Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Swipe this card; shopping could be cheaper (AP)
• Senate panel takes up war funding measure (AP)
• EPA moves to regulate industrial greenhouse gases (AP)
• AP-Univision Poll: Immigration splits Americans (AP)
• Climate bill's fate down to business (Politico)
• US war aim: protect civilians first, then troops (AP)
• Obama promotes small-business agenda in Buffalo (AP)
• Obama asks Congress to aid Israel defenses (AP)
• Poll: Good marks for Obama on spill, more drilling (AP)
• Salazar names 2 to oversee agency restructuring (AP)
• Suspects in Mass. church fire face more charges (AP)
• Draft GOP plan keeps Iowa, NH 1st in voting cycle (AP)
• Clinton to Afghan women: 'We will not abandon you' (AP)
• Obama counters Republican critics on jobs agenda (Reuters)
• Obama seeks funds to boost Israeli rocket defenses (AFP)
• Obama seeks $205 million for Israel rocket shield (Reuters)
• Todd Palin helps Murkowski challenger (AP)
• In NYC, Obama praises Times Square bomb responders (AP)
• US, China begin human rights talks (AP)

Swipe this card; shopping could be cheaper (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 04:47 PM PDT AP - Striking at a lucrative bank business, the Senate on Thursday voted to force credit card companies to reduce fees for debit card transactions and permit merchants to offer customer discounts based on their payment method.

Senate panel takes up war funding measure (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 05:17 PM PDT AP - A key Senate panel approved a $58.8 billion war funding measure Thursday that would raise the total price tag for Pentagon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade to $1 trillion.

EPA moves to regulate industrial greenhouse gases (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 03:28 PM PDT AP - The Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to more tightly control air pollution from large power plants, factories and oil refineries, a step to limit emissions widely blamed for global warming.

AP-Univision Poll: Immigration splits Americans (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:03 PM PDT AP - Illegal immigrants are a boon, not a burden to the country, a resounding majority of Hispanics say, according to an Associated Press-Univision Poll that underscores sharp contrasts between the views of Hispanics and others. Most non-Hispanics say illegal immigrants are a drain on society.

Climate bill's fate down to business (Politico) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:55 AM PDT Politico - In an ornate Senate hearing room, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) unveiled their energy measure Wednesday before an audience packed with both environmentalists and industry titans.

US war aim: protect civilians first, then troops (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:56 PM PDT AP - A key to the U.S. approach to fighting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is this seemingly backward logic: The more aggressively you protect your own troops, the less secure they may be.

Obama promotes small-business agenda in Buffalo (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 04:23 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday to act quickly on a new round of jobs legislation, arguing that "fancy formulas and mathematical equations" from economists mask the continuing pain in American households.

Obama asks Congress to aid Israel defenses (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 01:49 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration is asking Congress to approve $205 million to help Israel speed up deployment of a new short-range rocket defense system, the White House said Thursday.

Poll: Good marks for Obama on spill, more drilling (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:29 PM PDT AP - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill hasn't stained President Barack Obama nor dimmed the public's desire for offshore energy drilling, according to a new Associated Press-GfK Poll.

Salazar names 2 to oversee agency restructuring (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 03:58 PM PDT AP - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday he has named two high-level officials to oversee a restructuring of an agency that oversees offshore drilling.

Suspects in Mass. church fire face more charges (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 05:18 PM PDT AP - A federal grand jury has filed more charges against two white men accused of torching a predominantly black Massachusetts church in response to President Barack Obama's election.

Draft GOP plan keeps Iowa, NH 1st in voting cycle (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 05:14 PM PDT AP - The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party says a national GOP panel supports keeping Iowa and New Hampshire first in the presidential nominating process.

Clinton to Afghan women: 'We will not abandon you' (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 05:08 PM PDT AP - Women's rights will not be sacrificed in any settlement between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban militants, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday.

Obama counters Republican critics on jobs agenda (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama defended his administration's economic recovery efforts on Thursday and accused Republicans of trying to block Democratic policies for political gain.

Obama seeks funds to boost Israeli rocket defenses (AFP) Posted: 13 May 2010 03:44 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama has asked Congress to approve 205 million dollars to help Israel deploy an anti-missile defense system, the White House said Thursday.

Obama seeks $205 million for Israel rocket shield (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will ask Congress to provide $205 million to Israel to spur production and deployment of a new short-range rocket defense system, administration officials said on Thursday.

Todd Palin helps Murkowski challenger (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:49 PM PDT AP - Todd Palin, former Alaskan "first dude" and husband of one-time Republican Gov. Sarah Palin, is helping raise money for a long-shot candidate challenging GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

In NYC, Obama praises Times Square bomb responders (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:36 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is thanking the New York City police officers who responded to the May 1 attempted bombing of Times Square.

US, China begin human rights talks (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:23 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration faces a delicate balancing act in human rights talks with China that began Thursday: It looks to pressure China to improve its treatment of its citizens while not angering a country that is crucial to U.S. international interests.

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