Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Rousseff faces runoff in Brazil election (Reuters)
• Emanuel says he's preparing run for Chicago mayor (AP)
• Obama to pitch plan on colleges at economy meeting (Reuters)
• Emanuel launches bid for mayor of Chicago (AFP)
• Chavez vows to radicalize after Venezuela election (Reuters)
• Lula's presidential candidate eyes victory in Brazil polls (AFP)
• Candidates get creative to build text-message list (AP)
• Rand Paul uses Fox News debate to slam opponent Conway (The Upshot)
• Paul: Social Security age may need to be raised (AP)
• Whitman, Brown tangle on immigration, illegal maid (AP)
• Economy pitch mainly a blame game for both parties (AP)
• Divided Bosnia goes to the polls (AFP)
• Dems, GOP recalibrate strategy a month to election (AP)
• Official known for criticizing BP, feds re-elected (AP)

Rousseff faces runoff in Brazil election (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:26 PM PDT Reuters - Ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff placed a strong first in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, but a runoff looked inevitable after some voters were turned off at the last minute by a corruption scandal and her views on social issues.

Emanuel says he's preparing run for Chicago mayor (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:59 PM PDT AP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday that he's preparing to run for mayor of Chicago, a position he has said he long desired.

Obama to pitch plan on colleges at economy meeting (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will announce new initiatives to encourage partnerships between private industry and community colleges when he meets with a panel of economic advisers on Monday, U.S. officials said.

Emanuel launches bid for mayor of Chicago (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 02:50 PM PDT AFP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on Sunday announced his bid to become mayor of Chicago, according to a video message posted on his website.

Chavez vows to radicalize after Venezuela election (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vowed to "radicalize" his socialist revolution even further after legislative elections that gave the opposition one of its strongest showings during his more than 11 years in power.

Lula's presidential candidate eyes victory in Brazil polls (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 03:47 PM PDT AFP - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, looked set to claim victory in elections Sunday, though it was not yet clear whether she would have to face a runoff against her nearest rival.

Candidates get creative to build text-message list (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:53 AM PDT AP - A sign near the toilet said: "Text FLUSH to Robin." Above the restroom sink was another suggestion: "Text WASH to Robin."

Rand Paul uses Fox News debate to slam opponent Conway (The Upshot) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 09:06 AM PDT The Upshot - To kick off Sunday's Kentucky Senate debate, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace offered Rand Paul and Jack Conway a chance to comment on one another. Wallace noted that Republican nominee Paul has rarely mentioned his opponent on the trail. But that simple statement elicited a biting reply from tea party candidate Paul, who quickly [...]

Paul: Social Security age may need to be raised (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 08:55 AM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul said Sunday the age of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare may need to be raised for future recipients.

Whitman, Brown tangle on immigration, illegal maid (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 06:19 AM PDT AP - GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and Democratic rival Jerry Brown traded barbs over immigration policy and Whitman's illegal immigrant housekeeper during a heated debate that was aimed at California's growing Latino population.

Economy pitch mainly a blame game for both parties (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:09 AM PDT AP - If you don't like the economy, blame President Barack Obama and Democrats because they're making times tougher, Republicans are telling voters entering the four-week homestretch to an election the GOP hopes will return the party to power in Congress.

Divided Bosnia goes to the polls (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:57 AM PDT AFP - Bosnians are voting in elections seen as crucial to break the political deadlock in the ethnically divided country and secure its entry into the European Union.

Dems, GOP recalibrate strategy a month to election (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:45 PM PDT AP - Democrats have all but written off at least three Senate seats — in North Dakota, Indiana and Arkansas — and at least six House seats in Tennessee, Louisiana, New York and elsewhere as they embark on a final-weeks advertising push to minimize congressional election losses.

Official known for criticizing BP, feds re-elected (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:24 PM PDT AP - A local official who emerged as a leading critic of efforts to clean up the oil spilled from BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico has easily won re-election as president of his coastal Louisiana parish.

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