Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship (AP)
• Gov't: 34 deaths alleged in Toyotas since 2000 (AP)
• Bayh exits Senate against backdrop of angry voters (AP)
• Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate (AP)
• Biden to travel to Middle East the week of March 8 (AP)
• Biden and Cheney spar over anti-terrorism policies (AP)
• Hayworth to launch GOP primary challenge to McCain (AP)
• Obama hit hard as Bayh bows out (AFP)
• Democratic Sen. Bayh won't seek re-election (Reuters)
• McCain faces Senate challenge from the right (AFP)
• Obama to discuss jobs on Georgia visit March 2 (AP)
• Obama thanks Bayh for decades of public service (AP)
• Senator Evan Bayh to Retire in Blow to Democrats (Bloomberg)
• GOP hopes to capitalize on Latino disappointment with Obama (McClatchy Newspapers)
• US envoy in Chad and Sudan over peace, polls (AFP)
• Wax models of Oval Office, Obama unveiled in Vegas (AP)
• Indiana U.S. Senator Evan Bayh to Retire in Blow to Democrats (Bloomberg)

Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:07 PM PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday Iran is sliding into a military dictatorship, a new assessment suggesting a rockier road ahead for U.S.-led efforts to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Gov't: 34 deaths alleged in Toyotas since 2000 (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:08 PM PST AP - Complaints of deaths connected to sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles have surged in recent weeks, with the alleged death toll reaching 34 since 2000, according to new consumer data gathered by the government.

Bayh exits Senate against backdrop of angry voters (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:27 PM PST AP - The stunning announcement by centrist Indiana Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh that he's retiring from a Congress he no longer loves adds yet another name to a list of lawmakers fleeing a town they say has become acidly partisan. And it gives Republicans a chance to pick up a seat.

Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:23 PM PST AP - Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat.

Biden to travel to Middle East the week of March 8 (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 11:43 AM PST AP - Vice President Joe Biden will travel to the Middle East next month.

Biden and Cheney spar over anti-terrorism policies (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:16 AM PST AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says his successor, Joe Biden, is "dead wrong" about terrorist threats facing the United States. Biden says Cheney is "misinformed."

Hayworth to launch GOP primary challenge to McCain (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:11 AM PST AP - Former congressman J.D. Hayworth is kicking off a campaign challenging John McCain for his Senate seat — setting up a showdown between well-known Republicans that promises to be McCain's toughest re-election battle.

Obama hit hard as Bayh bows out (AFP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:21 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama suffered another setback as a fifth Democratic senator, centrist heavyweight Evan Bayh, opted not to run for re-election in dismay at the bitter political climate.

Democratic Sen. Bayh won't seek re-election (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:18 PM PST Reuters - Senator Evan Bayh, a popular Democrat seen as having a good shot at a third term, said Monday he won't run again because of the kind of bitter politicking that has put President Barack Obama's whole agenda in jeopardy.

McCain faces Senate challenge from the right (AFP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:37 PM PST AFP - John McCain, who lost to President Barack Obama in the 2008 White House race, faced a surprise challenge Monday for his Arizona Senate seat from a Republican rival who cast him as soft on liberals.

Obama to discuss jobs on Georgia visit March 2 (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:58 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama will talk about jobs and the economy when he travels to Savannah, Ga., on March 2.

Obama thanks Bayh for decades of public service (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:28 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says he and first lady Michelle Obama wish Sen. Evan Bayh (BY) all the best in the future.

Senator Evan Bayh to Retire in Blow to Democrats (Bloomberg) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:24 PM PST Bloomberg - Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic U.S. Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana announced he won’t seek re-election this year in a blow to his party’s struggle to keep control of Congress.

GOP hopes to capitalize on Latino disappointment with Obama (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:31 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — As one of the first Latinos in the nation to endorse Barack Obama, Democratic state Sen. Gilbert Cedillo of Los Angeles campaigned hard for the president, but he's disappointed now.

US envoy in Chad and Sudan over peace, polls (AFP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST AFP - US presidential envoy Scott Gration was in the Chadian capital Monday, officials said, at the start of a visit focussed on peace efforts for Darfur and presidential elections in neighbouring Sudan.

Wax models of Oval Office, Obama unveiled in Vegas (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 11:52 AM PST AP - A wax museum on the Las Vegas Strip is unveiling a statue of President Barack Obama in a replica of the Oval Office just in time for Presidents Day.

Indiana U.S. Senator Evan Bayh to Retire in Blow to Democrats (Bloomberg) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 11:34 AM PST Bloomberg - Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Evan Bayh, an Indiana Democrat, announced he won’t seek re-election this year in a blow to a Democratic Party struggling to maintain its majority in November’s elections.

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