Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Congress wants review of market plunge (AP)
• Petraeus: Times Square bomber likely acted alone (AP)
• Some Palin Facebook fans unhappy with endorsement (AP)
• Suggestive GOP ad attacks Ohio Senate Dem hopeful (AP)
• Name that baby: Mom & Dad choose Isabella, Jacob (AP)
• Ensign under scrutiny on fundraising efforts (AP)
• RNC dismisses finance chief, deputy (AP)
• Chicken quip grounds high-flying Senate candidate (AP)
• Lawmakers can raise 'soft money' for redistricting (AP)
• Obama and wife dine out in DC (AP)
• Clinton: US needs more help from Pakistan (AP)
• Obama: Authorities investigating wild market swing (AP)
• Gates: Pakistan committed to fighting extremists (AP)
• US Senate Republicans thwart Syria nomination (AFP)
• Kerry, Lieberman press climate bill without Graham (AP)
• First lady lauds own 'mommy' ahead of Mother's Day (AP)

Congress wants review of market plunge (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 05:41 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers are trying to learn the causes of the drastic stock market sell-off to ensure that high-tech trading is monitored and average investors are protected in the wilds of Wall Street.

Petraeus: Times Square bomber likely acted alone (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 05:31 PM PDT AP - The Times Square bombing suspect apparently operated as a "lone wolf" who did not work with other terrorists, according to the general who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But investigators believe he had some bomb-making training in Pakistan, a second senior military official said.

Some Palin Facebook fans unhappy with endorsement (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 05:15 PM PDT AP - Ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has outraged some of her fans with an endorsement of former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina in the GOP's U.S. Senate primary in California.

Suggestive GOP ad attacks Ohio Senate Dem hopeful (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 05:55 PM PDT AP - A sexually suggestive political attack ad featuring a shirtless Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio in a provocative pose has drawn a barrage of decency and copyright complaints after being posted on a national Republican campaign committee's website.

Name that baby: Mom & Dad choose Isabella, Jacob (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 02:06 PM PDT AP - Mom and Dad may be looking to popular vampire books and the first family for baby names: Cullen is on the rise for boys and Malia for girls. But Miley and Jonas are down, proving that acclaim can be fleeting.

Ensign under scrutiny on fundraising efforts (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 04:00 PM PDT AP - Senate Ethics Committee investigators have been in Nevada in recent days interviewing businessmen about Republican Sen. John Ensign's efforts to seek their political contributions while urging them to hire particular lobbyists.

RNC dismisses finance chief, deputy (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 04:22 PM PDT AP - The Republican National Committee's finance director and his deputy were forced out Friday as the organization still reels from reimbursements for donors to attend a lesbian bondage-themed nightclub in Los Angeles.

Chicken quip grounds high-flying Senate candidate (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 02:13 PM PDT AP - Right wing, left wing, chicken wing. Suddenly Nevada politics is all about chickens — bad news for the Republican Senate front-runner but a ray of hope for struggling Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.

Lawmakers can raise 'soft money' for redistricting (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 02:07 PM PDT AP - Federal election officials said Friday that members of Congress helping their parties finance redistricting fights can raise soft money, the unlimited corporate and union cash that a 2002 law bans them from collecting for their campaigns.

Obama and wife dine out in DC (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 04:21 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are going out for dinner on a pleasant evening in Washington.

Clinton: US needs more help from Pakistan (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 03:24 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday the U.S. expects more cooperation from Pakistan's government in fighting terror and warned of repercussions if a future successful attack in the United States is linked to Pakistan.

Obama: Authorities investigating wild market swing (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Friday that regulatory authorities are evaluating the "unusual market activity" on Wall Street this week in hopes of keeping such a sudden, violent drop from happening again.

Gates: Pakistan committed to fighting extremists (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered strong praise Friday for Pakistan's efforts to root out extremist militants amid concern about potential links between the failed Times Square car bombing and Pakistan-based Taliban forces.

US Senate Republicans thwart Syria nomination (AFP) Posted: 07 May 2010 02:38 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Senate blocked a Democratic attempt Friday to confirm his nominee to be ambassador to Syria, amid an election-year feud over policy towards Damascus.

Kerry, Lieberman press climate bill without Graham (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 02:23 PM PDT AP - The leading sponsors of a long-delayed energy and climate change bill said Friday they will press ahead despite losing the support of their only Republican partner.

First lady lauds own 'mommy' ahead of Mother's Day (AP) Posted: 07 May 2010 01:57 PM PDT AP - First lady Michelle Obama said Friday that having three generations of family living in the White House and raising her two daughters there is truly special.

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