Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Reid sets markers for historic health care debate (AP)
• AP source: Ex-official to head Fort Hood review (AP)
• Obama, South Korean leader accentuate the positive (AP)
• Hundreds cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour (AP)
• The Palin-media co-dependency (Politico)
• FACT CHECK: Stimulus money to 'phantom' districts? (AP)
• Another Obama nominee runs into tax problems (AP)
• Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40 (AP)
• Interior increases oversight of mountaintop mining (AP)
• One of Watergate's enduring mysteries under review (AP)
• Reid plan ups pressure on moderates (Politico)
• Obama ends Asia tour with talks on North Korea (Reuters)
• Afghan official said to take bribe for copper deal (AP)
• Forest Service says trees can slow climate change (AP)
• Obama to end Asia tour with talks on North Korea (Reuters)
• McCain defends campaign team against Palin (Reuters)
• Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member (AP)
• Black power has arrived — with some new challenges (AP)
• Iraq poll in jeopardy as VP vetoes law (AFP)
• Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case (AP)

Reid sets markers for historic health care debate (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST AP - Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.

AP source: Ex-official to head Fort Hood review (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 05:57 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.

Obama, South Korean leader accentuate the positive (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:41 PM PST AP - America's relations with South Korea, a crucial Asian ally, are on an upswing as President Barack Obama meets with President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday, though a stalled trade agreement is still a concern for the economic powerhouses.

Hundreds cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 06:03 PM PST AP - College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin.

The Palin-media co-dependency (Politico) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:51 PM PST Politico - Sarah Palin talked on the campaign trail about trying to get around the elite media filter, but this week she’s pushed her way straight through it.

FACT CHECK: Stimulus money to 'phantom' districts? (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:08 PM PST AP - Did the Obama administration really pump billions of dollars into "phantom" congressional districts?

Another Obama nominee runs into tax problems (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:47 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's choice for a top job in the Treasury Department did not disclose all of her late tax payments until she was repeatedly prodded by Senate investigators, a congressional report issued Wednesday said.

Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40 (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:03 PM PST AP - Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier.

Interior increases oversight of mountaintop mining (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:25 PM PST AP - The Interior Department said Wednesday it will more closely monitor and review state-approved permits for mountaintop coal mining and also tighten the federal permitting process to better protect streams from mining waste.

One of Watergate's enduring mysteries under review (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:28 PM PST AP - The National Archives is bringing together investigators to search for scribbled secrets from the first days of the Watergate scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency.

Reid plan ups pressure on moderates (Politico) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 05:04 PM PST Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $849 billion health reform bill Wednesday to broad support from fellow Democrats — and the move quickly turned up the pressure on the last few wavering moderates to support the plan, which includes a sizable chunk of deficit cutting.

Obama ends Asia tour with talks on North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:24 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss luring North Korea back to nuclear talks and finishing by next year a long-delayed trade pact with Seoul in talks with President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday at the end of his Asian tour.

Afghan official said to take bribe for copper deal (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 05:12 PM PST AP - A senior Afghan official allegedly took a $20 million bribe to steer a copper mining project to a Chinese company, a glaring example of the claims of corruption clouding the Obama administration's deliberations over expanding the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan.

Forest Service says trees can slow climate change (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:35 PM PST AP - National forests can be used as a carbon "sink" with vast numbers of trees absorbing carbon dioxide to help slow global warming, the Forest Service chief said Wednesday, but that goal must be balanced.

Obama to end Asia tour with talks on North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:14 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss luring a reluctant North Korea back to nuclear dealings and a long-delayed trade pact with Seoul in talks with President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday at the end of his Asian tour.

McCain defends campaign team against Palin (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:07 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended the top advisers from his 2008 presidential campaign in the face of sharp criticism from his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.

Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:45 PM PST AP - Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service.

Black power has arrived — with some new challenges (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:01 PM PST AP - Ten months after Democrats took over the Capitol and the first African-American president moved into the White House, black lawmakers are in control of some of the most powerful positions in Congress — and face new challenges to using their long-sought influence.

Iraq poll in jeopardy as VP vetoes law (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:59 PM PST AFP - Iraq's general election was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after a law governing the planned January vote was vetoed, creating what the prime minister termed a "dangerous threat" to stability.

Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:19 PM PST AP - From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.

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