Yahoo! News: Elections

US general in Afghan war at risk of losing his job (AP)
Haley, Scott win SC runoff for GOP nominations (AP)
Kagan practices answers, poise in mock hearings (AP)
Lawmakers: Pentagon ignored payments to warlords (AP)
Allies say Emanuel might stay to 2011 (Politico)
White House to appeal ruling against drilling ban (AP)
Black SC Republican poised to go to Congress (AP)
House-Senate moving to give auto dealers a break (AP)
Haley win in SC ensures a place on national stage (AP)
Brown's tale of frugality omits $1.8 million home (AP)
Group criticizes Texas governor's mansion spending (AP)
Obama postpones energy meeting with senators (Reuters)
Obama administration urges caution on deficit cuts (AP)
Black SC Republican nominated in 1st District (AP)
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SC congressman Bob Inglis ousted in GOP runoff (AP)
Group will sue McDonald's over Happy Meal toys (AP)
Marshall triumphs over Cunningham in NC primary (AP)
SC Republicans tap Haley for gov, make history (AP)

US general in Afghan war at risk of losing his job (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:57 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama rebuked his Afghanistan war commander for "poor judgment" Tuesday and considered whether to fire him in the most extraordinary airing of military-civilian tensions since Harry Truman stripped Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his command a half-century ago.

Haley, Scott win SC runoff for GOP nominations (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:47 PM PDT

AP - In a clear sign of racial progress in the South, Republicans overwhelmingly chose Nikki Haley, an Indian-American woman, to run for governor in South Carolina and nominated Tim Scott, who would be the Confederate state's first black congressman in more than a century.

Kagan practices answers, poise in mock hearings (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:14 PM PDT

AP - For several grueling hours each day, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan sits at a witness table, facing a phalanx of questioners grilling her about constitutional law, her views of legal issues and what qualifies her to be a justice. They are not polite.

Lawmakers: Pentagon ignored payments to warlords (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:06 PM PDT

AP - Lawmakers on Tuesday criticized U.S. military officials for failing to heed warnings about the role they say a Pentagon transportation contract plays in fueling extortion and corruption in Afghanistan.

Allies say Emanuel might stay to 2011 (Politico)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:34 AM PDT

Politico - For all the talk about Rahm Emanuel reaching for the “eject” button, the fiery White House chief of staff isn't leaving in the immediate future — and could serve well into 2011, according to people close to him.

White House to appeal ruling against drilling ban (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:02 PM PDT

AP - The White House said Tuesday it will immediately appeal a federal judge's ruling against the Obama administration's moratorium on new deepwater drilling.

Black SC Republican poised to go to Congress (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:59 PM PDT

AP - Voters in South Carolina nominated a black Republican lawmaker for an open congressional seat Tuesday, rejecting a legendary political name and potentially changing the face of the national party.

House-Senate moving to give auto dealers a break (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:37 PM PDT

AP - In the end, the political clout of 18,000 auto dealers scattered nationwide was too much even for President Barack Obama.

Haley win in SC ensures a place on national stage (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:33 PM PDT

AP - Nikki Haley's victory in South Carolina's bruising GOP primary for governor moves the state lawmaker closer to becoming her state's first woman chief executive and America's first Sikh-born governor, while assuring her a place on the national political scene.

Brown's tale of frugality omits $1.8 million home (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:47 PM PDT

AP - When he takes to the campaign trail, Jerry Brown is fond of reminding voters that he shunned the governor's mansion in Sacramento in favor of a rented apartment during his first tour in the executive office and lived in a downtown loft in Oakland while he was mayor of the crime-ridden city.

Group criticizes Texas governor's mansion spending (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:39 PM PDT

AP - A government watchdog group filed a complaint against Gov. Rick Perry's campaign Tuesday, saying it failed to properly disclose how it spends money at the Governor's Mansion and at his temporary residence.

Obama postpones energy meeting with senators (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:00 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration said on Tuesday it postponed a meeting with senators set for Wednesday to discuss the process for passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year.

Obama administration urges caution on deficit cuts (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:58 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's top economic advisers are urging America's major economic allies not to sacrifice economic growth to efforts to trim budget deficits.

Black SC Republican nominated in 1st District (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:44 PM PDT

AP - South Carolina voters have nominated a black Republican state lawmaker for an open congressional seat, rejecting one of the state's legendary political names.

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Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:41 PM PDT

AP - Tim Scott, black lawmaker, defeats Strom Thurmond's son in GOP runoff for House nomination.

SC congressman Bob Inglis ousted in GOP runoff (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:40 PM PDT

AP - South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis has been bounced from his longtime seat by a well-known prosecutor after challengers questioned the Republican's conservative credentials.

Group will sue McDonald's over Happy Meal toys (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:36 PM PDT

AP - Are the toys in your child's Happy Meal making him fat?