Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama could lock in Afghanistan decision Monday (AP)
• Govt issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: Debt turning shoppers into Scrooges (AP)
• Schumer says failure not an option on health care (AP)
• Credit crunch: RNC flack sacked (Politico)
• Obama takes his leave a bit early, then returns (AP)
• Charges unsealed in missing Somalis terror probe (AP)
• Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu (AP)
• Indian PM says Pakistan must reject terror (AP)
• Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out (AP)
• Obama honors Mugabe foes for defying a "dictator" (Reuters)
• Obama administration urged to join Mine Ban Treaty (Reuters)
• Schwarzenegger taps state senator for lt. governor (AP)
• Kerry's daughter not to face drunk-driving charge (AFP)
• Obama: US economy has 'core strengths' (AP)
• War surtax: 'Pay as you fight' (Politico)
• US helping Iraq adopt election law: Clinton (AFP)
• Obama says boosting jobs is a top priority (Reuters)
• For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways (AP)
• GOP Contenders Begin to Line Up for Moore's Seat (CQPolitics.com)

Obama could lock in Afghanistan decision Monday (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:11 PM PST AP - The White House said President Barack Obama could use an unusual evening war council session Monday to lock in his long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan.

Govt issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 04:56 PM PST AP - More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.

AP-GfK Poll: Debt turning shoppers into Scrooges (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:11 PM PST AP - A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they'll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa.

Schumer says failure not an option on health care (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:11 PM PST AP - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.

Credit crunch: RNC flack sacked (Politico) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 02:54 PM PST Politico - Trevor Francis, communications director of the Republican National Committee, abruptly resigned Monday, and two Republican strategists familiar with the situation said he was pushed out because Chairman Michael Steele didn’t feel he was getting enough credit for the GOP’s electoral success earlier this month.

Obama takes his leave a bit early, then returns (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is getting used to leaving events before they end — even when he doesn't have to.

Charges unsealed in missing Somalis terror probe (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 04:34 PM PST AP - Promising both "true brotherhood" and "fun," several Somali men convinced fellow immigrants in Minneapolis to return to their East African homeland and take up arms with a terrorist group, according to federal charges unsealed Monday against eight individuals.

Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 04:54 PM PST AP - A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.

Indian PM says Pakistan must reject terror (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST AP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that the world must press Pakistan to stop supporting terrorists who continue to target India.

Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 04:51 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women's organization whose members have been beaten by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's police force and face court trials for challenging Zimbabwe's government. He said their grassroots efforts could improve the African country.

Obama honors Mugabe foes for defying a "dictator" (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:46 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama honored a group of women Monday who have confronted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and said they had defied a dictator.

Obama administration urged to join Mine Ban Treaty (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:45 PM PST Reuters - U.S. acceptance of a treaty banning landmines is "long, long overdue" and President Barack Obama should use a 10-year review this weekend to announce plans to join the accord, anti-landmines campaigners said on Monday.

Schwarzenegger taps state senator for lt. governor (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has nominated a Republican state senator to fill California's recently vacated lieutenant governor seat.

Kerry's daughter not to face drunk-driving charge (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST AFP - The daughter of former US presidential candidate John Kerry will not be charged after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Los Angeles prosecutors have said.

Obama: US economy has 'core strengths' (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 04:11 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama said Monday the nation's economy is in good shape for the long term thanks to "core strengths" such as its universities, its innovation and a dynamic workforce.

War surtax: 'Pay as you fight' (Politico) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 04:08 PM PST Politico - Call it “pay as you fight.”

US helping Iraq adopt election law: Clinton (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 03:45 PM PST AFP - The United States is "deeply involved" in efforts to help Iraqi rivals adopt an electoral law, but elections may be delayed, Secretary of Stage Hillary Clinton said Monday.

Obama says boosting jobs is a top priority (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 03:14 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama assured Americans on Monday that boosting jobs was a top priority, but gave no specifics about how to meet this goal that some economists say warrants more government spending.

For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 03:26 PM PST AP - Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President Barack Obama's high-stakes initiatives through Congress are being dogged by re-election worries, and it's not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them.

GOP Contenders Begin to Line Up for Moore's Seat (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 02:35 PM PST CQPolitics.com - Many Republicans have already announced their interest in running for the seat currently held by Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.), who unexpectedly [@url@announced Monday morning@@http://www.kansascity.com/842/story/1587369.html@] that he would not run for re-election after six terms in the House.

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