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Yahoo! News: Elections


Analysis: Obama's buck-stopping goes only so far (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:35 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - He says "the buck stops with me," but nearly a year into office President Barack Obama is still blaming a lot of the nation's troubles — the economy, terrorism, health care — on George W. Bush.


Attacks show al-Qaida-inspired groups target West (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:00 PM PST

FILE -This Dec. 25, 2009 file photo shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 sits on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam. (AP Photo/J.P. Karas, File)AP - From Detroit to Afghanistan, scattered terrorists inspired and equipped by al-Qaida have attacked recently with surprising speed and worldwide reach, challenging the U.S. strategy of slowly and deliberately targeting the terror group's top leaders.


US, Arabs press for shift in Mideast peace talks (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:52 PM PST

Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, gathers his notes after their joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The Obama administration on Friday laid out a bold shift in its Mideast peace strategy, stepping up pressure on Israel and the Palestinians to resume stalled talks by moving immediately to negotiations on the toughest issues dividing them, like the borders of a Palestinian state and the status of Jerusalem.


VP Biden's 92-year-old mother dies (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:33 PM PST

Jean Biden, mother of Joe Biden, arrives at the grandstand on the US Capitol in Washington DC in January 2009. Biden rushed from Washington to be with his 92-year-old mother after she fell seriously ill, the White House said Thursday.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - Vice President Joe Biden's 92-year-old mother has died after becoming seriously ill in recent days.


Dems plot to protect Napolitano (Politico)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 12:16 PM PST

Politico - Democrats worried about protecting the homeland in wake of the Christmas Day terror plot are also working to protect one of their own: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Gates, holdover from Bush team, to stay at Defense (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST

Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives for a meeting with President Barack Obama and other agency heads to discuss ongoing reviews of the Christmas Day incident, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the most prominent Republican in President Barack Obama's inner circle, plans to remain in his Cabinet post for at least another year.


Military leader says no plans for troops in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:33 PM PST

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff speaks about a variety of topics facing the United States including national security to attendees at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)AP - The nation's top military leader said Friday the United States has no plans to send troops into Yemen, and that country has made it clear it does not want U.S. ground forces there.


Obama refocuses on jobs after weak labor report (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:54 PM PST

President Barack Obama finishes his statement to reporters about green jobs and manufacturing, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - His agenda altered by the Christmas bombing attempt, President Barack Obama pivoted back to the domestic economy on Friday, promoting new U.S. spending to create tens of thousands of clean-technology jobs.


Giuliani: Obama 'turned the corner' on terrorism (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:16 PM PST

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reacts as he announces he won't run for New York state governor but would instead endorse Republican Rick Lazio during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Friday he believes President Barack Obama "turned the corner" on understanding the nature of terrorism when he publicly declared the U.S. at war.


Crisis inquiry commission set to quiz top bankers (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:25 AM PST

FILE - In this March 29, 2009, file photo, JP Morgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, left, and Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, leave the White House in Washington, after a meeting between chief executives and President Barack Obama. On Jan. 13 and 14, 2010, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that Congress created last Spring will hold its first public hearings featuring a gallery of the nation's top bank executives including Blankfein, Dimon, John Mack of Morgan Stanley and Brian Moynihan of Bank of America. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Two blocks from the Treasury, where the government not long ago scrambled to save a collapsing financial system, a team of investigators armed with subpoena powers is preparing the official narrative of the crisis and what went wrong.


Talk show hosts as candidates? Sounds good in theory (Politico)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 04:10 PM PST

Politico - Ed Schultz for Senate? Lou Dobbs for president? Maybe Glenn Beck as Sarah Palin’s vice presidential running mate?

Republican Lugar Rejects Cheney’s Obama Criticism (Bloomberg)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:29 PM PST

Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., left, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., confer following the vote and passage of the $1.1 trillion spending bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Richard Lugar, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, defended President Barack Obama’s handling of recent terrorism threats, taking issue with former Vice President Dick Cheney’s criticism.


Crist seeks 'pro-life' label in Fla. Senate race (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:25 PM PST

AP - Gov. Charlie Crist is saying he'll fight for "pro-life" legislation if he's elected to the U.S. Senate.

Beleaguered U.S. climate bill seeks Obama lift (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:17 PM PST

The Valero St. Charles oil refinery is seen during a tour of the refinery in Norco, Louisiana August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech to Congress could indicate how badly he wants a global warming bill, which opponents say will cost U.S. jobs and raise prices -- a scary prospect for politicians trying to ride out a horrible economy in an election year.


Maine's Snowe hasn't deserted health care debate (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:54 PM PST

Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, in Portland, Maine. Snowe says she's still willing to work with the Obama administration to try to improve the final version of the health care overhaul bill. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe said Friday she's still willing to work with the Obama administration to try to improve the final version of the health care overhaul bill even though she's frustrated by the way it was rushed through Congress.


Obama awards $2.3 billion clean energy tax credits (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:33 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama makes statements to outline steps the U.S. government is taking to try to shore up airline security, at the White House in Washington January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a $2.3 billion tax credit on Friday to boost jobs by promoting clean energy, as new data showed the country's unemployment rate remained stuck in the double digits.


U.S. pushes Sudan on election preparations (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:48 AM PST

Reuters - Sudan's leaders must redouble efforts to guarantee fair elections or risk plunging the giant African nation back into chaos and violence, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

U.S. government to release emergency heating subsidies (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:28 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. government is set to provide more than $1 billion over the next several weeks to help low-income families pay their energy bills, an agency spokesman said on Friday.

Gerlach Move Improves GOP Chances to Hold Swing Seat (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:19 AM PST

CQPolitics.com - Rep. Jim Gerlach's (R-Pa.) decision to leave the gubernatorial race and instead run for re-election to his current House seat makes this race more competitive for Republicans.

NH seeks to stay No. 1 in presidential primaries (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:03 AM PST

AP - New Hampshire lawmakers hope to erase any doubt that the state intends to continue holding the nation's first presidential primary election by making a small but important change to state law.

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