Yahoo! News: Elections

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• US complains to Syria of arms sales to Hezbollah (AP)
• Moving faster, Toyota recalls SUVs, agrees to fine (AP)
• Democrats look at Goldman lawsuit to spur new regs (AP)
• Court splits sharply on campus Christian argument (AP)
• Eight Republicans who may break ranks on bank bill (Politico)
• Obama taps Harvard professor to head Medicare (AP)
• Justice Stevens turns 90; only Holmes was older (AP)
• Ignoring DC pressure, Crist mulls independent run (AP)
• Obama heads west to boost Democratic Sen. Boxer (AP)
• IRS promoting tax credits in new health care law (AP)
• Senate committee subpoenas Fort Hood documents (AP)
• Obama, Biden to attend memorial for miners (Reuters)
• Obama, Senate Dems forge ahead on financial reform (Reuters)
• Obama to eulogize dead of US mining tragedy (AFP)
• White House: Obama will eulogize W.Va. coal miners (AP)
• Obama, Congress ignore their pledge of fiscal discipline (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama administration subpoenaed in Fort Hood probe (Reuters)
• White House cranks up pressure on finance reform (AFP)
• US urges winning Turkish Cypriot to pursue reunification (AFP)
• Court: Idaho's election law unfair to independents (AP)

US complains to Syria of arms sales to Hezbollah (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT AP - The State Department has summoned the senior Syrian diplomat in Washington to complain about what U.S. officials say is his country's "provocative behavior" in supplying arms to the Iranian-aligned militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Moving faster, Toyota recalls SUVs, agrees to fine (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:41 PM PDT AP - Toyota hurriedly ordered recalls of nearly 10,000 Lexus SUVs for possible rollover dangers Monday and agreed to a record $16.4 million fine for a slow response in its broader earlier recall, scrambling to fix safety worries that threaten the Japanese auto giant's reputation.

Democrats look at Goldman lawsuit to spur new regs (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:32 PM PDT AP - A fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs became a political weapon for Democrats Monday as they fought for Republican support for a sweeping financial regulatory bill. Republicans remained unswayed in opposition.

Court splits sharply on campus Christian argument (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:39 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court seemed to split sharply Monday on whether a law school can deny recognition to a Christian student group that won't let gays join, a case that could determine whether nondiscrimination policies trump the rights of private organizations to determine who can — and cannot — belong.

Eight Republicans who may break ranks on bank bill (Politico) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:44 PM PDT Politico - The Republican rhetoric sounded tough on financial regulatory reform early this week.

Obama taps Harvard professor to head Medicare (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:11 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama has nominated Harvard medical professor Donald Berwick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid.

Justice Stevens turns 90; only Holmes was older (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:01 PM PDT AP - His tenure on the Supreme Court touched four decades, following service in a war that defined his generation and a childhood in a prominent family. He celebrated his 90th birthday among court colleagues at least a dozen years younger.

Ignoring DC pressure, Crist mulls independent run (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:20 PM PDT AP - Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he may quit his GOP primary race and run for the Senate as an independent, his once-promising career threatened by fast-rising conservative opposition.

Obama heads west to boost Democratic Sen. Boxer (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:24 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is lending a hand to one of his party's endangered Senate incumbents, Democrat Barbara Boxer, and raising cash for the Democrats in the friendly confines of California.

IRS promoting tax credits in new health care law (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:09 PM PDT AP - The government is reaching out to more than 4 million small businesses and tax-exempt groups to make sure they know about a new tax credit offered as part of the nation's health care law.

Senate committee subpoenas Fort Hood documents (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:30 PM PDT AP - In a rare public dispute between a Democratic-led Congress and the White House, a Senate committee on Monday subpoenaed the Obama administration for secret documents and access to witnesses in last year's mass shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

Obama, Biden to attend memorial for miners (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama plans to attend a memorial service on Sunday for the 29 coal miners killed in a West Virginia mine blast, the White House said on Monday.

Obama, Senate Dems forge ahead on financial reform (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will take his push for tighter financial regulation to New York on Thursday, with Wall Street reeling from the Goldman Sachs case and the Senate inching closer to a pivotal vote.

Obama to eulogize dead of US mining tragedy (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:14 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will lead mourners on Sunday at a memorial service in West Virginia for the dead of the worst US mining tragedy in decades.

White House: Obama will eulogize W.Va. coal miners (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:54 PM PDT AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy Sunday for the 29 miners killed in a West Virginia coal mine explosion.

Obama, Congress ignore their pledge of fiscal discipline (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:28 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders vowed tough budget discipline in February when they approved a "pay as you go" requirement, but they've already avoided paying for major programs twice.

Obama administration subpoenaed in Fort Hood probe (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - Two U.S. lawmakers subpoenaed the Obama administration on Monday for information sought in a congressional probe of last year's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 soldiers dead and an Army psychiatrist charged with murder.

White House cranks up pressure on finance reform (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:05 PM PDT AFP - The White House on Monday sought to tar Republicans with Wall Street excess, as President Barack Obama cranked up his campaign to quickly pass the most sweeping regulatory reform law in decades.

US urges winning Turkish Cypriot to pursue reunification (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:58 PM PDT AFP - The United States on Monday urged the hardline winner of the Turkish Cypriot presidential election Sunday to pursue UN-backed plans for the reunification of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

Court: Idaho's election law unfair to independents (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:05 PM PDT AP - A federal judge says Idaho's election laws are unconstitutional and unfairly biased against would-be independent presidential candidates.

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