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Yahoo! News: Elections


White House defends dealmaking in political races (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., as he arrives at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo. White House administration officials dangled the possibility of a job for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year in hopes he would forego a challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)AP - The White House scrambled Thursday to explain new revelations of political dealmaking, defending attempts to steer state primary races but saying the president was unaware an aide had urged a Colorado Democrat to seek a federal job rather than run.


Feds send BP $69M bill as Obama plans trip to Gulf (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:08 PM PDT

Members of the Louisiana National Guard drop sandbags at Pelican Island off the coast of  Buras, La., to fend off oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Thursday, June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The federal government slapped BP with a $69 million bill Thursday to cover initial costs of responding to the largest oil spill in U.S. history. An angry President Barack Obama said he was convinced that BP has not moved quickly enough to stop the flow of oil and clean up the mess.


Gov't to bill BP $69M for oil spill cleanup so far (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 11:58 AM PDT

AP - The White House says the federal government is sending BP a $69 million bill Thursday for costs so far in its response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Obama says he's 'furious' about spill (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:56 PM PDT

The LMRP containment cap is maneuvered to the area of the cut riser pipe at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in this video image taken from a BP live video feed June 3, 2010. BP  inched ahead on Thursday with a painstaking attempt to cap its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico and to safely siphon off some of the billowing crude in a high-stakes bid to curtail the 45-day-old deep-sea gusher. REUTERS/BP/Handout       (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENERGY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "furious" about the situation in the Gulf of Mexico and that BP hasn't moved fast enough to respond to the massive oil spill there.


Voters flip on party switchers (Politico)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:11 AM PDT

Politico - When Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Parker Griffith decided to switch parties, they were welcomed with open arms by their new political families in Washington.

Case alleges Texas man communicated with al-Awlaki (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:45 PM PDT

AP - The Justice Department alleged Thursday in a new terrorism case that a Texas man communicated with the fugitive al-Qaida cleric whose name surfaced in the shootings at Fort Hood.

Ariz. Gov. Brewer wants separating fence completed (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:14 PM PDT

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer walks back to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 3, 2010, after speaking with members of the media. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Facing off over illegal immigration, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer told President Barack Obama that Americans "want our border secured" and called Thursday for completion of a separating fence. Obama underscored his objections that the tough immigration law she signed is discriminatory.


Obama attends evening event at daughter's school (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:05 PM PDT

U.S. Secret Service personnel are seen riding in a sports utility vehicle as the presidential motorcade carrying President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama travels up Wisconsin Avenue through traffic in northwest Washington, Thursday, June 3, 2010, towards the Sidwell Friends school where their daughter Sasha attends in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and his wife and mother-in-law are attending an evening school event with their 11-year-old daughter, Malia, in northwest Washington.


Kirk apologizes for misstating military record (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 19, 2010 file photo, Illinois Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., responds to a question during a news conference in Chicago. Rep. Mark Kirk said he has amended his biography after he misstated an award he received for military service. The Illinois Republican, who is locked in a high-stakes Senate race against Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, is highlighting his service as a Naval Reserve commander as he fights to win the seat vacated by President Barack Obama. But in a campaign blog posting Thursday, Kirk said he misidentified the award, telling constituents he was given the Navy's prestigious Intelligence Officer of the Year honor. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - Senate candidate Mark Kirk apologized Thursday for making inaccurate statements about his service in the Navy Reserves, while acknowledging more discrepancies.


Emptier cells: Jail population declines first time (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:55 PM PDT

Graphic shows inmate population in local jails and top 10 local jail jurisdictions with the largest percentage change in populationAP - The nation's local jail population is declining for the first time since the federal government began keeping count, reflecting what some experts say is a growing belief that jails are housing too many people who do not belong there.


Japan Finance Minister Kan certain to be next PM: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) arrives at his official residence in Tokyo June 3, 2010. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Finance Minister Naoto Kan, a fiscal conservative with an image as a challenger to the status quo, looked set to become Japan's next premier on Friday, media said, in a ruling party vote head of an election next month.


Arizona governor and Obama still far apart on immigration (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and President Barack Obama sat down for half an hour to discuss immigration on Thursday, but there were few signs that the two had bridged their sharp differences on the issue.

Palin endorses Branstad in Iowa governor primary (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:29 PM PDT

AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is endorsing Terry Branstad in Iowa's Republican gubernatorial primary.

Obama: My poll numbers are doing all right (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:03 PM PDT

AP - White House officials may like to say they're not paying attention to the polls, but President Barack Obama himself is keeping an eye on his approval ratings.

Obama: Israeli raid on aid flotilla was 'tragic' (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:52 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the deadly Israeli raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip was "tragic", but he stopped short of condemning the actions of Israeli forces.

White House admits job talks with Senate candidate (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:27 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna speak at the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue reception at the State Department in Washington June 3, 2010. Obama announced on Thursday he would visit India in November, seeking to keep the momentum in a partnership that both sides concede still needs to find its footing. At right is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.        REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - A top aide to President Barack Obama discussed a possible administration job with a Colorado Democrat to try to keep him from running for the U.S. Senate against a candidate Obama endorsed, the White House acknowledged on Thursday.


Ala. Rep. Davis through with politics after loss (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:09 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Artur Davis said Thursday he's through with politics after losing his bid to become Alabama's first black governor, a stinging defeat that he blamed on his own inability to court African-American voters.

White House says it contacted candidate about jobs (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., as he arrives at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo. White House administration officials dangled the possibility of a job for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year in hopes he would forego a challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)AP - President Barack Obama was unaware a top aide encouraged a Colorado Democrat to apply for an international development job instead of challenging the candidate whom the president favored in a Senate race, the White House said Thursday.


White House: Baseball should reverse ump's mistake (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 01:47 PM PDT

In this image taken from video and provided by MLB.com, Cleveland Indians' Jason Donald, right, runs to first base as  Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga takes the throw during the ninth inning baseball game Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in Detroit. Umpire Jim Joyce, left,  called Donald safe on the play, then said he got it wrong. Even in the sports world, where bad calls are part of the mix, this one reached way beyond the lines: the perfect game that wasn't. (AP Photo/MLB.com) ** MANDATORY CREDIT MLB.COM. NO SALES. EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - First the umpire blew the call.


US-Turkish man killed in Israeli flotilla raid (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 01:35 PM PDT

The coffin of a victim of the Israeli naval commando raid is carried at the end of the religious funeral service at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, June 3, 2010. In a stunning reversal that illustrated the severity of the diplomatic fallout from its bloody raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, Israel on Wednesday dropped plans to prosecute dozens of the captured pro-Palestinian activists, moving instead to deport all of them quickly. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - A 19-year-old man with dual U.S.-Turkish citizenship was among the nine people killed in the Israeli raid on an aid flotilla in the eastern Mediterranean, the State Department said Thursday. That potentially complicates the Obama administration's attempts to remain neutral in the crisis.


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