelled to 20,000 people before, such as in 2004. At the time, people like the late Sen. Ted Kennedy were getting stopped before flying &mdash; causing constant angst and aggravation for innocent travelers. But much has changed since then. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama administration has more than doubled, to about 21,000 names, its secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States, including about 500 Americans, the Associated Press has learned. The government lowered the bar for being added to the list, even as it says it\'s closer than ever to defeating al-Qaida.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_re_eu/eu_us_europe_panetta\'>Panetta says US military not abandoning Europe (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:25:25 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('<a target=_blank href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120204/ap_on_re_eu/eu_us_europe_panetta"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.72f3a56d7b5e4ed1b6f76505c96a5fa4-72f3a56d7b5e4ed1b6f76505c96a5fa4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=cGk.Jn7dhnumLj5STz9sNw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to members of the military at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is reassuring Europe that it remains central to U.S. defense interests, even as the Obama administration is withdrawing two of the four Army brigades stationed on the continent.</p><br clear="all"/><p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120204/ts_nm/us_obama_housing\'>Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners (Reuters)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:02:11 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('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.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_an/as_afghan_exit_analysis\'>Analysis: Politics drives exit from Afghanistan (AP)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:20:02 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('AP - The Taliban are not beaten, the peace process is bogged down in internal squabbles and Afghan security forces aren\'t ready to take control of the nation. Yet the U.S. and its partners are talking about speeding up &mdash; rather than slowing down &mdash; their exit from the war.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20120131/pl_dailycaller/afterfloridawinromneycampaignconfidentofhispanicsupport\'>After Florida win, Romney campaign confident of Hispanic support (Daily Caller)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:28:42 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('Daily Caller - Mitt Romney won the Florida primary Tuesday by a commanding 14-point margin, thanks in no small part to the Hispanic community.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20120131/pl_dailycaller/democratsslamromneyinpreviewofpossiblenovemberrace\'>Democrats slam Romney in preview of possible November race (Daily Caller)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:23:22 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('Daily Caller - Democrats dumped on Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday night, saying he won the Florida GOP primaryÂ only because of expensive negative ads, that the GOP turnout was low, and that Romney is both &ldquo;extreme&rdquo; and &ldquo;out of touch.&rdquo;<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120203/pl_ac/10922102_life_at_conception_act_petition_proposed\'>Life at Conception Act Petition Proposed (ContributorNetwork)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:53 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Wis., and the National Pro-Life Alliance are circulating a petition in an effort to put an end to the atrocities legalized by Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that allows for abortion on demand.<p>&nbsp;');


document.write('<p><a class=news_title target=_blank href=\'http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120201/pl_ac/10915355_sarah_palin_defends_the_gingrich_legacy\'>Sarah Palin Defends the Gingrich âLegacyâ (ContributorNetwork)</a><br>');
document.write('<span class=news_pubdate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:36:55 GMT<br><br></span>');
document.write('ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Sarah Palin burst upon the scene a fresh face. You had this feeling she was shoving it to the Harper Valley PTA types who didn\'t think a woman from the backcountry should be in politics.<p>&nbsp;');

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