http://www.kvue.com/news/politics RSS Feed for KVUE - News - Politics en-us Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:08:21 GMT 2012-02-12T05:08:21Z en-us http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/President-announces-contraception-compromise-with-Catholic-employers-139125794.html President Obama unveils plan he hopes will appeal to both religious leaders and women's health advocates. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:42:50 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/President-announces-contraception-compromise-with-Catholic-employers-139125794.html 2012-02-10T23:42:50Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139160169.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Saturday that she regretted that President Barack Obama had abandoned his insistence that religious organizations offer free birth control for their employees. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:52 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139160169.html 2012-02-12T05:07:52Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139157424.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Warning of a "catastrophe" that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers Saturday to pass more painful spending cuts on the eve of a crucial vote to qualify for a massive bailout. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:02:11 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139157424.html 2012-02-12T04:02:11Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139155919.html ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Add another dance move to Michelle Obama's repertoire. This one has to do with a certain celebrity platypus. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:26 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139155919.html 2012-02-11T23:32:26Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139151899.html BOSTON (AP) — Mitt Romney faulted President Barack Obama's original push to require church-affiliated employers to pay for birth control as an "assault on religion," but as Massachusetts governor, Romney was largely silent about a state law that required virtually the same contraceptive coverage. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:02:41 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139151899.html 2012-02-12T00:02:41Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139153394.html SANFORD, Maine (AP) — Today's caucuses in Maine come down to a competition between one candidate looking for his first win and another looking to end a losing streak. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:07:23 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139153394.html 2012-02-11T19:07:23Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139144724.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Staggered by Rick Santorum's surge, Mitt Romney is trying to reset his presidential campaign by defining himself as a strict conservative. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:02:40 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139144724.html 2012-02-12T00:02:40Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139146024.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Mitt Romney narrowly won Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign with a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. But the former Massachusetts governor won just a plurality of the Maine vote, suggesting he still has work to do to unite GOP voters behind his candidacy. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:08:21 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139146024.html 2012-02-12T05:08:21Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139130659.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Social issues dominated the 2012 presidential race Friday, as President Barack Obama tried to calm a storm over religion and birth control and the Republicans vying to replace him jockeyed to outdo each other in proving their conservative fervor. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:06:28 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139130659.html 2012-02-11T07:06:28Z http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139131929.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicts that five large states will put Democrats in striking distance of gaining control of the House after the November elections. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:06:58 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/politics/139131929.html 2012-02-11T07:06:58Z