Yahoo! News: Elections

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• High court upholds anti-terror law prized by Obama (AP)
• AP sources: Obama to announce new health benefits (AP)
• House, Senate reach tentative deal on debit cards (AP)
• AP sources: Gay workers to get family leave (AP)
• Tea party recalls could backfire (Politico)
• Club For Growth sides with Scott in SC GOP runoff (AP)
• Lawmakers reach deal on Iran sanctions (AP)
• White House disputes Kyl's account of border talk (AP)
• High court lifts ban on biotech alfalfa (AP)
• Bailout vote could claim two more GOP lawmakers (AP)
• Nevada's Angle campaign hires national media firm (AP)
• Top US Afghan commander mocks Biden: report (AFP)
• Texas Dems Grapple With Their Own Alvin Greene (Time.com)
• GOP narrows fundraising gap, but Dems are keeping more cash on hand (The Newsroom)
• Link Between Grayson, Tea Party Questioned (CQPolitics.com)
• Investigators probing US money flow to insurgents (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: Public doubts new financial rules (AP)
• Utah Senate primary is latest test of tea party muscle (The Newsroom)
• Dems tweak campaign bill to garner support (AP)
• Angle debuts online ad in warmup to Nevada senate race (The Newsroom)

High court upholds anti-terror law prized by Obama (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:14 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court upheld the government's authority Monday to ban aid to designated terrorist groups, even when that support is intended to steer the groups toward peaceful and legal activities.

AP sources: Obama to announce new health benefits (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:35 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce new health insurance benefits for consumers, marking the first 90 days since he signed landmark legislation to expand coverage.

House, Senate reach tentative deal on debit cards (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:06 PM PDT AP - Limits on the fees banks charge merchants who accept debit cards would not apply to government-issued cards, under a tentative House-Senate deal aimed at easing worries raised by state treasurers.

AP sources: Gay workers to get family leave (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT AP - The Labor Department intends to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give gay employees equal treatment under a law permitting workers unpaid time off to care for newborns or loved ones.

Tea party recalls could backfire (Politico) Posted: 20 Jun 2010 04:26 PM PDT Politico - Tea party forces are seizing on a new strategy in their attempt to purge Senate incumbents from office: the recall.

Club For Growth sides with Scott in SC GOP runoff (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - An influential anti-tax group is putting money behind national conservative endorsements for a black Republican facing the son of former segregationist Strom Thurmond in a South Carolina congressional runoff.

Lawmakers reach deal on Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:56 PM PDT AP - House and Senate negotiators said Monday they have reached agreement on a new round of economic sanctions against Iran aimed at dissuading the Tehran government from pursuing the development of nuclear weapons.

White House disputes Kyl's account of border talk (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:18 PM PDT AP - The White House on Monday disputed a Republican senator's claim that President Barack Obama refuses to secure the Mexican border until Congress agrees to a wide-ranging overhaul of immigration laws.

High court lifts ban on biotech alfalfa (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:52 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a federal judge went too far when he banned the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa seeds after claims that the plants might harm the environment.

Bailout vote could claim two more GOP lawmakers (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:06 PM PDT AP - One Republican senator lost his job because he voted for the 2008 bank bailout. Two other GOP lawmakers may be next.

Nevada's Angle campaign hires national media firm (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:01 PM PDT AP - Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle has hired another key player for her campaign against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Top US Afghan commander mocks Biden: report (AFP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:52 PM PDT AFP - The US commander in Afghanistan mocks the vice president and denounces a top diplomat in a magazine interview, while his aides speak dismissively of President Barack Obama.

Texas Dems Grapple With Their Own Alvin Greene (Time.com) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:55 PM PDT Time.com - Kesha Rogers wants to impeach Obama, so Texas Democrats are doing their best to ignore their party's candidate for the 22nd congressional district

GOP narrows fundraising gap, but Dems are keeping more cash on hand (The Newsroom) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:16 PM PDT The Newsroom - Both the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee narrowly outraised their GOP opponents in May, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission over the weekend. But in what could be a sign that donors may be starting to hedge their bets ahead of the hotly contested battle for control of Congress, the National Republican Congressional Committee narrowly outraised House Democrats last month.

Link Between Grayson, Tea Party Questioned (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:01 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - One of Rep. Alan Grayson's pollsters is running for the state House in Florida as a Tea Party candidate, fueling Republican suspicions that the Democratic Congressman is using to a newly formed third party to boost his own re-election bid.

Investigators probing US money flow to insurgents (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:59 PM PDT AP - Criminal investigators are examining allegations that Afghan security firms have been extorting as much as $4 million a week from contractors paid with U.S. tax dollars and then funneling the spoils to warlords and the Taliban.

AP-GfK Poll: Public doubts new financial rules (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - Americans aren't convinced new Wall Street rules will prevent a future financial crisis.

Utah Senate primary is latest test of tea party muscle (The Newsroom) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:30 PM PDT The Newsroom - The national tea party movement has been patting itself on the back after a string of high-profile election wins. And in tomorrow's Utah GOP Senate primary, activists in the small-government movement are looking to notch another insurgent victory.

Dems tweak campaign bill to garner support (AP) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - House Democrats intend to ease proposed restrictions on political activity by federal contractors, officials said Monday, hoping to build support for legislation establishing new disclosure and other requirements for the fall campaign.

Angle debuts online ad in warmup to Nevada senate race (The Newsroom) Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:41 PM PDT The Newsroom - In her first ad of the general election, Nevada GOP Senate hopeful Sharron Angle accuses Sen. Harry Reid of being more focused on attacking her than on big problems facing the country, like the BP oil spill.

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