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Yahoo! News: Elections

Troop pullout in Afghanistan set for next summer (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:58 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman stands at the scene of a blast in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 20, 2010. Two bombs set up in push carts exploded minutes apart in Lashkar Gah, killing a young girl and a woman. At leas 14 other people were hurt in the blasts. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq)AP - The Obama administration reaffirmed Sunday that it will begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next summer, despite reservations among top generals that absolute deadlines are a mistake.

Senator says votes still short for climate bill (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., asks questions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, during the committee's hearing on the new START Treaty. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer)AP - A Senate sponsor of a climate and energy bill says supporters are still short of the 60 votes they need to advance the legislation. Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut says about 50 senators support the bill while 30 others oppose it. That leaves 20 or so senators undecided.

McConnell says talk of Kagan filibuster premature (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 07:49 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan meets with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. on Capitol Hill in Washington. Newly released e-mails from Elena Kagan's time as an aide to President Bill Clinton portray the Supreme Court nominee as a driven and highly opinionated person with a flair for political tactics and little tolerance for high-flying rhetoric.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - The Senate's top Republican says it's too early to say whether GOP lawmakers might try to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan even though hearings are set to begin June 28.

Gates: Veto possible of military gay ban bill (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 08:29 AM PDT

A woman wears a AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama could end up vetoing legislation that would lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Obama sets meetings with Saudi, Israeli leaders (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Gaza's children : Palestinian children demonstrate, demanding the opening of the crossings and the ending of the siege on the Gaza Strip in Gaza City. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)AP - President Barack Obama's latest White House meeting with Israel's prime minister is set for July 6 — more than a month after their last one was scuttled at the last minute.

Top senator has concerns about Obama spy nominee (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 06:01 AM PDT

AP - The Senate Intelligence Committee head says she has concerns about someone from the military heading U.S. spy agencies.

Shaping a new agenda, if needing one, divides GOP (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 02:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington following a meeting with President Barack Obama regarding the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Crafting an agenda for the fall elections has not been easy for congressional Republicans, who, to solicit ideas, set up a Web site, soon flooded by liberals with distinctly un-Republican suggestions. Meanwhile some Republicans don't even agree that they need a new agenda at all. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - It's not easy crafting an agenda for the fall elections. Just ask Republicans in Congress. They set up a website to solicit ideas, only to see liberals flood it with distinctly un-Republican suggestions. When Republicans invited the public to rank proposals online, critics lampooned the effort for small-bore notions such as ending a federal program for "historic whaling partners."

Gates: `Reasonable chance' for UN's Iran penalties (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 06:03 AM PDT

An Iranian security guard standing outside the reactor building at the Bushehr nuclear power plant. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday refused to address the notion of having to contain a nuclear armed Iran, saying US efforts were aimed at preventing it from acquiring atomic weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there's still time to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.

White House: July 2011 Afghan withdrawal 'firm' (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 08:50 AM PDT

An Afghan policeman stands at the scene of a blast in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 20, 2010. Two bombs set up in push carts exploded minutes apart in Lashkar Gah, killing a young girl and a woman. At leas 14 other people were hurt in the blasts. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq)AP - The Obama administration is reaffirming its pledge to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next summer.

Support for Japan government drops, voters eye sales tax (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Japan's new Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) enters the lower house hall to deliver his keynote speech in Tokyo June 11, 2010. Kan said on Friday that overcoming deflation is an urgent issue and the government will work with the Bank of Japan to end price falls. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Support for new Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government fell ahead of an election next month as voters appeared divided over the premier's call to debate a future sales tax hike, surveys showed on Monday.

Obama, Democrats seek counter to anger at Washington (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 04:31 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama returns to The White House on Marine One in Washington, DC, on June 18. Are US voters as angry at BP over the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and at big Wall Street banks over the sour US economy, as they are furious at the political establishment in Washington? Obama and his Democratic allies hope the answer is yes.(AFP/Rod Lamkey Jr)AFP - Are US voters as angry at BP over the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and at big Wall Street banks over the sour US economy, as they are furious at the political establishment in Washington?

Colombia's Santos sweeps to presidential win (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos swept to a landslide victory in Colombia's run-off election on Sunday to succeed President Alvaro Uribe as the leader of Washington's top ally in Latin America.

Komorowski leads race to Polish presidency (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 01:40 PM PDT

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk fills out the ballot papers for the Polish presidential elections at a polling station in Sopot near Gdansk June 20, 2010. Poles voted on Sunday for a successor to President Lech Kaczynski in an election that will shape the pace of economic reforms and set the tone for Warsaw's ties with its European Union partners and Russia. The election was brought forward from the autumn after the death of conservative incumbent Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash in Russia in April. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Damian Kramski (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLANDReuters - Poland's acting head of state, Bronislaw Komorowski, won most votes in an election on Sunday that was forced by the death of President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash, but faces a runoff vote against Kaczynski's twin.

Obama to host Saudi King Abdullah on June 29 (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will host Saudi King Abdullah for talks in Washington on June 29, the White House said on Sunday.

Instant View: Komorowski ahead in race for Polish presidency (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Bronislaw Komorowski, candidate of Poland's ruling economically liberal Civic Platform (PO) party, beat his main rival, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday.

Emanuel links fall elections to GOP support of BP (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2010, file photo White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, left, and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after a visit to the Gulf Coast region with the President to inspect the BP (British Petroleum) oil spill. During an interview on ABC's 'This Week' aired Sunday, June 20, 2010, Emanuel spoke of Republican criticism of the administration for pushing BP to create a $20 billion oil spill damage fund, and warned that the GOP's tendency to back big business is 'dangerous' for the country. 'That's a governing philosophy. In the coming weeks you'll see the president speak to the country about these competing, different philosophies,' he said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - The White House is relishing what it sees as "a political gift" — GOP criticism of the administration for pushing BP for a $20 billion compensation fund — and warning of the danger if voters put big business-backing Republicans back in power.

GOP Senate opponents struggle to differentiate (AP)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2010 file photo, Utah Republican Senate candidate Tim Bridgewater speaks in Salt Lake City. After pulling off a huge upset that ended U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett's bid for a fourth term, Utah's two remaining GOP Senate candidates are struggling to differentiate themselves now that there's no one in the race to absorb the anti-Washington anger of voters. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson, File)AP - After ending U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett's bid for a fourth term, Utah's two remaining GOP Senate candidates are struggling to differentiate themselves now that there's no one in the race to absorb the anti-Washington anger of voters.

Suicide blasts kill 26 at Iraqi state-sector bank (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Three-year-old Shakhawan Mohammed lies in a hospital in Irbil, a city in the Kurdish controlled north 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 20, 2010. The child was injured and his sister killed in what local officials say were Turkish air raids in Iraq's Kurdish north — the first reported civilian death from shelling that began last week. (AP Photo)Reuters - Two suicide bombers detonated cars laden with explosives outside the Trade Bank of Iraq on Sunday, killing 26 people in the latest attack to raise concerns about the nation's stability after an inconclusive election.

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