Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Excited GOP: Energy on the right, divisions within (AP)
• Obama aligns himself with Bennet, attacks gridlock (AP)
• Romney says Obama failed America (AP)
• Dalai Lama gets an upbeat but quiet Obama welcome (AP)
• At CPAC, a new conservative order (Politico)
• Obama keeps reporters away from Dalai Lama event (AP)
• FAA oversight of American Airlines is faulted (AP)
• Iraq mission being renamed 'Operation New Dawn' (AP)
• Deficit panel can be candid: Budget cuts will hurt (AP)
• Fewer airliners crashed in 2009, but more died (AP)
• Obama keeps all-Democratic health care option open (AP)
• Sen. Scott Brown reports raising $14M since Jan. 1 (AP)
• U.S. says Iran facing many nuclear technical problems (Reuters)
• Cheney, Romney rally Republican conservatives (Reuters)
• Obama names deficit panel, gives it broad leeway (Reuters)
• Toyota chief agrees to testify before Congress,950 (AP)
• Dalai Lama likes 'energetic, tall' Obama (AFP)
• Pawlenty's record: Ideas aplenty, but many DOA (AP)
• NY Times dissident will not seek re-election (Reuters)
• USDA reaches new settlement with black farmers (AP)

Excited GOP: Energy on the right, divisions within (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:19 PM PST AP - Conservatives seem more fired up than they've been in years, rallying against President Barack Obama. But energy alone won't herald a Republican revolution, and the excitement pulsing through the GOP base masks disputes and divisions the party faces ahead of critical midterm elections.

Obama aligns himself with Bennet, attacks gridlock (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:54 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama rallied behind Colorado's junior senator and his entire reeling party Thursday, portraying Democrats as the leaders willing to "confront the real problems" in a nation disgusted with partisan squabbling.

Romney says Obama failed America (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:28 PM PST AP - Republican Mitt Romney blistered President Barack Obama for a squandered first year of policy failures and broken promises on Thursday, informally auditioning before a key part of the GOP base for the chance to challenge the Democrat in 2012.

Dalai Lama gets an upbeat but quiet Obama welcome (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:19 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House on Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people, but he kept their get-together off-camera and low-key in an attempt to avoid inflaming tensions with China.

At CPAC, a new conservative order (Politico) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 01:56 AM PST Politico - Since Richard Nixon was president, the Conservative Political Action Conference has provided the American Right with an annual occasion for self-evaluation. On Thursday, when some 10,000 activists gather in Washington for this year’s conference, they will find themselves part of a conservative movement significantly different than it was during the Bush administration, or even in 2009.

Obama keeps reporters away from Dalai Lama event (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:04 PM PST AP - For all of its talk about transparency, the White House shut out the press Thursday when President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama.

FAA oversight of American Airlines is faulted (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:26 PM PST AP - A report released Thursday by a government watchdog cites weaknesses in the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of aircraft maintenance at American Airlines, raising concern about the agency's ability to regulate maintenance at airlines in general.

Iraq mission being renamed 'Operation New Dawn' (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST AP - The U.S. military mission in Iraq will soon be getting a name change.

Deficit panel can be candid: Budget cuts will hurt (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:30 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's new deficit commission might give Americans a slap in the face about the sacrifices needed to avoid bankrupting future generations — maybe working until age 70, paying higher taxes and spending more of their own money for doctors' visits and prescriptions.

Fewer airliners crashed in 2009, but more died (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 01:47 PM PST AP - Fewer airliners crashed around the world last year, but more people died in the accidents, an industry group said Thursday.

Obama keeps all-Democratic health care option open (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:18 PM PST AP - The White House signaled Thursday that an aggressive, all-Democratic strategy for overhauling the nation's health care system remains a serious option, even as President Barack Obama invites Republicans to next week's televised summit to seek possible compromises.

Sen. Scott Brown reports raising $14M since Jan. 1 (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:28 PM PST AP - U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has raised a staggering $14.2 million since the beginning of the year and has a hefty $6 million left in his campaign account as of the start of February, documents show.

U.S. says Iran facing many nuclear technical problems (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:58 PM PST Reuters - Senior Obama administration officials said on Thursday they were struck by the number of significant technical problems Iran appears to be encountering on the road to a nuclear weapon.

Cheney, Romney rally Republican conservatives (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:55 PM PST Reuters - Former Vice President Dick Cheney rallied fellow Republican conservatives on Thursday, predicting gains in November congressional elections and declaring that Barack Obama will be a "one-term president."

Obama names deficit panel, gives it broad leeway (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:38 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama named a bipartisan panel on Thursday to tackle exploding U.S. budget deficits and promised it broad leeway to recommend ways to put the country on a path to fiscal responsibility.

Toyota chief agrees to testify before Congress,950 (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:34 PM PST AP - Toyota president Akio Toyoda said Thursday he will testify at a congressional hearing next week about the automaker's massive recalls in the United States, meeting face to face with lawmakers after enduring criticism that he responded too slowly to the company's safety crisis.

Dalai Lama likes 'energetic, tall' Obama (AFP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:17 PM PST AFP - The Dalai Lama said Thursday he liked the "energetic" style of President Barack Obama and called his election as the first African-American US leader a global inspiration.

Pawlenty's record: Ideas aplenty, but many DOA (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:35 PM PST AP - State accomplishments, check. Conservative branding, check. Follow-through, questionable.

NY Times dissident will not seek re-election (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:15 PM PST Reuters - The New York Times Co on Thursday said that Scott Galloway, leader of a dissident shareholder campaign to force changes at the company, will not stand for re-election to the board at the 2010 annual meeting.

USDA reaches new settlement with black farmers (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:12 PM PST AP - The Obama administration on Thursday announced a $1.25 billion deal with black farmers that could end a years-long stalemate over alleged racial discrimination by the Agriculture Department.

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