Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle (AP)
• Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts (AP)
• Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy (AP)
• Lincoln on board, 60 in hand (Politico)
• McCain says he enjoyed reading Sarah Palin book (AP)
• More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP)
• Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial (AP)
• Obama has low-key evening out after long week (AP)
• Health bill advances but questions remain (Politico)
• Senate vote under way on 1st test of health care (AP)
• McCain links political correctness to shootings (AP)
• AP News in Brief (AP)
• Obama health drive set to clear first test (AFP)
• Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites (AP)
• Political Economy: Hatin' on the Fed (CQPolitics.com)
• Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal (Reuters)
• What to watch for in today's debate (Politico)

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:19 PM PST AP - Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.

Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST AP - The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee.

Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:04 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.

Lincoln on board, 60 in hand (Politico) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:47 AM PST Politico - Sen. Blanche Lincoln is a yes for debating health reform, but a no for the public option, and she and fellow centrists are making clear they expect Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to scrap his current plan for a government-run insurance program.

McCain says he enjoyed reading Sarah Palin book (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:42 PM PST AP - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:10 PM PST AP - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:27 PM PST AP - The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.

Obama has low-key evening out after long week (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama and his family spent a low-key night out at the home of a senior White House adviser after a whirlwind week spent on a presidential trip to Asia.

Health bill advances but questions remain (Politico) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:13 PM PST Politico - Senate Democrats pushed ahead with President Barack Obama’s vision of health reform Saturday night – but at the same time, exposed significant divides in the party that make it all but impossible to complete work on a plan by year’s end.

Senate vote under way on 1st test of health care (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST AP - The Senate has begun voting on whether to move ahead on a sweeping health care bill.

McCain links political correctness to shootings (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:46 PM PST AP - Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people.

AP News in Brief (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:11 PM PST AP - Democrats seal 60-vote majority to advance health care bill; Landrieu, Lincoln to vote 'yes'

Obama health drive set to clear first test (AFP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 02:40 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care was on track to clear a key Senate hurdle Saturday, as the last wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally open debate on the bill.

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 02:01 PM PST AP - Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.

Political Economy: Hatin' on the Fed (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 12:24 PM PST CQPolitics.com - Andrew Jackson would assuredly be pleased at the rising congressional distrust of the Federal Reserve. The populist president, who won re-election in 1832 on a platform of abolishing the Second Bank of the United States, was an early hater of power concentrated in huge financial institutions.

Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 07:04 AM PST Reuters - Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year.

What to watch for in today's debate (Politico) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:00 AM PST Politico - Nancy Pelosi did it. Can Harry Reid?

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