Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama, GOP fail to reach accord on health bill (AP)
• Ethics panel finds Rep. Charles Rangel broke rules (AP)
• House sends extension of Patriot Act to Obama (AP)
• Bush, Cheney meet for first time in more than year (AP)
• Obama's task: One tune, five crowds (Politico)
• Holder, Gates: Congress should not restrict trials (AP)
• Federal Reserve comes in from Senate deep freeze (AP)
• FACT CHECK: Dueling polls and dubious stats (AP)
• Dylan, Eastwood get White House awards (AP)
• NY Gov. Paterson won't drop bid despite scandal (AP)
• Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trials (Reuters)
• Campaign flashback: McCain clashes with Obama (AP)
• New York scandal threatens Gov. David Paterson's election bid (The Christian Science Monitor)
• In the room: smiles, smirks and serious looks (AP)
• Summary Box: Dems' health care overhaul shortcut (AP)
• Coast Guard pick wants to refine homeland mission (AP)
• US Congress poised to approve tourism boost (AFP)
• Obama defends Democrats-only health bill (AP)
• Fight of the Texas titans in home stretch (AP)

Obama, GOP fail to reach accord on health bill (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST AP - Giving no ground, President Barack Obama and Republican leaders fought forcefully for their competing visions of historic health care reform Thursday in an exhausting, often-testy live-on-TV debate. Far from any accord, Obama signaled the Democrats were prepared to push ahead for an all-or-nothing congressional vote.

Ethics panel finds Rep. Charles Rangel broke rules (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST AP - Rep. Charles Rangel, the most powerful tax-writing lawmaker in Congress and a 40-year veteran of Capitol Hill, acknowledged Thursday that an ethics panel has accused him of accepting Caribbean trips from a corporation in violation of House rules.

House sends extension of Patriot Act to Obama (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:37 PM PST AP - Key provisions of the nation's primary counterterrorism law would be extended for a year under a bill passed by the House Thursday evening after Democrats retreated from adding new privacy protections.

Bush, Cheney meet for first time in more than year (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:16 PM PST AP - Former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney met for coffee in their first reunion since President Barack Obama's inauguration more than a year ago.

Obama's task: One tune, five crowds (Politico) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 02:06 AM PST Politico - President Barack Obama’s “summit” Thursday is officially billed as a meeting of the minds with congressional Republicans  — but, in truth, Republicans are the least of his concerns.

Holder, Gates: Congress should not restrict trials (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:04 PM PST AP - Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are urging Congress not to restrict the executive branch from prosecuting terrorism defendants in federal courts or in reformed military commissions in the United States.

Federal Reserve comes in from Senate deep freeze (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - The Federal Reserve, once in danger of being stripped of its bank supervision powers by the Senate, is getting a second look from key lawmakers amid a new flurry of bipartisan negotiations over a massive overhaul of the rules that govern Wall Street.

FACT CHECK: Dueling polls and dubious stats (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:07 PM PST AP - Beware of politicians quoting poll numbers. That was one lesson from the White House health policy conference Thursday as lawmakers in both parties cherry-picked survey results, ignored contrary findings and presented public opinion, which is highly nuanced on these questions, as a slam-dunk.

Dylan, Eastwood get White House awards (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama honored actor and director Clint Eastwood and singer Bob Dylan with arts and humanities awards Thursday.

NY Gov. Paterson won't drop bid despite scandal (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:39 PM PST AP - Despite calls from leading Democrats to step aside, Gov. David Paterson said Thursday he won't drop his election bid amid a growing scandal surrounding accusations of domestic violence against a key aide.

Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trials (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:37 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration bluntly urged the Congress on Thursday to steer clear of directing where terrorism suspects should be prosecuted, pushing back against efforts to require military rather than civilian trials.

Campaign flashback: McCain clashes with Obama (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:06 PM PST AP - Who said the 2008 presidential campaign was over? President Barack Obama upbraided his former Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, on Thursday for resorting to political "talking points" at a health care summit Obama organized in hopes of bridging the divide between the two parties.

New York scandal threatens Gov. David Paterson's election bid (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:32 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The political problems of New York Gov. David Paterson are intensifying.

In the room: smiles, smirks and serious looks (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:19 PM PST AP - Smirks, smiles and staredowns.

Summary Box: Dems' health care overhaul shortcut (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:46 PM PST AP - THE SHORTCUT: Democrats may use the so-called reconciliation process, which would let them push President Barack Obama's health overhaul bill through the Senate with a simple majority. Republicans — who hold 41 of the Senate's 100 seats — have been using filibuster rules to force Democrats to garner 60 votes.

Coast Guard pick wants to refine homeland mission (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:20 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Coast Guard proposed major cuts to the agency's counterterrorism mission over the next five years.

US Congress poised to approve tourism boost (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:16 PM PST AFP - Looking for an edge in the global war for tourism dollars, the US Congress worked Thursday to send President Barack Obama a bill to launch a charm offensive and woo free-spending overseas travelers.

Obama defends Democrats-only health bill (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:57 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has defended the idea of pushing health care overhaul legislation through Congress with no Republican votes.

Fight of the Texas titans in home stretch (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:53 PM PST AP - A Republican showdown building for years between two Texas titans, Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, highlights the anti-establishment, anti-Washington mood of voters and the muddle that the tea party movement is making in midterm elections.

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