Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Senator says Afghan forces, not US, key to success (AP)
• Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate (AP)
• Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP)
• Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' (AP)
• Obama 'realism' faces Afghan test (Politico)
• White House: Iran isolating itself with nuke plans (AP)
• Few signposts mark the road to economic recovery (AP)
• Huckabee leaning against another presidential run (AP)
• GOP senator says health care bill can't be fixed (AP)
• Vt. senator opposes a second Bernanke term at Fed (AP)
• Dems look for deal as Sen. debate begins (Politico)
• Gate crashers met Obama at state dinner with India (Reuters)
• Democrats expect healthcare overhaul to pass (Reuters)
• GOP in 2010: Ready, Set... Purity? (CQPolitics.com)
• Exec: Obama dinner crashers shopping interview (AP)
• Dukakis to Endorse Capuano for Mass. Senate (CQPolitics.com)
• Black-white turnout key in Atlanta mayoral runoff (AP)
• Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures (AP)
• Hondurans to elect new president after June coup (Reuters)
• Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race (AP)

Senator says Afghan forces, not US, key to success (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 01:57 PM PST AP - The leading Senate Democrat on military matters said Sunday that President Barack Obama's anticipated plan for significantly expanding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan must show how those reinforcements will help increase the size of the Afghan security forces.

Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:56 AM PST AP - The 60 votes aren't there any more.

Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:55 AM PST AP - Two senators say authorities ought to pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House.

Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 06:00 AM PST AP - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.

Obama 'realism' faces Afghan test (Politico) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 04:04 AM PST Politico - As President Barack Obama prepares to make the case for sending more troops to Afghanistan, some allies are urging him to return to a line of argument little heard since the Bush years: the United States has a moral obligation to protect the Afghan people, particularly women, from the Taliban.

White House: Iran isolating itself with nuke plans (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:22 AM PST AP - The White House says if Iran really does plan to building 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, then the development would be another instance of flaunting the United Nations.

Few signposts mark the road to economic recovery (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:49 AM PST AP - The road from recession to recovery is rarely smooth, straight or short. It comes with detours, forks and even dead ends. And sometimes surprises.

Huckabee leaning against another presidential run (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:15 AM PST AP - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he's leaning slightly against running for president in 2012 but says it's far too early to say what he will do.

GOP senator says health care bill can't be fixed (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:48 AM PST AP - The No. 2 Republican in the Senate is urging his Democratic colleagues to start over in crafting a bill to overhaul the health care system.

Vt. senator opposes a second Bernanke term at Fed (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 08:14 AM PST AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to face tough questioning during a reappointment hearing this week, and one senator already says he won't support another term for the Fed chief.

Dems look for deal as Sen. debate begins (Politico) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 03:53 PM PST Politico - After months of buildup, the historic debate on health care reform opens on the Senate floor Monday — but the C-SPAN cameras won't see the real action.

Gate crashers met Obama at state dinner with India (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 02:44 PM PST Reuters - A couple who penetrated layers of security to enter a State Dinner at the White House this week without an invitation met U.S. President Barack Obama in the receiving line, a White House official said on Friday.

Democrats expect healthcare overhaul to pass (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST Reuters - Leading Democrats on Sunday said they expect Congress to pass a major healthcare reform backed by President Barack Obama, but supporters may have to accept legislation that falls short on some issues.

GOP in 2010: Ready, Set... Purity? (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 12:00 PM PST CQPolitics.com - The Republican National Committee has introduced a list of 10 principles designed to keep candidates aligned with party ideals and while one former GOP leader insisted Sunday it "is not a litmus test," the concept does raise a question about 2010 midterm election strategy.

Exec: Obama dinner crashers shopping interview (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:55 AM PST AP - The couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says.

Dukakis to Endorse Capuano for Mass. Senate (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:53 AM PST CQPolitics.com - Former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis will formally endorse Rep. Michael E. Capuano in the Democratic primary for the Senate special election Sunday at an event in Brookline, Mass.

Black-white turnout key in Atlanta mayoral runoff (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:32 AM PST AP - Just a few weeks ago, some suggested Atlanta was about to name its first white mayor in a generation. Instead, the Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.

Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 08:00 AM PST AP - The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday.

Hondurans to elect new president after June coup (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:42 AM PST Reuters - Hondurans choose a new president on Sunday in an election that could ease a crisis triggered by a coup but the vote has pitted Washington against some of the biggest countries in Latin America.

Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 08:04 PM PST AP - As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: "The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes."

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