Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama eyes repaid gov't bank loans for jobs help (AP)
• Senate Dems seek expansion of Medicare, Medicaid (AP)
• Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans (AP)
• Shoals still in path of Wall Street regulations (AP)
• Santorum: Palin has 'explaining' to do (Politico)
• Comparison of Democratic health care bills (AP)
• Famous Miranda rights warning could get rewrite (AP)
• Groups try simple steps to avoid hospital rebound (AP)
• Secret Service report details 91 security breaches (AP)
• Northwest pilots blame air traffic controllers (AP)
• New poll shows 'Tea Party' more popular than Republican Party (The Newsroom)
• Obama, Biden phoned Kurds to press Iraq election deal (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Erdogan resists US calls for Iran sanctions (AP)
• Steele doubts Reid's 'fitness to lead' (Politico)
• Sen: Gov't shouldn't have closed openness workshop (AP)
• Obama to mention Afghan war in peace prize speech (Reuters)
• EPA says greenhouse gases endanger human health (AP)
• Iran opposition clashes with police (Reuters)
• Mo. schools complain over supplies with Obama logo (AP)
• Obama stands by Bernanke Fed nomination: White House (Reuters)

Obama eyes repaid gov't bank loans for jobs help (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST AP - Under heavy pressure to get Americans back to work, President Barack Obama on Monday suggested using a suddenly available pot of money left over from the government's bank bailout to help create more jobs.

Senate Dems seek expansion of Medicare, Medicaid (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST AP - Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, in exchange for dropping a government-sold insurance option from health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, several lawmakers said Monday.

Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:21 PM PST AP - The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health.

Shoals still in path of Wall Street regulations (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:27 PM PST AP - Sweeping regulations to tame Wall Street and protect consumers in dealings with lenders are on the verge of passing the House but their fate is hardly sealed.

Santorum: Palin has 'explaining' to do (Politico) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:17 PM PST Politico - Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House.

Comparison of Democratic health care bills (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:05 PM PST AP - A comparison of the health care bills before Congress:

Famous Miranda rights warning could get rewrite (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:59 PM PST AP - The Supreme Court on Monday seemed headed toward telling police they must explicitly advise criminal suspects that their lawyer can be present during any interrogation.

Groups try simple steps to avoid hospital rebound (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:01 PM PST AP - Talk about unnecessary misery: One in five Medicare patients winds up back in the hospital within a month — even worse, one in four patients with heart failure.

Secret Service report details 91 security breaches (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:47 PM PST AP - An internal Secret Service document reveals that last month's gate crashing incident at a White House state dinner was one of 91 security breaches since 1980.

Northwest pilots blame air traffic controllers (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:39 AM PST AP - The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis have blamed air traffic controllers in part for the incident, saying controllers violated procedures.

New poll shows 'Tea Party' more popular than Republican Party (The Newsroom) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST The Newsroom - A new Rasmussen poll finds that the tea party movement's popularity is growing, so much so that it garners more support than the Republican party on a generic Congressional ballot. The poll hints that the burgeoning discontent among conservatives within the GOP threatens to splinter the party at a time when the popularity of President Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress are waning as we head into an election year.

Obama, Biden phoned Kurds to press Iraq election deal (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden intervened personally to save an agreement allowing Iraq's elections to proceed, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday, highlighting the stakes in the deal for an eventual American troop withdrawal.

Erdogan resists US calls for Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:33 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has failed to persuade the prime minister of Turkey of the need for sanctions against Iran.

Steele doubts Reid's 'fitness to lead' (Politico) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:30 PM PST Politico - Republican National Chairman Michael Steele said Monday that if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) does not apologize for comparing opponents of health care reform to those who resisted emancipation, Democrats should oust him as their leader.

Sen: Gov't shouldn't have closed openness workshop (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:26 PM PST AP - A Republican senator who sponsored a law meant to help people with open-records requests says a government workshop on openness shouldn't have been closed to the public.

Obama to mention Afghan war in peace prize speech (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:25 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will not shirk from mentioning Afghanistan and his decision to send more troops to the war zone when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize this week, the White House said on Monday.

EPA says greenhouse gases endanger human health (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:41 PM PST AP - The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment.

Iran opposition clashes with police (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:33 PM PST Reuters - Iranian security forces fired warning shots in Tehran on Monday and beat opposition protesters among thousands seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed election, witnesses said.

Mo. schools complain over supplies with Obama logo (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:45 PM PST AP - Several Missouri schools are complaining about notebooks and pencils with designs similar to the logos from President Barack Obama's campaign. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that complaints from unhappy officials at three Missouri schools have prompted the supply company responsible for the materials to travel across the state recalling notebooks and pencils.

Obama stands by Bernanke Fed nomination: White House (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama continues to back Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman despite criticism from some U.S. senators during confirmation hearings for his second term, the White House said on Monday.

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