Yahoo! News: Elections

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• McDonnell wins in Virginia, NJ too close to call (AP)
• AP exit poll: NJ governor race too close to call (AP)
• GOP wins Va. gov race a year after Obama won state (AP)
• AP exit poll: NJ governor race too close to call (AP)
• Five things to watch in Virginia (Politico)
• Gay marriage is put to a vote in Maine (AP)
• House bill to go after any large financial firm (AP)
• Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel (AP)
• Merkel calls for strong deal on climate change (AP)
• Clinton diverts to Egypt for Mideast peace talks (AP)
• Bob McDonnell: Catholic family formed life views (AP)
• Some notable races and measures on state ballots (AP)
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• Reid indicates timetable for health care may slip (AP)
• Vote-Counting Begins in Virginia Governor Contest (CQPolitics.com)
• AP News in Brief (AP)
• Flight attendant union puts off bid for Delta election (Reuters)
• Education officials say Mass. did not break rules (AP)
• Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars (AP)
• House calls on Obama, Clinton to oppose UN report (AP)

McDonnell wins in Virginia, NJ too close to call (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:06 PM PST AP - Republicans wrested political control of Virginia from the Democrats on Tuesday as independent voters swung behind the GOP, a troubling sign for President Barack Obama and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Exit polls showed unpopular Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine locked in a close race in New Jersey, where independents were heavily favoring his Republican challenger.

AP exit poll: NJ governor race too close to call (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:00 PM PST AP - An Associated Press exit poll shows the New Jersey governor's race is too close to call between Republican Chris Christie and Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine.

GOP wins Va. gov race a year after Obama won state (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:00 PM PST AP - Republican Bob McDonnell easily won the governor's race Tuesday, just a year after the state went overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama and the Democrats.

AP exit poll: NJ governor race too close to call (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:04 PM PST AP - The tight three-way race for governor of New Jersey, a state battered by high taxes and scarred by government corruption, was too close to call after balloting ended Tuesday, according to an Associated Press exit poll of voters.

Five things to watch in Virginia (Politico) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 06:44 AM PST Politico - With Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell leading by double digits in the polls and a Republican statewide sweep a possibility, the GOP is enthusiastic about Election Day in Virginia.

Gay marriage is put to a vote in Maine (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:26 PM PST AP - Gay marriage was put to a vote in Maine on Tuesday in a closely watched referendum that gay-rights activists across the country hoped would prove that public opinion is turning in their favor. Voters had to decide whether to repeal or affirm a state law that would allow gay couples to wed. The law was passed by the Legislature last May but never took effect because of a petition drive by conservatives.

House bill to go after any large financial firm (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:56 PM PST AP - In a sharp rebuke of Wall Street after a string of hefty bailouts last year, House Democrats are considering legislation that would let the government break up even healthy firms if regulators think they've grown too big.

Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:25 PM PST AP - European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican boycott forced a delay of votes in a key Senate committee, demonstrating the deep partisan rift.

Merkel calls for strong deal on climate change (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:35 PM PST AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress on Tuesday to "tear down the walls of today" and reach a deal to combat global warming.

Clinton diverts to Egypt for Mideast peace talks (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:38 PM PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a hastily arranged stop in the Egyptian capital Tuesday to consult with a longtime Arab ally amid indications of a shifting U.S. strategy for getting Israel and the Palestinians back to peace negotiations.

Bob McDonnell: Catholic family formed life views (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST AP - The new Republican governor-elect of Virginia brings to the office firmly conservative views that took root in the suburban, middle-class Irish Catholic home of his youth.

Some notable races and measures on state ballots (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:01 PM PST AP - Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:

(AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:54 PM PST AP - Republican Bob McDonnell elected governor of Virginia.

Reid indicates timetable for health care may slip (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:26 PM PST AP - In a blow to the White House, the Senate's top Democrat signaled Tuesday that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation, leaving the measure's fate to the uncertainties of the 2010 election season.

Vote-Counting Begins in Virginia Governor Contest (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST CQPolitics.com - Republican Bob McDonnell went into Tuesday's election for governor of Virginia ahead in every poll, giving his party hope of reversing recent Democratic gains.

AP News in Brief (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:35 PM PST AP - Governor races in Virginia, New Jersey test Obama clout; Maine votes on same-sex marriage

Flight attendant union puts off bid for Delta election (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:30 PM PST Reuters - The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union said on Tuesday that it has withdrawn its bid to seek a union election for more than 20,000 workers at Delta Air Lines Inc, citing a proposed U.S. rule change that it said would result in a fairer balloting process.

Education officials say Mass. did not break rules (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:27 PM PST AP - The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly.

Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:01 PM PST AP - Using stimulus dollars as bait, President Barack Obama is coaxing states to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they compete for $5 billion in school reform grants, the most money a president has ever had for overhauling schools. And it may end up going to only a few states.

House calls on Obama, Clinton to oppose UN report (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST AP - The House on Tuesday condemned a U.N. report that accuses Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes in Gaza last winter as "irredeemably biased and unworthy of further consideration or legitimacy."

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