Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Security slip let suspect on plane, near takeoff (AP)
• Obama interviews Diane Wood for Supreme Court (AP)
• AP sources: Bomber trained at Pakistan terror camp (AP)
• GOP Coats wins Ind. primary; NC, Ohio vote (AP)
• Gulf oil spill roils energy bill prospects (AP)
• NTSB finds safety lessons in Hudson River ditching (AP)
• WH pushes to lift liability limit for Gulf spill (AP)
• Tentative Senate deal on future big bank failures (AP)
• EPA proposes coal ash rule, sets time for comment (AP)
• Obama praises Indonesia on test ban treaty (AP)
• Obama touts support for Lincoln in Ark. radio ad (AP)
• Iraq Shi'ite blocs to join forces in parliament (Reuters)
• Obama calls on Hawaii voters to back a Democrat (AP)
• Demi Moore urges help for exploited children (AP)
• British PM to take 'full responsibility' if election lost (AFP)
• Direct talks fail to free American jailed in Iran (AP)
• Party leaders make final tour of Britain for votes (Reuters)
• Senate committee wants upgrade to auto safety laws (AP)
• Times Square bomb suspect faces terror charges (AP)

Security slip let suspect on plane, near takeoff (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 05:35 PM PDT AP - The no-fly list failed to keep the Times Square suspect off the plane.

Obama interviews Diane Wood for Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 04:41 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama interviewed federal judge Diane Wood of Chicago on Tuesday for an opening on the Supreme Court, the fourth candidate known to have had face-to-face talks with the president, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.

AP sources: Bomber trained at Pakistan terror camp (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 12:26 PM PDT AP - The suspect in the failed Times Square bombing told authorities he trained at a terrorism camp in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday as they worked to unravel the events leading up to the nearly catastrophic attack.

GOP Coats wins Ind. primary; NC, Ohio vote (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 05:37 PM PDT AP - Former Sen. Dan Coats, the Washington establishment's favored Republican, won the GOP nomination in Indiana's Senate race on Tuesday, beating back a challenge from one candidate supported by the tea party coalition and another who is an ex-congressman.

Gulf oil spill roils energy bill prospects (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 04:17 PM PDT AP - The explosion of an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has raised enough concern among congressional Democrats to jeopardize the prospects for passage of an energy and climate change overhaul.

NTSB finds safety lessons in Hudson River ditching (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 02:45 PM PDT AP - A federal safety panel on Tuesday issued more than two dozen safety recommendations related to the airliner that ditched into the Hudson River after colliding with geese last year. Those include making aircraft engines more bird-resistant and equipping all passenger-carrying planes with life vests and rafts.

WH pushes to lift liability limit for Gulf spill (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 03:47 PM PDT AP - The White House is pushing to lift the limit on how much BP pays for the Gulf Coast oil spill.

Tentative Senate deal on future big bank failures (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 05:23 PM PDT AP - In a concession, Senate Democrats agreed Tuesday to jettison a $50 billion fund that Republicans attacked repeatedly as a perpetual Wall Street bailout-in-waiting, according to officials in both parties, clearing one of the key obstacles to approval of tougher federal controls over the financial industry.

EPA proposes coal ash rule, sets time for comment (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed regulating coal ash, possibly as a kind of hazardous waste, while phasing out wet storage impoundments. It would allow coal byproducts to be used in concrete, wallboard and other building materials.

Obama praises Indonesia on test ban treaty (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is welcoming Indonesia's plan to ratify a treaty banning nuclear tests.

Obama touts support for Lincoln in Ark. radio ad (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 03:08 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama urges Arkansas voters to support Sen. Blanche Lincoln's re-election campaign in a radio spot that began running Tuesday, despite her recent efforts to distance herself from his administration and the national Democratic Party.

Iraq Shi'ite blocs to join forces in parliament (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2010 03:07 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq's two big Shi'ite political coalitions, one led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and one whose leaders have close ties to Iran, agreed on Tuesday on an alliance to form a single bloc in parliament, officials said.

Obama calls on Hawaii voters to back a Democrat (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 02:56 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is urging Hawaii voters to support a Democrat in this month's congressional election in the urban Honolulu district where he was born.

Demi Moore urges help for exploited children (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 03:45 PM PDT AP - Actress Demi Moore on Tuesday said sex trafficking of U.S. children is a domestic issue that should be viewed with a greater sense of urgency.

British PM to take 'full responsibility' if election lost (AFP) Posted: 04 May 2010 02:26 PM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he would take "full responsibility" if his party loses this week's general election, as ministers urged tactical voting to keep the Conservatives out.

Direct talks fail to free American jailed in Iran (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 02:02 PM PDT AP - Iran recently held highly unusual direct talks with a former U.S. government official over the fate of a 71-year-old American businessman jailed in Iran, even while rejecting President Barack Obama's proposal for broader discussions between the two estranged governments.

Party leaders make final tour of Britain for votes (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2010 01:38 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's party leaders campaigned around the clock Tuesday in a final push for votes, two days before a parliamentary election that opinion polls suggest could redraw the political map.

Senate committee wants upgrade to auto safety laws (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 01:38 PM PDT AP - A Senate committee on Tuesday proposed a major overhaul to the nation's auto safety requirements following Toyota's prominent recalls.

Times Square bomb suspect faces terror charges (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 12:56 PM PDT AP - Authorities have brought terrorism and mass destruction charges against the suspect in the failed Times Square car bombing, saying he has confessed to receiving explosives training in Pakistan.

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