Yahoo! News: Elections

---

• 1 year in, Obama facing perilous economic choice (AP)
• AP Exclusive: The Christmas attack interrogation (AP)
• Obama endorses deficit task force (AP)
• Senators assure Obama Bernanke to win 2nd term (AP)
• Bernanke no sure bet in the Senate (Politico)
• Obama's State of the Union agenda: Yes, I get it (AP)
• Plouffe to play expanded advisory role for Obama (AP)
• Obama hunkers down as health care falters (AP)
• Biden confident Iraqis to settle election dispute (AP)
• Obama calls on campaign architect after lousy week (AP)
• Biden: US to appeal dismissal of Blackwater case (AP)
• Obama unloads on high court over campaign finance (AP)
• Japan ruling party No. 2 denies scandal (Reuters)
• Obama's evolution as commander-in-chief (Politico)
• Environment, Lack of Challenger Boosts Jenkins (CQPolitics.com)
• Biden 'confident' Iraq election row will be resolved (AFP)
• Dems mull options for moving health care bill (AP)
• Poll: Voter anger fueled Brown victory in Mass. (AP)
• ‘Fighting’ Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Biden visits Iraq amid election row (Reuters)

1 year in, Obama facing perilous economic choice (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST AP - One year in, President Barack Obama faces a perilous economic choice. He can't pull back the stimulus too quickly, despite the public's concerns about rising deficits, because that could kill a fragile recovery. If he steps too hard on the accelerator to create more jobs, responding to another voter imperative, he risks feeding inflation and restarting the dangerous cycle.

AP Exclusive: The Christmas attack interrogation (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 06:01 PM PST AP - Badly burned and bleeding, the suspect in the Christmas Day flight to Detroit tried one last gambit as he was led away: He claimed there was another bomb hidden on the plane he'd just tried to destroy, officials said.

Obama endorses deficit task force (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama Saturday endorsed a bipartisan plan to name a special task force charged with coming up with a plan to curb the spiraling budget deficit, though the idea has lots of opposition from both his allies and rivals on Capitol Hill.

Senators assure Obama Bernanke to win 2nd term (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama phoned Senate allies Saturday as two key senators predicted that embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be confirmed for a second term.

Bernanke no sure bet in the Senate (Politico) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:35 AM PST Politico - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke may be Time magazine’s Man of the Year — but he hasn’t convinced senators he’s the man for the job.

Obama's State of the Union agenda: Yes, I get it (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:37 PM PST AP - Seizing a chance to reconnect, President Barack Obama will use his first State of the Union address to try to persuade the people of a frustrated nation that he's on their side, with a familiar sounding agenda recast to relate better to everyday struggles.

Plouffe to play expanded advisory role for Obama (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:40 PM PST AP - David Plouffe, who led Barack Obama's winning campaign for the White House, will play a larger role in advising the president as reeling Democrats try to rally in this important election year.

Obama hunkers down as health care falters (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST AP - Cool and confident, President Barack Obama basked in applause as he promised jittery Democratic lawmakers a coast-to-coast health care victory tour to sell the bill's benefits upon its passage.

Biden confident Iraqis to settle election dispute (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:19 PM PST AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he's confident Iraqis are working toward a solution to difficult pre-election dispute.

Obama calls on campaign architect after lousy week (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 05:53 PM PST AP - A one-two punch of bad news suddenly has Democrats facing an election year with campaign finance rules that favor Republicans and a Senate that can block Democratic initiatives. And President Barack Obama called on the leader of his winning 2008 campaign to help.

Biden: US to appeal dismissal of Blackwater case (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 06:10 PM PST AP - The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.

Obama unloads on high court over campaign finance (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:35 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday unloaded on a divided Supreme Court for allowing more corporate influence over elections. The White House and Democratic lawmakers scrambled to figure out how to blunt the impact of the ruling.

Japan ruling party No. 2 denies scandal (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST Reuters - Japanese ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa denied on Saturday any wrongdoing in a funding scandal that is dimming his party's mid-year election prospects, and vowed to stay on in his key position.

Obama's evolution as commander-in-chief (Politico) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST Politico - Never a soldier himself, but suddenly their commander-in-chief, President Barack Obama wanted to learn the job from the ground up.

Environment, Lack of Challenger Boosts Jenkins (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 11:43 AM PST CQPolitics.com - Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R) path to re-election in northeastern Kansas' 2nd district has gotten easier due to a political environment that favors the GOP and the fact that her top opponent decided to get out of the race.

Biden 'confident' Iraq election row will be resolved (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday he was confident Iraq's leaders would find a "just" solution to a bitter row that has seen hundreds of candidates banned from a March 7 general election.

Dems mull options for moving health care bill (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:44 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders insist they will push ahead with efforts to overhaul health care despite losing undisputed control of the Senate.

Poll: Voter anger fueled Brown victory in Mass. (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:21 AM PST AP - Voter discontent with the direction of the government, economy and the health care overhaul helped send Republican Scott Brown to his Senate victory in Massachusetts, a poll says.

‘Fighting’ Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Fresh off a fighting stance at an Ohio event, President Obama aimed a haymaker at the Supreme Court in his Saturday morning address, saying a 5-4 ruling striking down the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law undermines the Republic by giving “voice to the powerful interests that already drown out the voices of everyday Americans.”

Biden visits Iraq amid election row (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2010 07:50 AM PST Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden told Iraqi officials on Saturday the United States backed a ban on Saddam Hussein's Baath party and said he had faith Iraq would resolve a row over the banning of election candidates suspected of links to it.

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