Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Geithner says economy growing faster than expected (AP)
• Top general says US withdrawal from Iraq on track (AP)
• White House spokesman: Twitter an 'amazing tool' (AP)
• Obama to sell financial overhaul to country (AP)
• GOP leader: Take bank reform back to drawing board (AP)
• Counting sea life, sometimes little things are big (AP)
• Clinton: Look beyond judges for high court pick (AP)
• Clinton: Democrats to hold Senate, House in 2010 (AP)
• McCain says US lacks effective policy on Iran (AP)
• Gates says US is prepared on Iran's nuclear plan (AP)
• Poll: Americans' distrust of federal government is deepening (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Democrats add aggressively to 2010 election coffers (Reuters)
• Geithner: Obama taking steps to shrink deficit (AP)
• New Afghan election chief promises to clean house (Reuters)
• Palin taken aback by Obama 'superpower' remark (AP)
• Peace talks at stake as Turkish Cypriots vote (AFP)
• California Democrats seek election-year momentum (AP)
• Obama cancels Poland trip due to volcano fallout (AP)

Geithner says economy growing faster than expected (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 08:01 AM PDT AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the economy is growing faster than the Obama administration expected.

Top general says US withdrawal from Iraq on track (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:10 AM PDT AP - The planned withdrawal of nearly 45,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August is on track in spite of a recent increase in attacks by militant forces, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Sunday.

White House spokesman: Twitter an 'amazing tool' (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 08:00 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's spokesman says the Internet's Twitter site is an "amazing tool" and a "fabulous medium."

Obama to sell financial overhaul to country (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:17 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is preparing to travel outside Washington in the coming weeks to sell his proposal for financial regulatory reform to the country.

GOP leader: Take bank reform back to drawing board (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:53 AM PDT AP - The Republican leader in the Senate says President Barack Obama is trying to 'politicize' financial reform.

Counting sea life, sometimes little things are big (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:05 AM PDT AP - If the Census Bureau thinks it has its hands full counting Americans, imagine what scientists are up against in trying to tally every living thing in the ocean, including microbes so small they seem invisible.

Clinton: Look beyond judges for high court pick (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:02 AM PDT AP - Bill Clinton says someone who hasn't been a judge should be considered for the Supreme Court.

Clinton: Democrats to hold Senate, House in 2010 (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:02 AM PDT AP - Former President Bill Clinton has seen congressional elections where Republicans dominate. But he says this year is no 1994.

McCain says US lacks effective policy on Iran (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:45 AM PDT AP - Sen. John McCain says he didn't need to hear about a secret memorandum from the Pentagon to know the U.S. doesn't have an effective policy for dealing with Iran's nuclear program.

Gates says US is prepared on Iran's nuclear plan (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:32 PM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to take a range of actions against the Iranian nuclear program and told friends and foes not to fall for any perception Iran can catch Washington off guard .

Poll: Americans' distrust of federal government is deepening (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Already wary of the federal government, Americans have grown even more critical, less trusting and even fearful of Uncle Sam since President Barack Obama took office, according to an exhaustive new study being released Monday.

Democrats add aggressively to 2010 election coffers (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - Congressional Democrats facing competitive re-election bids added aggressively to their financial war chests in early 2010, girding themselves for an expected onslaught from Republicans and special-interest groups, analysts and official documents said.

Geithner: Obama taking steps to shrink deficit (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:06 AM PDT AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says President Barack Obama is taking steps to reduce the nation's red ink.

New Afghan election chief promises to clean house (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 03:49 AM PDT Reuters - Afghanistan's newly appointed election chief promised on Sunday to remove officials responsible for fraud in last year's presidential vote in time to hold a cleaner parliamentary election this year.

Palin taken aback by Obama 'superpower' remark (AP) Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:17 PM PDT AP - Sarah Palin criticized President Barack Obama on Saturday for saying America is a military superpower "whether we like it or not," saying she was taken aback by his comment.

Peace talks at stake as Turkish Cypriots vote (AFP) Posted: 17 Apr 2010 08:32 PM PDT AFP - Voters in the self-declared Turkish Cypriot state go to the polls on Sunday in a leadership election that could put a hardliner in power and jeopardise talks on reunification of the divided island.

California Democrats seek election-year momentum (AP) Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT AP - Democrats facing a tough election year dared Republicans on Saturday to challenge them on issues from Wall Street regulations to health care reform, testing what they hope will be a winning message with most voters in the fall.

Obama cancels Poland trip due to volcano fallout (AP) Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:29 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama scrapped plans to travel to Poland on Saturday for the funeral of Poland's president because of hazardous flying conditions caused by the volcanic ash cloud over Europe.

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