Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama: Civil rights leaders paved way for him (AP)
• Sotomayor on her way as GOP pledges quick vote (AP)
• Gates: More US troops could head to Afghanistan (AP)
• Pentagon eyes plan to increase Army by 30,000 (AP)
• NAACP to Obama: We want more (Politico)
• House Democrats muzzle GOP on sensitive issues (AP)
• Analysis: GOP sets stage for future court battles (AP)
• House spending bill allows DC abortion funding (AP)
• Pentagon, Congress square off over money for jets (AP)
• White frustrations embodied by fireman at hearing (AP)
• Obama looks for Republican healthcare backing (Reuters)
• Congress's health care hangover (Politico)
• Clinton: reports of my demise premature (AP)
• House breaks with White House on car dealers (AP)
• Judge dismisses lawsuit against Hillary Clinton (AP)
• Lawmakers say Paulson bent to demands of bank CEO (AP)
• Congress gets pay bill as bank bonuses swell (Reuters)
• Obama Supreme Court pick on track for quick vote (Reuters)
• Obama says without action, health costs will rise (AP)

Obama: Civil rights leaders paved way for him (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday traced his historic rise to power to the vigor and valor of black civil rights leaders, telling the NAACP that the sacrifice of others "began the journey that has led me here." The nation's first black president bluntly warned, though, that racial barriers persist.

Sotomayor on her way as GOP pledges quick vote (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:11 PM PDT AP - Sonia Sotomayor sped toward confirmation as the nation's first Hispanic justice Thursday, encouraged by Republican promises of a quick vote and cheered on by a Democratic senator's challenge to take on the Supreme Court's conservative wing when she arrives. "Battle out the ideas that you believe in, because I have a strong hunch that they are closer to the ones that I would like to see adopted by the court," Sen.

Gates: More US troops could head to Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:27 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon's chief said Thursday he could send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan this year than he'd initially expected and is considering increasing the number of soldiers in the Army.

Pentagon eyes plan to increase Army by 30,000 (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:33 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon is considering a plan to add 30,000 soldiers to the Army to bolster a force depleted by a growing number of troops who are wounded, stressed or for other reasons cannot deploy with their units.

NAACP to Obama: We want more (Politico) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 12:59 PM PDT Politico - When President Barack Obama takes the stage here Thursday night at the NAACP’s annual conference, he will be greeted by a base of black supporters who see him as the crowning achievement in the struggle for civil rights. Six months into his presidency, there are few signs that black support for Obama is softening.

House Democrats muzzle GOP on sensitive issues (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House of Representatives are taking extraordinary steps to muzzle Republicans in this summer's debates on spending bills.

Analysis: GOP sets stage for future court battles (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - Lacking the votes to block Sonia Sotomayor from the Supreme Court, Republicans established lines in the sand for challenging any future nominee for the high court and tried to limit President Barack Obama's hand if he gets another opportunity to pick a nominee.

House spending bill allows DC abortion funding (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - The District of Columbia government could fund abortions for the poor and take steps toward legalizing marijuana for medical purposes under a spending bill passed by the House on Thursday.

Pentagon, Congress square off over money for jets (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon and Congress all but dared each other Thursday to a showdown over funding for fighter jets in a multimillion-dollar squabble that each side said they were fighting in the interests of U.S. security.

White frustrations embodied by fireman at hearing (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - He spoke, this 35-year-old firefighter, to frustrations that still ripple in an undercurrent across the nation.

Obama looks for Republican healthcare backing (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to persuade Republicans to support overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry, his signature domestic policy goal, as the measures moved on a fast track through congressional committees with only Democratic support.

Congress's health care hangover (Politico) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:49 PM PDT Politico - For a brief moment Thursday, Senate Democrats could celebrate. Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus suggested for the first time publicly he was close to a bipartisan deal to pay for health care reform.

Clinton: reports of my demise premature (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday she is comfortable in her position as President Barack Obama's top diplomat and has been consistently involved in foreign policy decisions.

House breaks with White House on car dealers (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:27 PM PDT AP - The House broke with the Obama administration Thursday over a key part of the auto industry restructuring, pressing General Motors and Chrysler to restore dealerships shuttered by the car companies' bankruptcies.

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Hillary Clinton (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - A federal judge on Thursday threw out a 13-year-old lawsuit against Hillary Rodham Clinton involving the White House's handling of FBI background records.

Lawmakers say Paulson bent to demands of bank CEO (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers accused former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday of bending to the demands of a major bank and keeping negotiations of a hefty bailout secret in his rush to stabilize financial markets last year.

Congress gets pay bill as bank bonuses swell (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - With the smell of fat bonus checks again wafting down Wall Street, the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress on Thursday moved closer to a clampdown on U.S. corporate executive pay.

Obama Supreme Court pick on track for quick vote (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 03:42 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, appeared headed for confirmation as the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court after Senate hearings ended on Thursday with Republicans promising a speedy vote.

Obama says without action, health costs will rise (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2009 03:18 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama returned to campaign-style rhetoric on Thursday, telling a political rally that inaction is not an option and urging allies to push for his overhaul of the nation's health care system.

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