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Yahoo! News: Elections

High court upholds anti-terror law prized by Obama (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:14 PM PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court building seen in March 2010 in Washington, DC. The US Supreme Court Monday refused to hear an appeal brought by a Canadian-Syrian who was wrongly arrested in the US in 2002 and expelled to Syria where he was held and tortured for a year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AP - The Supreme Court upheld the government's authority Monday to ban aid to designated terrorist groups, even when that support is intended to steer the groups toward peaceful and legal activities.

AP sources: Obama to announce new health benefits (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:35 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about fatherhood at a Father's Day event at the Town Hall Education Arts and Recreation Campus (THEARC) theater in Washington, Monday, June 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce new health insurance benefits for consumers, marking the first 90 days since he signed landmark legislation to expand coverage.

House, Senate reach tentative deal on debit cards (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:06 PM PDT

AP - Limits on the fees banks charge merchants who accept debit cards would not apply to government-issued cards, under a tentative House-Senate deal aimed at easing worries raised by state treasurers.

AP sources: Gay workers to get family leave (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT

In this photo taken May 7, 2010, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis stands by as President Barack Obama makes a statement on monthly jobs numbers outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. The Labor Department intends to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give gay employees equal treatment under a law permitting workers unpaid time off to care for newborns or loved ones. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The Labor Department intends to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give gay employees equal treatment under a law permitting workers unpaid time off to care for newborns or loved ones.

Tea party recalls could backfire (Politico)

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 04:26 PM PDT

Politico - Tea party forces are seizing on a new strategy in their attempt to purge Senate incumbents from office: the recall.

Club For Growth sides with Scott in SC GOP runoff (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:53 PM PDT

AP - An influential anti-tax group is putting money behind national conservative endorsements for a black Republican facing the son of former segregationist Strom Thurmond in a South Carolina congressional runoff.

Lawmakers reach deal on Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:56 PM PDT

AP - House and Senate negotiators said Monday they have reached agreement on a new round of economic sanctions against Iran aimed at dissuading the Tehran government from pursuing the development of nuclear weapons.

White House disputes Kyl's account of border talk (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Deputy White House press secretary Bill Burton briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The White House on Monday disputed a Republican senator's claim that President Barack Obama refuses to secure the Mexican border until Congress agrees to a wide-ranging overhaul of immigration laws.

High court lifts ban on biotech alfalfa (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:52 PM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a federal judge went too far when he banned the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa seeds after claims that the plants might harm the environment.

Bailout vote could claim two more GOP lawmakers (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:06 PM PDT

South Carolina Republican candidates for Governor, Rep. Nikki Haley,R-Lexington, left, and U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett look at a monitor as they are asked questions during a televised debate at WIS in Columbia, S.C. Thursday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - One Republican senator lost his job because he voted for the 2008 bank bailout. Two other GOP lawmakers may be next.

Nevada's Angle campaign hires national media firm (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:01 PM PDT

AP - Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle has hired another key player for her campaign against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Top US Afghan commander mocks Biden: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:52 PM PDT

File photo of the Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) US General Stanley McChrystal (L) at the Baraki Barak district in Logar Province. The US commander in Afghanistan mocks the vice president and denounces a top diplomat in a magazine interview released Monday, while his aides speak dismissively of President Barack Obama.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - The US commander in Afghanistan mocks the vice president and denounces a top diplomat in a magazine interview, while his aides speak dismissively of President Barack Obama.

Texas Dems Grapple With Their Own Alvin Greene (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:55 PM PDT

South Carolina Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alvin M Greene, poses for a photo in Manning, S.C. Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Greene won his party's nomination in yesterday's South Carolina primary elections, but has been asked by state Democratic party chairwoman, Carol Fowler to step down. Greene said he is staying in the race and will face incumbent U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint in the November elections.. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)Time.com - Kesha Rogers wants to impeach Obama, so Texas Democrats are doing their best to ignore their party's candidate for the 22nd congressional district

GOP narrows fundraising gap, but Dems are keeping more cash on hand (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:16 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Both the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee narrowly outraised their GOP opponents in May, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission over the weekend. But in what could be a sign that donors may be starting to hedge their bets ahead of the hotly contested battle for control of Congress, the National Republican Congressional Committee narrowly outraised House Democrats last month.

Link Between Grayson, Tea Party Questioned (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 04:01 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - One of Rep. Alan Grayson's pollsters is running for the state House in Florida as a Tea Party candidate, fueling Republican suspicions that the Democratic Congressman is using to a newly formed third party to boost his own re-election bid.

Investigators probing US money flow to insurgents (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:59 PM PDT

** FILE ** In this Jan. 17, 2010 file photo, a U.S. armored personal carrier vehicle escorts a convoy of trucks carrying U.S. equipments in Kabul, Afghanistan. Criminal investigators are examining allegations that Afghan security firms have been extorting as much as $4 million a week from contractors paid with U.S. tax dollars and then funneling the spoils to warlords and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Criminal investigators are examining allegations that Afghan security firms have been extorting as much as $4 million a week from contractors paid with U.S. tax dollars and then funneling the spoils to warlords and the Taliban.

AP-GfK Poll: Public doubts new financial rules (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:36 PM PDT

AP - Americans aren't convinced new Wall Street rules will prevent a future financial crisis.

Utah Senate primary is latest test of tea party muscle (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:30 PM PDT

The Newsroom - The national tea party movement has been patting itself on the back after a string of high-profile election wins. And in tomorrow's Utah GOP Senate primary, activists in the small-government movement are looking to notch another insurgent victory.

Dems tweak campaign bill to garner support (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:50 PM PDT

AP - House Democrats intend to ease proposed restrictions on political activity by federal contractors, officials said Monday, hoping to build support for legislation establishing new disclosure and other requirements for the fall campaign.

Angle debuts online ad in warmup to Nevada senate race (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:41 PM PDT

The Newsroom - In her first ad of the general election, Nevada GOP Senate hopeful Sharron Angle accuses Sen. Harry Reid of being more focused on attacking her than on big problems facing the country, like the BP oil spill.

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