Obama, revisiting Nixon, says 9/11 suspect guilty (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:11:03 GMT FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. (AP Photo/File)

The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who? (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:56 GMT Newly appointed European Council President-elect Herman Van Rompuy sits in his car as he leaves the Belgian Parliament in Brussels, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The European Union's new president is a soft-spoken figure with a penchant for haiku poetry who spent most of his career in the background of Belgian politics. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey (Reuters) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:35 GMT Reuters - Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish.

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:36 GMT Sarah Palin signs her autograph at Barnes and Nobles during the first stop of her book tour in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Adam Bird)

Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher? (McClatchy Newspapers) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt — The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex. He also supports armed struggle — jihad — against the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq, and has encouraged extremist insurgents in Pakistan and Somalia.

Romney Leads In PAC Fundraising (CQPolitics.com) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:16 GMT CQPolitics.com - After spending millions of his own money during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney apparently has learned a thing or two about fundraising.

High-Income Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says (Bloomberg) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:57 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Levin, chairman of the SenateArmed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should betaxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and thatNATO should provide half of the new soldiers.