Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama, GOP exchange barbs, ideas in rare encounter (AP)
• US announces $6B arms sale to Taiwan (AP)
• Backlash may move 9/11 terror trial from Manhattan (AP)
• Plane diverted to Fla. in terror scare (AP)
• Hard slog for SOTU proposals (Politico)
• Obama accuses GOP of demonizing health overhaul (AP)
• Sen. Reid spends money as fast as he banks it (AP)
• Obama defends economic policies at GOP conclave (AP)
• Obama to propose further Medicaid help for states (AP)
• GOP Rep. Buyer, with wife ill, won't seek new term (AP)
• GOP adopts platform test for Republican candidates (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Federal gov't weighing action on BCS (AP)
• Obama skipping Alfalfa Club dinner on Saturday (AP)
• Fiorina's loan gives her edge in Calif Senate race (AP)
• FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP Rep. tangle over numbers (AP)
• Obama proposes his first arms sales to Taiwan (Reuters)
• Moving 9-11 trial could have wide repercussions for Obama (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Pentagon eyes $189 billion for procurement, R&D (Reuters)
• Obama, Republicans clash in unusual session (Reuters)
• Obama Tells Republicans Voters Tired of Partisanship (Bloomberg)

Obama, GOP exchange barbs, ideas in rare encounter (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:58 PM PST AP - In a remarkably sharp face-to-face confrontation, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on taxes, health care and the economic stimulus, while they accused him in turn of brushing off their ideas and driving up the national debt.

US announces $6B arms sale to Taiwan (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:12 PM PST AP - In a move sure to aggravate China, the Obama administration on Friday announced plans for more than $6 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island the Chinese claim as their own.

Backlash may move 9/11 terror trial from Manhattan (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:46 PM PST AP - Pressured by a growing clamor from New York, the Obama administration is considering moving the trial of Sept. 11 terror suspects away from Manhattan, where it had been scheduled to take place just blocks from the site of the twin towers attack.

Plane diverted to Fla. in terror scare (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:48 PM PST AP - A Continental Airlines jet flying from Newark, N.J., to Bogota was diverted to Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday over concerns a passenger was on the government's watch list of suspected terrorists banned from commercial flights. It turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.

Hard slog for SOTU proposals (Politico) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:44 AM PST Politico - White House aides had promised that President Barack Obama's State of the Union address wouldn't be the typical laundry list of policy proposals. But in the end, it was replete with briefly argued policy points designed to please various constituencies.

Obama accuses GOP of demonizing health overhaul (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:28 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans of portraying health care overhaul legislation as a "Bolshevik plot."

Sen. Reid spends money as fast as he banks it (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:46 PM PST AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's campaign ended 2009 with less money in the bank than it had in September after financing an advertising blitz intended to buff his bruised image in his home state of Nevada, records released Friday showed.

Obama defends economic policies at GOP conclave (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has staunchly defended his economic policies in a visit with House Republicans, although he acknowledged the administration initially underestimated how high national joblessness would go.

Obama to propose further Medicaid help for states (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:15 PM PST AP - The Obama administration will propose giving cash-strapped states about $25 billion worth of help with their Medicaid budgets when presenting its 2011 budget on Monday, a White House official with knowledge of the plan said Friday.

GOP Rep. Buyer, with wife ill, won't seek new term (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:10 PM PST AP - Republican Rep. Steve Buyer announced Friday that he will not seek re-election this fall and will leave Congress after 18 years because his wife is ill.

GOP adopts platform test for Republican candidates (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:58 PM PST AP - The Republican National Committee, pressed to find a way to more clearly distinguish itself from Democrats, on Friday adopted a rule that will prod GOP leaders to provide financial support to only those candidates who support the party's platform.

APNewsBreak: Federal gov't weighing action on BCS (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:32 PM PST AP - The Obama administration is considering several steps that would review the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series, the Justice Department said in a letter Friday to a senator who had asked for an antitrust review.

Obama skipping Alfalfa Club dinner on Saturday (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is skipping an annual rite of passage for Washington's movers and shakers: the exclusive Alfalfa Club dinner on Saturday night.

Fiorina's loan gives her edge in Calif Senate race (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:44 PM PST AP - Carly Fiorina's $2.5 million loan to her U.S. Senate campaign has given the former Hewlett-Packard CEO a considerable financial edge over her Republican rivals.

FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP Rep. tangle over numbers (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:33 PM PST AP - An irked President Barack Obama on Friday invited fact-checkers to judge his budget claims against those of a Republican congressman who challenged his fiscal stewardship.

Obama proposes his first arms sales to Taiwan (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:38 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday of its first proposed arms sales to Taiwan, a potential $6.4 billion package bound to add to rising U.S.-China strains over trade and cyber security.

Moving 9-11 trial could have wide repercussions for Obama (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:36 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's willingness to consider moving the trial of self-professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed out of New York reflects the trouble that Obama's facing in Congress, not just from Republicans but also from Democrats in this tough midterm election year.

Pentagon eyes $189 billion for procurement, R&D (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:22 PM PST Reuters - The Pentagon's base budget request for fiscal 2011 includes $112.9 billion for weapons procurement, 7.7 percent more than in fiscal 2010, a source familiar with the budget told Reuters.

Obama, Republicans clash in unusual session (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:03 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday engaged in a rare face-to-face showdown with Republican critics and testily accused them of trying to block his policies while urging them to "join with me" in creating jobs.

Obama Tells Republicans Voters Tired of Partisanship (Bloomberg) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:33 PM PST Bloomberg - Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama challenged House Republicans to end their blanket opposition to his proposals, saying voters are weary of political bickering in Washington.

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