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Yahoo! News: Elections

Summer battle ahead for Stevens' court replacement (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:51 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the retirement of Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens and the West Virginia mine tragedy, Friday, April 9, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court's leading liberal, touched off an immediate election-year political battle Friday over President Barack Obama's second high court pick. Republicans promised trouble for any activist nominee.

Stupak, linchpin of health bill, calls it quits (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:32 PM PDT

Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan, head of a group of pro-life Democrats, speaks at a press conference before the US House of Representatives votes on health care reform at the Capitol in Washington, on March 21. US President Barack Obama signed an executive order barring taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for abortions.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AP - Rep. Bart Stupak insists that tea party activists outraged over his crucial support of health care legislation didn't run him out of office, but his decision to retire gives conservatives a rallying point as they target Democrats in the midterm elections.

Obama, Palin trade words over nuclear policy (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are sniping at each other over nuclear policy — a potential preview of the next race for the White House.

Stevens carved liberal legacy on high court (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:04 PM PDT

In this photo taken June 15, 2006, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, center, stands as he and other justices leave a memorial for the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, at the Supreme Court in Washington. Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, announced today that he is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill. At rear, from left are: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Clarence Thomas, and retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The preservation of abortion rights, protection of consumer rights and limits on the death penalty are due in no small measure to John Paul Stevens' actions on the Supreme Court.

Obama predicts 'tough' Iran sanctions (Politico)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:05 AM PDT

Politico - PRAGUE — President Barack Obama predicted Thursday that he would be able to achieve “strong, tough” sanctions against Iran in coming weeks and credited nuclear arms discussions with the Russians for helping to pave the way.

Clinton urges bipartisan push on nukes (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:21 PM PDT

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, right, looks on as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discusses the new nuclear arms control treaty during a speech at the Brown & Williamson Club in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Friday, April 9, 2010 in Louisville, Ky., as part of the McConnell Center's lecture series at the University of Louisville. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered assurances Friday that a new nuclear arms control treaty enables the U.S. to maintain a "strong, flexible deterrent" as she urged divided Republicans and Democrats to ratify the pact signed by President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev.

Potential Obama nominees for the Supreme Court (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 15, 2006 file photo, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, center, smiles as he chats with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, right, just before the start of a memorial for the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, at the Supreme Court in Washington. Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, he is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Sketches of potential candidates to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, listed alphabetically, with their pros and cons:

Obama pick for Justice post withdraws (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel has withdrawn her bid for confirmation, after several Republicans objected to her criticism of the Bush administration's terrorist interrogation policies.

Government can be good, Obama reminds public (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the retirement of Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens and the West Virginia mine tragedy, Friday, April 9, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - As a candidate, Barack Obama pledged to "make government cool again." After a year that gave birth to the anti-government tea party movement, the president can hardly claim to have succeeded.

US: al-Qaida exemplifies new-age nuclear threat (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:24 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 9, 2010, to make a statement on the West Virginia mine accident and the retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The White House on Friday warned that al-Qaida is quietly hunting for an atomic bomb, adding urgency to a historic summit next week where President Barack Obama will try to persuade world leaders to step up efforts to keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands.

Base stirred by Palin, but not sure she's ready yet (Politico)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:56 PM PDT

Politico - NEW ORLEANS – Sarah Palin dominated a sleepy Southern Republican Leadership Conference here Friday, stealing a show that had largely been ceded to her by other Republicans of national stature.

Palin, Obama spar from a distance over nuke policy (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:32 PM PDT

Sarah Palin waves as she arrives to speak at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Friday, April 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - President Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin sparred from a distance over nuclear policy with each questioning the other's experience on the issue in a potential preview of the 2012 White House race.

Obama to hold bipartisan meeting on financial reform (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:30 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will hold a meeting with congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday to discuss proposals to overhaul financial regulation, a White House official said on Friday.

Filling John Paul Stevens Supreme Court vacancy big test for Obama (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:13 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - What a difference a year makes. On May 1, 2009, President Obama announced the retirement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Mr. Obama’s job approval stood at 65 percent in the Gallup poll. His nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, was confirmed by the Senate 68-31.

US Supreme Court Justice Stevens retires (AFP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:49 PM PDT

US Supreme Court Justice John-Paul Stevens, seen here in 2009, will retire this summer, giving President Barack Obama a chance to make his second pick to the nine-member bench, officials said Friday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Venerable US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement Friday, setting off a battle over his successor certain to inject fresh venom into volatile election-year politics.

Supreme Court Justice Stevens to resign (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced on Friday he would resign, and President Barack Obama promised to name a successor quickly, setting the stage for an expected partisan election-year Senate confirmation battle.

Killing of Ariz. rancher roils immigration debate (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:05 PM PDT

FILE - This 2008 file photo provided by the Arizona Farming & Ranching Hall of Fame shows Cochise County rancher Robert Krentz in Goodyear, Ariz, Krentz was killed Saturday, March 27, 2010 on his 35,000 acre ranch north of Douglas. The killing of the third-generation rancher has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate as politicians cite the episode as further proof that the U.S. must do more to secure the violent U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Arizona Farming & Ranching Hall of Fame, Michelle Roles)AP - Cattle rancher Rob Krentz often helped illegal immigrants he found stranded on his sprawling Arizona ranch.

Turkey, Armenia to discuss ties in Washington (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:20 PM PDT

AP - Turkey hopes that a rare face-to-face meeting between its prime minister and Armenia's president in Washington next week could revive stalled efforts to normalize relations between the longtime adversaries.

Texas Gov. Perry urges Republicans to say 'no' (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry says Republican congressional candidates must say "no" — no to President Barack Obama, and no to anything that makes Washington relevant to the American people.

2012 preview? Obama, Palin trade insults on nuclear policy (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:15 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - NEW ORLEANS — President Barack Obama and potential rival Sarah Palin traded barbs over nuclear weapons policy Friday in an exchange that provided an early look at what a 2012 election campaign between the two might look like.

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