Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric (AP)
• FACT CHECK: Can overhaul law save Medicare? (AP)
• I-95 high court in need of some regional diversity (AP)
• Jay Leno, Obama jockey for laughs at annual dinner (AP)
• Obama set to visit Gulf on Sunday for spill update (AP)
• Climate bill could be harmed by Gulf spill (AP)
• After split from GOP, Crist busy with Fla. duties (AP)
• FDIC head: Don't ban bank derivatives business (AP)
• Lessons from health bill apply to financial reform (AP)
• Obama defends government power ahead of elections (Reuters)
• Liberal challenge to Dems on health care falters (AP)
• English-only ad draws national debate to Alabama (AP)
• In Ohio, job worries overshadow primary election (AP)
• Obama to visit US Gulf to push anti-slick efforts (Reuters)
• Obama backs 'Oz' reform: Expose wizards behind campaign funding (The Christian Science Monitor)
• PM Brown fights on as media tips rivals in UK vote (Reuters)
• Fresh poll blow to British PM as papers turn against him (AFP)
• Obama will fight for new campaign finance rules (AP)
• Obama calls for reforms in election funding (AFP)

Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 11:14 AM PDT AP - In a blunt caution to political friend and foe, President Barack Obama said Saturday that partisan rants and name-calling under the guise of legitimate discourse pose a serious danger to America's democracy, and may incite "extreme elements" to violence.

FACT CHECK: Can overhaul law save Medicare? (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 05:17 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law cuts about $500 billion from Medicare in the next 10 years and spends most of that to cover uninsured workers and their families.

I-95 high court in need of some regional diversity (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 02:23 PM PDT AP - Forget liberal vs. conservative justices. The Supreme Court is way out of regional alignment: It's heavily tilted toward the Northeast corridor and could become even more so as President Barack Obama prepares to fill an upcoming vacancy.

Jay Leno, Obama jockey for laughs at annual dinner (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 06:09 PM PDT AP - Jay Leno can tease the president all he wants, but Barack Obama is likely to offer some barbs of his own.

Obama set to visit Gulf on Sunday for spill update (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 09:28 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama made plans to visit the Gulf Coast on Sunday for a firsthand update on the worst U.S. oil spill in decades and Cabinet members leading the administration's response booked a heavy round of talk show appearances

Climate bill could be harmed by Gulf spill (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 05:43 PM PDT AP - A historic environmental protection bill is in danger after a massive oil spill put a new focus on the perils of offshore drilling, a feature that was supposed to win wider support for the legislation.

After split from GOP, Crist busy with Fla. duties (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 04:54 PM PDT AP - Fresh from leaving the Republican Party, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Saturday busied himself with official duties in the public eye as he and his former GOP primary rival adjusted to his new role as an independent in the U.S. Senate race.

FDIC head: Don't ban bank derivatives business (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 01:32 PM PDT AP - A top government banking regulator wants Senate Democrats to let banks keep most of their business in complex — and profitable — securities known as derivatives.

Lessons from health bill apply to financial reform (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 12:06 PM PDT AP - Bye, bye, Mr. Nice Guy. After pursuing bipartisan talks for months on health care and deflecting rather than challenging Republican critics, President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are deploying a more aggressive approach in their attempt to push financial overhaul legislation through the Senate.

Obama defends government power ahead of elections (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama, whose legislative priorities include reforms that critics say make the government too powerful, offered a broad defense on Saturday of government itself before November elections.

Liberal challenge to Dems on health care falters (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 11:08 AM PDT AP - Liberals who vowed to take revenge against conservative Democrats who opposed President Barack Obama's health care law have little to show for their anger six months before the midterm elections.

English-only ad draws national debate to Alabama (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 09:47 AM PDT AP - An "English-only" ad by a candidate in the Alabama governor's race has drawn the state into the national debate over immigration stoked by a tough new Arizona law and generated an Internet crowd for the political scion running in a crowded Republican field.

In Ohio, job worries overshadow primary election (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 07:45 AM PDT AP - Ohio voters are wracked with worry over the exodus of jobs from this industrial swing state, and their gloomy outlook is hurting Democrats' efforts to seize an open Senate seat from Republicans.

Obama to visit US Gulf to push anti-slick efforts (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 07:33 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will visit the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday to bolster efforts to avert an environmental disaster threatened by a huge, growing oil slick forecasters said was being driven ashore by winds.

Obama backs 'Oz' reform: Expose wizards behind campaign funding (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 May 2010 06:50 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Famously "troubled" by the Supreme Court's allowing corporate cash to sway voters with attack ads, President Obama is fighting back with could be called the "Oz law." In his weekly Saturday radio and web address, Obama urged Congress to pass a simple, but potentially potent, reform:

PM Brown fights on as media tips rivals in UK vote (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 05:40 AM PDT Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday he paid a heavy price for calling a Labour supporter "bigoted" as negative media coverage pointed increasingly to his Labour party losing power after 13 years.

Fresh poll blow to British PM as papers turn against him (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2010 04:34 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's slender re-election hopes took a fresh battering Saturday as two top newspapers turned against his ruling Labour party, days before a general election on May 6.

Obama will fight for new campaign finance rules (AP) Posted: 01 May 2010 04:23 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed Congress for swift action on measures to restrict political advertising by corporations and labor unions, saying that "no less than the integrity of our democracy" is at stake.

Obama calls for reforms in election funding (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2010 03:54 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama called on Congress on Saturday to pass reforms limiting the influence of special interest groups on US elections, saying the integrity of US democracy needed to be protected.

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