Yahoo! News: Elections

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• AP source: US govt to investigate Toyota Corolla (AP)
• Judging stimulus: Jobless rate high, growth real (AP)
• Ind. Dems face tough task replacing Bayh on ballot (AP)
• Captured Taliban leader could shape stalemated war (AP)
• AP source: Hand-swabbing a bigger part of security (AP)
• US Ambassador to Iraq sees delay in govt formation (AP)
• GOP sees possible upside in health care summit (AP)
• US files new charges against arms dealer suspect (AP)
• Zsa Zsa's flamboyant husband joins race for CA gov (AP)
• US Sen. Evan Bayh to appear on `The View' (AP)
• Obama calls space station from White House (AP)
• Illinois Republicans see unique chance for victory (AP)
• Menendez stock falls with Dem losses (Politico)
• Zsa Zsa's flamboyant husband joins race for CA gov (AP)
• White House hails capture of Taliban leader (Reuters)
• Obama hosts Spanish king at lunch (AP)
• Murtha's immediate successor to be decided May 18 (AP)
• Obama says stimulus bill saved troubled economy (AP)

AP source: US govt to investigate Toyota Corolla (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:05 PM PST AP - The Transportation Department plans to open a formal investigation into the 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla over potential problems with the car's power steering, a department official said Wednesday.

Judging stimulus: Jobless rate high, growth real (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:12 PM PST AP - Did the stimulus work or not? A year after Congress passed President Barack Obama's huge economic revival plan, the results are mixed — and hardly final.

Ind. Dems face tough task replacing Bayh on ballot (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:25 PM PST AP - Indiana Democrats stunned by Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to seek a third term face the daunting task of finding a candidate for the November ballot to fill the shoes of the man who's long been the Republican-leaning state's most popular Democrat.

Captured Taliban leader could shape stalemated war (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:25 PM PST AP - The capture and interrogation of Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar could help unravel the Afghan insurgency, but it's less likely to lead U.S. forces to Osama bin Laden.

AP source: Hand-swabbing a bigger part of security (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - Air travelers may have their hands swabbed more often as part of a stepped-up effort to screen passengers for explosives, an Obama administration official said Wednesday.

US Ambassador to Iraq sees delay in govt formation (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:10 PM PST AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Wednesday it could take months to form a new government after elections next month but insisted the United States was determined to pull all combat troops out of the country by the end of August.

GOP sees possible upside in health care summit (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:25 PM PST AP - Congressional Republicans see a chance for political gain in President Barack Obama's televised health care summit next week, even though the president will be running the show.

US files new charges against arms dealer suspect (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:15 PM PST AP - U.S. prosecutors filed new charges Wednesday in their global pursuit of a suspected arms dealer, hoping to convince reluctant officials in Thailand to extradite him over objections from Russia.

Zsa Zsa's flamboyant husband joins race for CA gov (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 01:57 PM PST AP - Prince Frederic von Anhalt, a flamboyant socialite and eighth husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor, has officially entered the California governor's race.

US Sen. Evan Bayh to appear on `The View' (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:26 PM PST AP - ABC says Evan Bayh will be a guest next week on "The View," his first live talk show appearance since announcing he won't seek re-election to the U.S. Senate.

Obama calls space station from White House (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:17 PM PST AP - Outer space? President Barack Obama is on the phone for you.

Illinois Republicans see unique chance for victory (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:11 PM PST AP - The last decade was lousy for Illinois Republicans. They lost a Senate seat, their party's last governor went to prison and they were shut out of every statewide office.

Menendez stock falls with Dem losses (Politico) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:09 PM PST Politico - In January, with White House officials privately slamming Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Bob Menendez for bungling away Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, Chuck Schumer rose to his colleague’s defense during a closed-door Democratic lunch.

Zsa Zsa's flamboyant husband joins race for CA gov (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:41 PM PST AP - Sporting alligator-skin cowboy boots and a bright red campaign cap, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, a flamboyant Los Angeles socialite and eighth husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor, officially joined the California governor's race on Wednesday.

White House hails capture of Taliban leader (Reuters) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 02:00 PM PST Reuters - The White House called the capture of a top Taliban military commander "a big success" on Wednesday and said commanders reported a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan was going well.

Obama hosts Spanish king at lunch (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 01:51 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama hosted lunch for Spanish King Juan Carlos I on Wednesday, but the White House did not say if they discussed Obama's decision to skip a Madrid summit with European Union leaders.

Murtha's immediate successor to be decided May 18 (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 01:35 PM PST AP - The special election to fill the term of the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha will be held on Pennsylvania's primary election day, May 18.

Obama says stimulus bill saved troubled economy (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:34 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama hailed Wednesday's one-year-old economic stimulus law as an accomplishment that staved off another Great Depression and kept up to 2 million people on the job.

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