Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Abrupt Democratic retirements show tough landscape (AP)
• Accused Holocaust museum gunman dies in hospital (AP)
• CIA attack a blow but won't stop anti-terror hunt (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Nationwide courthouse security review (AP)
• Top Democrats head for the exits (Politico)
• Pentagon: More return to fight after leaving Gitmo (AP)
• No immediate firings expected over intel failures (AP)
• IRS too busy to talk to 3 in 10 who call for help (AP)
• Salazar announces tougher rules on drilling (AP)
• AP sources: Obama backs high-end health plan tax (AP)
• PETA used Michelle Obama image without consent: White House (AFP)
• GOP candidate in Minn. apologizes for Obama tweet (AP)
• Fur flies over picture of Michelle Obama in ad (Reuters)
• Retirements and the 60-Seat Horizon (CQPolitics.com)
• Dodd, D-Conn., to retire from Senate; AG to run (AP)
• Senate races with no incumbent on ballot (AP)
• Dodd Departure Boosts Democrats' Prospects (CQPolitics.com)
• Pelosi says lawmakers 'very close' on health care (AP)

Abrupt Democratic retirements show tough landscape (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - Two longtime Senate Democrats suddenly abandoned re-election bids, and so did a Democratic swing-state governor, underscoring the perilous political environment for President Barack Obama's party as anti-incumbent sentiment ripples across the nation. But stunning as they were, the retirements weren't as bad as they might have seemed for the Democrats.

Accused Holocaust museum gunman dies in hospital (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - The 89-year-old white supremacist charged in a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum died Wednesday in North Carolina, where he'd been held while awaiting trial, authorities said.

CIA attack a blow but won't stop anti-terror hunt (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:16 PM PST AP - The deaths of seven CIA employees in Afghanistan probably will not be the last. The U.S. isn't pulling back on covert operations to hunt terrorists there and in Pakistan and will go on taking chances on human tipsters to help.

APNewsBreak: Nationwide courthouse security review (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 01:43 PM PST AP - Federal authorities will conduct a nationwide review of courthouse security after a gunman killed a courthouse officer and wounded a deputy marshal in Las Vegas, a senior official said Wednesday.

Top Democrats head for the exits (Politico) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 01:17 AM PST Politico - The grim outlook for Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections just got a little worse.

Pentagon: More return to fight after leaving Gitmo (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - One in five terror suspects released from the Guantanamo Bay prison has returned to the fight, according to a classified Pentagon report expected to stoke an already fierce debate over President Barack Obama's plan to close the military prison.

No immediate firings expected over intel failures (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST AP - The White House is not expected to announce the firing of any officials over intelligence failures — for now anyway — as President Barack Obama prepares to tell the nation more about a botched terrorist attack over Detroit and what else he will do to beef up security.

IRS too busy to talk to 3 in 10 who call for help (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 02:32 PM PST AP - Need help with your taxes? Good luck reaching the IRS. Three out of 10 people who call the toll-free help line this tax season won't get through to a human being — and that's if the agency meets its goals for service.

Salazar announces tougher rules on drilling (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:06 PM PST AP - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced policy changes he said will bring more scrutiny and a greater public voice in how oil and gas leases are awarded on public lands.

AP sources: Obama backs high-end health plan tax (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they'll have to drop their opposition to taxing high-end health insurance plans to pay for health coverage for millions of uninsured Americans.

PETA used Michelle Obama image without consent: White House (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:55 PM PST AFP - Animal rights group PETA used the image of First Lady Michelle Obama in a campaign against fur clothing without her permission, the White House said Wednesday.

GOP candidate in Minn. apologizes for Obama tweet (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:50 PM PST AP - The Republican candidate for an open Minnesota Senate seat is apologizing for comments posted on his Twitter account about President Barack Obama and Democrats.

Fur flies over picture of Michelle Obama in ad (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:41 PM PST Reuters - Animal rights group PETA has used the image of Michelle Obama without her consent on a new poster that praises the U.S. first lady for not wearing fur, the White House said on Wednesday.

Retirements and the 60-Seat Horizon (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:06 PM PST CQPolitics.com - Senate Democrats got a stark reminder this week that their current filibuster-crushing, 60-vote majority is likely to end at the beginning of the 112th Congress.

Dodd, D-Conn., to retire from Senate; AG to run (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST AP - Christopher Dodd vowed just days ago that he was staying in the race for re-election to the Senate, but he announced Wednesday that he would not seek a sixth term and revealed the private soul-searching that led to his decision to end a four-decade career in Congress.

Senate races with no incumbent on ballot (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 02:23 PM PST AP - Senate races in which no incumbent will be on the ballot in the November election:

Dodd Departure Boosts Democrats' Prospects (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 01:44 PM PST CQPolitics.com - Sen. Christopher J. Dodd's (D-Conn.) announcement on Wednesday that he will step aside and not run for re-election completely shifts the dynamic of the 2010 Senate race.

Pelosi says lawmakers 'very close' on health care (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 01:37 PM PST AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers are "very close" to resolving differences between the House and Senate health care bills and sending a final version to President Barack Obama.

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