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Yahoo! News: Elections

Official: Investigator to lead stimulus oversight (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 11:28 PM CST

President Barack Obama addresses the nation's governors during a dinner in the State Dinning Room, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Barack Obama plans to announce Monday a former Secret Service agent who helped expose lobbyists' corruption at the Interior Department as his pick to oversee the $787 billion economic stimulus plan.


Looking to 2012, GOP governors step into spotlight (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:58 PM CST

In this photograph provided by 'Meet the Press,' Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during a taping of 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios February 22, 2009 in Washington.  (AP Photo/Meet The Press, Alex Wong)AP - With an eye toward the 2012 presidential contest, leading Republicans used this weekend's meeting of the National Governors Association to lay out divergent views of President Obama's stimulus plan — and competing visions of their party's future.


Vegas, Midwest seek the $8 billion for fast trains (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:43 PM CST

Graphic shows designated high-speed rail corridorsAP - The Republicans attacking President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package point to a project they dub the "Sin Express" — a high speed rail link between Anaheim, Calif., site of Disneyland, and Las Vegas.


Times: US advisers training Pakistani troops (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 10:23 PM CST

Pakistani troops on patrol in the country's northwest region close to the border with Afghanistan in January. Over 70 American military advisers and technical specialists are secretly working in Pakistan to help its military units conduct operations against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in western tribal areas, The New York Times reported.(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)AP - U.S. military advisers, mostly Army Special Forces soldiers, are training Pakistani troops in their fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban, The New York Times reported Sunday.


Citi approaches feds (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 10:05 PM CST

Politico - The federal government is in talks with Citigroup Inc. to increase its ownership stake in the troubled bank, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing sources the newspaper did not identify.

Sen. Lugar says US must rethink Cuba embargo (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:06 PM CST

AP - The U.S. policy of shunning communist Cuba by imposing a strict trade embargo has failed to prod the island nation toward democracy and should be re-evaluated, according to the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Analysis: Star power fuels Clinton trip to Asia (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:59 PM CST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, listens to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during their meeting in Beijing Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. Clinton and Chinese officials on Saturday agreed to focus their governments' efforts on stabilizing the battered global economy and combating climate change, putting aside long-standing concerns about human rights. (AP Photo/Oliver Weiken, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton charged through Asia determined to remake America's image abroad, raising eyebrows and a few hackles with charm and candor as she spread the Obama administration's message that change has come to Washington.


McConnell says ailing automakers not doing enough (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 10:36 AM CST

AP - The Senate's Republican leader says U.S. automakers seeking government aid still aren't doing what's necessary to save themselves.

McConnell seeks quick ethics guidance on Burris (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 09:58 AM CST

AP - The Senate's Republican leader wants a quick recommendation from the Senate ethics committee on Illinois Democrat Roland Burris.

Sebelius: No talks with Obama about health post (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:35 PM CST

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., left, talks to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, right, during the 2009 National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)AP - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, mentioned as a top candidate for health secretary, said Sunday she has not talked with President Barack Obama about joining his Cabinet.


Netanyahu, Livni hold first post-election talks (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:48 AM CST

Israel's Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (not seen) in Jerusalem February 22, 2009. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)Reuters - Israel's political rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni agreed to hold further talks about a future government at their first meeting on Sunday since an inconclusive February 10 election.


Nationalization? Feds, Citi at the table (Politico)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:40 AM CST

Politico - The federal government is in talks to beef up its ownership stake in Citigroup to as much as 40 percent of the company's common stock, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday—just days after the Obama administration said it didn't want to nationalize America's largest banks.

Obama seeks new momentum in pivotal week (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:08 AM CST

Reuters - Just a month into his presidency, Barack Obama has had to deal with everything from Cabinet missteps that have strained his "no-drama Obama" image to an economic crisis that seems to worsen by the day.

Sanford hints at challenge to Clyburn Amendment (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 09:04 PM CST

Politico - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford today hinted at a legal challenge to the Clyburn Amendment, which allows state legislative leaders to accept stimulus funding over the objections of conservative governors.

Obama: Governors understand economic troubles (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:51 PM CST

U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests at the Governors dinner at the White House in Washington  February 22, 2009.    REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque   (UNITED STATES)AP - President Barack Obama says his administration wants to make it easier for the nation's governors to lead their states out of their economic woes.


Buying Citi (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:49 PM CST

Politico - The Wall Street Journal reports tonight, as bankers prepare for the markets to open Monday:

Obama's deficit plan based on optimistic assumptions (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 06:47 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — In order to achieve his goal of cutting the federal budget deficit in half, to $533 billion by 2013, President Barack Obama would need cooperation from Congress; the U.S. and world economies; Iraqi political and militia leaders; Afghan warlords and politicians; and perhaps even Iran, China and Pakistan.

8 Afghan truisms (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 06:40 PM CST

Politico - Dozens of camels lumbered by in neat rows, hauling eight-foot rockets in saddle bags and trailing a jeep carrying “Stalin’s Organ,” a lethal 40-tube rocket launcher. Thousands of soldiers marched past with locked-knees, shouldering AK-47s, amid endless columns of SAM-7 surface-to-air missiles, 122mm howitzers, US-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and other weapons.

Big W.H. role for low-profile Schiliro (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:47 PM CST

Politico - When the New York Times printed a photograph of three top aides standing in the background at President Obama’s first press conference, it identified only two of them: larger-than-life Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Robert Gibbs, press secretary and face of the new administration.

First lady welcomes culinary students (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:27 PM CST

First lady Michelle Obama, left, smiles while meeting with students from L'Academie de Cuisine as they preview meals for President Obama's dinner with the state governors, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at the White House in Washington. Obama was joined by White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford, front right, and other members of the White House kitchen staff. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - First lady Michelle Obama opened the White House kitchen Sunday to six culinary students so they could learn about preparations for a big official dinner.


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