Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama's back-to-school speech inspires some kids (AP)
• Dem leader wants 'successful' plan for Afghanistan (AP)
• US: Afghan vote complicated by fraud allegations (AP)
• Fines proposed for going without health insurance (AP)
• Gang of Six could hold Obama's fate (Politico)
• Sotomayor takes her place on high court bench (AP)
• AP NewsBreak: Contractor electrocuted in shower (AP)
• Education secretary bemoans dropout rate (AP)
• Analysis: Health care answers wanted from Obama (AP)
• CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama girls' outsized summer fun (AP)
• Sources: Dodd to stay at Banking (Politico)
• Congress seeks healthcare deal before Obama speech (Reuters)
• US says Afghan election results could take months (AFP)
• Obama: 'We intend to get something done this year' (AP)
• Obama warns teens of perils of Facebook (Reuters)
• Senate considers international tourism boost (AP)
• Obama to clear up 'confusion' in health speech (AFP)
• Obama space panel says moon return plan is a no go (AP)
• Obama Prepares for Speech to Congress on Health Care (Time.com)
• Leaders Say Health Bill Progressing as Obama Prepares His Speech (CQPolitics.com)

Obama's back-to-school speech inspires some kids (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:25 PM PDT AP - On the very first day of the school year, 12-year-old Mileena Rodriguez was reminded by President Barack Obama himself that hard work can take you places. Mileena listened to Obama's plea to study hard and stay in school Tuesday, watching along with several of her classmates at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and students across the country.

Dem leader wants 'successful' plan for Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration faced growing skepticism from Congress on Tuesday over the prospect of more U.S. troops in Afghanistan as White House officials intensified an internal debate over any new buildup.

US: Afghan vote complicated by fraud allegations (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT AP - The State Department is saying it could take months to sort out the many allegations of vote fraud in the Aug. 20 Afghan presidential election.

Fines proposed for going without health insurance (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:38 PM PDT AP - Americans would be fined up to $3,800 for failing to buy health insurance under a plan that circulated in Congress on Tuesday as divisions among Democrats undercut President Barack Obama's effort to regain traction on his health care overhaul.

Gang of Six could hold Obama's fate (Politico) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:25 PM PDT Politico - As Congress waits on the president's health care speech Wednesday, Barack Obama is in the unusual position of waiting on six senators most of the public couldn't pick out in a crowd.

Sotomayor takes her place on high court bench (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:44 PM PDT AP - Justice Sonia Sotomayor has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

AP NewsBreak: Contractor electrocuted in shower (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:19 PM PDT AP - A State Department contractor apparently has been electrocuted while showering in Baghdad even as U.S. authorities in Iraq try to remedy wiring problems that have led to the deaths of American troops there.

Education secretary bemoans dropout rate (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 06:09 PM PDT AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan says President Barack Obama feels that it's critically important to speak directly to America's school students because academic performance must be improved.

Analysis: Health care answers wanted from Obama (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - After punting the heavy lifting to Congress, President Barack Obama finally has decided to tell Americans exactly how he wants to overhaul health care.

CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama girls' outsized summer fun (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - If Malia and Sasha Obama write "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essays as they head back to school this week, oh, the stories they can tell.

Sources: Dodd to stay at Banking (Politico) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:59 PM PDT Politico - Sen. Chris Dodd is expected to remain chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, two Senate insiders told POLITICO.

Congress seeks healthcare deal before Obama speech (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:48 PM PDT Reuters - Senate negotiators made a last stab at a bipartisan healthcare compromise as the U.S. Congress returned to work Tuesday, with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling a government-run insurance option "essential" to the bill.

US says Afghan election results could take months (AFP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:21 PM PDT AFP - The United States said Tuesday that it could take months to determine the results from the fraud-tainted presidential election in Afghanistan.

Obama: 'We intend to get something done this year' (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says the health care speech he will deliver Wednesday night will do two things: help the public understand what he is proposing and show that he's open to new ideas for achieving his goals.

Obama warns teens of perils of Facebook (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:56 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama warned American teenagers on Tuesday of the dangers of putting too much personal information on Internet social networking sites, saying it could come back to haunt them in later life.

Senate considers international tourism boost (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:48 PM PDT AP - Members of Congress would like to attract more international travelers to the United States, but the welcome mat would come with a $10 price tag.

Obama to clear up 'confusion' in health speech (AFP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:41 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama Wednesday aims to clear up "confusion" and answer the "big questions" on his embattled healthcare reform plan in a crucial address to Congress, the White House said.

Obama space panel says moon return plan is a no go (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 02:53 PM PDT AP - A White House panel of independent space experts says NASA's return-to-the-moon plan just won't fly.

Obama Prepares for Speech to Congress on Health Care (Time.com) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 02:30 PM PDT Time.com - Back President Obama into a corner, and his response is usually a big speech. Will it work on health care?

Leaders Say Health Bill Progressing as Obama Prepares His Speech (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:52 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Democratic congressional leaders said after meeting with President Obama on Tuesday that they were making progress on a health care compromise, despite a rough and tumble August recess that saw their proposal come under furious fire from critics.

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