Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Reid against plan to build mosque near ground zero (AP)
• Bill Clinton stumps for Fla. Senate candidate Meek (AP)
• Obama campaigning, ties Republicans to big business (Reuters)
• Obama pleads to voters: 'Don't give in to fear' (AP)
• Obama: Republican campaign slogan is 'No we can't' (AFP)
• Ahead of Florida primary, Bill Clinton stumps for Meek (The Upshot)
• McCain's running hard for Republican votes in Arizona (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Whitman’s personal spending hits $104 million in CA governor’s race (The Upshot)
• Obama and Hollywood: State of their Union (Reuters)
• Obama hits the road for Democrats (and himself) (The Upshot)
• Some Lawmakers Eager to Tighten Screws on Iran Beyond New Sanctions Law (CQPolitics.com)
• Spending Panels Set for Membership Changes (CQPolitics.com)
• Insults abound in 2010 campaigns (AP)
• Victoria Kennedy tamps down 2012 Senate speculation (The Upshot)
• White House: politics no role in mosque remarks (AP)
• Stanley McChrystal to Yale (Politico)
• Obama to visit Milwaukee, Los Angeles on Monday (AP)
• Australia PM vows 'Yes we will' as tight polls loom (AFP)

Reid against plan to build mosque near ground zero (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 06:28 PM PDT AP - The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.

Bill Clinton stumps for Fla. Senate candidate Meek (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:24 PM PDT AP - Former President Bill Clinton has already been helped Rep. Kendrick Meek raise money he needs to run a Senate campaign. Now, a week before the primary, he's rallying Florida voters to pull the congressmen ahead of billionaire Jeff Greene.

Obama campaigning, ties Republicans to big business (Reuters) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:23 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama painted Republicans as obstructionist allies of corporate America on Monday as he crossed the United States campaigning for his fellow Democrats fighting to keep control of the U.S. Congress and for state governorships in November's elections.

Obama pleads to voters: 'Don't give in to fear' (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:22 PM PDT AP - Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain power, essentially offering one familiar argument: Republicans don't solve problems.

Obama: Republican campaign slogan is 'No we can't' (AFP) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama derided his Republican adversaries on a visit to the US heartland Monday, saying their slogan for the upcoming mid-term elections was "No, we can't."

Ahead of Florida primary, Bill Clinton stumps for Meek (The Upshot) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 01:05 PM PDT The Upshot - Kendrick Meek is finally getting some big-time Democratic love in his bid for Florida's open Senate seat. The congressman is spending the day on the campaign trail with former President Bill Clinton, who is headlining three separate rallies today on behalf of Meek's campaign. On Wednesday, Meek will share a stage with President Obama, when [...]

McCain's running hard for Republican votes in Arizona (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:58 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - HEREFORD, Ariz. _Two years after he won the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. John McCain is fighting to keep his seat in the U.S. Senate.

Whitman’s personal spending hits $104 million in CA governor’s race (The Upshot) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:49 AM PDT The Upshot - Former eBay chief Meg Whitman has contributed another $13 million of her own money toward her bid to be California's next governor. That brings the GOP nominee's personal investment in the race to $104 million. That's just $5 million shy of the all-time self-funding record set by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who spent [...]

Obama and Hollywood: State of their Union (Reuters) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT Reuters - When President Obama took to the stage at a Beverly Hilton ballroom on May 27, 2009, to raise money for the Democratic National Committee, it was a victory lap of sorts for the 250 studio executives, directors and stars who had paid $15,200 apiece to dine on kabachi ravioli as they listened to their newly elected leader.

Obama hits the road for Democrats (and himself) (The Upshot) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT The Upshot - With just 78 days until Election Day, President Obama heads out today on a three-day, five-state swing to raise cash for Democrats ahead of the midterms. First stop: Milwaukee, where he'll speak at a fundraiser for Mayor Tom Barrett, who is running for governor of Wisconsin. Later tonight, he'll head to Los Angeles, where, along [...]

Some Lawmakers Eager to Tighten Screws on Iran Beyond New Sanctions Law (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:10 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - The Obama administration has yet to complete its plans for implementing the Iran sanctions law the president signed in July, but one congressman at the center of the debate is already drafting new legislation to close several loopholes in the recently passed measure.

Spending Panels Set for Membership Changes (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:06 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - A rough primary season, an extremely competitive general election and a spate of upcoming retirements portend significant changes next year for the Appropriations panels in both chambers.

Insults abound in 2010 campaigns (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:20 AM PDT AP - Name-calling is a winner this campaign season. By a landslide.

Victoria Kennedy tamps down 2012 Senate speculation (The Upshot) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:06 AM PDT The Upshot - Victoria Kennedy, widow of  Sen. Ted Kennedy, says she's not interested in mounting a 2012 run at her husband's former seat, bringing down the curtain on heated speculation over the weekend that  state and national Democratic leaders were enlisting her as a candidate. As The Boston Globe reports: ...While Kennedy is determined to carry on [...]

White House: politics no role in mosque remarks (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 07:40 AM PDT AP - A White House spokesman says politics wasn't a factor in President Barack Obama's remarks about building a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City.

Stanley McChrystal to Yale (Politico) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 06:22 AM PDT Politico - Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who was forced to retire in July after an embarrassing Rolling Stone article quoted him and his staff making disparaging remarks about top White House officials, is taking a job at Yale, POLITICO has learned.

Obama to visit Milwaukee, Los Angeles on Monday (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 02:06 AM PDT AP - Back from his whirlwind Florida getaway, President Barack Obama returns to the road for a trip to the Milwaukee area — and Los Angeles.

Australia PM vows 'Yes we will' as tight polls loom (AFP) Posted: 15 Aug 2010 10:43 PM PDT AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday made a Barack Obama-style "Yes we will" pledge to transform the country's healthcare and workforce ahead of knife-edge weekend elections.

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