Yahoo! News: Elections

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• BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress (AP)
• GOP lawmaker apologizes for apologizing to BP exec (AP)
• SC Dems uphold US Senate primary shocker (AP)
• Choreographing Kagan's path to confirmation (AP)
• More groups exempt from ad rules under House deal (AP)
• High court: Go ahead, search cop's sexy texting (AP)
• Jobless aid, tax bill hits Senate roadblock again (AP)
• Witnesses: Law against racial profiling needed (AP)
• Bank bill would trim bankers' say at Fed banks (AP)
• Faith in Obama sinks since oil spill: poll (AFP)
• Mich. voters could ban criminal public officials (AP)
• Justice still reviewing Arizona immigration law (Reuters)
• Despite obstacles, SC gov candidate's star rises (AP)
• Ky. Sen. candidate Paul misses disclosure deadline (AP)
• North Carolina House candidate alleges White House conspiracy behind BP spill (The Newsroom)
• Gates says Russians hate US missiles defenses (AP)
• CNN poll shows continued disapproval of Obama's handling of Gulf spill (The Newsroom)
• White House welcomes looser hold on Gaza (AP)
• No respite for Blanche Lincoln, poll shows (The Newsroom)

BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:18 PM PDT AP - Channeling the nation's anger, lawmakers pilloried BP's boss in a withering day of judgment Thursday for the oil company at the center of the Gulf calamity. Unflinching, BP chief executive Tony Hayward said he was out of the loop on decisions at the well and coolly asserted, "I'm not stonewalling."

GOP lawmaker apologizes for apologizing to BP exec (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - Who's sorry now? Rep. Joe Barton, that's who.

SC Dems uphold US Senate primary shocker (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:52 PM PDT AP - South Carolina Democratic Party officials on Thursday upheld a surprising U.S. Senate primary win by an unemployed military veteran, rejecting a protest lodged by their favored candidate that could have required a new vote.

Choreographing Kagan's path to confirmation (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:28 PM PDT AP - The White House is quietly choreographing every aspect of Elena Kagan's march toward a lifetime term on the Supreme Court.

More groups exempt from ad rules under House deal (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:47 PM PDT AP - House Democrats agreed to exempt an unspecified number of large, well-known interest groups from proposed new disclosure requirements on political advertising on Thursday, seeking to quell charges they were giving special treatment to the powerful National Rifle Association.

High court: Go ahead, search cop's sexy texting (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:17 AM PDT AP - The Supreme Court had a common-sense message Thursday for workers with cell phones and other gadgets provided by their employers: Use your own cell phone if you've got something to text that you don't want your boss to read.

Jobless aid, tax bill hits Senate roadblock again (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - In another stinging setback for President Barack Obama and Democrats controlling Congress, the Senate on Thursday rejected long-sought legislation to provide stimulus spending and a reprieve for doctors about to get hit with a big cut in their Medicare payments.

Witnesses: Law against racial profiling needed (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:30 PM PDT AP - Azaad Singh cried when he entered the glass enclosure at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport for extra screening.

Bank bill would trim bankers' say at Fed banks (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT AP - Bankers would retain some say over the operations of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks but would lose their ability to vote for regional bank presidents under a House-Senate deal Thursday on a broad financial regulation bill.

Faith in Obama sinks since oil spill: poll (AFP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:01 PM PDT AFP - Fewer Americans think that President Barack Obama is tough enough to handle a crisis after the oil spill disaster, a poll published Thursday found, noting a decline similar to that suffered by George W. Bush after Hurricane Katrina.

Mich. voters could ban criminal public officials (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - In the aftermath of high-profile government scandals in Detroit, Michigan voters will get the chance in November to decide if public officials convicted of committing certain crimes should be banned from office.

Justice still reviewing Arizona immigration law (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - The Justice Department is still reviewing a possible challenge to the controversial Arizona immigration law, a spokesman said on Thursday, despite a statement last week by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that a lawsuit to challenge it would be pursued.

Despite obstacles, SC gov candidate's star rises (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:45 PM PDT AP - Accusations of infidelity couldn't sink Nikki Haley. An alliance with the state's disgraced governor couldn't do it either. She's an Indian-American in a state not known for embracing women and minority candidates? No problem.

Ky. Sen. candidate Paul misses disclosure deadline (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:26 PM PDT AP - Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul did not file his campaign financial disclosure report by this week's deadline, but his campaign says it has requested an extension.

North Carolina House candidate alleges White House conspiracy behind BP spill (The Newsroom) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:22 PM PDT The Newsroom - If you thought Joe Barton's apology to BP this morning was weird, just wait. A GOP congressional hopeful in North Carolina is alleging the Gulf oil spill was a big conspiracy — the handiwork of the Obama administration and BP, working in concert.

Gates says Russians hate US missiles defenses (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:10 PM PDT AP - Russia will "always hate" U.S. missile defenses because it cannot match them, but that should not stand in the way of ratifying a new U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.

CNN poll shows continued disapproval of Obama's handling of Gulf spill (The Newsroom) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:00 PM PDT The Newsroom - A day after President Obama pressed BP to open a $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill, a new CNN poll finds a majority of Americans still don't think he's done enough to quell the crisis.

White House welcomes looser hold on Gaza (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:27 PM PDT AP - The White House is welcoming Israel's decision to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip.

No respite for Blanche Lincoln, poll shows (The Newsroom) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:16 PM PDT The Newsroom - Though no one expected Lincoln's general election race to be a cakewalk, this poll can't be welcome news for Lincoln, who rebounded just last week by winning a runoff election against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Many political observers handicapped her to lose that race, thanks to big infusions of outside campaign funds and volunteers from national liberal organizations backing Haleter's challenge.

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