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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama seeks to shore up support for Wis. Democrats (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 04:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 30, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama greets members of the Wisconsin National Guards 128th Air Refueling Wing upon his arrival at Mitchell International airport in Milwaukee, Wis. When President Barack Obama makes his third Wisconsin visit in a little over two months Monday, he will get a chance to shore up his base at a Labor Day rally in a state where his approval ratings are dipping and fellow Democrats face tough re-election bids.  (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)AP - President Barack Obama hopes to improve the fortunes of suddenly imperiled Wisconsin Democrats as he celebrates Labor Day with the state's union workers on Monday.


Outside Groups' Campaign Expenditures Have Doubled (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 03:09 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Outside organizations have shelled out twice as much on ads and other electioneering activities to affect Congressional races so far during the 2010 election cycle as they did two years ago.

Sen. Byrd's family denounces campaign attack ad (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 02:41 PM PDT

Arizona Senator John McCain, pictured, has called for expiring tax cuts to be extended. US lawmakers returning from summer recess face a conundrum on tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year, with the economy seemingly sputtering ahead of looming congressional elections.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AP - The family of the late Robert C. Byrd blasted the GOP nominee for his U.S. Senate seat Sunday after he used an image from Byrd's memorial service in a TV ad attacking the Democratic nominee.


Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit? (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 02:20 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off of Marine One in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?


Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 01:34 PM PDT

An Afghan girl and her donkey walk past a wall with pictures of candidates for the parliamentary elections in Kabul September 5, 2010. REUTERS/ Omar SobhaniReuters - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against the poll by the hardline Islamists.


Obama to propose permanent research tax credit (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 11:31 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off of Marine One in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Reuters - President Barack Obama will ask the Congress on Wednesday to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for business research as a way of boosting job growth, an administration officials said on Sunday.


Election 2010: How bad is it for Democrats? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 09:39 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A consensus is building that Democrats’ chances of holding on to both houses of Congress â€" certainly with anything like the majorities they have today â€" are fast fading.

Venice: Deneuve hits the Lido to promote 'Potiche' (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Actress Catherine Deneuve arrives for the screening of the film Potiche during the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - French director Francois Ozon's says he was inspired to go ahead with his latest film, a battle-of-the-sexes comedy, after the presidential election pitting Nicolas Sarkozy against Segolene Royale.


Tea party or establishment, GOP looks for gains (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 06:56 AM PDT

Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. is seen at the Festival Hispano  in Millsboro, Del., in this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010.  (AP Photo/Gail Burton)AP - In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It's the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate.


Senate candidate Marco Rubio's father dies at 83 (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 06:43 AM PDT

AP - The father of Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio has died after a long illness. He was 83.

Speaker-in-waiting Boehner balances GOP factions (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 06:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2010 file photo, House Minority John Boehner, R-Ohio, participates in a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner could walk down most U.S. streets anonymously. But the perpetually tanned golf lover, who grew up in a Cincinnati family of 14, could become the next House speaker and the GOP leader of opposition to President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - John Boehner could walk down most American streets without turning a head.


Taliban vow to disrupt Afghan parliamentary poll (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to derail elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against the poll by the hardline Islamists.

Dems' prospects threatened by economic woes (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 01:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 20, 2010 file photo, Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Ohio takes part in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances here in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.


Nevada GOP candidate faces copyright lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 08:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2010 file photo, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle holds a meet and greet at a home in Pahrump, Nev. It's still the economy stupid. And there's virtually nothing Democrats can do to change the reality before Nov. 2. Time has all but run out for President Barack Obama and his party, which had hoped for a big economic turnaround by the homestretch of the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)AP - A company has sued Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle, claiming she reprinted two Las Vegas Review-Journal articles on her campaign website without permission.


Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.


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