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Yahoo! News: Elections

Source: Obama to reverse limits on stem cell work (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:02 PM PST

In this Oct. 22, 2008 file photo, Theresa Gratsch, a Ph.D. research specialist, views nerve cells derived from human embryonic stem cells under a microscope at the University of Michigan Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Mich.,  Reversing an eight-year-old limit on potentially life-saving science, President Barack Obama is expected to lift restrictions Monday on taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cells.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - Reversing an eight-year-old limit on potentially life-saving science, President Barack Obama plans to lift restrictions Monday on taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cells.


Huge layoffs push joblessness toward double digits (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:13 PM PST

Job seekers join a line of hundreds of people at a job fair sponsored by Monster.com on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in New York. The number of new jobless claims and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits both dropped more than expected last week, though they remain at elevated levels and are unlikely to fall substantially in the coming months. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Tolling grimly higher, the recession snatched more than 650,000 Americans' jobs for a record third straight month in February as unemployment climbed to a quarter-century peak of 8.1 percent and surged toward even more wrenching double digits.


Congress OKs stopgap bill to keep government open (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 04:32 PM PST

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., right, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - With a $410 billion catchall spending bill stalled in the Senate and a midnight deadline looming, Congress rushed through stopgap legislation Friday to keep the government running for another five days.


Upbeat Clinton predicts US-Russia arms treaty (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:45 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, reacts after being helped down the stairs by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following a joint press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 6, 2009. Clinton said Friday she hopes her first discussion with her Russian counterpart will begin a new era in U.S.-Russian relations without raising doubts about American support for European allies. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, declaring a fresh start for relations with Russia, predicted Friday that the two nations would complete a new arms reduction treaty by year-end and find common ground on other major issues as well.


Ad ties five House Republicans to Rush (Politico)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:39 PM PST

Politico - The liberal group Americans United for Change is set to launch a radio offensive next week linking five House Republicans to Rush Limbaugh.

Cyber director resigns amid federal turf battles (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:14 PM PST

AP - The head of the nation's cybersecurity center has resigned amid persistent turf battles and confusion over the control and protection of the country's vast computer networks and systems.

Obama on stimulus: 'I know we did the right thing' (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks during a Columbus Police Graduation Exercises at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, March 6, 2009.  (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)AP - While aknowledging an "astounding" number of job losses in February, President Barack Obama told critics of his $787 billion economic recovery plan Friday that it is saving jobs and said, "I know we did the right thing." He suggested that critics talk to 25 police recruits in Ohio's capital city who owe their jobs to stimulus spending and "talk to the teachers who are still able to teach our children because we passed this plan."


How long will Americans wait for economic change? (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 01:28 PM PST

President Barack Obama waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, Friday, March 6, 2009, after a day trip to Columbus, Ohio.    (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - It's one dose of bad news after another — a slumping stock market, rising unemployment and billions of taxpayer dollars used to rescue ailing banks.


Court ends terror suspect's detention challenge (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:51 PM PST

This Jan. 16, 2009 photo released by the International Committee of the Red Cross via his lawyer Andy Savage, shows Ali Al-Marri at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/ICRC via Andy Savage)AP - The Supreme Court bowed out Friday of deciding whether the president has the power to imprison people in the U.S. indefinitely without a trial — avoiding a showdown the Obama administration did not want.


SPIN METER: On stimulus, who's having it 2 ways? (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 08:07 AM PST

In this Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic Congressional candidate Bobby Bright leaves the Newtown Community Center in Montgomery, Ala. after casting his vote. (AP Photo/Jamie Martin, File)AP - Is it hypocritical for a lawmaker to oppose the stimulus plan, then steer constituents to its benefits?


Minn. high court rejects Franken's Senate request (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:14 PM PST

Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman looks at a paper during the Senate vote recount trial Friday, March 6, 2009 in St. Paul, Minn. At right is attorney Tony Trimble. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, pool)AP - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday blocked Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in the U.S. Senate without waiting for a lawsuit to run its course.


CIA destroyed 12 harsh interrogation tapes (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PST

An interrogation room at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A US attorney has told a judge that the CIA destroyed 92 controversial interrogation videos.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - The CIA destroyed a dozen videotapes of harsh interrogations of terror suspects, according to documents filed Friday in a lawsuit over the government's treatment of detainees. The 12 tapes were part of a larger collection of 92 videotapes of terror suspects that the CIA destroyed. The extent of the tape destruction was disclosed through a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the government.


Obamas attend parent-teacher conference for Sasha (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 04:06 PM PST

A Secret Service agent stands watch at the Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, Md., Friday, March 6, 2009, where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are having a parent teacher meeting regarding their daughter Sasha. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - He may be the president, but he's still a dad.


Obama auto panel meets at White House (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:55 PM PST

AP - The White House said Friday it was trying to determine "how to be the best partner" for the struggling auto industry as a task force met Friday to review the status of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.

Dean for surgeon general? (Politico)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:52 PM PST

Politico - Howard Dean has said he doesn't want the job. The White House hasn't even contacted him about it.

Research areas for stem cells (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:39 PM PST

AP - Some areas where researchers say stem cells of various types may one day prove of value, although all the research is in very early stages:

Burris pushes back on more bad news (Politico)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:36 PM PST

Politico - Illinois Democrat Roland Burris is pushing back against yet another round of damaging news stories as his aides admit that they have to do a better job of dealing with the controversies bedeviling him.

Dean under consideration for surgeon general: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:18 PM PST

Reuters - Howard Dean, a practicing physician before entering politics, was under consideration by the Obama administration for the post of U.S. surgeon general, CNN reported Friday.

Dems need Franken more than ever (Politico)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:07 PM PST

Politico - Suddenly, Al Franken represents more than just an empty seat in the Senate chamber.

Ex-NASA official indicted for ethics breach (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:56 PM PST

AP - A former top NASA official has been indicted on charges of steering $9.6 million in agency funds to a consulting client.

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