Yahoo! News: Elections

---

• AP sources: Al-Qaida link in failed plane attack (AP)
• Democrats see GOP hypocrisy in health care debate (AP)
• Senate bill could hurt insurers at least initially (AP)
• Gitmo prepares for trials instead of close in 2010 (AP)
• Middle ground shrinks in debate (Politico)
• Quiet Christmas Day for Obamas in Hawaii (AP)
• Family pleas for captive US soldier's release (AP)
• Wielding influence in health care fight (Politico)
• Officials: House Democrat Will Switch to GOP (Time.com)
• Obama to Hawaii for holidays, challenges await him in 2010 (AFP)

AP sources: Al-Qaida link in failed plane attack (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:28 PM PST AP - A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida's instructions, tried to blow up the plane Friday as it was landing in Detroit, law enforcement and national security officials said.

Democrats see GOP hypocrisy in health care debate (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 01:01 PM PST AP - Republican senators attacking the cost of a Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits.

Senate bill could hurt insurers at least initially (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:50 AM PST AP - Health insurers get some big presents in the Senate's health overhaul bill — about 20 million new customers and no competition from a new government plan.

Gitmo prepares for trials instead of close in 2010 (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:50 PM PST AP - Rather than shutting Guantanamo, the U.S. military is gearing up for the war-crimes trial of a former child soldier at the navy base on southeastern Cuba this summer.

Middle ground shrinks in debate (Politico) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 03:59 AM PST Politico - As Barack Obama huddled with Senate Democrats in the walnut-paneled Mansfield Room in the Capitol this month, the man he beat for the presidency held court at a bank of television cameras outside to taunt his former foe.

Quiet Christmas Day for Obamas in Hawaii (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:24 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama began his Christmas Day with a trip to the gym and gifts for his family, starting a low-key holiday in his childhood home and a respite from the gridlock of Washington.

Family pleas for captive US soldier's release (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 02:20 PM PST AP - The Taliban released a video Friday of an American soldier captured in Afghanistan, showing him apparently healthy but spouting criticism about the U.S. military operation.

Wielding influence in health care fight (Politico) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 03:33 PM PST Politico - When the White House announced a deal with hospitals on health care reform, the major hospital trade groups took the stage. Nurses had their Rose Garden moment when they pledged support for reform.

Officials: House Democrat Will Switch to GOP (Time.com) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 01:55 PM PST Time.com - Griffith, 67, was narrowly elected last year from a region of northern Alabama that includes Huntsville and Decatur. President Barack Obama lost the district badly to Republican John McCain.

Obama to Hawaii for holidays, challenges await him in 2010 (AFP) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:54 AM PST AFP - President Barack Obama has arrived in Hawaii for the holidays, buoyed by a landmark Senate vote to reform US health care but undoubtedly weighed down by daunting political challenges awaiting him in 2010.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: Elections To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610