Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Studies: One dose of swine flu vaccine works (AP)
• Car dealers appeal ruling on California emissions (AP)
• Obama accepts lawmaker's apology for floor remark (AP)
• Ex-managers: security firm cut corners at embassy (AP)
• Sanford: I'm facing a 'kangaroo court' (Politico)
• Afghanistan: Doubt grows over another distant war (AP)
• Geithner: Confidence has returned to markets (AP)
• Growth of gov't insurance outpaces private care (AP)
• US unhappy with Iran's latest proposal for talks (AP)
• Liberals give Obama running room on public plan (AP)
• Obama to give speech Monday on financial crisis (AP)
• Senate pauses to remember Ted Kennedy (AP)
• Obama seeks new momentum on healthcare effort (Reuters)
• SC voters surprised by Wilson's 'You lie' outburst (AP)
• Obama's speech fails to move many lawmakers' votes (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama to give speech on financial crisis Monday (Reuters)
• Dems say health care bill to pass this year (AP)
• S.C. GOP tells Sanford to go (Politico)
• Obama changes talking points on uninsured (Reuters)
• Congress wary of more U.S. Afghanistan troops: Pelosi (Reuters)

Studies: One dose of swine flu vaccine works (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:34 PM PDT AP - Good news in the world's flu fight: One dose of the new swine flu vaccine looks strong enough to protect adults — and can spark protection within 10 days of the shot, Australian and U.S. researchers said Thursday.

Car dealers appeal ruling on California emissions (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT AP - Auto dealers and business leaders on Thursday appealed a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency that allowed California to establish the nation's first greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks, setting the stage for a potential attempt to block the global warming rules.

Obama accepts lawmaker's apology for floor remark (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama accepted a South Carolina Republican's apology for shouting, "You lie!" during his speech to Congress, and House Democratic leaders showed no interest in sanctions against Rep. Joe Wilson.

Ex-managers: security firm cut corners at embassy (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 12:27 PM PDT AP - Former managers for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan said Thursday the company lowballed its bid for the work and then outfitted a badly understaffed guard corps with second-rate gear.

Sanford: I'm facing a 'kangaroo court' (Politico) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 02:01 PM PDT Politico - South Carolina GOP Gov. Mark Sanford on Thursday accused state legislators of trying to set up a “kangaroo court” to remove him from office.

Afghanistan: Doubt grows over another distant war (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 12:38 PM PDT AP - The demonstrations, the troops, the fresh anger are all long gone. Where anti-war protests raged, today a granite plaza invites peaceful reflection. On the spots where four young people fell in a spray of National Guard bullets, lanterns stand in remembrance.

Geithner: Confidence has returned to markets (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:06 PM PDT AP - Citing emerging financial sector stability, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday that a number of government rescue efforts in place since the Wall Street crisis are no longer needed and that banks will repay $50 billion in rescue funds over the next 18 months.

Growth of gov't insurance outpaces private care (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 01:30 PM PDT AP - The number of Americans covered by government-sponsored health insurance plans surged to 87.4 million last year — or 29 percent of the U.S. population — amid a fierce, national debate about whether to create a new U.S.-run plan that any American could join.

US unhappy with Iran's latest proposal for talks (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 01:38 PM PDT AP - American officials said Thursday that Iran's latest proposal for talks with the West falls well short of satisfying international demands that it detail its nuclear program.

Liberals give Obama running room on public plan (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 02:21 PM PDT AP - In making his appeal for health care overhaul, President Barack Obama was also sending a clear message to his liberal supporters who've been demanding that any overhaul include a new government-run insurance plan.

Obama to give speech Monday on financial crisis (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:15 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is delivering a speech on Wall Street Monday, exactly one year after the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapsed, precipitating the financial crisis felt around the world.

Senate pauses to remember Ted Kennedy (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:07 PM PDT AP - With solemn words and bittersweet memories, the Senate paused Thursday to remember Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's nearly five decades in Congress and his passionate commitment to health care reform.

Obama seeks new momentum on healthcare effort (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - Democratic leaders promised swift action on a healthcare system overhaul on Thursday after a high-stakes speech by President Barack Obama that earned good public reviews but appeared to change few minds in Congress.

SC voters surprised by Wilson's 'You lie' outburst (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - Rep. Joe Wilson is known as a mild-mannered congressman fond of making short speeches. His shortest got the most attention. "You lie!" Wilson blurted out during President Barack Obama's health care address to a joint session Wednesday night, an outburst that made some supporters shudder even as others believed it could give Wilson a political boost in his conservative hometown.

Obama's speech fails to move many lawmakers' votes (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:12 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — If President Barack Obama was looking for a big bounce in support from lawmakers Thursday from his health care address to Congress on Wednesday night, he didn't get it.

Obama to give speech on financial crisis Monday (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will give a speech about the financial crisis on Monday in New York, marking the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the White House said on Thursday.

Dems say health care bill to pass this year (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - Democratic congressional leaders predicted passage of health care legislation within a few months despite undimmed Republican opposition, claiming momentum Thursday from President Barack Obama's speech and renewed commitment from lawmakers fresh from a month of meetings with constituents.

S.C. GOP tells Sanford to go (Politico) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 03:56 PM PDT Politico - The chairman of the Republican Party of South Carolina called on GOP Gov. Mark Sanford to resign Thursday.

Obama changes talking points on uninsured (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - Tucked into President Barack Obama's speech to the U.S. Congress was a new talking point -- that his aim is to get health insurance for 30 million uninsured people, not 46 million.

Congress wary of more U.S. Afghanistan troops: Pelosi (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2009 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - There is little support in Congress for sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Thursday, indicating possible trouble ahead for President Barack Obama.

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