Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Investigators: Ft. Hood suspect acted alone (AP)
• Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops (AP)
• Obama to encourage federal hiring of veterans (AP)
• Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats (AP)
• GOP takes aim at vulnerable Dems in health war (Politico)
• Abortion could roil Senate health care debate (AP)
• Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks (AP)
• White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent (AP)
• Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter (AP)
• Abortion foe seeks curbs in Senate health bill (AP)
• Conn. governor decides not to seek another term (AP)
• Obama willing to go to Copenhagen for climate deal (AP)
• Obama to be in same meeting with Myanmar PM (Reuters)
• Obama says will raise currency topic with Chinese (Reuters)
• Obama to meet with Medvedev, Hu on Asia trip (Reuters)
• Feds seek 30 years for Jefferson (Politico)
• Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts (AP)
• Davis Decides On Re-Election Run (CQPolitics.com)
• Clinton, Bush cancel LA, NY appearances (AP)
• Iraq election set for January 21 after new law passed (Reuters)

Investigators: Ft. Hood suspect acted alone (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:29 PM PST AP - The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre apparently acted alone and without outside direction in the attack, investigative officials said Monday evening. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will be charged by the U.S. military rather than in a civilian court, they said.

Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:21 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.

Obama to encourage federal hiring of veterans (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:28 PM PST AP - The White House is launching a program it says will turn the government into the model employer of military veterans.

Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:25 PM PST AP - The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.

GOP takes aim at vulnerable Dems in health war (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:14 AM PST Politico - Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform, Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill.

Abortion could roil Senate health care debate (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST AP - Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end.

Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:24 PM PST AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.

White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:37 AM PST AP - The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage.

Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST AP - A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.

Abortion foe seeks curbs in Senate health bill (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:21 PM PST AP - Abortion opponents in the Senate want tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, similar to the limits passed by the House this past weekend.

Conn. governor decides not to seek another term (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:00 PM PST AP - Gov. M. Jodi Rell will not run for re-election next year, saying Monday that she plans to dedicate her last 14 months in office to solving Connecticut's ever-darkening economic problems.

Obama willing to go to Copenhagen for climate deal (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:20 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama said Monday that he'd be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it.

Obama to be in same meeting with Myanmar PM (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:20 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will be at a meeting in Singapore on Sunday also attended by the prime minister of Myanmar, but he does not intend to speak directly with him, an administration official said on Monday.

Obama says will raise currency topic with Chinese (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to raise the issue of the yuan currency with Chinese officials when he meets with them in Beijing next week.

Obama to meet with Medvedev, Hu on Asia trip (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:59 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as well as with Asian leaders during his trip to Asia starting later this week, administration officials said on Monday.

Feds seek 30 years for Jefferson (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:23 PM PST Politico - Federal prosecutors are seeking the harshest prison sentence ever handed out to a member of Congress for former Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), arguing that his “stunning betrayal of public trust” warrants what could be a life sentence for the long-time lawmaker.

Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:56 AM PST AP - Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries — signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Davis Decides On Re-Election Run (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:08 AM PST CQPolitics.com - Rep. Danny K. Davis has decided to run for an eighth term in in Congress instead of trying to become president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Clinton, Bush cancel LA, NY appearances (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:29 AM PST AP - Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have canceled February appearances in Los Angeles and New York because a promoter wrongly billed the events as debates.

Iraq election set for January 21 after new law passed (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 07:32 AM PST Reuters - Iraqis will vote in a general election on January 21 now that parliament has passed a law needed for a vote to take place, the head of the country's electoral commission said on Monday.

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