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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:07 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic National Committee fundraising reception in Washington February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningAP - President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner.


Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:55 PM PST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, right, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke look on as they take part in G7 Finance Ministers talks in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly for their first formal talks in the Canadian northern community of Iqaluit, Nunavut,in Ontario Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion.


Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 02:58 PM PST

US President Barack Obama is pictured on February 4. Obama said Sunday he would call Republicans to a top-level White House meeting later this month in a bid to forge a breakthrough on his stalled health reform plan.(AFP/File/Yuri Gripas)AP - In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.


Obama adviser: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 02:38 PM PST

Graphic showing the route taken by Christmas Day terrorist attack suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. The Nigerian -- accused of trying to blow up a passenger jet on Christmas Day -- has told investigators a radical US-born Yemeni cleric directed him to explode the bomb over US soil, CBS News has reported.(AFP/Graphic)AP - An exasperated White House newly committed to preaching partisan peace slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot.


Specter wins party nod, but not hearts (Politico)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:01 AM PST

Politico - LANCASTER, Pa. – Even as he accepted the resounding backing of the Pennsylvania Democratic state committee here Saturday, party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter's vulnerability was on vivid display as he botched the name of a key Democratic officeholder in his acceptance speech. 

Palin says 'absurd' not to ponder presidential bid (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 07:32 AM PST

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin addresses attendees at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.  (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Sarah Palin says it would be "absurd" for her not to consider running for president in 2012.


Obama predicts Colts victory in Super Bowl (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 02:18 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says the Indianapolis Colts "have to be favored" in the Super Bowl, even though he has a "soft spot" for the New Orleans Saints.

Obama adviser confident in Super Bowl security (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 06:15 AM PST

Tickets for Super Bowl XLIV are shown outside Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida. Super Bowl 44 rivals Indianapolis and New Orleans conducted final walkthrough sessions Saturday as tensions built for Sunday's National Football League title showdown and parties began across South Florida.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AP - President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser says he's not aware of any credible terrorist threats against the Super Bowl.


Palin: Obama could win votes by playing 'war card' (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 06:55 AM PST

AP - Sarah Palin says that if President Barack Obama "played the war card," he could improve his chances of being re-elected.

US faces `serious and significant' cyberthreats (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 07:28 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser says the U.S. faces "serious and significant" cyberthreats that could compromise national security.

Dem. Ill. lt. gov. candidate exits race amid furor (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:05 PM PST

In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo, Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor Scott Lee Cohen and his ex-wife, Debbie Cohen York, are interviewed on WTTW-TV in Chicago after details emerged about his arrest for allegedly holding a knife to his former girlfriend's throat. Cohen said he asked his ex-wife to clear the air. York sought an order of protection against Cohen in 2005 as she filed for divorce. She said his violence was fueled by anabolic steroids but said that Cohen had changed. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP - The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination amid a political uproar about his past.


First female poised for Costa Rica presidency (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:37 PM PST

Costa Rican presidential candidate for the Libertarian Movement, Otto Guevara, casts his vote in the general elections. Costa Ricans voted Sunday in general elections to choose a successor to Nobel Peace Prize-winning President Oscar Arias, with a woman likely to become the first female head of state.(AFP/Mayela Lopez)AFP - Costa Ricans voted Sunday in elections to choose a successor to Nobel Peace Prize-winning President Oscar Arias, with a woman tipped to become the country's first female head of state.


Pro-Russia candidate to win Ukraine presidency: exit polls (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST

Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich makes a statement for the results of exit-polls after the second round of Presidential elections in his headquarter in Kiev. Yanukovich was on course Sunday to win Ukraine's presidency, exit polls showed, after voters punished pro-Western politicians and paved the way for closer ties with Russia.(AFP/Genya Savilov)AFP - Russia-friendly politician Viktor Yanukovich was on course to win Ukraine's presidency, exit polls showed, after voters delivered a stinging rebuke Sunday to leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution.


Opposition's Yanukovich claims win in Ukraine poll (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST

A woman casts a ballot during the presidential election at her house in the village of Lutava, some 100 km (62 miles) north from Kiev, February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichReuters - Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich claimed victory in Ukraine's presidential elections on Sunday and told his bitter rival Yulia Tymoshenko to resign as prime minister, but she refused to concede and declared she was ahead.


Obama Invites Republicans to Discuss Health Care (Bloomberg)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:14 PM PST

Bloomberg - Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama invited Republican and Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate to a Feb. 25 meeting to discuss ways to get an overhaul of the U.S. health-care system through Congress.

Holding September 11 trial in New York difficult: Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:41 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had not ruled out putting the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks on trial in New York City but logistical issues and local opposition made it difficult.

For Palin, Tea Party, questions remain (Politico)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:41 PM PST

Politico - NASHVILLE – This weekend’s Tea Party convention did little to unite or advance the fractious populist movement, but it did mark the debut of Sarah Palin as the movement’s spokeswoman, if not leader, and perhaps the beginning of a new phase in her political career.

Obama, partial to Saints, hosts Super Bowl party (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:12 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic National Committee fundraising reception in Washington February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - With Washington blanketed by snow, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were spending Sunday at the White House hosting a Super Bowl party.


Palin stumps for TX Gov. Perry in suburban Houston (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:01 PM PST

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd as Texas Gov. Rick Perry applauds at a Perry campaign rally Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Cypress, Texas. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stumped for Gov. Rick Perry at a rally Sunday in suburban Houston, adding some national Republican star power to Perry's re-election campaign.


Obama says economy turning corner to growth (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 02:29 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the economy has turned the corner and resumed growth.

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