Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska (AP)
• Alex Sink wins Fla. Democratic gubernatorial nod (AP)
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• Judge: DeLay will go to trial before co-defendants (AP)
• Pennsylvania's 2010 senate election: Toomey leading Sestak (The Newsroom)
• Job fears grip voters, Obama ratings crumble (Reuters)
• Obama administration to appeal stem cell injunction (Reuters)
• Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns (Reuters)
• Nevada 2010 Senate race: Harry Reid in dogfight against Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle (The Newsroom)
• Wyclef can't appeal Haiti poll exclusion: council (Reuters)
• Treasury sanctions al-Qaida financial leader (AP)
• WH: No further comment from Obama on NYC mosque (AP)
• Dan Quayle blasts attacks on son’s ties to raunchy website (The Upshot)
• John Boehner urges Obama to oust economic team (Reuters)
• Wyclef Jean's lawyer vows appeal of Haiti ruling (AP)
• Cops ask SC's Greene to leave restaurant meeting (AP)
• What’s really being put to the test in tonight’s primaries? (The Upshot)
• Charlie Rangel has something to teach Obama about ‘dignity’ (The Upshot)
• Biden: GOP speech lacks info on what they're for (AP)

Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT AP - Rep. Kendrick Meek battled political upstart Jeff Greene in Florida's Senate Democratic primary Tuesday, and veteran politician Bill McCollum fought novice Rick Scott in the state's GOP gubernatorial contest as voters weighed the merits of establishment candidates vs. wealthy outsiders.

Alex Sink wins Fla. Democratic gubernatorial nod (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - Alex Sink has won the Florida Democratic primary for governor.

(AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT AP - Alex Sink wins Democratic nomination for governor in Florida.

Judge: DeLay will go to trial before co-defendants (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:44 PM PDT AP - Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will get his long-awaited trial in Texas ahead of two co-defendants, a judge said Tuesday, five years after prosecutors first accused him of illegally funneling campaign money.

Pennsylvania's 2010 senate election: Toomey leading Sestak (The Newsroom) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:36 PM PDT The Newsroom - This biggest story in the race for this U.S. Senate seat is that Arlen Specter, the long-time incumbent, was defeated in his bid to be the Democratic 2010 nominee. Joe Sestak, a U.S. House representative, beat Specter in the Democratic primary in May. Specter was a Republican senator since 1980 before switching parties in 2009.

Job fears grip voters, Obama ratings crumble (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:16 PM PDT Reuters - More Americans now disapprove of President Barack Obama than approve of him as high unemployment and government spending scare voters ahead of November's congressional elections, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.

Obama administration to appeal stem cell injunction (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration will appeal a judge's ruling that temporarily barred federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - A pair of wealthy outsiders who spent their way to prominence in Florida's Senate and governor's races now lag behind the political insiders backed by the party hierarchies in Tuesday's primary election.

Nevada 2010 Senate race: Harry Reid in dogfight against Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle (The Newsroom) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:40 PM PDT The Newsroom - In Nevada, incumbent Democrat Harry Reid is facing Republican challenger Sharron Angle, a former member of the Nevada State Assembly and Tea Party favorite for a United States Senate Seat. Reid, who has historically been a safe candidate, is in a tight race against Angle, mostly because of an anti-incumbency mood in voters across the country. Reid is also tied closely to President Obama, whose approval ratings are dropping. Senators serve six-year terms.

Wyclef can't appeal Haiti poll exclusion: council (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:46 PM PDT Reuters - A ruling by Haiti's electoral council that disqualified hip-hop star Wyclef Jean from running for the presidency is final and cannot be appealed, a council lawyer said on Tuesday.

Treasury sanctions al-Qaida financial leader (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:31 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration has imposed new sanctions on an al-Qaida financial leader in a continuing campaign to target the terror group's sources of money.

WH: No further comment from Obama on NYC mosque (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:21 PM PDT AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will have no further comment on the mosque near Ground Zero in New York and the administration will not get involved in talks about relocating the controversial facility.

Dan Quayle blasts attacks on son’s ties to raunchy website (The Upshot) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:15 PM PDT The Upshot - Former Vice President Dan Quayle has largely remained on the sidelines while son Ben has campaigned for the GOP nomination in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District. But on Monday night, the elder Quayle entered the fray, emailing a letter to Ben Quayle's supporters. As has long been the tradition with vice presidents during campaign season, Dan [...]

John Boehner urges Obama to oust economic team (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:50 AM PDT Reuters - The top Republican in the House of Representatives called on Tuesday for President Barack Obama to fire his economic team in a campaign-style speech meant to focus voters on the weak American economy.

Wyclef Jean's lawyer vows appeal of Haiti ruling (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:44 AM PDT AP - A lawyer for hip hop singer Wyclef Jean said Tuesday that the star will appeal to the Haitian courts, the country's elections board and even international election monitors in an attempt to be included on the Nov. 28 presidential ballot.

Cops ask SC's Greene to leave restaurant meeting (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:04 AM PDT AP - Police say longshot Democratic Senate candidate Alvin Greene was kicked out of a South Carolina restaurant after his companion got into a fight with people eating there.

What’s really being put to the test in tonight’s primaries? (The Upshot) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:57 AM PDT The Upshot - Voters head to the polls today in five states where statewide contests have captured the nation's attention. Results will come in, winners will be declared, but what does it all mean? Below we break down what to watch for in tonight's returns, and flag the story lines likely to develop around tonight's winners and losers. [...]

Charlie Rangel has something to teach Obama about ‘dignity’ (The Upshot) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:15 AM PDT The Upshot - First Rep. Charlie Rangel took his House colleagues to task. Now the embattled New York Democrat is scolding the president. President Obama recently said that Rangel, slated to defend himself against 13 ethics charges in the House, should be permitted to "end his career with dignity." Rangel's response? "Frankly, he has not been around long [...]

Biden: GOP speech lacks info on what they're for (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:19 AM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden says an economic speech by the House Republican leader, including a call for President Barack Obama to fire his economic team, only tells voters what the GOP is against but not what they are for.

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