Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Officials: WH reviving Russia civilian nuke deal (AP)
• Home renovators alert: House passes Caulkers bill (AP)
• Bennett appeals to GOP to let him keep Senate seat (AP)
• Fla. Sen. candidate Rubio now thinks Ariz. law OK (AP)
• GOP could gain by raising Arizona (Politico)
• Dems may abandon House race in Hawaii (AP)
• GOP consumer, liberal bank break-up plans fail (AP)
• E. coli sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI (AP)
• Lone wolf or group plot? Feds say it'll take time (AP)
• Spirit CEO says carry-on fees will be disclosed (AP)
• Thai protesters refuse to quit, peace plan in limbo (Reuters)
• Conservatives seen largest party but no majority (Reuters)
• Britain faces limbo as hung parliament looms (AFP)
• Ariz. governor rejects delay of immigration law (AP)
• US says too few Afghans to take control in Marjah (AP)
• W.Va. mine accident probe won't be fully public (AP)
• McCain in tight Arizona fight against rebel challenger (AFP)
• Lawmakers: Revoke citizenship of terrorists (AP)
• UK general election: Could it end 'special relationship' with US? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Gulf oil spill spreads into U.S. politics (McClatchy Newspapers)

Officials: WH reviving Russia civilian nuke deal (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 06:54 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration is preparing to revive a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Moscow that then-President George W. Bush angrily canceled two years ago after Russia invaded Georgia, administration officials said Thursday.

Home renovators alert: House passes Caulkers bill (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 04:04 PM PDT AP - Homeowners could collect thousands of dollars in Cash for Caulkers rebates for renovating their homes with better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors under a new economic stimulus bill the House passed Thursday.

Bennett appeals to GOP to let him keep Senate seat (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:08 PM PDT AP - Sen. Bob Bennett abandoned Washington this week, spending his days in Utah pleading with Republicans until he was hoarse to let him keep his job — in Washington.

Fla. Sen. candidate Rubio now thinks Ariz. law OK (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 04:26 PM PDT AP - Florida's Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio is supporting a controversial new Arizona immigration law, saying Thursday he changed his position after lawmakers tweaked language in a way that critics say makes it even more harsh.

GOP could gain by raising Arizona (Politico) Posted: 05 May 2010 02:37 AM PDT Politico - The new hard-line Arizona immigration law that has sparked talk of boycotts and caused leading Republicans to fret about the party's frayed relationship with Hispanic voters may indeed pose a long-term threat to the GOP's prospects.

Dems may abandon House race in Hawaii (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:28 PM PDT AP - Despite spending more than $300,000, frustrated House Democrats may abandon efforts to win a special election in Hawaii after quiet diplomacy failed to end a high-level party feud that threatens their prospects.

GOP consumer, liberal bank break-up plans fail (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:19 PM PDT AP - In separate defeats for Republicans and liberal Democrats, the Senate on Thursday rejected two contentious regulatory measures — one to dilute consumer provisions and the other to break up large banks.

E. coli sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:08 PM PDT AP - An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on three college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.

Lone wolf or group plot? Feds say it'll take time (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:28 PM PDT AP - The White House sidestepped questions about whether the attempted Times Square bomber was linked to foreign terror groups Thursday as the FBI sought to tamp down reports that it had either confirmed or disproved such connections.

Spirit CEO says carry-on fees will be disclosed (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 03:52 PM PDT AP - Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza sought Thursday to convince federal regulators that charging as much as $45 for certain carry-on bags is a good deal for passengers. He pledged to plainly disclose the fees.

Thai protesters refuse to quit, peace plan in limbo (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2010 08:00 PM PDT Reuters - A peace plan put forward by Thailand's prime minister to end weeks of deadly protests was in limbo on Friday as the government and protesters squabbled over details, including a proposed early election in November.

Conservatives seen largest party but no majority (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:47 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's opposition Conservatives were forecast on Friday to be the largest party after the closest election in three decades, but falling short of a clear majority in parliament, leaving it uncertain who will eventually run the country.

Britain faces limbo as hung parliament looms (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:06 PM PDT AFP - Britain's opposition Conservatives came top in a knife-edge election but without a clear-cut majority, exit polls and partial results suggested Friday, threatening to plunge Britain into political limbo.

Ariz. governor rejects delay of immigration law (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 06:22 PM PDT AP - A prominent Senate Democrat asked Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to put off her state's controversial immigration law to give Congress a chance to act. Scant time passed before Brewer's answer came back: No.

US says too few Afghans to take control in Marjah (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 03:56 PM PDT AP - Not nearly enough trained Afghans are available to take control of key Taliban strongholds like Marjah after the military has pushed out the enemy, U.S. officials told a Senate panel on Thursday.

W.Va. mine accident probe won't be fully public (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 03:21 PM PDT AP - Federal regulators have decided not to convene a public hearing in the early stages of their investigation into the deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine.

McCain in tight Arizona fight against rebel challenger (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2010 02:56 PM PDT AFP - Republican lawmakers hoping to return to power in November must first prevail in battles in states like Arizona, where veteran Senator John McCain is locking horns over his seat with a "Tea Party" upstart.

Lawmakers: Revoke citizenship of terrorists (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 02:27 PM PDT AP - Americans working for foreign terrorist organizations and lone wolf terrorists could lose their citizenship under bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday in both houses of Congress.

UK general election: Could it end 'special relationship' with US? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 May 2010 02:07 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Ever since Winston Churchill spoke of a “special relationship” between the US and the United Kingdom more than 60 years ago, the phrase has been used to describe relations between two countries that have stuck by each other’s side right through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gulf oil spill spreads into U.S. politics (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 06 May 2010 01:35 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The oil spill is reaching far beyond the Gulf Coast and deep into American politics in an important election year.

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