Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Trade win for Boeing — rival Airbus got unfair aid (AP)
• Senate negotiator promises health care bill 'soon' (AP)
• CIA chief Panetta's job appears secure (AP)
• Baucus's reform plan coming soon (Politico)
• US harshly rebukes Israel on settlement plans (AP)
• Revised formula counts more Americans in poverty (AP)
• White House will publicly release visitor logs (AP)
• Obama gave AG ethics waiver to probe Stevens case (AP)
• GOP uses Jones to launch czar revolt (Politico)
• UN to host post-election summit in Kabul (AP)
• White House tight-lipped about Obama adviser (AP)
• Returning Congress target of health care lobbyists (AP)
• Obama talks to House liberals about health care (AP)
• Day care centers urged to be vigilant against flu (AP)
• WH: Progress, but not enough, slowing job losses (AP)
• GOP leader asks Rangel to step aside (AP)
• Analysis: Obama faces many tasks with health care (AP)
• Massachusetts: Lynch Takes Out Senate Nominating Papers (CQPolitics.com)

Trade win for Boeing — rival Airbus got unfair aid (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - In a victory for Boeing Co., the World Trade Organization sided with the American aviation giant Friday in finding that European countries had provided billions in illegal subsidies to chief competitor Airbus.

Senate negotiator promises health care bill 'soon' (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 04:38 PM PDT AP - House liberals pleaded with President Barack Obama on Friday to push for creation of a government-run health care program as the Senate's chief negotiator said he won't wait much longer for Republicans to compromise amid dwindling chances for a bipartisan bill.

CIA chief Panetta's job appears secure (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - CIA Director Leon Panetta has been on the losing end of a string of high-profile battles over the agency's past missteps, stoking questions about the ultimate bureaucratic insider's future at a time when his agency is under intense public scrutiny.

Baucus's reform plan coming soon (Politico) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 12:34 PM PDT Politico - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus could lay out a health care reform plan as early as Saturday, the Montana senator told his colleagues on a Friday afternoon conference call.

US harshly rebukes Israel on settlement plans (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - Alarmed by Israeli plans to build new housing units in settlements and dimming prospects for American peace efforts, the Obama administration on Friday put out a rare and harsh public rebuke of its main Mideast ally.

Revised formula counts more Americans in poverty (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 04:22 PM PDT AP - The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations in the cost of living.

White House will publicly release visitor logs (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Friday that his administration will start releasing the names of people who visit the White House, reversing a long-standing policy transcending both Democratic and Republican presidents.

Obama gave AG ethics waiver to probe Stevens case (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 04:29 PM PDT AP - Attorney General Eric Holder has received an ethics waiver to investigate government lawyers who prosecuted former Sen. Ted Stevens, the White House disclosed Friday.

GOP uses Jones to launch czar revolt (Politico) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 03:19 PM PDT Politico - Republicans who have spent months criticizing the proliferation of “czars” in the Obama White House have finally landed a major punch.

UN to host post-election summit in Kabul (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - The United Nations is planning to host a summit in Afghanistan following the country's disputed elections that will bring the new government and key international players together to promote development and democracy in coming years.

White House tight-lipped about Obama adviser (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 02:24 PM PDT AP - The White House is taking a mostly tight-lipped stance on an environmental adviser who made inflammatory statements in the past and is linked to efforts suggesting a governmental role in the 2001 terror attacks.

Returning Congress target of health care lobbyists (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 02:21 PM PDT AP - Interest groups are unleashing a torrent of modern and old-fashioned lobbying tactics at members of Congress returning for the autumn battle over health care, from spending sky-high amounts on TV ads to staging rallies in the capital and perhaps outside insurance company offices.

Obama talks to House liberals about health care (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 02:15 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama discussed health care in a conference call with House members, including liberals wary of his next move on the issue.

Day care centers urged to be vigilant against flu (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 02:15 PM PDT AP - Will you start seeing thermometers at day care centers? The government is urging the nation's 360,000 child care providers to be vigilant about sending home children who may have the flu — and the main symptom to check for is a fever.

WH: Progress, but not enough, slowing job losses (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 02:07 PM PDT AP - The White House press secretary says progress is being made in slowing the long string of job losses that the recession has caused.

GOP leader asks Rangel to step aside (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 01:55 PM PDT AP - Rep. Charles Rangel's disclosure of previously unreported assets sparked a new Republican demand Friday for the House Ways and Means chairman to relinquish his post while his conduct is investigated.

Analysis: Obama faces many tasks with health care (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 01:42 PM PDT AP - In one fell swoop, President Barack Obama must regain the public's attention on health care, explain in detail exactly what he wants in a final deal, unify a restless Democratic Party, prod Congress to get him a bill and bring clarity to a bewildering debate.

Massachusetts: Lynch Takes Out Senate Nominating Papers (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 04 Sep 2009 12:12 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Rep. Stephen F. Lynch became the second Democrat to take steps towards running in the Massachusetts Senate special election on Friday.

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