Yahoo! News: Elections

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• WH says Obama won't pull US out of Afghanistan (AP)
• Cabinet secretaries say reevaluation makes sense (AP)
• Cabinet secretaries: Iran talks a limited success (AP)
• Sources: Terror suspect contacted senior al-Qaida (AP)
• GOP leaders to Steele: Back off (Politico)
• AP Interview: Orszag says economy still needs help (AP)
• First swine flu vaccinations — but most must wait (AP)
• Court opens with case on prisoner's bid for lawyer (AP)
• Insurers say coverage penalty has to have bite (AP)
• Toyota formally recalls 3.8 million vehicles (AP)
• Obama pitches health care plan in front of doctors (AP)
• Obama orders federal government to cut emissions (Reuters)
• Obama breaks precedent by not meeting Dalai Lama (Reuters)
• Obama touts health plan to doctors, key vote nears (Reuters)
• Obama puts government on greenhouse-gas diet (AP)
• Fla. GOP lawmakers to visit new Honduras president (AP)
• US congratulates Papandreou on victory (AFP)
• High court refuses to hear insider trading appeal (AP)
• U.S. Afghan pullout not an option, White House says (Reuters)
• Obama to meet with GOP, Dem leaders (Politico)

WH says Obama won't pull US out of Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:51 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama won't walk away from the flagging war in Afghanistan, the White House declared Monday as Obama faced tough decisions — and intense administration debate — over choices that could help define his presidency in his first year as commander in chief.

Cabinet secretaries say reevaluation makes sense (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:56 PM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say the U.S. goals in Afghanistan haven't changed, despite the debate over what to do next.

Cabinet secretaries: Iran talks a limited success (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:19 PM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say last week's historic joint talks with Iran were a limited success.

Sources: Terror suspect contacted senior al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:51 PM PDT AP - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al-Qaida operative, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press.

GOP leaders to Steele: Back off (Politico) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:53 AM PDT Politico - GOP leaders, in a private meeting last month, delivered a blunt and at times heated message to RNC Chairman Michael Steele: quit meddling in policy.

AP Interview: Orszag says economy still needs help (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT AP - While the economy is beginning to come out of recession, it has yet to show evidence that it can grow without the help of the government's $787 billion infusion of taxpayer money, President Barack Obama's top budget adviser said Monday.

First swine flu vaccinations — but most must wait (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:32 PM PDT AP - Swine flu vaccinations began Monday with squirts up the noses of health care workers in Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee — it just tickled, shrugged one — as the government opened a massive effort to immunize over half the nation in a few months.

Court opens with case on prisoner's bid for lawyer (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:20 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by indicating a willingness to limit how long a suspect's request for a lawyer should remain valid, and new Justice Sonia Sotomayor wasted little time in letting her voice be heard by questioning the lawyers.

Insurers say coverage penalty has to have bite (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - The health insurance industry doesn't want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Americans must have coverage.

Toyota formally recalls 3.8 million vehicles (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT AP - Toyota Motor Corp. officially recalled 3.8 million vehicles in the United States on Monday to address problems with floor mats that could cause the gas pedal to stick and cause a crash.

Obama pitches health care plan in front of doctors (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:52 PM PDT AP - On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his health care overhaul, saying "nobody has more credibility with the American people on this issue than you do."

Obama orders federal government to cut emissions (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies on Monday to set a goal within 90 days for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, the White House said, aiming to "lead by example" in fighting climate change.

Obama breaks precedent by not meeting Dalai Lama (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will not meet the Dalai Lama during his five-day trip to the U.S. capital beginning on Monday, the first time in 18 years the exiled Tibetan leader has visited Washington without seeing the president.

Obama touts health plan to doctors, key vote nears (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama gathered doctors from every U.S. state at the White House on Monday to press his case for healthcare reform in a week when the sweeping overhaul could clear a major hurdle in Congress.

Obama puts government on greenhouse-gas diet (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:41 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is putting the federal government on a greenhouse-gas diet.

Fla. GOP lawmakers to visit new Honduras president (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:23 PM PDT AP - Three U.S. representatives from South Florida who supported the ouster of Honduras' president traveled there Monday to meet with the interim government and to pressure President Barack Obama to sanction the upcoming Honduran elections.

US congratulates Papandreou on victory (AFP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:53 PM PDT AFP - The United States on Monday congratulated Greek socialist leader George Papandreou on his strong election victory, saying it looked forward to working with a new government on NATO and other issues.

High court refuses to hear insider trading appeal (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:35 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court has refused to hear former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's appeal of his insider trading conviction.

U.S. Afghan pullout not an option, White House says (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - The White House on Monday ruled out any consideration of a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's sweeping strategy review of the increasingly unpopular war there.

Obama to meet with GOP, Dem leaders (Politico) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:59 PM PDT Politico - President Barack Obama and top administration officials will meet with Republican and Democratic House and Senate leadership and key committee chairmen at the White House Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan.

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