Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama's 'beer summit' with policeman, professor (AP)
• Attorney general says he was racially profiled (AP)
• US officials warned Pakistan on Taliban spillover (AP)
• Son joins HuffPo, but Ax pines for print (Politico)
• US says prepared to release young Gitmo detainee (AP)
• Clinton praises British approach on Afghanistan (AP)
• Food safety bill defeated in House (AP)
• Senate passes energy and water bill (AP)
• Gates: Some US troops may be leaving Iraq early (AP)
• Obama health meeting draws Appalachian protesters (AP)
• Obama: Risky if firms think they are too big to fail (Reuters)
• Democrats Mull Rookies For Special Election (CQPolitics.com)
• A look at health care plans in Congress (AP)
• Obama takes healthcare reform pitch on the road (AFP)
• Dems warn GOP of backlash for opposing Sotomayor (AP)
• Obama Health-Care Interview: On His Push for Reform (Time.com)
• Cantor's million dollar haul (Politico)
• Offshore drilling ruling doesn't apply to Gulf (AP)
• Alleged DC Holocaust museum shooter indicted (AP)

Obama's 'beer summit' with policeman, professor (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama must once again hit the pause button in his drive to overhaul health care to revisit the racially charged issue that stole the spotlight from his top legislative priority — the arrest of his Harvard professor friend.

Attorney general says he was racially profiled (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - Attorney General Eric Holder says he was racially profiled years ago.

US officials warned Pakistan on Taliban spillover (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:52 PM PDT AP - The two top U.S. officials in Afghanistan have repeatedly visited Pakistan in recent weeks to ensure that the Pakistani army is prepared for any Taliban insurgents retreating from a new coalition military offensive, the Obama administration special envoy to the region said Wednesday.

Son joins HuffPo, but Ax pines for print (Politico) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 01:42 PM PDT Politico - Ethan Axelrod's hiring by the left-leaning Huffington Post website won't come as any surprise to those familiar with the career trajectory of his father, White House adviser David Axelrod, who spent eight years as a Chicago Tribune political reporter more than a quarter century ago.

US says prepared to release young Gitmo detainee (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration wants to hold onto a young Guantanamo Bay detainee three weeks longer while it tries to decide whether to send him home to Afghanistan or bring him to the United States for trial — and prevent an angry judge from deciding his fate instead.

Clinton praises British approach on Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday praised Britain's call to reconcile with moderate Taliban guerrillas.

Food safety bill defeated in House (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:09 PM PDT AP - The House defeated a far-reaching food safety bill Wednesday after farm-state lawmakers complained it would be too invasive and others said it was pushed to the floor too quickly.

Senate passes energy and water bill (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:51 PM PDT AP - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $34.3 billion energy spending bill that backs up President Barack Obama's promise to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada.

Gates: Some US troops may be leaving Iraq early (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - A combat brigade of 5,000 American troops may be brought home early from Iraq if the trend of reduced violence holds, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

Obama health meeting draws Appalachian protesters (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:53 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama was greeted by about 200 people protesting his health care overhaul at a Virginia supermarket Wednesday and he told workers that the government was not taking over the system.

Obama: Risky if firms think they are too big to fail (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:54 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama, reflecting on government support for the financial sector, said it is dangerous for the economy when companies believe they are too big to fail.

Democrats Mull Rookies For Special Election (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:11 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - In the race to succeed Republican Rep. John M. McHugh in upstate New York, it looks increasingly likely that Democrats will pick a candidate with little to no political experience, reprising the strategy the party used to score an upset earlier this year.

A look at health care plans in Congress (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - A look at health care legislation taking shape in the Democratic-controlled House and Senate as President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the system, cover nearly 50 million uninsured Americans and contain rising costs. Many of the details are still being negotiated and any final health care bill would have to meld proposals from the House and Senate.

Obama takes healthcare reform pitch on the road (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:14 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama took his case for healthcare reform on the road Wednesday, but admitted there would be no quick vote on his high-stakes push for an overhaul of the system.

Dems warn GOP of backlash for opposing Sotomayor (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - The Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned bitter Wednesday, after Democrats warned the GOP it would pay a steep price for opposing the judge who would be the first Hispanic justice, and a top Republican charged they were playing destructive racial politics.

Obama Health-Care Interview: On His Push for Reform (Time.com) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - TIME senior writer Karen Tumulty sat down with President Obama on Tuesday to talk about his work both in public and behind the scenes to push a health-care-reform measure through Congress

Cantor's million dollar haul (Politico) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 03:00 PM PDT Politico - Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va) is just seven months into his tenure as the number two Republican in the House, but he’s already taking very good care of his top lieutenants – to the tune of a million bucks.

Offshore drilling ruling doesn't apply to Gulf (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:45 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court ruling won't stand in the way of new oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Alleged DC Holocaust museum shooter indicted (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:40 PM PDT AP - A federal grand jury indicted an elderly white supremacist Wednesday on charges that could earn him the death penalty in the fatal shooting of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Hate crimes charges were added to the case against James von Brunn, who has been in a hospital since the shooting last month.

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