Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama's Unemployment Extension Compromise Lines Up Debt Hypocrites (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama, Republicans Agree to Extend Tax Cuts as Wall Street Rallies (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama calls Elizabeth Edwards a tenacious advocate (AP)
• Angry Obama defends tax deal, with harsh words for both left and right (The Christian Science Monitor)
• It's not just taxes: Obama defends his credibility (AP)
• Minn. court's ruling another setback for Emmer (AP)
• Obama talks about compromise limits (AP)
• Defiant Obama defends tax cuts, eyes 2012 (AFP)
• Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61 (AP)
• Tax deal should help economy, analysts say (AP)
• Analysis: Obama tax deal a big gift for America's rich (Reuters)
• Lawmaker eyes early 2011 votes on trade pacts (Reuters)
• Obama defends tax cut deal, compares Republicans to ‘hostage takers’ (Daily Caller)
• Obama defends willingness to compromise on taxes (AP)
• Complaint says Rangel improperly paid legal fees (AP)
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• Bill Maher Thinks Obama Should Stand Up for What He Believes In (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama announces press conference in attempt to head off growing Democratic anger over tax cut deal (Daily Caller)
• Obama to hold news conference on tax cut deal (AP)

Obama's Unemployment Extension Compromise Lines Up Debt Hypocrites (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:38 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | One of the biggest impediments to the unemployment benefits extension proposals -- like those proposed by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) -- over the past year has been a pay-as-you-go mentality adopted by Republicans in the Senate, most notably to keep the federal government from falling further into debt.

Obama, Republicans Agree to Extend Tax Cuts as Wall Street Rallies (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:38 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Obama and Republican Congressional leaders have struck a deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts for all Americans.

Obama calls Elizabeth Edwards a tenacious advocate (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says he and his wife Michelle were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Elizabeth Edwards.

Angry Obama defends tax deal, with harsh words for both left and right (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:12 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama showed a flash of anger and frustration Tuesday at a White House press conference, as he defended the tax deal he reached with congressional Republicans the night before.

It's not just taxes: Obama defends his credibility (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:11 PM PST AP - His political credibility on the line, President Barack Obama testily defended his willingness to choose compromise over combat with Republicans on Tuesday, lecturing fellow Democrats not to be "sanctimonious" purists.

Minn. court's ruling another setback for Emmer (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:48 PM PST AP - Republican Tom Emmer's legal options for reversing the outcome of the Minnesota governor's race narrowed Tuesday amid signs that a recount would draw to a quicker conclusion than anticipated.

Obama talks about compromise limits (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:38 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is asked where he would draw the line and refuse to budge in dealing with Republicans in a partial transcript of Obama's news conference Tuesday.

Defiant Obama defends tax cuts, eyes 2012 (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama came out fighting Tuesday, urging Democratic allies to back a hard-won compromise deal on tax cuts and putting Republicans foes on notice ahead of the 2012 elections.

Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61 (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:59 PM PST AP - Elizabeth Edwards, who closely advised her husband in two bids for the presidency and advocated for health care even as her marriage publicly crumbled, died Tuesday after a six-year struggle with cancer. She was 61.

Tax deal should help economy, analysts say (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:02 PM PST AP - The tax deal struck by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans essentially gives Americans a pay raise — pumping money into the economy almost immediately and probably creating hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next two years, economists say.

Analysis: Obama tax deal a big gift for America's rich (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:12 PM PST Reuters - More than 40,000 ultra-rich Americans may have another reason to celebrate the holiday season if President Barack Obama's latest estate tax proposals are passed by Congress.

Lawmaker eyes early 2011 votes on trade pacts (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:08 PM PST Reuters - Republicans in the House of Representatives want to work with President Barack Obama to pass long-delayed free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama in the first six months of 2011, a U.S. lawmaker said on Tuesday.

Obama defends tax cut deal, compares Republicans to ‘hostage takers’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:46 PM PST Daily Caller - President Obama held a quickly arranged press conference at the White House to defend his tax cut deal but spent most of his time attacking Republicans for being unwilling to compromise and seeking to persuade the press that he is not a pushover.

Obama defends willingness to compromise on taxes (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:06 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says his willingness to compromise with Republicans on tax policy doesn't mean he's reluctant to stand behind core principles.

Complaint says Rangel improperly paid legal fees (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:02 PM PST AP - A nonprofit group has complained to the Federal Election Commission that censured Rep. Charles Rangel of New York improperly paid legal bills from a political action committee.

(AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 11:57 AM PST AP - Obama to liberal Dems: Purist positions on health care, taxes are no victory for Americans.

Bill Maher Thinks Obama Should Stand Up for What He Believes In (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:51 AM PST ContributorNetwork - Bill Maher has called President Barack Obama "wimpy and wussy" for not standing up for what he believes in.

Obama announces press conference in attempt to head off growing Democratic anger over tax cut deal (Daily Caller) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:14 AM PST Daily Caller - President Obama hastily scheduled an afternoon press conference at the White House Tuesday, seeking to head off growing anger in his own party over compromises to Republicans in a tax cut deal announced Monday.

Obama to hold news conference on tax cut deal (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:57 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is holding a hastily scheduled news conference Tuesday afternoon to take questions about the tax cut deal he's struck with congressional Republicans.

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