Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Jobs plan will 'jump-start' hiring, Obama says (AP)
• Obama shifts Copenhagen visit to boost deal (AP)
• Senate preserves long-term care program (AP)
• GOP cautions Obama against climate commitment (AP)
• Obama changes summit trip plan (Politico)
• AP sources: US eyes January for new Iran sanctions (AP)
• Obama's stylish aide is under withering scrutiny (AP)
• At least 7,000 fresh NATO troops to bolster war (AP)
• US general: Helmand push paves way for surge (AP)
• Pawlenty, other aspirants travel for foreign cred (AP)
• Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision (Reuters)
• Abortion battle could derail health bill (Politico)
• Rockefeller aide nominated to lead DOT agency (AP)
• AP sources: US may widen drone strikes in Pakistan (AP)
• Obama to attend final days of Copenhagen summit (Reuters)
• Obama eyes bank bailout funds to spur new jobs (Reuters)
• Obama visits heartland, seeks to reconnect with voters on jobs (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama prods banks to lend more, welcomes job news (Reuters)
• Obama offers encouragement on jobs during visit (AP)
• Slim win for mayor shows battered black electorate (AP)

Jobs plan will 'jump-start' hiring, Obama says (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 04:14 PM PST AP - Even as he heralded the first unemployment drop in months, President Barack Obama began putting the finishing touches Friday on a fresh job creation proposal he's planning to send to Congress next week.

Obama shifts Copenhagen visit to boost deal (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly altered the timing of his upcoming appearance at an international climate summit in Copenhagen, hoping to capitalize on steps by India and China and build a more meaningful political accord, the White House said.

Senate preserves long-term care program (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:42 PM PST AP - The Senate on Friday turned back a Republican effort to eliminate a long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled, saving the plan once championed by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its health overhaul bill.

GOP cautions Obama against climate commitment (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST AP - Even as he prepares to argue for action at the international climate conference, President Barack Obama is getting some reminders of the domestic political divide — and anxiety — over climate change.

Obama changes summit trip plan (Politico) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:03 PM PST Politico - President Barack Obama is pushing back his trip to Copenhagen in order to be at the international climate talks during the critical negotiating period.

AP sources: US eyes January for new Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:30 PM PST AP - The Obama administration is looking to press in early January for a new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran for its continued defiance of demands to come clean about its nuclear program, U.S. officials said Friday.

Obama's stylish aide is under withering scrutiny (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 04:20 PM PST AP - She arrived in Washington with more of a splash than any White House social secretary before her, and no wonder: Desiree Rogers had obvious style, wealth, a Harvard MBA, years of corporate experience, and friends at the top, most importantly Barack and Michelle Obama.

At least 7,000 fresh NATO troops to bolster war (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:00 PM PST AP - NATO allies will bolster the American troop surge in Afghanistan by sending at least 7,000 soldiers of their own, officials said Friday in pledges that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton described as crucial to turning the tide in the stalemated war.

US general: Helmand push paves way for surge (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:01 PM PST AP - Gen. David Petraeus says the Marine Corps offensive launched Friday in southern Afghanistan is part of preparations for the arrival of 30,000 new U.S. reinforcements.

Pawlenty, other aspirants travel for foreign cred (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:52 PM PST AP - Gov. Tim Pawlenty can't see Russia from his house.

Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision (Reuters) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 04:14 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will attend the end of the Copenhagen climate change summit, a late change of plan the White House attributed on Friday to growing momentum toward a new global accord.

Abortion battle could derail health bill (Politico) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:51 PM PST Politico - In the past week, abortion has flared up as a major impediment to passage of a health care reform bill in the Senate, taking a similar path as it did during the House debate — from obscurity to obstacle in a matter of days.

Rockefeller aide nominated to lead DOT agency (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:58 PM PST AP - The White House on Friday named a top aide to Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia to lead a federal agency that regulates the auto industry.

AP sources: US may widen drone strikes in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:44 PM PST AP - The Obama administration is considering widening missile strikes on al-Qaida and the Taliban inside Pakistan and is planning to bolster the training of Pakistan's forces in a key border battleground where militants fuel the escalating Afghan insurgency, according to U.S. officials.

Obama to attend final days of Copenhagen summit (Reuters) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:06 PM PST Reuters - Citing prospects for a "meaningful" global accord on climate change, the White House said on Friday President Barack Obama would attend the end of the Copenhagen summit instead of the start as originally planned.

Obama eyes bank bailout funds to spur new jobs (Reuters) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:05 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will extend his push to revive the U.S. economy next week with a speech outlining job creation ideas, from encouraging home insulation programs to diverting funds meant to rescue failing banks, officials said on Friday.

Obama visits heartland, seeks to reconnect with voters on jobs (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 01:57 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. — Bill Clinton famously said he felt the pain of his fellow Americans.

Obama prods banks to lend more, welcomes job news (Reuters) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 01:11 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday prodded large U.S. banks to boost lending to Main Street and cautiously welcomed news of an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate.

Obama offers encouragement on jobs during visit (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama has told some Pennsylvania residents at a jobs center that the new unemployment numbers are just the first of what he hopes will be "a string" of good economic reports.

Slim win for mayor shows battered black electorate (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2009 11:13 AM PST AP - When the final votes are counted, it's likely the black political machine that integrated Atlanta's City Hall — and kept it that way for four decades — will have pulled through one more time to deliver a fifth consecutive black mayor.

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