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Yahoo! News: Elections


AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:47 PM PST

AP - The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordan-born terrorist double agent who was invited to the base because he claimed to have information targeting Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and a foreign government official confirmed Monday

Obama to meet security team as watch lists grow (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:54 PM PST

A TSA security officer looks at airline passengers walking through a detector at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, in SeaTac, Wash. The names of dozens more people have been added to the government's terrorist watch list and no-fly list after a failed terrorist attack on Christmas prompted U.S. officials to closely scrutinize a large database of suspected terrorists, an intelligence officials said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - The government has added dozens of people to the ominous lists of suspected terrorists and those barred from U.S.-bound flights, a crackdown that comes as President Barack Obama prepares to personally question and challenge his team about the state of national security.


More suspected terrorists moved to watch lists (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:42 PM PST

AP - Counterterrorism officials have moved the names of dozens of people onto the terror watch list and the no-fly list after reviewing a massive government database of suspected terrorists.

Staff quits after Ala. congressman switches to GOP (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:22 PM PST

This is a Dec. 22, 2009 file photo of Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama discussing his decision to switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party during a news conference at his home in Huntsville, Ala.  An already difficult situation for Democrats in Congress is worsening as the 2010 political season opens.   (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)AP - All but one of the Washington staffers for Rep. Parker Griffith resigned on Monday in protest of the Alabama congressman's decision to switch from the Democratic to the Republican Party.


Feds side with tribes in Cape Cod wind farm case (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST

AP - Federal officials on Monday agreed to a request by two Indian tribes for special protections for Nantucket Sound, a move that could delay construction of a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod.

AP sources: Las Vegas suspect sued Social Security (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST

AP - Law enforcement officials say the suspect in the Las Vegas shooting at a federal building was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits.

Tax preparers to face new regulation, IRS scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:18 PM PST

AP - The IRS plans to require tax preparers to pass a test and register with the government to better police a largely unregulated industry used by most taxpayers.

Case over Iowa prosecutors' conduct is settled (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:24 PM PST

AP - A multimillion-dollar settlement on Monday ended the Supreme Court's consideration of a case that could have changed the legal protections that criminal prosecutors get as they do their jobs.

Dems intend to bypass GOP on health compromise (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST

-- FILE -- This Dec. 22, 2009 file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, accompanied by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, during a Democratic health care rallyl on Capitol Hill in Washington. An already difficult situation for Democrats in Congress is worsening as the 2010 political season opens.   (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, file)AP - House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday, a move that will exclude Republican lawmakers and reduce their ability to delay or force politically troubling votes in both houses.


Obama to make statement after Tuesday intel meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:58 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will make a statement at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) on Tuesday after meeting U.S. intelligence chiefs and other top security officials to discuss the review of an attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25, the White House said.

N.O. man charged with threatening Obama (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:47 PM PST

AP - A New Orleans man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:14 PM PST

Reuters - A third uninvited guest made it into a White House state dinner in honor of the Indian prime minister, but there is no evidence the person had contact with the president or first lady, the Secret Service said on Monday.

A 3rd uninvited guest got into White House dinner (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:29 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009  file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. The Secret Service says another person not on the guest list was allowed into a White House state dinner for India's prime minister in November. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - A third uninvited guest made his way into the White House state dinner for India's prime minister in November, the Secret Service said Monday.


Obama ends Hawaiian holiday, returns to Washington (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha return to the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, after their vacation in Hawaii. Malia is sprinting ahead to greet the family dog, Bo, inside the Executive Mansion. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama returned Monday to the White House he never really escaped.


Clinton says US still open to talks with Iran (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:00 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, pictured in 2009. The United States said Monday AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the Obama administration remains open to negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program, despite intransigence from Tehran.


Threats against federal judges, prosecutors are up (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST

AP - Threats to federal judges and prosecutors have jumped dramatically, according to a new government report issued Monday that found such threats more than doubled in the past six years.

Healthcare, economy, security on Obama's 2010 agenda (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:23 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama gives a statement at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 29, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh GentryReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama faces a long list of challenges as he returned from his Hawaiian holiday on Monday and began the new year.


Judge weighs misconduct finding in Blackwater case (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:57 AM PST

AP - Prosecutors who mishandled the investigation into a deadly 2007 Blackwater Worldwide shooting face a possible misconduct citation from a judge who says they withheld evidence and violated the guards' constitutional rights.

Chafee joins RI governor race as an independent (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST

Former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee declares his candidacy for Rhode island  governor as an independent in Warwick, R.I. on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Chafee, a former Republican who split with his old party after losing a  re-election bid, told supporters Monday that he would work to limit government spending. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)AP - Former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who succeeded his father in the Senate but repeatedly broke ranks with party leadership until a Democrat defeated him, announced Monday that he will run as an independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island.


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