Yahoo! News: Elections

Women face tough choices on abortion coverage (AP)
Gates to lead 6-month push against roadside bombs (AP)
Obama promises public support if troops sent off (AP)
RNC insurance plan covers abortion (Politico)
CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months (AP)
Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight (AP)
AP poll: Family dinner survives tough competition (AP)
Obama orders intel review on Fort Hood shooting (AP)
LaHood to create panel to fix airline industry (AP)
Palin in book: McCain aides kept me 'bottled up' (AP)
Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia (Reuters)
Winning margin in NY House 23 race tightens (AP)
Afghan plan to include exit strategy (Politico)
Obama in Alaska to visit troops before Asia trip (AP)
Highlights of Obama's trip to Asia (AP)
Centennial of Scouting to be honored on stamp (AP)
Obama says has strategy to boost U.S. exports to Asia (Reuters)
CNN doubles down on straight news (Politico)
Pelosi To Endorse Capuano In Senate Primary (CQPolitics.com)

Women face tough choices on abortion coverage (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST

AP - Millions of American women will face tough choices about abortion coverage if restrictions in the House health care bill become law, both sides in the abortion debate agree.

Gates to lead 6-month push against roadside bombs (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:57 PM PST

AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will lead an intensive push for new ways to defuse the threat from homemade bombs, the crude ambush weapons that account for eight in 10 casualties in Afghanistan.

Obama promises public support if troops sent off (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:46 PM PST

AP - Nearing a decision on sending more troops off to war, President Barack Obama told a military audience Thursday that he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support — including the backing of the American people.

RNC insurance plan covers abortion (Politico)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:12 PM PST

Politico - The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party's own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”

CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST

AP - Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to startling federal estimates released Thursday.

Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:54 PM PST

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military's role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons.

AP poll: Family dinner survives tough competition (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:06 PM PST

AP - Pass the gravy — plus the phone and the remote control. It's dinnertime in America.

Obama orders intel review on Fort Hood shooting (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:58 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and whether the information was properly shared and acted upon within government agencies.

LaHood to create panel to fix airline industry (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:29 PM PST

AP - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday he will create a special panel to come up with a plan to restore health to the ailing airline industry, which is losing billions of dollars, shedding jobs and blamed for using a business model that critics say undermines safety.

Palin in book: McCain aides kept me 'bottled up' (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:19 PM PST

AP - The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.

Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:13 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo on Friday for a summit where the two allies will seek to put strained security ties on firmer footing as they adjust to a rising China set to overtake Japan as the world's No. 2 economy.

Winning margin in NY House 23 race tightens (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST

AP - The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all.

Afghan plan to include exit strategy (Politico)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:24 PM PST

Politico - ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — President Barack Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan will include a plan for “how we’re going to get folks out” after a secure environment can be passed to the Afghan government, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday.

Obama in Alaska to visit troops before Asia trip (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is in Alaska for his first visit ever to the state, albeit a very short one.

Highlights of Obama's trip to Asia (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:20 PM PST

AP - A day-by-day look at President Barack Obama's trip to Asia:

Centennial of Scouting to be honored on stamp (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:14 PM PST

AP - From Cub to Eagle, the world of scouting is being honored with its own U.S. postage stamp.

Obama says has strategy to boost U.S. exports to Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:14 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he planned to discuss a strategy with Asia Pacific leaders calling on their countries to import more U.S. goods and the world to rely less on exporting to the United States.