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Yahoo! News: Elections


Officials: WH reviving Russia civilian nuke deal (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:54 PM PDT

This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama meeting with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Thursday, May 6, 2010,  in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/Pete Souza, White House)AP - The Obama administration is preparing to revive a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Moscow that then-President George W. Bush angrily canceled two years ago after Russia invaded Georgia, administration officials said Thursday.


Home renovators alert: House passes Caulkers bill (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:04 PM PDT

Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich., left, and  Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2010, to discuss the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Homeowners could collect thousands of dollars in Cash for Caulkers rebates for renovating their homes with better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors under a new economic stimulus bill the House passed Thursday.


Bennett appeals to GOP to let him keep Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:08 PM PDT

Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, right, greets Republican delegates Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Bennett is seeking a fourth term, but is facing multiple challengers. About 3,500 delegates to the state convention will decide whether Bennett gets a shot at another term on May 8. (AP Photo/Brock Vergakis)AP - Sen. Bob Bennett abandoned Washington this week, spending his days in Utah pleading with Republicans until he was hoarse to let him keep his job — in Washington.


Fla. Sen. candidate Rubio now thinks Ariz. law OK (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:26 PM PDT

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio talks to reporters in Miami, Fla., Thursday, April 29, 2010. Rubio's opponent for the nomination, Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, defected from the Republican Party on Thursday to run as an independent for U.S. Senate after months of being ripped by conservatives as too supportive of President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - Florida's Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio is supporting a controversial new Arizona immigration law, saying Thursday he changed his position after lawmakers tweaked language in a way that critics say makes it even more harsh.


GOP could gain by raising Arizona (Politico)

Posted: 05 May 2010 02:37 AM PDT

Politico - The new hard-line Arizona immigration law that has sparked talk of boycotts and caused leading Republicans to fret about the party's frayed relationship with Hispanic voters may indeed pose a long-term threat to the GOP's prospects.

Dems may abandon House race in Hawaii (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:28 PM PDT

AP - Despite spending more than $300,000, frustrated House Democrats may abandon efforts to win a special election in Hawaii after quiet diplomacy failed to end a high-level party feud that threatens their prospects.

GOP consumer, liberal bank break-up plans fail (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:19 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., looks at signed petition papers on a table in support of a strong financial reform, during a news conference discussing Wall Street accountability legislation, Wednesday, May 5, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - In separate defeats for Republicans and liberal Democrats, the Senate on Thursday rejected two contentious regulatory measures — one to dilute consumer provisions and the other to break up large banks.


E. coli sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:08 PM PDT

AP - An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on three college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.

Lone wolf or group plot? Feds say it'll take time (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:28 PM PDT

This undated photo from the social networking site Orkut.com, shows Faisal Shahzad, right, and his wife Huma Mian. Shahzad was arrested at a New York airport on charges that he drove a bomb-laden SUV meant to cause a fireball in Times Square, federal authorities said. Shahzad, was taken into custody by FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives at Kennedy Airport while trying to board a flight to Dubai, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other officials.  (AP Photo/Orkut.com) NO SALESAP - The White House sidestepped questions about whether the attempted Times Square bomber was linked to foreign terror groups Thursday as the FBI sought to tamp down reports that it had either confirmed or disproved such connections.


Spirit CEO says carry-on fees will be disclosed (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:52 PM PDT

AP - Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza sought Thursday to convince federal regulators that charging as much as $45 for certain carry-on bags is a good deal for passengers. He pledged to plainly disclose the fees.

Thai protesters refuse to quit, peace plan in limbo (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2010 08:00 PM PDT

An anti-government 'red shirt' protester wearing a t-shirt with picture of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sleeps behind barricades in Bangkok's financial district May 6, 2010. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - A peace plan put forward by Thailand's prime minister to end weeks of deadly protests was in limbo on Friday as the government and protesters squabbled over details, including a proposed early election in November.


Conservatives seen largest party but no majority (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:47 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and his wife Sarah, left, are seen after they have cast their vote's in Britain's General Election in North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland, Thursday, May 6 2010. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)Reuters - Britain's opposition Conservatives were forecast on Friday to be the largest party after the closest election in three decades, but falling short of a clear majority in parliament, leaving it uncertain who will eventually run the country.


Britain faces limbo as hung parliament looms (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Ballot papers are counted during an election count in the UK. The country's opposition Conservatives came top in a knife-edge election but without a clear-cut majority, exit polls and partial results have suggested, threatening to plunge Britain into political limbo.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Britain's opposition Conservatives came top in a knife-edge election but without a clear-cut majority, exit polls and partial results suggested Friday, threatening to plunge Britain into political limbo.


Ariz. governor rejects delay of immigration law (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:22 PM PDT

Protesters hold signs that read in Spanish: 'No to the SB1070 law', in reference to the newly approved law by Arizonas's congress during a Labor Day protest in Mexico City's Zocalo plaza, Saturday, May 1, 2010. Law SB1070 criminalizes illegal immigration in Arizona. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP - A prominent Senate Democrat asked Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to put off her state's controversial immigration law to give Congress a chance to act. Scant time passed before Brewer's answer came back: No.


US says too few Afghans to take control in Marjah (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:56 PM PDT

AP - Not nearly enough trained Afghans are available to take control of key Taliban strongholds like Marjah after the military has pushed out the enemy, U.S. officials told a Senate panel on Thursday.

W.Va. mine accident probe won't be fully public (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:21 PM PDT

AP - Federal regulators have decided not to convene a public hearing in the early stages of their investigation into the deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine.

McCain in tight Arizona fight against rebel challenger (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:56 PM PDT

US Senator John McCain greets patrons at VFW Post #1677 during a campaign stop in Casa Grande, Arizona on April 24. McCain, who is seeking a fifth term in the Senate, will challenge former congressman and radio personality J.D. Hayworth during the primary.(AFP/Getty Images/Joshua Lott)AFP - Republican lawmakers hoping to return to power in November must first prevail in battles in states like Arizona, where veteran Senator John McCain is locking horns over his seat with a "Tea Party" upstart.


Lawmakers: Revoke citizenship of terrorists (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated file photo from the social networking site Orkut.com, a man who was identified by neighbors in Connecticut as Faisal Shahzad, is shown. Shahzad was arrested at a New York airport on charges that he drove a bomb-laden SUV meant to cause a fireball in Times Square, federal authorities said. A day before driving the SUV with a rigged homemade bomb into Times Square, Shahzad made a test drive into the heart of the city, dropped off a getaway car blocks from his target and took a train home to Connecticut, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Senate hearing Thursday, May 6, 2010, that Shahzad has continued to answer questions after being read his constitutional rights, rejecting criticism that reading Shahzad his Miranda rights hindered investigators. (AP Photo/Orkut.com, File) NO SALESAP - Americans working for foreign terrorist organizations and lone wolf terrorists could lose their citizenship under bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday in both houses of Congress.


UK general election: Could it end 'special relationship' with US? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:07 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Ever since Winston Churchill spoke of a “special relationship” between the US and the United Kingdom more than 60 years ago, the phrase has been used to describe relations between two countries that have stuck by each other’s side right through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gulf oil spill spreads into U.S. politics (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:35 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The oil spill is reaching far beyond the Gulf Coast and deep into American politics in an important election year.

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