Yahoo! News: Elections

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• UN presses I.Coast on deadlocked presidential vote (AFP)
• Judge seeks speedy decision in AK Senate case (AP)
• White House vows to strengthen ties with Dem govs (AP)
• Obama gets Powell's backing on START nuclear deal (AP)
• GOP says it'll block bills until tax cuts extended (AP)
• White House says Obama to visit NC on Monday (AP)
• Obama says confident on getting tax cut deal (Reuters)
• Steelman to run against Mo. Sen. McCaskill in 2012 (AP)
• Maryland governor heading up DGA (AP)
• Clinton, Obama lobby for US World Cup bid (AFP)
• U.S. won't allow drilling in Atlantic, off Florida (Reuters)
• Deficit panel's painful budget draws challenges (AP)
• US hails Taiwan's key mayoral elections (AFP)
• Russian fury on eve of World Cup vote (AFP)
• House rookies a millionaires club (Politico)
• What brings parties together? Doubts over bipartisanship (Politico)
• Va. judge dismisses challenge to Obama health care (AP)
• McCain Blames Times for WikiLeaks (The Daily Beast)

UN presses I.Coast on deadlocked presidential vote (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:51 PM PST AFP - Ivory Coast's landmark presidential election was deadlocked Thursday after a deadline for results passed with no winner despite world powers urging a resolution amid fears of fresh unrest.

Judge seeks speedy decision in AK Senate case (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:44 PM PST AP - A state court judge has set arguments for next week in Republican Joe Miller's challenge of the Alaska U.S. Senate race.

White House vows to strengthen ties with Dem govs (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:16 PM PST AP - The White House on Wednesday pledged to work more closely with the nation's Democratic governors after a tumultuous election year marked by a strained relationship.

Obama gets Powell's backing on START nuclear deal (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:53 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama rallied support for a stalled nuclear treaty from former Secretary of State Colin Powell Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers indicated a greater willingness to ratify the agreement with Russia by the end of the year.

GOP says it'll block bills until tax cuts extended (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:52 PM PST AP - Senate Republicans threatened Wednesday to block virtually all legislation until expiring tax cuts are extended and a bill is passed to fund the federal government, vastly complicating Democratic attempts to leave their own stamp on the final days of the post-election Congress.

White House says Obama to visit NC on Monday (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:27 PM PST AP - White House officials say President Barack Obama will visit North Carolina on Monday to talk about the economy.

Obama says confident on getting tax cut deal (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:29 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Wednesday that Democrats and Republicans would be able to break a political deadlock and reach a deal on soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts.

Steelman to run against Mo. Sen. McCaskill in 2012 (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:07 AM PST AP - Former Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman launched a challenge Wednesday to Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, seeking to gain some early momentum by becoming the first Republican to enter the 2012 race for the Missouri Senate seat.

Maryland governor heading up DGA (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:04 AM PST AP - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is taking over as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.

Clinton, Obama lobby for US World Cup bid (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:37 AM PST AFP - Presidents past and present voiced support for the United States' 2022 World Cup bid here Wednesday as Barack Obama and Bill Clinton appealed to FIFA chiefs on the eve of the crucial vote.

U.S. won't allow drilling in Atlantic, off Florida (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:42 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration on Wednesday reversed its decision to allow drilling in Atlantic coast waters and offshore Florida, moving cautiously in the wake of BP's massive oil spill.

Deficit panel's painful budget draws challenges (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:25 PM PST AP - A painful package of spending cuts and tax increases drew sharp challenges from both the left and right on President Barack Obama's deficit commission Wednesday, putting approval in doubt. However, both parties' Senate budget point men embraced the plan, and even opponents called it a starting point for efforts next year to control the nation's ballooning debt.

US hails Taiwan's key mayoral elections (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST AFP - A US envoy on Wednesday hailed Taiwan's mayoral elections, saying their peaceful outcome showed the island's democracy had matured despite the election-eve shooting of a campaigner at a rally.

Russian fury on eve of World Cup vote (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST AFP - Last-ditch lobbying for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups cranked into overdrive Wednesday as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched a thinly veiled attack against England's bid on the eve of the vote.

House rookies a millionaires club (Politico) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:53 AM PST Politico - They campaigned on bringing Main Street principles to Congress, but a large chunk of the rookie class of House Republicans will be bringing something else to Washington: personal wealth.

What brings parties together? Doubts over bipartisanship (Politico) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:44 AM PST Politico - President Barack Obama achieved bipartisan consensus on at least one issue Tuesday: Democrats and Republicans were united in their skepticism of his latest effort to bridge the partisan divide.

Va. judge dismisses challenge to Obama health care (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:20 PM PST AP - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Liberty University's lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's new federal health care law, declaring that a provision requiring most individuals to obtain insurance is constitutional.

McCain Blames Times for WikiLeaks (The Daily Beast) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 07:55 PM PST The Daily Beast - The senator doesn’t go as far as Sarah Palin, who ripped Obama for the documents “fiasco,” but he calls the Times’ publishing of the cables “hurtful.” McCain talks to Howard Kurtz about the diplomatic fallout, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and more.

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