Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Bankers apologize for actions that led to crisis (AP)
• Obama promises all-out relief effort in Haiti (AP)
• Military team lands in Haiti (AP)
• Detroit bomber: No coat, no luggage, no notice (AP)
• Harold Ford's gilded New York (Politico)
• Polite race for Kennedy Senate seat turns negative (AP)
• US, globe rush rescue, relief workers to Haiti (AP)
• US reports dozens of Americans at embassy in Haiti (AP)
• Lawmakers urge improved defenses against extremism (AP)
• Obama, Democrats declare progress on health care (AP)
• Obama pushes for a deal on health bill (Politico)
• Gingrich considers self among top 2012 prospects (AP)
• Democrats see progress in White House healthcare talks (Reuters)
• High court: No cameras at gay marriage trial (AP)
• State Dept. checking reports of 3 US deaths (AP)
• Seating Mass. Senate winner could be delayed (AP)
• Senator: US should consider drone attacks in Yemen (AP)
• Giuliani to camp for Republican in Mass. election (AP)
• Obama quake response seeks to avoid Bush pitfalls (Reuters)

Bankers apologize for actions that led to crisis (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:03 PM PST AP - Challenged by a skeptical special commission, top Wall Street bankers apologized Wednesday for risky behavior that led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. But they still declared it seemed appropriate at the time.

Obama promises all-out relief effort in Haiti (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:37 PM PST AP - U.S. officials are laying out a massive military response to the Haiti earthquake, saying that ships, helicopters, transport planes and a 2,000-member Marine unit are either on the way or likely to begin moving soon.

Military team lands in Haiti (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:42 PM PST AP - Officials at U.S. Southern Command have confirmed that a C-130 plane carrying part of a military assessment team has landed in Haiti.

Detroit bomber: No coat, no luggage, no notice (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:56 PM PST AP - The would-be Christmas Day bomber boarded his flight in Amsterdam to frigid Detroit with no coat — perhaps the final warning sign that went unnoticed leading up to what could have been a catastrophic terrorist attack, lawmakers were told.

Harold Ford's gilded New York (Politico) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 11:41 AM PST Politico - Harold Ford arrived in New York through one of its finer entry points: Sag Harbor, an exclusive section of pricey East Hampton, where in 2003 his father and predecessor in Congress bought a spacious house for $1.8 million.

Polite race for Kennedy Senate seat turns negative (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:28 PM PST AP - What for weeks had been a polite — even sleepy — race in Massachusetts to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat has turned negative as the contest tightens, raising the stakes for both parties and the White House in next week's special election.

US, globe rush rescue, relief workers to Haiti (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:24 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama dispatched military troops and an air and sea flotilla to speed earthquake relief to Haiti on Wednesday, and governments from China to Venezuela rushed to help with aid and rescue workers, as well. Obama said the world's help was critical to deal with a "cruel and incomprehensible" tragedy.

US reports dozens of Americans at embassy in Haiti (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:26 PM PST AP - The State Department says that at least 66 Americans have made their way to the American Embassy in Haiti for medical attention or other assistance in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake.

Lawmakers urge improved defenses against extremism (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:11 PM PST AP - A Senate committee on Wednesday urged the Defense Department to take firmer steps to combat the threat of Islamic extremism within the ranks, calling the current procedures inadequate for heading off possible attacks.

Obama, Democrats declare progress on health care (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:30 PM PST AP - Searching for unity, President Barack Obama and senior Democratic lawmakers emerged from marathon health care talks late Wednesday with a declaration that they had made tough gains — but no deal just yet.

Obama pushes for a deal on health bill (Politico) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:19 PM PST Politico - After an unusual day-long negotiating session, President Barack Obama and top Democratic congressional leaders said late Wednesday that they were making “significant progress” towards reconciling the House and Senate health care reform bills.

Gingrich considers self among top 2012 prospects (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:03 PM PST AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday he considers himself among the top Republican prospects for the 2012 presidential election, adding that he believes there will be plenty of GOP options for voters to consider.

Democrats see progress in White House healthcare talks (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:53 PM PST Reuters - With President Barack Obama urging them on, congressional Democratic leaders met for eight hours at the White House on Wednesday and reported significant progress on finding a final healthcare compromise.

High court: No cameras at gay marriage trial (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:28 PM PST AP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely blocked cameras from covering the high-profile federal court trial on the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage.

State Dept. checking reports of 3 US deaths (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:20 PM PST AP - The State Department is checking into reports at least three Americans were killed in Haiti's earthquake.

Seating Mass. Senate winner could be delayed (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:17 PM PST AP - Massachusetts' top election official says it could take weeks to certify the results of the upcoming U.S. Senate special election. That delay could let President Barack Obama preserve a key 60th vote for his health care overhaul even if the Republican who has vowed to kill it wins Democrat Edward M. Kennedy's former seat.

Senator: US should consider drone attacks in Yemen (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:17 PM PST AP - A Senate chairman said Wednesday that the U.S. should consider airstrikes, armed drones and clandestine operations in Yemen to defeat an emboldened al-Qaida force there.

Giuliani to camp for Republican in Mass. election (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 01:41 PM PST AP - The campaign by the Republican seeking the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat is bringing in some firepower to back up his tough talk about terrorists — Rudolph Giuliani.

Obama quake response seeks to avoid Bush pitfalls (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 01:17 PM PST Reuters - Mindful of how fumbling the U.S. response to natural disasters took a toll on George W. Bush's legacy, President Barack Obama scrambled on Wednesday to make sure Haiti's devastating earthquake would not become his public relations nightmare.

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