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Yahoo! News: Elections

White House braces unemployed for slow job rebound (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:12 AM PDT

Job seekers talk to a recruiter at a career fair in Ontario, California. An unexpected rise in private-sector job losses stoked concerns about the strength of the US economic recovery Wednesday, ahead of a key government labor report later this week.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AP - Buoyed by good news on the jobs front, the White House claimed credit Sunday for reversing the downward economic spiral while bracing out-of-work Americans for a slow recovery.

Easter service at DC church draws Obama family (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:42 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama and his family marked the Easter holiday by attending a music-filled service at a historically black Methodist church in southeast Washington, an area that was rocked by violence last week.

Top GOP lawmakers want accountability at RNC (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2006 file photo, Californian Rep. Kevin McCarthy., center, accompanied by Republican Assembly members Rick Keene, of Chico, Calif., right, and George Plescia, of La Jolla, Calif., walks to the Governor's office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Taxpayers should no longer be used as a lifeline for large financial institutions, Republicans said Saturday as a Democratic-led Congress inches toward a regulatory overhaul of the financial industry. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)AP - Two top congressional Republicans said Sunday the Republican National Committee must be held accountable for the way it uses the money it raises in light of nearly $2,000 spent for a night at a sex-themed Hollywood nightclub.

Specter hopes Justice Stevens doesn't quit in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 06:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009, file photo Associate Justice John Paul Stevens sits for a new group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington. Stevens, the oldest justice who turns 90 this April 2010, says he'll decide soon about retiring, for his own peace of mind and to give President Barack Obama and the Senate plenty of time to replace him. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - A leading Democratic senator hopes Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens doesn't decide to retire this year.

Michael Steele's very bad week (Politico)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:06 AM PDT

Politico - The RNC says Michael Steele is ordering "substantive changes" to the Republican Party's accounting procedures in the wake of news that it spent nearly $2,000 at a bondage club in Hollywood. 

Senator says domestic terror threat is real danger (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT

AP - The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says domestic terrorism is a real and growing danger.

White House: Iran not why currency report delayed (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 07:18 AM PDT

AP - The White House denies any connection between delaying a report on China's currency policies and seeking China's cooperation on new penalties against Iran for its nuclear program.

Summers says jobs creation Obama's 'preoccupation' (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 06:39 AM PDT

AP - The top White House economics adviser says putting people back to work is an administration "preoccupation."

Lapses hinder rescue teams hunting for lost planes (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:01 PM PDT

This 2007 photo provided by the family shows Sam Smiley, with his sister, Ann Connor, left, and wife Mary Smiley, right, and granddaughter Adele McCune, during a 2007 vacation in Hilton Head, S.C., just days before his death. Smiley was flying home by himself from Hilton Head to Cincinnati when his plane crashed near Dawsonville, Ga. He survived the crash, but died waiting for rescuers, who arrived 49 hours after the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board said a miscommunication between air traffic controllers and the Air Force and weaknesses in procedures prevented critical information from reaching searchers. (AP Photo/Sara McCune)AP - On a cloudy April afternoon nearly three years ago, Sam Smiley's single-engine plane failed to clear a north Georgia mountain ridge and slammed into rugged woods.

Obama urges people to retain values amid rancor (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, April 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - President Barack Obama's Easter address calls on people of all faiths, as well as nonbelievers, to embrace their common aspirations and "shared spirit of humanity."

Spring forecast: Incivility with a chance of rage (Politico)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:12 PM PDT

Politico - MANCHESTER, N.H. – If the experience of this state’s two Democratic House members is any indication, the raw emotion and mistrust emanating from last summer’s congressional town halls never really went away.

Obama economic adviser predicts more job growth (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 07:35 AM PDT

AP - A top adviser to President Barack Obama predicts positive job growth, but also says there's a "big hole" in the economy from job losses due to the recession.

Summers expects financial overhaul to pass Senate (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 06:51 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's top economic adviser said Sunday he believes Congress will pass new oversight rules for the financial industry.

Progressive Wisconsin slow to curb drunk driving (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:52 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided Oct. 21, 2009 by the Tomah Police Department, shows Wisconsin Rep. Jeff Wood. The history of Wisconsin's elected officials getting busted for driving drunk goes a long way in explaining why the latest offender, Wood, an Independent state representative facing three charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs over a 10-month period, appears poised to serve out his term without serious reprimand. (AP Photo/Tomah Police Department, File)AP - Wisconsin is known historically as a hotbed of social reforms, yet cracking down on drunken drivers has never been high on policymakers' to-do list.

Obama's first pitch will mark 100-year tradition (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 18, 1949 black-and-white file photo, President Harry S Truman prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in Washington. A hundred years ago, a portly right-hander, President William Howard Taft threw out the first pitch at a Washington Senators game, a weak lob from the stands to the great Walter Johnson. On Monday, the Nationals bring in the left-hander, President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/William J. Smith, File)AP - One hundred years ago this month, a rotund right-hander, President William Howard Taft, started a baseball tradition by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington season opener. On Monday, the Nationals turn to a svelte southpaw, President Barack Obama, to make his Nationals Park debut.

Democrats stand by candidate seeking Obama seat (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2010 file photo, Alexi Giannoulias speaks with reporters while campaigning in Springfield, Ill. for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President Barack Obama. Republicans will have a difficult time unseating Democrats in Illinois, where Obama remains very popular. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)AP - Democrats are quietly worrying about whether Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias can win President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. His family's bank is believed to be on the verge of collapse and reportedly made $20 million in loans to two convicted felons.

Rory Reid takes on name in NV governor's race (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT

Nevada Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid is photographed at Red Rock Canyon Natural Conservation Area just west of Las Vegas on Friday, April 2, 2010. As chairman of the powerful Clark County Commission in Las Vegas, Reid, 47, is not exactly a newcomer to the public spotlight. Even so, his name is often linked to that of his father, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The younger Reid is hoping to simplify how he is introduced if he's successful in his bid for the Nevada governor's office. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)AP - As chairman of the powerful Clark County Commission in Las Vegas, Rory Reid, 47, is not exactly a newcomer to the public spotlight.

Republicans dispute course of financial overhaul (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2006 file photo, Californian Rep. Kevin McCarthy., center, accompanied by Republican Assembly members Rick Keene, of Chico, Calif., right, and George Plescia, of La Jolla, Calif., walks to the Governor's office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Taxpayers should no longer be used as a lifeline for large financial institutions, Republicans said Saturday as a Democratic-led Congress inches toward a regulatory overhaul of the financial industry. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)AP - End the public lifeline for large financial institutions, Republicans are demanding as they push back against Democratic efforts to set new rules for the financial industry.

Obama inspires Cambridge to Boat Race victory (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:13 PM PDT

Cambridge University's Deaglan McEachern (C) celebrates after passing the finish line at Chiswick Bridge to beat Oxford University during the Boat Race on The River Thames in London. Cambridge defied the odds to win the 156th University Boat Race by more than a length, claiming victory over rivals Oxford for the first time in three years.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" slogan inspired Cambridge to defy the odds and beat Oxford in the University Boat Race, said their leader, who worked on the US president's election campaign.

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