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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama says stopping oil spill could take many days (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:36 PM PDT

President Barack Obama meets fishermen affected by the oil spill in Venice, La., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP (British Petroleum) oil well spill, Sunday, May 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - No remedy in sight, President Barack Obama on Sunday warned of a "massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster" as a badly damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico spewed a widening and deadly slick toward delicate wetlands and wildlife. He said it could take many days to stop.


GOP expands political playing field; Dems slipping (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2010 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, accompanied by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are on offense in scores of House and Senate races nationwide amid persistent economic woes and lukewarm support for President Barack Obama. Democrats face serious Senate challenges in at least nine states, including Nevada, where Reid trails in the polls. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Republicans are on offense in scores of House and Senate races as persistent economic woes and lukewarm support for President Barack Obama continue to weaken Democrats' hold on Congress.


Obama praises law enforcement on car bomb response (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 01:39 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is commending law enforcement for responding quickly to a car bomb in Times Square and says the U.S. will do what it takes "at home and abroad" to protect the American people.

Official: evidence recovered from NY car bomb (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:03 AM PDT

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks after a news conference early Sunday morning, May 2,  2010 in Times Square near where a car carrying three propane tanks, fireworks and two filled 5-gallon gasoline containers was found Saturday night. Heavily armed police and emergency vehicles shut down the city's busiest streets, teeming with taxis and theatergoers on one of the first summer-like days of the year.  (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says authorities are recovering evidence from the car bomb discovered at New York's Time Square.


IMF expresses support for Greece's economic moves (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 12:42 PM PDT

AP - The International Monetary Fund says its executive board will consider approving Greece's request for about $40 billion in loans within the coming week.

Napolitano defends response to Gulf oil spill (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:48 AM PDT

AP - The Obama administration is defending the federal response to the Gulf Coast oil spill.

BP chief: failed equipment caused explosion, spill (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:24 AM PDT

Work crews lay oil retention booms in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Saturday, May 1, 2010. Environmentalists are concerned about the impact of the oil slick when it makes landfall. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - BP's chairman is rejecting criticism that his company's safety record played a role in the drilling rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.


Salazar calls Gulf outlook 'grave scenario' (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:42 AM PDT

AP - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the potential environmental outlook for the Gulf Coast oil spill is "a very grave scenario."

Clinton has doubts on Afghan reconciliation (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:54 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the American Jewish Committee Annual gala dinner in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expects there will be some reconciliation between those fighting in Afghanistan, but she says she doubts that some U.S. foes will be willing to set aside differences.


Ariz.'s largest paper: Pols failed on immigration (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 03:44 PM PDT

In this image provided by The Arizona Republic, the newspaper's front page from Sunday, May 2, 2010 is shown. Arizona's largest newspaper criticized U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and a host of other elected officials in a rare front-page editorial Sunday, saying the politicians have failed to find solutions to illegal immigration. The state has become the target of calls for boycotts since adopting a law that requires local and state law enforcement officers to question people about their immigration status if there's reason to suspect they're in the country illegally. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic)  MANDATORY CREDIT, MARICOPA COUNTY OUT, MESA TRIBUNE OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALESAP - Arizona's largest newspaper criticized U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and a host of other elected officials in a rare front-page editorial Sunday, saying the politicians have failed to find solutions to illegal immigration.


Obama to visit U.S. Gulf to push anti-slick efforts (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:16 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will visit the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday to bolster efforts to avert an environmental disaster threatened by a huge, growing oil slick forecasters said was being driven ashore by winds.

UK election gets personal (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:06 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to community leaders and Labour supporters during a campaign stop at a community centre in south London May 2, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Britain's political leaders launched personal attacks against each other on Sunday ahead of Thursday's parliamentary election, with opinion polls showing support growing for the opposition Conservative Party.


Clinton intends to serve a full term at State (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:54 AM PDT

AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton says she intends to serve as secretary of state throughout the first term of the Obama administration.

Clinton not satisfied with US efforts in Sudan (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:33 AM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's not satisfied with U.S. efforts in Sudan.

Clinton says Iran violating key nuclear treaty (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:21 AM PDT

The motorcade carrying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad drives past the American Mission to the United Nations on it's way to a Midtown hotel, Sunday, May 2, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says it's clear that Iran is in violation of a treaty designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.


Clinton: Ariz. immigration law invites profiling (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:08 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Jewish Committee Annual gala dinner in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Arizona's new immigration law invites racial profiling and she thinks the state may be overstepping its authority.


Obama does stand-up comedy for a night (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2010 02:07 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama put aside policy pronouncements for a night and took a stab at stand-up comedy on Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Obama pokes fun at McCain's maverick claim (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama nibbles on fruit during the White House Correspondents' Association fundraising dinner, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama is poking fun at Sen. John McCain's claim he was not identified as a maverick.


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