Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (AP)
• For Obama, big agenda and small window for results (AP)
• Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy (AP)
• AP Interview: Kerry: Energy bill more about jobs (AP)
• Government sends e-mails; it just can't save them (AP)
• Court says thimerosal did not cause autism (AP)
• Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slings (AP)
• Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement (AP)
• Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan (AP)
• Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care (AP)
• Paul, once the outsider, gains GOP support in Ky. (AP)
• Obama delays Asia trip to push health care through Congress (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama delays trip for final healthcare push (Reuters)
• AG Holder didn't reveal all legal papers to Senate (AP)
• Internet fraud losses doubled last year (AP)
• SF mayor Newsom to run for CA lieutenant governor (AP)
• Obama spokesman loses bets, dons a Canadian jersey (AP)
• Iraq PM takes slender lead over rivals, early results show (AFP)
• A look at Democrats' health care overhaul (AP)

Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:03 PM PST AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.

For Obama, big agenda and small window for results (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:59 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces at once: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.

Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:17 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's likely choice of Janet Yellen to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve would favor a policy that stresses low interest rates to ease unemployment over higher rates to curb inflation.

AP Interview: Kerry: Energy bill more about jobs (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:48 PM PST AP - Sen. John Kerry, hoping to win over wavering senators, said he is pushing environmental reforms to create jobs and spark energy independence, with climate benefits along "for the ride."

Government sends e-mails; it just can't save them (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:01 PM PST AP - As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved.

Court says thimerosal did not cause autism (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 06:09 PM PST AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.

Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slings (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:12 PM PST AP - The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.

Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 06:26 PM PST AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.

Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:05 PM PST AP - Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage.

Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 06:26 PM PST AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

Paul, once the outsider, gains GOP support in Ky. (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:59 PM PST AP - Rand Paul has run his U.S. Senate campaign as the consummate outsider: a grassroots candidate drawing support from regular Joes and Janes. Now that his candidacy has gained momentum, he's beginning to pick up support from the Republican establishment.

Obama delays Asia trip to push health care through Congress (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:42 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, claiming that momentum is building for a historic overhaul of the nation's health insurance system, on Friday postponed a trip to Asia so he can stay in the capital next week to twist arms in Congress.

Obama delays trip for final healthcare push (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:30 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.

AG Holder didn't reveal all legal papers to Senate (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:17 PM PST AP - Attorney General Eric Holder did not provide senators considering his nomination last year with all of the legal papers he had signed or written while in private practice, Justice Department officials disclosed Friday.

Internet fraud losses doubled last year (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:23 PM PST AP - The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said Friday. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI.

SF mayor Newsom to run for CA lieutenant governor (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:18 PM PST AP - After dropping out of the gubernatorial race last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he is running for lieutenant governor.

Obama spokesman loses bets, dons a Canadian jersey (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:57 PM PST AP - Robert Gibbs is a jersey boy now.

Iraq PM takes slender lead over rivals, early results show (AFP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:35 AM PST AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took a slender lead over his rivals on Friday, preliminary results from the country's general election showed, as opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud.

A look at Democrats' health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:20 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as next week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that will allow them to finish details. Here are some of the main features as the bill takes shape:

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