Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Sen. DeMint forces battle within GOP over earmarks (AP)
• At home in Indonesia, Obama reaches out to Muslims (AP)
• Fate of Alaska race hinges on write-in count (AP)
• Obama nostalgic on return trip to Indonesia (AP)
• LCG Monitor: Midterm election result was more than a wave (Daily Caller)
• Minn. GOP gov. candidate not talking lawsuit — yet (AP)
• Court battle looms in outcome of NY House race (AP)
• Lawmaker, automaker warn Obama on Korea deal (AFP)
• Republicans eye reviving tax cut debate in 2012 (Reuters)
• Obama speaking to Muslims, shortens Indonesia trip (Reuters)
• Bad news Democrats — 2012 could be worse than 2010 (AP)
• Election week gives NBC News ratings boost (AP)
• GOP lawmaker: Palin cost party control of Senate (AP)
• Gulf oil firms need 'top to bottom reforms:' US panel (AFP)
• Potential undoing of health care reform is my top concern, post-election (associatedcontent)
• Quote roundup: Californians concerned about gridlock (associatedcontent)
• Walking a mile in Jerry Brown's shoes (associatedcontent)
• Dem Rep. Connolly keeps Va. congressional seat (AP)
• Alvin Greene may mobilize for 2012 presidential run (The Upshot)
• DOJ passes on destroyed CIA tapes (Politico)

Sen. DeMint forces battle within GOP over earmarks (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:05 PM PST AP - Fresh off the tea party's show of election might, GOP Sen. Jim DeMint said Tuesday he'll force a showdown next week with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other old guard Republicans over "earmarked" pet projects that DeMint and other victors last week made a symbol of out-of-control deficit spending.

At home in Indonesia, Obama reaches out to Muslims (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:04 PM PST AP - From the most Muslim nation on earth, President Barack Obama is reaching out to the Islamic world, declaring that efforts to build trust and peace are showing promise but are still clearly "incomplete."

Fate of Alaska race hinges on write-in count (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PST AP - Election workers will begin scrutinizing tens of thousands of ballots in the Alaska Senate race on Wednesday in a scene reminiscent of the 2000 Florida recount. There will be no hanging chads this time around — just lots of scribbled names.

Obama nostalgic on return trip to Indonesia (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:38 PM PST AP - Barack Obama marveled at the sights and sounds — the rickshaws, the cramped taxis — still vivid in his memories of boyhood in this Asian nation. More than four decades later, the president said it was "a little disorienting" to see the sprawling, built-up capital.

LCG Monitor: Midterm election result was more than a wave (Daily Caller) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:24 PM PST Daily Caller - A week ago today, voters flipped the Obama coalition on its head and voted for Republicans in a mid-term landslide that has the potential to be a transformational election. Notice how we used the word “potential.” That’s because every new majority can go in one of two directions: it can either cement its winning coalition or it can fritter it all away. History will be the judge, but the next 12 months will give us a pretty good indication of how this will turn out. Either way, what is clear is that this was a historic defeat for Democrats. And the depth and breadth of the GOP wave was greater than most people realize.

Minn. GOP gov. candidate not talking lawsuit — yet (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:17 PM PST AP - Republican Tom Emmer pushed aside questions Tuesday about whether he's willing to go to court over the Minnesota governor's race, saying they were premature ahead of a forthcoming recount.

Court battle looms in outcome of NY House race (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:52 PM PST AP - A Democratic congressman trailing in a bid for a fifth term is heading to court to seek an election recount in New York's First Congressional District on eastern Long Island.

Lawmaker, automaker warn Obama on Korea deal (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:06 PM PST AFP - One of President Barack Obama's senior allies in Congress on Tuesday joined US automakers in criticizing a free trade deal with South Korea that appears to be moving ahead.

Republicans eye reviving tax cut debate in 2012 (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST Reuters - Republicans, emboldened by their big mid-term elections wins, are mulling backing a temporary extension of Bush-era tax cuts, which would tee up the issue to use against President Barack Obama in 2012 contests.

Obama speaking to Muslims, shortens Indonesia trip (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will make a major speech addressed to the Islamic world on Wednesday, before an erupting volcano forces him to make an early departure from the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.

Bad news Democrats — 2012 could be worse than 2010 (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:03 PM PST AP - Last week's election was bad for Democrats. The next one could be worse. Senate Democrats running in 2012 will be trying to hold their jobs in states where Republicans just scored major congressional and gubernatorial victories — Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Virginia.

Election week gives NBC News ratings boost (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:35 PM PST AP - Midterm election week increased the audiences for all three network evening newscasts, but none so much as the genre's current dominant force, Brian Williams and NBC's "Nightly News."

GOP lawmaker: Palin cost party control of Senate (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:27 PM PST AP - A leading House Republican says Sarah Palin cost the GOP control of the Senate.

Gulf oil firms need 'top to bottom reforms:' US panel (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:01 PM PST AFP - A US presidential panel probing the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster on Tuesday slammed the firms involved in the deadly rig accident in April, calling them safety laggards in need of a complete overhaul.

Potential undoing of health care reform is my top concern, post-election (associatedcontent) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST associatedcontent - Following the elections on Tuesday, Nov. 2, a lot of bold ideas were thrown forth by newly elected officials. Of these, there are a few I find disturbing. In particular, I'm concerned about the possible complication of existing health care reform laws.

Quote roundup: Californians concerned about gridlock (associatedcontent) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST associatedcontent - The election is over, the votes have been counted and both concession and victory speeches have been delivered. Americans are now looking forward to what the future will bring until the 2012 election. Here is what some California voters, polled this week, had to say.

Walking a mile in Jerry Brown's shoes (associatedcontent) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST associatedcontent - In the 1972 film "The Candidate," Robert Redford plays Bill McKay, a young political novice from California selected to run for the U.S. Senate. With virtually no chance of winning, McKay plays politics, defies the odds and wins the election.

Dem Rep. Connolly keeps Va. congressional seat (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:23 PM PST AP - Democrats will keep a congressional seat in Virginia after Republican Keith S. Fimian conceded Tuesday in a narrow loss to incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly.

Alvin Greene may mobilize for 2012 presidential run (The Upshot) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:17 PM PST The Upshot - Maybe Alvin Greene was thinking way too small when he set out to revive South Carolina's economy with his idea of constructing tiny armies of action figures molded in his likeness. After all, the whole country needs help, right? Well, never fear. Fresh off his losing bid to unseat Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Greene tells [...]

DOJ passes on destroyed CIA tapes (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:04 PM PST Politico - The Justice Department has decided not to bring criminal charges in connection with the destruction of Central Intelligence Agency videotapes of tough interrogations of terrorism suspects, including videos of waterboarding.

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