WVLT- Politics http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines RSS Feed for WVLT - Election - Headlines en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:29:06 GMT Sen. Corker responds to President Obama's proposed budget http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/Sen_Corker_responds_to_President_Obamas_proposed_budget_139235948.html Obama's new budget was immediately attacked by Republicans as a retread of previously rejected ideas. The budget battle is likely to be a major component of the fall election campaign. How is Romney like 007? Both have money offshore http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/How_is_Romney_like_007_Both_have_money_offshore_139225489.html Swiss banks and their secretive counterparts around the globe may sound like the exclusive province of the wealthy, the mysterious or the shady, but anybody can legally open an offshore account. JFK intern recounts long-ago affair in new book http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/JFK_intern_recounts_long-ago_affair_in_new_book_139223769.html Mimi Alford was terrified in 1998 when the Monica Lewinsky scandal turned the word "intern" into a dirty joke, exposing an affair with a president. Black ministers leading voter ID effort http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/Black_ministers_leading_voter_ID_effort_139220789.html The NAACP in Chattanooga is helping lead a statewide effort to recruit black ministers to get out the vote. Ethics panel looking at chairman's stock trades http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/Ethics_panel_looking_at_chairmans_stock_trades_139093384.html The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says he's cooperating with an Office of Government Ethics investigation into his stock trades and expects to be exonerated. Romney aides to speak at super PAC events http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/Romney_aides_to_speak_at_super_PAC_events_139093249.html Mitt Romney's campaign will allow its senior aides to speak at fundraising events for an outside political group raising millions of dollars on its behalf. High court asked to undo Mont. campaign money ban http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/High_court_asked_to_undo_Mont_campaign_money_ban_139092949.html Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to allow them to spend freely to influence upcoming elections in Montana. Catholic group backs Obama birth control policy http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/AP_sources_Obama_revamping_birth_control_policy_139089459.html Obama's abrupt retreat is an attempt to address concerns from Catholic leaders and end an election-year nightmare for the White House. Obama to sign last bill Giffords sponsored http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/Obama_to_sign_last_bill_Giffords_sponsored__139078829.html President Barack Obama is set to sign the last piece of legislation that former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sponsored and voted on. GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy http://www.volunteertv.com/election/headlines/GOP_vows_to_reverse_Obama_birth_control_policy_138969554.html The White House pushed back in the face of a political firestorm, arguing that Obama was sensitive to the objections and looking for a way to allay the concerns