Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama cites higher hope for Afghanistan democracy (AP)
• Obama trying to boost party money, morale (AP)
• AP source: House Dems trim health bill to $871B (AP)
• N.J. gov. race tied, GOP up 8 in Va. (Politico)
• Guantanamo detainees case reaches Supreme Court (AP)
• New malpractice idea in health care debate (AP)
• Obama stands by Iraqi troop pullout (AP)
• Congress looks to extend credit despite problems (AP)
• Obama honors Army unit for heroism in Vietnam (AP)
• Afghanistan's Karzai agrees to election run-off (Reuters)
• Senate OKs transfer of Gitmo prisoners for trials (AP)
• All Tied Up in New Jersey (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama gets seasonal flu shot (AP)
• Woman who lost son fights for bankruptcy changes (AP)
• White House rejects sentencing of Iranian-US scholar (AFP)
• Obama presses for financial industry overhaul (AP)
• Obama thanks terrorism task force, FBI (Politico)
• Afghanistan to hold election run-off Nov 7 (AFP)
• AP News in Brief (AP)

Obama cites higher hope for Afghanistan democracy (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:46 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday applauded Afghan President Hamid Karzai for accepting election fraud findings that invalidated nearly a third of the votes cast for him in August.

Obama trying to boost party money, morale (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:30 PM PDT AP - The leader who prods his critics to put politics aside is doing anything but these days: President Barack Obama is campaigning for his party's future.

AP source: House Dems trim health bill to $871B (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:38 PM PDT AP - House Democrats have cut the cost of their health care bill from more than $1 trillion over 10 years to $871 billion over a decade.

N.J. gov. race tied, GOP up 8 in Va. (Politico) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:07 AM PDT Politico - With exactly two weeks to go before voters cast ballots in this fall’s two gubernatorial contests, polls show Republican Bob McDonnell expanding his lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia while Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and GOP challenger Chris Christie are in a dead heat in New Jersey.

Guantanamo detainees case reaches Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the United States — over the objections of the Obama administration and Congress — if the prisoners have nowhere else to go.

New malpractice idea in health care debate (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's willingness to consider alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits is providing a boost for taking such cases out of the courtroom and letting experts, not juries, decide their merits.

Obama stands by Iraqi troop pullout (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:53 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama renewed his vow Tuesday to have all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by next August, while nudging Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to see that his parliament quickly passes a critical election law essential to a nationwide vote in January.

Congress looks to extend credit despite problems (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:26 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration said Tuesday it was concerned about the cost of extending a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers, a program already under scrutiny for fraudulent claims.

Obama honors Army unit for heroism in Vietnam (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded an Army squadron the military's highest unit honor for its daring Vietnam War rescue of fellow soldiers, saying he wanted to help right "one of the saddest episodes in American history."

Afghanistan's Karzai agrees to election run-off (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - President Hamid Karzai agreed to face a second round of voting in Afghanistan's disputed election on Tuesday after a U.N.-led fraud inquiry tossed out enough of his votes to trigger a run-off.

Senate OKs transfer of Gitmo prisoners for trials (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama won a modest victory Tuesday in his continuing effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, allowing the government to continue to transfer detainees at the facility to the U.S. to be prosecuted.

All Tied Up in New Jersey (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's rise in the polls continues, according to a survey conducted Oct. 15-18 by Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey, which now shows his re-election race against Republican Chris Christie tied at 39 percent among likely voters.

Obama gets seasonal flu shot (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:39 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama has gotten a seasonal flu shot.

Woman who lost son fights for bankruptcy changes (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:13 PM PDT AP - A Rhode Island woman urged senators Tuesday to ease bankruptcy rules for people devastated by medical debt, as she described the pain of losing a child and going broke from his health care bills.

White House rejects sentencing of Iranian-US scholar (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:12 PM PDT AFP - The White House expressed "deepest regret and strong objection" Tuesday to the sentencing of Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh, jailed in Iran for his alleged role in post-election unrest.

Obama presses for financial industry overhaul (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:01 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is asking the financial industry to support his push for changes he says would help prevent another economic crisis and would be good for the country in the long run.

Obama thanks terrorism task force, FBI (Politico) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:53 PM PDT Politico - NEW YORK - President Barack Obama stopped by the headquarters of the FBI and New York Police Department’s Joint Terrorism Task Force to thank employees there for their work in fighting what he described as “a determined adversary. “

Afghanistan to hold election run-off Nov 7 (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:31 PM PDT AFP - Afghanistan will hold a second round of its presidential election on November 7 after incumbent Hamid Karzai failed to win a clear majority in the fraud-tainted contest, officials said Tuesday.

AP News in Brief (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - Obama says breakthrough on election crisis strengthens democratic hopes for Afghanistan

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