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Yahoo! News: Elections

1 year in, Obama facing perilous economic choice (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST

In this May 22, 2009, file photo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, talks with National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - One year in, President Barack Obama faces a perilous economic choice. He can't pull back the stimulus too quickly, despite the public's concerns about rising deficits, because that could kill a fragile recovery. If he steps too hard on the accelerator to create more jobs, responding to another voter imperative, he risks feeding inflation and restarting the dangerous cycle.

AP Exclusive: The Christmas attack interrogation (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 06:01 PM PST

FILE - This Dec. 2009 file photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service Dec. 28, 2009 shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, in Milan, Mich., who has been charged in federal court with trying to detonate an explosive device on a Dec. 25 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. In interviews with The Associated Press, U.S. officials described for the first time the details of Abdulmutallab's arrest at the Detroit Metro Airport. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Service, File)AP - Badly burned and bleeding, the suspect in the Christmas Day flight to Detroit tried one last gambit as he was led away: He claimed there was another bomb hidden on the plane he'd just tried to destroy, officials said.

Obama endorses deficit task force (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST

President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama Saturday endorsed a bipartisan plan to name a special task force charged with coming up with a plan to curb the spiraling budget deficit, though the idea has lots of opposition from both his allies and rivals on Capitol Hill.

Senators assure Obama Bernanke to win 2nd term (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST

FILE - In this July 22, 2009 photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bernanke faced mounting Senate opposition for another four-year term Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, even as the White House described President Barack Obama as confident about his confirmation. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - President Barack Obama phoned Senate allies Saturday as two key senators predicted that embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be confirmed for a second term.

Bernanke no sure bet in the Senate (Politico)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:35 AM PST

Politico - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke may be Time magazine’s Man of the Year — but he hasn’t convinced senators he’s the man for the job.

Obama's State of the Union agenda: Yes, I get it (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall-style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, as part of his 'White House to Main Street Tour'. Seizing a chance to reconnect, Obama will use his first State of the Union address Wednesday, Jan. 26, to try to persuade the people of a frustrated nation that he is on their side, aides close to Obama say. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Seizing a chance to reconnect, President Barack Obama will use his first State of the Union address to try to persuade the people of a frustrated nation that he's on their side, with a familiar sounding agenda recast to relate better to everyday struggles.

Plouffe to play expanded advisory role for Obama (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:40 PM PST

In this photo taken June 25, 2009, David Plouffe, who led Barack Obama's winning campaign for the White House, speaks at theCannes Lions 2009, 56th International Advertising Festival in Cannes, southern France. Plouffe will play a larger role in advising the president in this vital midterm election year; his primary job will be to devise, coordinate and analyze strategies for the 2010 House, Senate and governor's races, according to an Obama administration official. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)AP - David Plouffe, who led Barack Obama's winning campaign for the White House, will play a larger role in advising the president as reeling Democrats try to rally in this important election year.

Obama hunkers down as health care falters (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate vying for the seat vacated by the death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., wave to the crowd during a campaign rally, in Boston. Coakley's loss to Republican Scott Brown of the Democrats 60th Senate seat, has brought President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a defining moment. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)AP - Cool and confident, President Barack Obama basked in applause as he promised jittery Democratic lawmakers a coast-to-coast health care victory tour to sell the bill's benefits upon its passage.

Biden confident Iraqis to settle election dispute (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:19 PM PST

In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Vice President Joe Biden is holding talks with Iraqi leaders amid growing tensions over plans to ban election candidates because of suspected links to Saddam Hussein's regime. (AP Photo/Iraq Prime Minister's Office, HO )AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he's confident Iraqis are working toward a solution to difficult pre-election dispute.

Obama calls on campaign architect after lousy week (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 05:53 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo, Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., smiles as he addresses reporters during a news conference at the Park Plaza hotel in Boston. A one-two punch of bad news suddenly has Democrats facing an election year with campaign finance rules that favor Republicans and a revised Senate that can block Democratic initiatives. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)AP - A one-two punch of bad news suddenly has Democrats facing an election year with campaign finance rules that favor Republicans and a Senate that can block Democratic initiatives. And President Barack Obama called on the leader of his winning 2008 campaign to help.

Biden: US to appeal dismissal of Blackwater case (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 06:10 PM PST

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Vice President Joe Biden is holding talks with Iraqi leaders amid growing tensions over plans to ban election candidates because of suspected links to Saddam Hussein's regime. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, Pool)AP - The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.

Obama unloads on high court over campaign finance (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:35 PM PST

Common Cause Public Campaign President Nick Nyhard, right, accompanied by Common Cause President Bob Edgar, left, and Campaign Legal Center Executive Director Gerald Hebert, center, gestures during a news conference outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, after the Supreme Court campaign finance ruling. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday unloaded on a divided Supreme Court for allowing more corporate influence over elections. The White House and Democratic lawmakers scrambled to figure out how to blunt the impact of the ruling.

Japan ruling party No. 2 denies scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST

Secretary-General of Japan's ruling Democratic Party Ichiro Ozawa attends a news conference in Tokyo January 23, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Japanese ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa denied on Saturday any wrongdoing in a funding scandal that is dimming his party's mid-year election prospects, and vowed to stay on in his key position.

Obama's evolution as commander-in-chief (Politico)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST

Politico - Never a soldier himself, but suddenly their commander-in-chief, President Barack Obama wanted to learn the job from the ground up.

Environment, Lack of Challenger Boosts Jenkins (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 11:43 AM PST

CQPolitics.com - Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R) path to re-election in northeastern Kansas' 2nd district has gotten easier due to a political environment that favors the GOP and the fact that her top opponent decided to get out of the race.

Biden 'confident' Iraq election row will be resolved (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST

In this handout image made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with US Vice President Joe Biden in Baghdad. Biden said on Saturday he was confident Iraq's leaders would find a AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday he was confident Iraq's leaders would find a "just" solution to a bitter row that has seen hundreds of candidates banned from a March 7 general election.

Dems mull options for moving health care bill (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:44 AM PST

President Barack Obama takes questions during a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders insist they will push ahead with efforts to overhaul health care despite losing undisputed control of the Senate.

Poll: Voter anger fueled Brown victory in Mass. (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:21 AM PST

AP - Voter discontent with the direction of the government, economy and the health care overhaul helped send Republican Scott Brown to his Senate victory in Massachusetts, a poll says.

‘Fighting’ Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Fresh off a fighting stance at an Ohio event, President Obama aimed a haymaker at the Supreme Court in his Saturday morning address, saying a 5-4 ruling striking down the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law undermines the Republic by giving “voice to the powerful interests that already drown out the voices of everyday Americans.”

Biden visits Iraq amid election row (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 07:50 AM PST

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden told Iraqi officials on Saturday the United States backed a ban on Saddam Hussein's Baath party and said he had faith Iraq would resolve a row over the banning of election candidates suspected of links to it.

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