Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Military can't find its copy of Iraq killing video (AP)
• NH activist resigns RNC seat over spending issues (AP)
• White House would consider canceling Karzai visit (AP)
• Dems' special-election scramble (Politico)
• McCain backs former adviser in Calif. Senate race (AP)
• Republicans step up opposition to liberal nominee (AP)
• Tires cited in crash involving Blink 182 drummer (AP)
• Liberal activist challenges Brown in CA gov's race (AP)
• Troops question impact if gay ban is lifted (AP)
• Obama assures Georgia's Saakashvili of U.S. support (Reuters)
• British PM calls general election for May 6 (AFP)
• Obama calls nuke terrorism the top threat to US (AP)
• Baghdad blasts kill 35, destroy seven buildings (Reuters)
• Financial Reform: Obama, GOP Far from a Deal in Congress (Time.com)
• Coburn critical of Fox, nice to Pelosi (Politico)
• British parties launch month-long election campaign (Reuters)
• Will the health care reform law last after 2010 election? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Labour faces tough sell in UK poll battleground (Reuters)
• US hopes to ease Russia fears on missile defense (AP)

Military can't find its copy of Iraq killing video (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:37 PM PDT AP - The U.S. military said Tuesday it can't find its copy of a video that shows two employees of the Reuters news agency being killed by Army helicopters in 2007, after a leaked version circulated the Internet and renewed questions about the attack.

NH activist resigns RNC seat over spending issues (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - Amid growing concern over Michael Steele's stewardship of the Republican National Committee, a New Hampshire activist resigned his seat Tuesday, citing an "out-of-touch, free-spending culture of Washington" within the party.

White House would consider canceling Karzai visit (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:21 PM PDT AP - In a new indication of strained relations, the White House said Tuesday it would consider canceling an upcoming visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he continues to make troublesome remarks. Such a move would be a remarkable diplomatic slap likely to infuriate the mercurial leader.

Dems' special-election scramble (Politico) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 02:59 AM PDT Politico - The prospect of losing two House seats in back-to-back special elections next month has sparked a vigorous, behind-the-scenes Democratic effort, designed to avoid an outcome that could lead to panic among the rank and file and stall the momentum generated by the recent passage of landmark health care legislation.

McCain backs former adviser in Calif. Senate race (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 04:16 PM PDT AP - In the heat of the 2008 presidential race, Carly Fiorina made a splash when she opined that neither John McCain nor Sarah Palin — both fellow Republicans — or their Democratic rivals could run a major corporation.

Republicans step up opposition to liberal nominee (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:51 PM PDT AP - Republicans intensified opposition Tuesday to the nominee for a San Francisco-based appeals court, setting up a test of whether President Barack Obama can win confirmation for an unabashed liberal.

Tires cited in crash involving Blink 182 drummer (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:44 PM PDT AP - Under-inflated tires — a problem that may be widespread on business jets — caused a Learjet crash 18 months ago that killed four people and seriously injured Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and the celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, federal safety investigators said Tuesday.

Liberal activist challenges Brown in CA gov's race (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:13 PM PDT AP - A founder of the liberal activist group MoveOn.org says he will challenge Democrat Jerry Brown for the party's nomination for governor.

Troops question impact if gay ban is lifted (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 02:03 PM PDT AP - Troops attending the first meeting of its kind on ending the ban on gays in the military said Tuesday they want to know what changes were in store for them if gays were allowed to serve openly.

Obama assures Georgia's Saakashvili of U.S. support (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama, in a gesture of support before meeting his Russian counterpart later this week, assured Georgia on Tuesday the United States backed the pro-Western country's independence.

British PM calls general election for May 6 (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:33 PM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fired the starting gun Tuesday on a month-long election race, setting May 6 as the date for voting in what could be the closest poll for a generation.

Obama calls nuke terrorism the top threat to US (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:14 PM PDT AP - Rewriting America's nuclear strategy, the White House on Tuesday announced a fundamental shift that calls the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists a worse threat than the nuclear Armageddon feared during the Cold War.

Baghdad blasts kill 35, destroy seven buildings (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:52 PM PDT Reuters - Coordinated bombings across Baghdad destroyed seven buildings and killed at least 35 people on Tuesday, authorities said, fuelling fears of a surge in violence after an inconclusive parliamentary election.

Financial Reform: Obama, GOP Far from a Deal in Congress (Time.com) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:05 PM PDT Time.com - Beltway consensus is that reform of the financial regulatory system is inevitable. But there are significant roadblocks

Coburn critical of Fox, nice to Pelosi (Politico) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT Politico - Tom Coburn wants his constituents to get a more fair and balanced view of politics — even if that means hating a bit on FOX and loving a little on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

British parties launch month-long election campaign (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:52 AM PDT Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday launched a month-long election campaign likely to be dominated by the economy and shaping up to be the most unpredictable contest since 1992.

Will the health care reform law last after 2010 election? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:51 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Can the new healthcare reform law survive?

Labour faces tough sell in UK poll battleground (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:50 AM PDT Reuters - With voters disgusted by sleaze allegations and political bickering, Britain's ruling Labour party has an uphill battle clinging to power in crucial parliamentary seats such as Crawley in southern England.

US hopes to ease Russia fears on missile defense (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:42 AM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. will continue to try to seek common ground with Russia on missile defense despite the Kremlin's fear that such systems are aimed at crippling its nuclear arsenal.

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