Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama admits big political hit from health care reform (AFP)
• Papandreou rules out early Greek election (Reuters)
• Obama: Weak economy drove election outcome (Reuters)
• Debt battle could lead to government shutdown (AFP)
• Obama surprised by political cost of health law (AP)
• Republican victory in US election dooms 'net neutrality' (AFP)
• Myanmar counts votes in poll marred by fraud fears (AFP)
• Newsom's win keeps Calif political future afloat (AP)
• Gates, Obama urge repeal of military's gay ban (AP)
• Democracy icon Suu Kyi locked up for rare Myanmar vote (AFP)
• Top Republican urges Obama to get tough on Myanmar (AFP)
• "Decision Points": George Bush's view of his presidency (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Myanmar army-backed parties set to sweep rare poll (Reuters)
• Obama would be responsible for shutdown: Cantor (Reuters)
• Afghan polls protesters warn of possible violence (Reuters)
• Republicans plan assault on healthcare law (Reuters)
• Besides seats, GOP wins sway in 2010 redistricting (AP)
• Obama: US elections force 'midcourse corrections' (AP)
• No respite from politics in NH with 2012 looming (AP)
• Pawlenty says health care law a target if he runs (AP)

Obama admits big political hit from health care reform (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:54 PM PST AFP - In his first major interview since a mid-term electoral drubbing, US President Barack Obama conceded he had taken a bigger political hit than expected for driving his signature health reforms through Congress.

Papandreou rules out early Greek election (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:38 PM PST Reuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou ruled out calling a snap parliamentary election on Sunday after winning enough support in local polls to decide he could press ahead with a radical austerity programme.

Obama: Weak economy drove election outcome (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:24 PM PST Reuters - Big election losses suffered by Democrats were "first and foremost" a reflection of the economy's weakness rather than a wholesale rejection of his policies, President Barack Obama said on Sunday .

Debt battle could lead to government shutdown (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:03 PM PST AFP - Fresh from US election victory, Republicans face a rapid test of their debt-slashing resolve, one that could spark a government shutdown and, some fear, undermine efforts to aid the recovery.

Obama surprised by political cost of health law (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:02 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the political cost of overhauling the health care system turned out to be higher than he had expected. And he admits that he gets discouraged at times when dealing with the economy.

Republican victory in US election dooms 'net neutrality' (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 03:59 PM PST AFP - The stunning Republican gains in the US elections appear to have doomed efforts to pass a "net neutrality" bill that would require Internet service providers to treat all Web traffic equally.

Myanmar counts votes in poll marred by fraud fears (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 03:38 PM PST AFP - Myanmar counted ballots Monday in its first vote in 20 years as Western governments lashed out at the military-ruled nation for orchestrating an election that junta-backed parties look set to easily win.

Newsom's win keeps Calif political future afloat (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 03:25 PM PST AP - He's best-known for opening San Francisco's City Hall to same-sex weddings and was once thought to be too liberal even for the bulk of California. But Gavin Newsom's decisive Nov. 2 win as the state's next second-in-command has rekindled prospects that he may one day be a viable candidate for governor or U.S. Senate.

Gates, Obama urge repeal of military's gay ban (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 02:57 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is encouraging Congress to act before year's end to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military. It's a position shared by his boss, the president.

Democracy icon Suu Kyi locked up for rare Myanmar vote (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 02:36 PM PST AFP - A heroine trapped in her own home, Aung San Suu Kyi is an icon of Myanmar's struggle for democracy and a beacon of hope for many, but her name is not on the ballot for the first election in 20 years.

Top Republican urges Obama to get tough on Myanmar (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PST AFP - The top Republican senator urged US President Barack Obama on Sunday to reject the "mockery" of Myanmar's first election in 20 years and renew his backing for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

"Decision Points": George Bush's view of his presidency (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:57 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - At some point, every ex-president â€" usually having waited a decent political interval â€" gives his own version of his time in office. It’s partly an attempt to frame history, partly a time to settle scores, always a way to make money by reentering the spotlight, if only briefly.

Myanmar army-backed parties set to sweep rare poll (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PST Reuters - Two military-backed parties looked set to prevail on Monday in Myanmar's first election in 20 years, a day after a choreographed vote marred by fraud charges and apathy, and condemned as flawed by Washington and London.

Obama would be responsible for shutdown: Cantor (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:49 AM PST Reuters - A top Republican refused on Sunday to rule out the possibility of a government shutdown next year over growing federal deficits but said if there were one, President Barack Obama would bear responsibility.

Afghan polls protesters warn of possible violence (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:43 AM PST Reuters - Disgruntled lawmakers and candidates in Afghanistan's parliamentary election, marred by allegations of fraud, renewed protests on Sunday over the poll and warned of possible violence if a fresh vote was not carried out.

Republicans plan assault on healthcare law (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:22 AM PST Reuters - Congressional Republicans said on Sunday they plan a full-scale assault against President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul next year but acknowledged it could take until after the 2012 presidential election to repeal it.

Besides seats, GOP wins sway in 2010 redistricting (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:18 AM PST AP - Republicans don't just control much of the electoral map. In some cases, they now have the power to redraw it.

Obama: US elections force 'midcourse corrections' (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:12 AM PST AP - Hampered by heavy election losses at home, President Barack Obama promised from India on Sunday to make "midcourse corrections" to reinvigorate his embattled domestic agenda in the face of a testier American public and more combative Congress.

No respite from politics in NH with 2012 looming (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:50 AM PST AP - There's no rest for the politically weary in New Hampshire.

Pawlenty says health care law a target if he runs (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 08:36 AM PST AP - Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota says repealing President Barack Obama's health care law would be a big part of his platform if he runs for president in 2012.

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