Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Cable ties Kissinger to Chile controversy (AP)
• Clinton calls Kyrgyzstan's interim leader (AP)
• Obama emboldened for another Supreme Court pick (AP)
• GOP chairman Steele says 'I've made mistakes' (AP)
• Romney wins 2012 test vote (AP)
• Obama advertises tax breaks ahead of Tax Day (AP)
• Governors' races may be tough for incumbents (AP)
• Potential Obama nominees for the Supreme Court (AP)
• Republican Steele addresses spending flap (Reuters)
• Mitt Romney wins Republican straw poll (Reuters)
• Sudan gears up for landmark poll under boycott cloud (AFP)
• Obama leaves WH without press, breaking protocol (AP)
• Indiana congressman addresses 2012 "cattle call" (AP)
• Obama calls for accountability in mine blast (AP)
• Obama calls Polish prime minister after crash (AP)
• Stevens carved liberal legacy on high court (AP)

Cable ties Kissinger to Chile controversy (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 05:21 PM PDT AP - As secretary of state, Henry Kissinger canceled a U.S. warning against carrying out international political assassinations that was to have gone to Chile and two neighboring nations just days before a former ambassador was killed by Chilean agents on Washington's Embassy Row in 1976, a newly released State Department cable shows.

Clinton calls Kyrgyzstan's interim leader (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 03:24 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has spoken with Kyrgyzstan's interim leader to convey U.S. support after that country's president was deposed.

Obama emboldened for another Supreme Court pick (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 05:18 PM PDT AP - Emboldened by success the first time around, President Barack Obama is likely to pick the Supreme Court nominee he wants and let the confirmation fight proceed from there, putting huge emphasis on a justice who would bring a fight-for-the-little-guy sensibility to the job.

GOP chairman Steele says 'I've made mistakes' (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 04:09 PM PDT AP - In damage control mode, GOP national chairman Michael Steele on Saturday sought to quell the furor over his management of the Republican National Committee by acknowledging errors and vowing to learn from them.

Romney wins 2012 test vote (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 04:07 PM PDT AP - Mitt Romney didn't attend the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, but still got a boost from those at the conference.

Obama advertises tax breaks ahead of Tax Day (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 03:02 PM PDT AP - Just ahead of Tax Day, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to take advantage of tax credits for first-time homebuyers, college students and others.

Governors' races may be tough for incumbents (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 04:52 PM PDT AP - Even Republicans were looking at New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, as a lock this fall to succeed retiring Gov. David Paterson and claim the seat long held by his famous father, Mario Cuomo.

Potential Obama nominees for the Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 05:08 PM PDT AP - Sketches of potential candidates to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, listed alphabetically, with their pros and cons:

Republican Steele addresses spending flap (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - Embattled Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele admitted making mistakes on Saturday and tried to put a spending flap behind him at a party gathering where Mitt Romney won a popularity contest looking ahead to the 2012 presidential election.

Mitt Romney wins Republican straw poll (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney narrowly won a popularity contest on Saturday for potential Republican presidential candidates at a gathering of 3,500 party loyalists.

Sudan gears up for landmark poll under boycott cloud (AFP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 02:05 PM PDT AFP - Election organisers rushed to get the last ballots out on Saturday on the eve of Sudan's first multi-party election in 24 years that is being marred by opposition boycotts and Western criticism.

Obama leaves WH without press, breaking protocol (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 12:27 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama quietly breached years of protocol on Saturday morning by leaving the White House without the press with him.

Indiana congressman addresses 2012 "cattle call" (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 11:37 AM PDT AP - Indiana Rep. Mike Pence has vowed that House Republicans will repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law "lock, stock and barrel."

Obama calls for accountability in mine blast (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 11:10 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday that there must be a thorough investigation and accountability in America's worst mining disaster in 40 years.

Obama calls Polish prime minister after crash (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama expressed his deepest condolences to Poland on Saturday following the plane crash that killed that nation's president and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders.

Stevens carved liberal legacy on high court (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 12:50 AM PDT AP - The preservation of abortion rights, protection of consumer rights and limits on the death penalty are due in no small measure to John Paul Stevens' actions on the Supreme Court.

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