Yahoo! News: Elections

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• McCartney's long, winding road goes to White House (AP)
• AP Sources: Admin talked jobs with Romanoff (AP)
• Female SC gov hopeful denies claim of 2nd affair (AP)
• UN criticism not likely to stop CIA drone strikes (AP)
• GOP aims to revive health care debate (Politico)
• Sestak, Critz skip Obama event (AP)
• Amid spill anger, Obama asks cut in oil tax breaks (AP)
• US officials: US might send carrier to Korea (AP)
• US Embassy in Iraq missing property worth millions (AP)
• Senate Dems to BP: Suspend dividend payment (AP)
• Japan's ruling Democrats scramble to pick new PM (Reuters)
• Ariz. gov's comments on father's death criticized (AP)
• WH gives benefits to fed workers same-sex partners (AP)
• Ariz. gov hopes she, Obama agree on border plans (AP)
• Palin endorses GOP challenger in Alaska Senate (AP)
• Senate candidate faces more heat over Navy record (AP)
• Sen. Lugar to propose climate bill alternative (Reuters)
• DOT: Airlines should pay bumped passengers more (AP)
• NY Republicans choose Lazio as governor candidate (AP)
• In oil spill shadow, Obama pledges energy bill push (Reuters)

McCartney's long, winding road goes to White House (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:50 PM PDT AP - Paul McCartney's long and winding road has led to the White House, where an all-star lineup was assembled to honor the former Beatle's contributions to pop music.

AP Sources: Admin talked jobs with Romanoff (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:39 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration dangled the possibility of a government job for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year in hopes he would forgo a challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, officials said Wednesday, just days after the White House admitted orchestrating a job offer in the Pennsylvania Senate race.

Female SC gov hopeful denies claim of 2nd affair (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:51 PM PDT AP - A South Carolina lobbyist resigned from a rival political campaign on Wednesday and then became the second man to claim he had a tryst with a Republican lawmaker trying to become the state's first female governor.

UN criticism not likely to stop CIA drone strikes (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:27 PM PDT AP - The U.S. government's covert program using unmanned drones to strike at terrorists inside Pakistan is not likely to stop or change, despite new criticism from a U.N. human rights expert.

GOP aims to revive health care debate (Politico) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:35 AM PDT Politico - President Barack Obama spent the last year insisting he doesn’t want to turn the American health care system into a carbon copy of the government-run British system.

Sestak, Critz skip Obama event (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:25 PM PDT AP - A bit of distance between President Barack Obama and Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak might not be the worst thing for either of them right now.

Amid spill anger, Obama asks cut in oil tax breaks (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:07 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama pressed Congress to scrap billions in oil company tax breaks and pass legislation to help the nation kick a dangerous "fossil fuel addiction" Wednesday, trying to channel disgust over the worsening oil disaster into a force for clean energy.

US officials: US might send carrier to Korea (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:49 PM PDT AP - The U.S. is considering dispatching the massive aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the waters where North Korea allegedly sank a South Korean warship, defense officials said Wednesday.

US Embassy in Iraq missing property worth millions (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - Tens of millions of dollars in federal property is missing or unaccounted for at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the largest U.S. diplomatic mission abroad, according to an internal State Department audit released Wednesday.

Senate Dems to BP: Suspend dividend payment (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:12 PM PDT AP - Two Democratic senators pressed BP on Wednesday to delay plans to pay shareholder dividends worth an expected $10 billion or more until the full costs for cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are calculated.

Japan's ruling Democrats scramble to pick new PM (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - Japan's ruling Democratic Party was scrambling on Thursday to pick a new leader, and hence premier, after fiscally conservative Finance Minister Naoto Kan threw his hat in the ring to replace unpopular Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who resigned a day earlier ahead of a looming election.

Ariz. gov's comments on father's death criticized (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:50 PM PDT AP - Gov. Jan Brewer was criticized Wednesday for saying in an interview that her father "died fighting the Nazi regime in Germany" when he actually died in the 1950s.

WH gives benefits to fed workers same-sex partners (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is extending child care, medical leave and other benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.

Ariz. gov hopes she, Obama agree on border plans (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is hoping she and President Barack Obama can agree on solutions to improve border security when they meet Thursday in Washington.

Palin endorses GOP challenger in Alaska Senate (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:06 PM PDT AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave longshot Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller a boost Wednesday by endorsing him in the Aug. 24 primary against Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Senate candidate faces more heat over Navy record (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:24 PM PDT AP - Senate candidate Mark Kirk faced new questions Wednesday about inaccurate descriptions of his military service, this time over wrongly saying that the congressman served "in" Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sen. Lugar to propose climate bill alternative (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:17 PM PDT Reuters - A senior Republican in the Senate next week will propose energy and climate legislation that aims to cut emissions of planet-warming gases, but with far lower goals than President Barack Obama seeks.

DOT: Airlines should pay bumped passengers more (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:05 PM PDT AP - Airline passengers would receive as much as $1,300 for being bumped from a flight and would have 24 hours to cancel reservations without penalty, among other consumer protections proposed Wednesday by the Obama administration.

NY Republicans choose Lazio as governor candidate (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:47 PM PDT AP - Former U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio survived a slow campaign start and a challenge from a Democrat backed by the state Republican chairman to win the GOP designation for New York's governor on Wednesday.

In oil spill shadow, Obama pledges energy bill push (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to find Senate support for a bill to overhaul U.S. energy policy and called for an end to oil company tax breaks in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico spill.

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