Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Fed chief Bernanke wins 2nd term in closest vote (AP)
• Senate Dem: Health care bill 'on life support' (AP)
• Obama picked odd time and place to jab high court (AP)
• Obama pleads for civility, cooperation in politics (AP)
• Pols in paradise: RNC in Hawaii (Politico)
• Senate permits gov't to borrow an additional $1.9T (AP)
• SPIN METER: US jobs picture mixed for rail grants (AP)
• Can Obama get any other Democrats elected? (AP)
• Pentagon to propose way forward on gay ban (AP)
• Obama defends Israel, says he wants Mideast peace (AP)
• Obama's latest speech seen by 48 million Americans (Reuters)
• Senate OKs sanctions on Iran's fuel suppliers (Reuters)
• Pentagon to detail new "don't ask, don't tell" steps (Reuters)
• U.S. embraces Copenhagen pact, Senators rework bill (Reuters)
• Voters say Obama's speech a call to lawmakers (AP)
• 2 lawmakers drop out of Tea Party Convention (AP)
• Obama urges nervous Dems to fight for his agenda (AP)
• Chris Matthews on Obama: 'I forgot he was black' (AP)
• Matthews' remark exposes complexity of 'transcending race' (AP)
• Iran hangs two in wake of election unrest (Reuters)

Fed chief Bernanke wins 2nd term in closest vote (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:52 PM PST AP - Embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke won confirmation for a second term Thursday, but only by the closest vote ever for the crucial post and after withering criticism from lawmakers for bailing out Wall Street while other Americans suffered in recession.

Senate Dem: Health care bill 'on life support' (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:52 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's health care appeal failed to break the congressional gridlock Thursday, dimming hopes for millions of uninsured Americans. Democrats stared down a political nightmare — getting clobbered for voting last year for ambitious, politically risky bills, yet having nothing to show for it in November.

Obama picked odd time and place to jab high court (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:05 PM PST AP - An unusual piece of theater that unfolded in the blink of an eye at the State of the Union speech raises questions:

Obama pleads for civility, cooperation in politics (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:07 PM PST AP - Trying to bury a year of polarization, President Barack Obama on Thursday escalated his appeal for politicians and voters alike to settle differences without tearing each other apart. His plea: "Let's start thinking of each other as Americans first."

Pols in paradise: RNC in Hawaii (Politico) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:32 AM PST Politico - HONOLULU — Republicans delight in depicting President Barack Obama as hopelessly out of touch with average Americans, but the decision by the Republican National Committee to hold its winter meeting at a tropical resort is turning the accusation on its head.

Senate permits gov't to borrow an additional $1.9T (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST AP - The Senate voted Thursday to allow the government to go a whopping $1.9 trillion deeper in debt, offering a vivid election-year reminder that the government has to borrow 40 cents of every dollar it spends.

SPIN METER: US jobs picture mixed for rail grants (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:02 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is pitching his $8 billion high-speed rail program to Americans as a jobs generator that will revitalize the domestic rail industry. But the full picture is more complicated.

Can Obama get any other Democrats elected? (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:53 PM PST AP - Barack Obama built a powerful campaign organization and got himself to the White House. Now, as head of the Democratic Party, he's expected to get other Democrats into office, too. But, judging by his one-year track record, he's not getting it done.

Pentagon to propose way forward on gay ban (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST AP - The Defense Department next week will propose for the first time a "way forward" on lifting the military's ban on gays from serving openly, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Thursday.

Obama defends Israel, says he wants Mideast peace (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:14 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama says he's working to get the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks.

Obama's latest speech seen by 48 million Americans (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:15 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's television ratings may be the latest indication that his popularity is slipping, despite his move to push job creation to the top of his policy agenda.

Senate OKs sanctions on Iran's fuel suppliers (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:58 PM PST Reuters - The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would let President Barack Obama impose sanctions on Iran's gasoline suppliers and penalize some of Tehran's elites, a move aimed at pressuring Tehran to give up its nuclear program.

Pentagon to detail new "don't ask, don't tell" steps (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:33 PM PST Reuters - The Pentagon will unveil initial steps next week to lay the ground for an eventual repeal of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which permits gays to serve in uniform as long they hide their sexual orientation, officials said on Thursday.

U.S. embraces Copenhagen pact, Senators rework bill (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:31 PM PST Reuters - The Obama Administration formally embraced the Copenhagen Accord on global warming on Thursday, a day after the president urged a fractious U.S. Congress to get to work on comprehensive legislation to stem the nation's emissions.

Voters say Obama's speech a call to lawmakers (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:20 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's intense focus on jobs in his first State of the Union speech hit close to home for the millions of Americans who are in a bad mood over their financial distress a year into his term.

2 lawmakers drop out of Tea Party Convention (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST AP - A planned convention of Tea Party activists lost two prominent speakers Thursday, the latest sign of disagreement over how best to showcase the movement's growing political force.

Obama urges nervous Dems to fight for his agenda (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:26 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama voiced determination Thursday to change the tone of Washington politics and urged Republicans to get "off the sidelines" and help fix health care and other problems.

Chris Matthews on Obama: 'I forgot he was black' (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:18 PM PST AP - MSNBC's Chris Matthews says President Barack Obama has done so much to heal racial divisions that he "forgot he was black" while watching his State of the Union address.

Matthews' remark exposes complexity of 'transcending race' (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:09 PM PST AP - Five little words â€" "I forgot he was black" â€" have exposed a contradiction in the idea of a post-racial nation.

Iran hangs two in wake of election unrest (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:06 PM PST Reuters - Iran hanged two men convicted in the wake of the unrest that erupted after last year's disputed election, as a top opposition figure predicted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be ousted before the end of his term.

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