Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Adviser: Obama awaiting finished health care bill (AP)
• White House casts doubt on Afghan reliability (AP)
• Obama looking at all options for creating jobs (AP)
• NY House race seen as test for GOP, Obama (AP)
• Palin offers calm critique of Baucus bill (Politico)
• White House advisers say Fox News is not news (AP)
• Gates seeking allies' help on Afghanistan war (AP)
• Dodd says Wall Street compensation is outrageous (AP)
• White House official says Afghan government is key (AP)
• Farrakhan: Don't be 'pacified' by Obama election (AP)
• Glickman says he'll step down in 2010 (Politico)
• Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision (Reuters)
• ny23spending (CQPolitics.com)
• US warns it needs credible Afghan partner (AFP)
• Big Wall Street bonuses "offensive": Obama aide (Reuters)
• Spending Escalates in New York Special (CQPolitics.com)
• Dems see path for Deeds in Virginia (Politico)
• Too early to send more US troops to Afghanistan: Kerry (AFP)
• House, Senate Dems at odds on health care overhaul (AP)

Adviser: Obama awaiting finished health care bill (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:14 PM PDT AP - The White House will not commit to health care legislation that would cap insurance premiums or tax benefits, taking a wait-and-see approach as congressional negotiators seek a deal, advisers said Sunday.

White House casts doubt on Afghan reliability (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:23 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama will not commit more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until he is convinced that the central government can be a credible and effective U.S. partner, a senior White House aide said Sunday.

Obama looking at all options for creating jobs (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:18 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is considering all options to create jobs, including another stimulus package, while trying to pull the economy out of a deep recession and deal with a record deficit, White House advisers said Sunday.

NY House race seen as test for GOP, Obama (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 06:37 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are lending their political star power to an unlikely Democratic bid to win a special congressional election in an area that's been a Republican bastion for more than a century.

Palin offers calm critique of Baucus bill (Politico) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:15 AM PDT Politico - Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin penned a tough but wonky critique Saturday night of the health care bill approved this week by the Senate Finance Committee.

White House advisers say Fox News is not news (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:34 AM PDT AP - White House advisers pledged on Sunday to book administration officials on Fox News despite claims by the president's inner circle that the cable network is a GOP mouthpiece whose programming "is geared toward making money."

Gates seeking allies' help on Afghanistan war (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:14 AM PDT AP - The Pentagon's chief is undertaking the tricky task of trying to persuade allies to remain committed to the war in Afghanistan even as the Obama administration debates whether to send more troops to fight.

Dodd says Wall Street compensation is outrageous (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:46 AM PDT AP - Financial companies that were shored up by taxpayer money are now paying their employees big bucks in compensation and benefits.

White House official says Afghan government is key (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 06:19 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's chief of staff says the central issue that must be settled before the president makes a decision about troop levels in Afghanistan is whether there is a credible government in Kabul.

Farrakhan: Don't be 'pacified' by Obama election (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:44 PM PDT AP - Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday urged his followers not to become complacent by President Barack Obama's election and to work to repair communities.

Glickman says he'll step down in 2010 (Politico) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:37 PM PDT Politico - The head of Washington’s most glamorous trade group is about to exit the stage.

Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision (Reuters) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - Global pressure mounted on President Hamid Karzai on Sunday to accept a possible runoff in Afghanistan's disputed election as extended diplomacy delayed the announcement of official results from the August poll.

ny23spending (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 02:01 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Gingrich Steps Up in Special Election

US warns it needs credible Afghan partner (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:33 PM PDT AFP - Top US officials Sunday delivered a sharp warning to Afghan leaders to resolve the election crisis, saying it would be irresponsible to send in more US troops without a strong government in place.

Big Wall Street bonuses "offensive": Obama aide (Reuters) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 AM PDT Reuters - A top White House aide lashed out on Sunday at Wall Street firms that are handing out huge bonuses while the rest of the economy struggles and small businesses cannot create jobs because of a lack of credit.

Spending Escalates in New York Special (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:29 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Independent expenditures continue to flood into the three-way special election to replace former Rep. John M. McHugh in New York's 23rd District, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Dems see path for Deeds in Virginia (Politico) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:13 AM PDT Politico - With just over two weeks left until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, Democrat Creigh Deeds is left with a narrow path to victory, one that hinges on energizing key demographic groups and the durability of the Old Dominion’s new politics.

Too early to send more US troops to Afghanistan: Kerry (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 02:10 AM PDT AFP - US Senator John Kerry said, in an interview to be aired Sunday, it was "irresponsible" to send more US troops to Afghanistan at this time, amid a deepening election crisis that has placed the Kabul government's legitimacy at stake.

House, Senate Dems at odds on health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 01:11 AM PDT AP - You may think Democrats and Republicans are at odds over health care. Well, they've got nothing on House and Senate Democrats going after each other.

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