Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Gates: Legitimate Afghan gov't could take months (AP)
• Scientist who worked for gov't accused of spying (AP)
• Hospitals restricting visitors to stop swine flu (AP)
• Clinton says Karzai set to announce his intentions (AP)
• Steele: Eat some pie, get to work (Politico)
• Justice blocks names in gay rights ballot measure (AP)
• Soldier's dad: Kamdesh troops were 'sitting ducks' (AP)
• No increase planned for first-class postage (AP)
• Higher jobless rates could be new normal (AP)
• Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions (AP)
• Michelle Obama to appear on "Jay Leno Show" (Reuters)
• Tensions rise among Senate Dem leaders (Politico)
• Karzai open to Afghan run-off: sources (Reuters)
• Man accused of threatening Obama pleads not guilty (AP)
• U.S. keeps Sudan sanctions but offers dialogue (Reuters)
• Karzai to weigh in on Tuesday: US (AFP)
• Obamas attend daughters' parent-teacher meetings (AP)
• College football playoff boosters form PAC (AP)
• Shunned Illinois senator suddenly relevant (AP)
• Obama sets new policy to nudge Sudan toward peace (AP)

Gates: Legitimate Afghan gov't could take months (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - Pentagon chief Robert Gates says President Barack Obama may not be able to wait until the disputed Afghanistan elections are resolved to decide on a new war strategy.

Scientist who worked for gov't accused of spying (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - A scientist credited with helping discover evidence of water on the moon was arrested Monday on charges of attempting to pass along classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer.

Hospitals restricting visitors to stop swine flu (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - Visiting a loved one in the hospital? Better check on new flu limits first. Hospitals around the country are turning away visiting children and tightening restrictions on adults, too, in hopes of limiting spread of swine flu in the hallways — although there's little science the limits work.

Clinton says Karzai set to announce his intentions (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PDT AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to announce Tuesday how he will "set the stage" for resolving the country's postelection political crisis, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday.

Steele: Eat some pie, get to work (Politico) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:10 PM PDT Politico - Asked about the GOP’s plan for immigration reform during an interview that aired Sunday on Univision, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele offered a distilled version of his party’s views.

Justice blocks names in gay rights ballot measure (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:10 PM PDT AP - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who signed a ballot measure on gay rights.

Soldier's dad: Kamdesh troops were 'sitting ducks' (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:33 PM PDT AP - Stationed at a remote, undermanned Army outpost in a dangerous patch of northeastern Afghanistan, Stephan Mace knew trouble was brewing. His father says the U.S. military commanders should have also known that "they were sitting ducks."

No increase planned for first-class postage (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:48 AM PDT AP - The price of first-class stamps will not go up next year.

Higher jobless rates could be new normal (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:29 AM PDT AP - Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.

Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:38 PM PDT AP - A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.

Michelle Obama to appear on "Jay Leno Show" (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - NBC said Monday that Michelle Obama will appear Friday on "The Jay Leno Show" in a brief comedy bit.

Tensions rise among Senate Dem leaders (Politico) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Politico - Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid had assembled his leadership team for a quick strategy session at the Capitol last week when somebody noticed that Sen. Chuck Schumer was absent.

Karzai open to Afghan run-off: sources (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - A U.N.-backed watchdog invalidated thousands of votes for President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan's August election and Western sources said Karzai was expected on Tuesday to announce his willingness to accept a run-off.

Man accused of threatening Obama pleads not guilty (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - A Northern California man accused of sending threatening e-mails to President Barack Obama and other officials has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

U.S. keeps Sudan sanctions but offers dialogue (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration on Monday said it would renew economic sanctions on Sudan, but also offered Khartoum new incentives to end violence in Darfur and the semi-autonomous south ahead of crucial polls next year.

Karzai to weigh in on Tuesday: US (AFP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:34 PM PDT AFP - The United States said President Hamid Karzai could "set the stage" Tuesday for a way out of the Afghan political crisis, after a ruling by a fraud watchdog invalidated his outright election win.

Obamas attend daughters' parent-teacher meetings (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama means it when he says parents need to be involved in their children's education.

College football playoff boosters form PAC (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:51 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers who have been trying to prod college football to replace the Bowl Championship Series with a playoff system now have the Washington equivalent of a booster club: a political action committee.

Shunned Illinois senator suddenly relevant (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:04 PM PDT AP - For Democrats determined to get a health care bill, Sen. Roland Burris is like the house guest who couldn't be refused, won't soon be leaving and poses a plausible threat of ruining holiday dinner. Suddenly, he can no longer be ignored.

Obama sets new policy to nudge Sudan toward peace (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:33 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration, after months of fierce internal debate, outlined a new approach Monday to settling the conflicts in Sudan, asserting a moral obligation to end "a vast sea of human misery" and a need to prevent the African nation from serving as a haven for terrorists.

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