Yahoo! News: Elections

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• White House social secretary Rogers resigning (AP)
• Health care odds long, but Democrats push ahead (AP)
• NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid under pressure (AP)
• The aftermath: Confusion, conflict (Politico)
• 'Living wage' could be factor in govt contracts (AP)
• Mullen says US military to stay in Haiti as needed (AP)
• Clinton encouraged on NKorean nuke talks (AP)
• Mullen visits Haiti, talks to American troops (AP)
• Official: NATO and Pakistan sharing tactical plans (AP)
• Colombia court rejects Uribe's re-election (Reuters)
• Senator: Find missing e-mails on interrogation (AP)
• Republicans to visit 3 cities in convention search (AP)
• Obama to have routine medical checkup on Sunday (Reuters)
• Obama calls Cheney to wish him speedy recovery (Reuters)
• Obama recognizes historically black colleges (AP)
• NY governor withdraws from election bid (Reuters)
• Dems pull provision penalizing intel personnel (AP)
• Key dates that led to NY governor's announcement (AP)
• New York governor scraps election bid in scandal (AFP)

White House social secretary Rogers resigning (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:52 PM PST AP - White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is stepping down three months after an uninvited couple crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner and she was heavily criticized for her role in allowing the embarrassing episode to happen.

Health care odds long, but Democrats push ahead (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - Democrats pushed hard to revive President Barack Obama's stalled health care overhaul on Friday — and pointed to glimmers of hope — but the long odds facing them seemed little changed after Obama's extraordinary summit with both parties' leaders.

NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid under pressure (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - Less than a week after declaring he would seek a full four-year term, New York Gov. David Paterson abruptly dropped his election bid Friday under pressure from fellow Democrats concerned about his faltering agenda and his handling of a domestic abuse case involving a trusted aide.

The aftermath: Confusion, conflict (Politico) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:48 AM PST Politico - Democrats wake up after Thursday's health care summit staring down another deadline to get their bill done, exactly four weeks until Easter break.

'Living wage' could be factor in govt contracts (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:28 PM PST AP - The White House is looking at a new policy that would give an advantage in bidding on government contracts to companies that offer a "living wage" and generous benefits.

Mullen says US military to stay in Haiti as needed (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:23 PM PST AP - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen says the U.S. military is prepared to keep troops in Haiti so long as security for the relief effort is needed.

Clinton encouraged on NKorean nuke talks (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:16 PM PST AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that the United States is encouraged by signs that North Korea could return to stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations. Her spokesman said those talks could begin in coming weeks.

Mullen visits Haiti, talks to American troops (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:53 AM PST AP - U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen met Friday with Haitian President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive in Mullen's first trip to the earthquake-devastated country.

Official: NATO and Pakistan sharing tactical plans (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:31 PM PST AP - NATO commanders in Afghanistan have begun traveling to Pakistan to share plans for military operations for the first time, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

Colombia court rejects Uribe's re-election (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST Reuters - Colombia's constitutional court on Friday rejected a referendum to allow President Alvaro Uribe's re-election in a ruling that effectively ends his chance of seeking a third consecutive term in May.

Senator: Find missing e-mails on interrogation (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 04:13 PM PST AP - A Senate committee chairman told the Justice Department on Friday to hunt for the missing e-mails of an attorney who provided legal justification for the Bush administration's harsh interrogation of terror suspects.

Republicans to visit 3 cities in convention search (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:02 PM PST AP - A Republican committee exploring possible sites for the 2012 Republican National Convention will visit Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Tampa, Fla. this spring.

Obama to have routine medical checkup on Sunday (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:47 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the National Naval Medical Center just outside Washington on Sunday for his annual medical checkup, the White House said.

Obama calls Cheney to wish him speedy recovery (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:36 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called former Vice President Dick Cheney to wish him a speedy recovery as Cheney was recuperating from a mild heart attack, the White House said on Friday.

Obama recognizes historically black colleges (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:27 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has signed an executive order strengthening the long-standing White House initiative on historically black colleges and universities.

NY governor withdraws from election bid (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:13 PM PST Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson on Friday abandoned his campaign to seek a new term in November, battered by questions of impropriety and growing pressure to quit the race.

Dems pull provision penalizing intel personnel (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:11 PM PST AP - The House approved an intelligence agency bill Friday after Democratic leaders hastily removed a provision that would have imposed prison sentences for personnel using "cruel, inhuman and degrading" interrogation techniques.

Key dates that led to NY governor's announcement (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:52 PM PST AP - Some key events that led to New York Gov. David Paterson's announcing he won't seek election.

New York governor scraps election bid in scandal (AFP) Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:46 PM PST AFP - New York Governor David Paterson on Friday withdrew his election bid after coming under huge pressure not to run over an abuse-of-office scandal.

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