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Yahoo! News: Elections

What will Arnold Schwarzenegger's next role be? (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:45 AM CST

In this Monday, Dec 1, 2008 file photo, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at a news conference at  his Los Angeles office. Schwarzenegger still has two years left in his term, but the former actor already appears to be preparing for his next role — likely on the world stage.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - With Arnold Schwarzenegger's governorship entering its final years and his ability to attract the spotlight intact, one question is arising more frequently: What will Arnold do?


Obama is delivering diversity, but some seek more (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:55 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama, left, and Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, right, take part in a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go even further. He added to the minority representation at the top of his administration Wednesday when he named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic, as Commerce Secretary.


Democrat concedes in US House race in California (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 07:55 PM CST

AP - Democrat Charlie Brown conceded defeat to Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock on Wednesday in their hard-fought race for California's 4th District House seat, leaving only four House races still unsettled.

Will voters elect a Bush again? (Politico)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 05:50 PM CST

Politico - His big brother helped drag the GOP to two consecutive thrashings at the polls, but former Gov. Jeb Bush’s prospective Senate candidacy is nevertheless getting a hero’s welcome from Florida Republicans.

Palin files late disclosure for free 2007 trips (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:59 PM CST

In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, center, waves to a crowd during a campaign stop for Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga,  in Savannah, Ga.  Palin has added to her financial disclosure forms two free trips that she took nearly two years ago but failed to report.   (AP Photo/Stephen Morton, File)AP - Gov. Sarah Palin has added to her financial disclosure forms two free trips that she took nearly two years ago but failed to report. Palin, who was Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate, made the disclosures last month, but after Election Day when she and McCain lost to Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The trips were first revealed in a story by The Associated Press in October.


Jeb Bush's bid for Senate could clear GOP field (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 05:04 PM CST

In this Thursday, June 19, 2008, file photo, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush answers questions at the Excellence in Action conference, a national summit on education reform, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president's younger brother. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)AP - Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president's younger brother.


Franken says he'll drop 633 challenges in recount (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:42 PM CST

In this Nov. 19, 2008 file photo, Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Franken on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 withdrew 633 challenges to ballots in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the statewide recount.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Democrat Al Franken withdrew 633 challenges to ballots Wednesday in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the recount.


Possible Obama pick linked to clemency uproar (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 05:17 PM CST

California congressman Xavier Becerra in an undated photo. Becerra appears to be a leading candidate to become President-elect Barack Obama's chief trade negotiator, U.S. business lobbyists said on Wednesday. (Handout/Reuters)AP - The California congressman in discussions with President-elect Barack Obama to become U.S. trade representative played a role in President Bill Clinton's commuting the prison sentence of a cocaine dealer. The cocaine dealer's family had made $15,000 in political donations to the congressman and hired Clinton's brother-in-law for $200,000 to help free Carlos Vignali.


Pakistan moves up US priority list (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:00 AM CST

The Christian Science Monitor - Much as the 9/11 terror attacks quickly focused the Bush administration on its relations with Islamabad, last week's terrorist assault on Mumbai (formerly Bombay) only elevates the central preoccupation that Pakistan poses for President-elect Obama.

Obama to uphold U.S. Taiwan policy, says envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 01:35 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama listens to a reporter's question after introducing New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as nominee for commerce secretary during a news conference in Chicago December 3, 2008. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will uphold Washington's stance on Taiwan, meaning strong informal ties with the island China claims as its own despite formal relations with Beijing, a U.S. official said on Thursday.


Coloradan in Cabinet? (Rocky Mountain News)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 01:05 AM CST

Rocky Mountain News - If President-elect Barack Obama taps U.S. Rep. John Salazar to run the Department of Agriculture, he'll get a Cabinet secretary who knows how to get his hands dirty.

Fla. congresswoman accidentally hangs up on Obama (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:37 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama listens to a question at a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call.


Obama legal team meets with anti-torture generals (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:36 PM CST

Attorney General-designate Eric Holder speaks duringa news conference with President-elect Barack Obama, not pictured, in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - A dozen retired generals met with President-elect Barack Obama's top legal advisers Wednesday, pressing their case to overturn some of the Bush administration's terrorism-fighting policies.


Homeland chief advises successor not to reorganize (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:45 PM CST

AP - The current homeland security secretary advised his successor Wednesday not to reorganize the young department or try to please everyone.

Senate prepares legal remedy for Clinton nomination (Politico)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:10 PM CST

Politico - Manu Raju reporting for The Crypt:

Obama campaign manager to write book (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 07:10 PM CST

This May 10, 2007 file photo shows David Plouffe, campaign manager for Barack Obama posesing in his Chicago campaign headquarters.  Plouffe, is writing a book about the historic election victory and has retained Washington attorney Robert Barnett, Obama's literary representative, to shop the proposal to publishers. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast,File)AP - Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, is writing a book about the historic election victory and has retained Washington attorney Robert Barnett, Obama's literary representative, to shop the proposal to publishers.


U.S. must halt spread of nuclear, bio weapons: Biden (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 07:06 PM CST

Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrives to the U.S. Vice President's residence with his wife Jill to meet with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne in Washington November 13, 2008. (Molly Riley/Reuters)Reuters - The United States has done too little to fight the spread of weapons of mass destruction, U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden said on Wednesday, as he got a congressional report warning of their pressing threat.


US to leave door open on climate for Obama: officials (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 06:42 PM CST

US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky listens to a question during a press conference in 2007 at the UN Office in Geneva. Dobriansky promised Wednesday to leave options at UN climate talks in Pozan, Poland on environment plans president-elect Barack Obama may have.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - President George W. Bush's outgoing administration promised Wednesday to leave options open at next week's UN climate talks in Poznan, Poland on president-elect Barack Obama's possible environment plans.


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