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Yahoo! News: Elections

Gone fishing: Secret hunt for a sunken Soviet sub (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 03:07 PM PST

FILE - In this May 8, 1975, file photo boaters watch the arrival of the Hughes Glomar Explorer off Catalina Island, Calif. In August 1974 the ship fished a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine out of the Pacific Ocean depths, took what it could of the wreck, and made off to Hawaii with its purloined prize. Over 30 years later the CIA is finally shedding light on the extraordinary Cold War spy mission, Project Azorian, but minus the juicy details. (AP Photo, File)AP - In 1974, far out in the Pacific, a U.S. ship pretending to be a deep-sea mining vessel fished a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine out of the ocean depths, took what it could of the wreck and made off to Hawaii with its purloined prize.

Failure of health care overhaul will add more woes (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 02:24 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform after meeting with Senators at the White House in Washington. Health care spending hit $2.5 trillion in 2009, growing faster as a share of the economy than at any time in a half century, yet with results that compare poorly with other advanced countries spending less. From left are, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.; the president; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.; and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - What could be worse than health care overhaul? No health care overhaul.

Obama names special envoy to global Islamic group (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 02:01 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures during the daily press briefing in the White House press room in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday named a White House lawyer as his special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, part of his continuing effort to repair strained U.S. relations with the world's Muslims.

Now Tweeting: White House press secretary Gibbs (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 04:28 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gestures during his daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has a new way to communicate directly to people — Twitter.

Tauzin to step down from PhRMA (Politico)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:55 PM PST

Politico - Billy Tauzin, the backslapping former Louisiana congressman who went on to earn $2 million a year as head of the drug industry's powerful Washington trade group, is stepping down from his post in June.

Obama says new budget rules will rein in spending (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 11:09 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama talks to reporters following his meeting with Congressional Democrats and Republicans, calling for bipartisanship to fix the economy in the White House press briefing room in Washington. Obama challenged Republicans to participate in a Feb. 25 one-of-a-kind televised summit with Democrats to come up with health care legislation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday new budget rules that say spending cuts must accompany spending increases will force Congress to "pay for what it spends, just like everybody else."

British general says no casualties in offensive (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:17 PM PST

Map locates Marjah, Afghanistan, where U.S. and Afghan troops launced an offensive SaturdayAP - The British commander of the massive force of American, British and Afghan soldiers hammering at Taliban insurgents in the strategic south Afghanistan town of Marjah says his troops have made substantial progress without any casualties.

Obama nuke plant loan reflects new energy strategy (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 03:44 PM PST

President Barack Obama listens to a question during the daily press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The Obama administration's planned loan guarantee to build the first nuclear power plant in the U.S in almost three decades is part of a broad shift in energy strategy to lessen dependence on foreign oil and reduce the use of other fossil fuels blamed for global warming.

Obama getting briefed on Afghanistan operation (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 04:56 PM PST

President Barack Obama approaches the podium for the daily press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama is keeping a close watch on combat operations in Afghanistan, getting multiple updates as thousands of U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers storm a Taliban stronghold.

Providence mayor to run for Patrick Kennedy's seat (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 03:29 PM PST

Providence Mayor David Cicilline announces his candidacy for the open U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Providence, R.I. Cicilline and William Lynch officially declared their candidacies less than two hours apart. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - The mayor of Providence, R.I., and a former state Democratic Party official are running for Patrick Kennedy's U.S. House seat.

Obama names U.S. envoy to Muslim world body (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 01:29 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures during the daily press briefing in the White House press briefing room in Washington. Obama said Saturday new budget rules that say spending cuts must accompany spending increases will force Congress to 'pay for what it spends, just like everybody else.' (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday named a new special envoy to a top Islamic body to deepen Washington's cooperation with the Muslim world.

String of Iraq bomb attacks target poll candidates (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST

Demonstrators take part in a rally demanding that Iraqi Sunni lawmakers Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafer al-Ani be allowed to run in the March 7 parliamentarian election, in Baghdad, February 13, 2010. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - A string of bombings targeted groups taking part in Iraq's March election late on Saturday, wounding seven people, an Interior Ministry official said.

Obama Touts Fiscal Discipline, Chides Congress in Weekly Address (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 01:08 PM PST

CQPolitics.com - President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to tout his signature of "pay-as-you-go" budget-neutral legislation into law on Friday.

Why Cheney attacks (Politico)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:09 PM PST

Activist Cindy Sheehan points down the road toward former Vice President Dick Cheney's house during an anti-war protest in Langley, Va. on Saturday Jan. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Politico - Former Vice President Cheney will appear on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, and it’s a safe bet what he will say: President Barack Obama projects weakness to terrorists and puts American lives at risk.

Obama keeps focus on deficit cuts in radio address (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 03:19 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday touted the importance of long-term deficit reduction, saying the United States must go through its budget line by line and figure out ways to save money.

Obama to give nuclear loan guarantee to Southern Co (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:05 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will announce an $8.3 billion loan guarantee next week for Southern Co to build and operate the first new U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades, an administration official said on Friday.

AP source: Lamont to announce Conn. governor bid (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo, Ned Lamont, listens to speakers at a bipartisan forum in Cromwell, Conn. A state Democratic official told The Associated Press Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, that Lamont will officially announce his bid for governor Tuesday at the Old State House in Hartford. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)AP - Ned Lamont, the political upstart who challenged U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman four years ago, plans to officially announce his bid for Connecticut governor next week, according to a state Democratic official.

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