Yahoo! News: Elections

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• US signals Afghan coalition government is possible (AP)
• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Firms resist new health rules (AP)
• House panel ensures state oversight of big banks (AP)
• Clinton cites nuke worry; panel fears bio attack (AP)
• Troop call may come post-Afghan vote (Politico)
• Kerry becomes all-around adviser to Obama (AP)
• Obama hits campaign trail for NJ Gov Jon Corzine (AP)
• Dems go after antitrust exemption for insurers (AP)
• US health care tab would grow under overhaul (AP)
• Kidman: Hollywood probably contributes to violence (AP)
• Education chief calls for teacher prep overhaul (AP)
• GOP Alleges Grayson Breached Ethics Rules (CQPolitics.com)
• Quotes from the AP's interview with Kerry (AP)
• Obama: Men still 'obtuse' on sharing family duties (AP)
• US marshal pick was already gay rights pioneer (AP)
• Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off (Reuters)
• Video makers release tape of Philly ACORN visit (AP)
• GOP senator says Obama showing Nixonian tendencies (AP)
• Second U.S. House panel votes for swaps regulation (Reuters)
• Newark, NJ, airport guard accused of Obama threat (AP)

US signals Afghan coalition government is possible (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:42 PM PDT AP - The United States built pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, signaling that a troop increase could hinge on a successful runoff election and that the Obama administration would be receptive to a power-sharing deal between Karzai and his chief rival.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Firms resist new health rules (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:23 PM PDT AP - Despite promises by President Barack Obama, more than 70 million Americans who have health insurance through their jobs could be open to higher costs or denials of some coverage under a leading overhaul plan making its way through Congress.

House panel ensures state oversight of big banks (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - The House Financial Services Committee agreed Wednesday to ensure states can impose their own tough consumer protection laws against big banks, dealing a blow to a financial industry blamed for bringing down the U.S. economy and lobbying furiously against more government oversight.

Clinton cites nuke worry; panel fears bio attack (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:20 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned of dire consequences from the spread of nuclear weapons, while a special U.S. panel asserted that the more worrisome and urgent threat is terrorists attacking the United States or its allies with biological weapons.

Troop call may come post-Afghan vote (Politico) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 02:40 PM PDT Politico - President Barack Obama hinted Wednesday that his administration might refrain from announcing a new plan for the Afghan war effort until Afghanistan's presidential runoff election is complete, even as one influential Democrat urged him to wait until after the election campaign before making any firm strategic decisions.

Kerry becomes all-around adviser to Obama (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:09 PM PDT AP - He's not president, a Cabinet member or ambassador, but Sen. John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of President Barack Obama's global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation's image around the world.

Obama hits campaign trail for NJ Gov Jon Corzine (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:27 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged New Jersey to keep Democrat Jon Corzine as governor, calling him an honorable man who puts the people's interests first.

Dems go after antitrust exemption for insurers (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:42 PM PDT AP - Democrats launched a drive at both ends of the Capitol on Wednesday to strip the insurance industry of its decades-old exemption from federal antitrust laws, part of an increasingly bare-knuckled struggle over landmark health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama.

US health care tab would grow under overhaul (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - The nation's medical costs will keep spiraling upward even faster than they are now under Democratic legislation pending in the House, a report from government economic experts concluded Wednesday.

Kidman: Hollywood probably contributes to violence (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:39 PM PDT AP - Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak, sex objects.

Education chief calls for teacher prep overhaul (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:00 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom.

GOP Alleges Grayson Breached Ethics Rules (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:24 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Republicans believe Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., violated ethics rules when he took to the House floor Wednesday afternoon and promoted a new Web site which includes a link to a page that accepts donations to the his re-election campaign.

Quotes from the AP's interview with Kerry (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - Quotes from The Associated Press interview with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., on Wednesday, a few hours after he returned from Afghanistan, where he helped persuade President Hamid Karzai to accept a runoff election.

Obama: Men still 'obtuse' on sharing family duties (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:34 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says his family is like a lot of others — in which the men "need to be knocked across the head every once in a while" in order to see imbalances between the time moms and dads put into raising children.

US marshal pick was already gay rights pioneer (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:27 PM PDT AP - As a little-known Minneapolis police sergeant, Sharon Lubinski made headlines when she declared she was a lesbian on the front pages of the city's largest newspaper — a bold move that other gay officers say inspired them to come out, too.

Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:18 PM PDT Reuters - More than half the top Afghan district election officials are being replaced to try to prevent more fraud and produce a credible result in next month's presidential run-off vote, U.N. officials said on Wednesday.

Video makers release tape of Philly ACORN visit (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:16 PM PDT AP - Two conservative activists released a new undercover video targeting the community organizing group ACORN on Wednesday, an attempt to reignite a simmering political controversy surrounding the Democratic-leaning organization.

GOP senator says Obama showing Nixonian tendencies (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - The third-ranking Senate Republican said Wednesday the Obama administration appears to be launching a Richard Nixon-like political strategy of making an "enemies list" of people who disagree with the president.

Second U.S. House panel votes for swaps regulation (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 03:55 PM PDT Reuters - The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill on Wednesday for federal regulation of over-the-counter derivatives -- an Obama administration goal -- that would require many swaps to go through clearinghouses.

Newark, NJ, airport guard accused of Obama threat (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - A private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested on charges of threatening Barack Obama the night before the president was to fly there.

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