Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Palin center stage in politics, but what of 2012? (AP)
• War funding splits House, Senate Democrats (AP)
• Clinton says NATO's door still open to Ukraine (AP)
• Kan. race shows earmarks are tricky business (AP)
• American Indians ask for voice on federal court (AP)
• Sen. Byrd viewing in WV goes into wee hours (AP)
• No bucks, no boom for the Fourth (AP)
• Bloomberg seeks to ease US immigration policies (AP)
• Clinton arrives in Ukraine on pro-democracy tour (AP)
• Australia strikes compromise tax deal with miners (Reuters)
• Obama says new U.S. sanctions on Iran toughest ever (Reuters)
• Obama to announce Recovery Act awards Friday (AP)
• Obama says politics to blame for immigration delay (AP)
• Brown invites rival Whitman to house for tea (AP)
• Australia backs down in tax row with miners (AFP)
• House approves $7 billion budget cut (AP)
• Candidate wins NV primary with queen of clubs (AP)
• Paul links US woes to decline of Roman Empire (AP)
• Democrats use Kagan to sign up voters, raise funds (AP)

Palin center stage in politics, but what of 2012? (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 03:04 AM PDT AP - Sarah Palin isn't going to fade away.

War funding splits House, Senate Democrats (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 03:03 AM PDT AP - A House measure blending money for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop surge with last-ditch moves by Democrats to salvage their faltering jobs agenda faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

Clinton says NATO's door still open to Ukraine (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:53 AM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Ukrainian leaders Friday that the door to membership in the NATO alliance remains open.

Kan. race shows earmarks are tricky business (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:14 AM PDT AP - The three-story Opera House rises above neighboring storefronts on South Main Street here, a mecca of culture on the prairie. Not so long ago, arts enthusiasts in this south-central Kansas town worried about running out of money for its $8 million renovation.

American Indians ask for voice on federal court (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:11 AM PDT AP - As senators questioned U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, the American Indian community watched with interest, and with a mounting sense of frustration.

Sen. Byrd viewing in WV goes into wee hours (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:14 AM PDT AP - They came by the thousands to pay their respects to U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, and they kept trickling in past midnight and into the early morning hours Friday to honor a statesman, a scholar and, above all, a proud West Virginian.

No bucks, no boom for the Fourth (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 03:03 AM PDT AP - Expect fewer booms this July Fourth because of financial busts in some cities and towns.

Bloomberg seeks to ease US immigration policies (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 04:56 AM PDT AP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the country is "giving shortshrift to immigration" and that economic problems will worsen until America sends out a more welcoming message.

Clinton arrives in Ukraine on pro-democracy tour (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:19 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Ukraine to begin a tour designed to promote democracy in post-Soviet states.

Australia strikes compromise tax deal with miners (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 01:21 AM PDT Reuters - Australia ended a damaging dispute with global miners on Friday by dumping its planned "super profits" tax for a lower resources rent tax backed by big miners, clearing a major hurdle to calling an early election.

Obama says new U.S. sanctions on Iran toughest ever (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:38 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama signed into law on Thursday far-reaching new sanctions on Iran that aim to squeeze the Islamic Republic's fuel imports and deepen its international isolation.

Obama to announce Recovery Act awards Friday (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is announcing on Friday new Recovery Act awards aimed at creating jobs and driving economic growth.

Obama says politics to blame for immigration delay (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:53 PM PDT AP - Hoping to breathe new life into the stalled immigration effort, President Barack Obama on Thursday blamed the delay on recalcitrant Republicans whom he said had given in to the "pressures of partisanship and election-year politics."

Brown invites rival Whitman to house for tea (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:14 PM PDT AP - Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown on Thursday invited his Republican rival to tea at his $1.8 million house to discuss their next debate.

Australia backs down in tax row with miners (AFP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:21 PM PDT AFP - Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave in to miners' demands Friday that the government slash a hefty 40 percent super tax on the industry, as she braces for elections as early as next month.

House approves $7 billion budget cut (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:45 PM PDT AP - Democrats controlling the House approved a plan Thursday to cut $7 billion from President Barack Obama's budget request for foreign aid and the operating budgets for Cabinet agencies.

Candidate wins NV primary with queen of clubs (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:39 PM PDT AP - The 10 of clubs wasn't quite good enough.

Paul links US woes to decline of Roman Empire (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:59 PM PDT AP - Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul linked the nation's economic problems to the decline of the Roman Empire at a tea party rally.

Democrats use Kagan to sign up voters, raise funds (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - The Democratic Party put Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan front and center Thursday on an e-mail appeal to raise funds and sign up supporters for President Barack Obama's agenda.

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