Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Palin says she could defeat Obama in 2012 (AP)
• Murkowski becomes 1st write-in senator since '54 (AP)
• Facing setbacks, Obama presses his foreign policy (AP)
• GOP governors already looking to 2012 election (AP)
• Senator Lisa Murkowski wins Alaska write-in campaign (Reuters)
• Republican asks court for help in Minn. gov's race (AP)
• Palin believes could beat Obama if she runs in 2012 (Reuters)
• Bloomberg says independent can't win presidency (Reuters)
• Nader lawsuit against Dems in Maine is dismissed (AP)
• Obama honors Buffett, Bush senior, Germany's Merkel (Reuters)
• White House: Obama not backing down on nuke pact (AP)
• Obama to award Warren Buffett Medal of Freedom (Reuters)
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• Pelosi survives Democratic revolt (Politico)
• Obama meeting with Republicans postponed (Reuters)
• White House believes Russia treaty will pass this year (Reuters)
• Obama considering Altman, others to replace Summers (Reuters)
• WH wants vote on Russia nuclear pact this year (AP)
• Church arsonist pleads guilty in Mass. case (AP)

Palin says she could defeat Obama in 2012 (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:15 PM PST AP - Sarah Palin says she could defeat President Barack Obama if she seeks the White House in 2012. In an excerpt of an ABC News interview released Wednesday, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee says she's considering a presidential run. When asked directly if she thought she could defeat Obama, the former Alaska governor replied, "I believe so."

Murkowski becomes 1st write-in senator since '54 (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:15 PM PST AP - History, the GOP, the tea party, Sarah Palin and her own mouthful of a name worked against her. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski conquered them all Wednesday, becoming the first Senate candidate in more than 50 years to win a write-in campaign.

Facing setbacks, Obama presses his foreign policy (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:14 PM PST AP - Setbacks are piling up for President Barack Obama's foreign policy efforts as he struggles to salvage his signature nuclear weapons treaty with Russia and to keep Mideast peace talks alive.

GOP governors already looking to 2012 election (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:11 PM PST AP - The 2010 elections barely over, nearly three dozen current and incoming Republican governors already are looking to the next election, aiming to capitalize on victories in presidential battlegrounds while working to shed the GOP's white-guy image.

Senator Lisa Murkowski wins Alaska write-in campaign (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PST Reuters - Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday became the first U.S. senator in more than 50 years to win an election with a write-in campaign as she established an unassailable lead over conservative Tea Party movement favorite Joe Miller.

Republican asks court for help in Minn. gov's race (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:14 PM PST AP - Republican Tom Emmer, trailing in the Minnesota governor's race pending a likely recount, asked the state Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and order counties to determine if too many ballots were cast in some precincts.

Palin believes could beat Obama if she runs in 2012 (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:04 PM PST Reuters - Tea Party champion Sarah Palin says she thinks she could beat President Barack Obama in 2012, sending more signals she may run for the Republican presidential nomination in the next election.

Bloomberg says independent can't win presidency (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:32 PM PST Reuters - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, frequently mentioned as a potential independent candidate for president, doubts that an independent can win the White House.

Nader lawsuit against Dems in Maine is dismissed (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:23 PM PST AP - A judge in Maine dismissed a lawsuit filed by Ralph Nader that accused Democrats of conspiring to keep him off the ballot in the 2004 presidential race.

Obama honors Buffett, Bush senior, Germany's Merkel (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:07 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday named billionaire Warren Buffett a winner of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, along with former President George H.W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

White House: Obama not backing down on nuke pact (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:48 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama will push for Senate ratification of a nuclear arms pact with Russia before year's-end despite opposition from a key Republican senator, the White House said Wednesday.

Obama to award Warren Buffett Medal of Freedom (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:22 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will name billionaire Warren Buffett one of fifteen winners of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, a White House official said on Wednesday.

(AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:53 AM PST AP - Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins re-election to Senate as write-in candidate .

Pelosi survives Democratic revolt (Politico) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:30 AM PST Politico - Bruised but not beaten, Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday locked up the votes needed to transition from speaker to minority leader in the new Congress, topping Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), 150-43, on a secret ballot in a private Wednesday meeting of House Democrats.

Obama meeting with Republicans postponed (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:46 AM PST Reuters - A meeting planned on Thursday between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders following big Republican gains at the expense of Obama's Democrats in the November 2 elections has been postponed until November 30.

White House believes Russia treaty will pass this year (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:39 AM PST Reuters - The White House expressed confidence on Wednesday that the U.S. Senate will ratify a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia this year despite a setback from a key Republican senator.

Obama considering Altman, others to replace Summers (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:07 AM PST Reuters - Investment banker Roger Altman is among the candidates being considered to fill the job of top White House economic adviser, but it is too soon to describe anyone as the leading candidate, the White House said on Wednesday.

WH wants vote on Russia nuclear pact this year (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:01 AM PST AP - The White House says President Barack Obama intends to push for Senate ratification of a nuclear arms pact with Russia before year-end — even though a key Republican senator opposes a vote.

Church arsonist pleads guilty in Mass. case (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 06:05 AM PST AP - A Massachusetts man serving a federal prison sentence for burning down a predominantly black church hours after Barack Obama was elected president has been sentenced to six years in a case brought by state prosecutors.

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