Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Justice says Russians will release 4 in spy swap (AP)
• Norway bomb arrests linked to US, British plots (AP)
• Obama: Choice between moving ahead or back (AP)
• Marines' Mattis to take over Central Command (AP)
• Wall St. plans payback for reg reform (Politico)
• Legal Group: Gays shouldn't answer Pentagon survey (AP)
• In Colo. speech, GOP chair shrugs off Afghan gaffe (AP)
• W.Va. AG: Special election OK for Byrd's seat (AP)
• Getting benefits to be easier for vets with PTSD (AP)
• Study: Think you're hot now? Just wait a few years (AP)
• Former Obama publisher signs on as book agent (AP)
• Defense secretary stands behind new media rules (AP)
• GOP chair Steele staying put despite latest gaffe (AP)
• Obama says U.S. will dig itself out of economic hole (Reuters)
• GOP candidate: BP relief program is 'slush fund' (AP)
• Paul: Obama jabs at BP could harm spill cleanup (AP)
• Obama says there's hope for Middle East peace (AP)
• Field Poll: Calif. Senate race in statistical tie (AP)
• W.H.: We're not anti-business (Politico)
• Obama urges Israel to seize chance for peace (Reuters)

Justice says Russians will release 4 in spy swap (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:16 PM PDT AP - The Russian government will release four people accused of betraying Russia to the West, the Justice Department said in a letter Thursday outlining the international spy swap.

Norway bomb arrests linked to US, British plots (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:00 PM PDT AP - Three suspected al-Qaida members were arrested Thursday in a Norwegian bomb plot linked to the same terrorist planners behind thwarted schemes to blow up New York's subway and a British shopping mall.

Obama: Choice between moving ahead or back (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 01:28 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday cast upcoming elections as a choice between the party that caused the economic meltdown and the one that's fixing it, seizing on a populist, sharply partisan theme for the critical November midterms.

Marines' Mattis to take over Central Command (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:11 PM PDT AP - Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis has been picked to take over U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.

Wall St. plans payback for reg reform (Politico) Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:37 AM PDT Politico - With the financial reform bill likely to hit President Barack Obama’s desk in coming weeks, Wall Street’s top political players are warning Democrats to brace themselves for the next phase of the fight: the fundraising blowback.

Legal Group: Gays shouldn't answer Pentagon survey (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 01:54 PM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging gays in the military to answer a Pentagon survey on the policy that bans them from serving openly, but advocacy groups worry the poll may be biased against gays or that those who participate could be exposed and expelled.

In Colo. speech, GOP chair shrugs off Afghan gaffe (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:20 PM PDT AP - In his first public remarks since his widely condemned comments on Afghanistan, Republican Party chairman Michael Steele said Thursday he "ain't goin' anywhere" despite calls for his resignation.

W.Va. AG: Special election OK for Byrd's seat (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 01:50 PM PDT AP - West Virginia's top lawyer cleared the way Thursday for Gov. Joe Manchin to put a special election for the late Robert C. Byrd's Senate seat on the November ballot.

Getting benefits to be easier for vets with PTSD (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:07 PM PDT AP - The government is making it easier for combat veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits.

Study: Think you're hot now? Just wait a few years (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:10 PM PDT AP - Folks sweating out the heat wave battering parts of the country may just have to get used to it.

Former Obama publisher signs on as book agent (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:10 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's former publisher has a new job as a literary agent.

Defense secretary stands behind new media rules (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:05 PM PDT AP - New requirements that even top brass get Pentagon approval before talking to the press will not muzzle the media's watchdog role or stop soldiers on the front lines from speaking freely, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.

GOP chair Steele staying put despite latest gaffe (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:01 PM PDT AP - Michael Steele is staying put as Republican Party chairman. Despite his widely condemned comments on Afghanistan, even his GOP critics want to avoid a drawn-out fight over the party's most prominent African-American just four months before midterm elections.

Obama says U.S. will dig itself out of economic hole (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama defended his handling of the U.S. economy and blasted Republicans on Thursday for "peddling snake oil" as he went on a two-day campaign swing for fellow Democrats before November's congressional elections.

GOP candidate: BP relief program is 'slush fund' (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 01:48 PM PDT AP - Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle said Thursday she was wrong in calling BP oil's $20 billion victims' compensation program "a slush fund," backtracking just hours after her widely criticized remark.

Paul: Obama jabs at BP could harm spill cleanup (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:43 PM PDT AP - Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul said Thursday that harsh criticism of BP by President Barack Obama's administration could contribute to the oil giant's demise and harm its ability to pay for cleanup of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Obama says there's hope for Middle East peace (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 11:43 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says there's hope for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but that doesn't mean he's "blindly optimistic." The comments came as his administration and a key Arab ally stepped up calls for the two sides to return to direct negotiations.

Field Poll: Calif. Senate race in statistical tie (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 11:20 AM PDT AP - A new poll finds that U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer's popularity with Californians has dropped, and that she's in a statistical tie with Republican challenger Carly Fiorina.

W.H.: We're not anti-business (Politico) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 10:51 AM PDT Politico - The White House has launched a coordinated campaign to push back against the perception taking hold in corporate America and on Wall Street that President Barack Obama is promoting an anti-business agenda.

Obama urges Israel to seize chance for peace (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jul 2010 10:50 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said in a rare interview with an Israeli television station he thought it may be possible to achieve a Middle East peace deal in the next few years and urged Israel to seize the chance.

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