Yahoo! News: Elections

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• GOP's Snowe, Brown back Wall Street overhaul bill (AP)
• From texting to apps, using cell phones for health (AP)
• New offshore oil moratorium not focused on depth (AP)
• AP source: Catalyst for arrests was Mass. spy (AP)
• NRA takes flak for ties with left (Politico)
• Paul draws backlash to comments about poverty (AP)
• Republican senator says he backs birther lawsuits (AP)
• No White House words on Reid's criticism of Obama (AP)
• AP Enterprise: Fiorina faces fundraising challenge (AP)
• Rubio campaign raised $4.5 million last quarter (AP)
• Gingrich says he's considering presidential run (AP)
• Whitman takes lead in poll for California governor (Reuters)
• White House corrects NASA chief on Muslim comment (Reuters)
• Obama: Relief work in Haiti must continue (AP)
• First lady touts anti-childhood obesity initiative (AP)
• Wis. Senate hopeful has at least $116K in BP stock (AP)
• W.Va. gov expects to fill Byrd seat by Sunday (AP)
• Rubio has now raised $11 million for Fla. Senate (AP)
• Obama offers support to Uganda following bombings (AP)
• SC US Senate candidate to make 1st public speech (AP)

GOP's Snowe, Brown back Wall Street overhaul bill (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 06:04 PM PDT AP - Sens. Olympia Snowe and Scott Brown pushed sweeping financial legislation to the edge of final passage Monday, both announcing they intend to support the regulatory overhaul despite initial misgivings.

From texting to apps, using cell phones for health (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:48 AM PDT AP - What if my blood sugar's too high today? Is it time for my blood pressure pill? With nagging text messages or more customized two-way interactions, researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic diseases.

New offshore oil moratorium not focused on depth (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:52 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration issued a new moratorium Monday on deep-water offshore drilling that no longer bans operators by the depth of water they're operating in and stresses new evidence of safety concerns, hoping the revised ban will pass muster with the courts after the initial one was rejected.

AP source: Catalyst for arrests was Mass. spy (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:16 PM PDT AP - The FBI arrested 10 Russian secret agents on June 27 after learning weeks before that one of them, Donald Heathfield of Cambridge, Mass., would soon be traveling abroad with a college-age son and might not return, a U.S. law enforcement official said Monday.

NRA takes flak for ties with left (Politico) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:36 AM PDT Politico - The National Rifle Association, the powerful lobbying group that has been a longtime nemesis of liberals, is facing mounting criticism from influential allies on the right and even from its own board over a series of recent moves they say are selfish, short-sighted and ultimately harmful to the conservative movement.

Paul draws backlash to comments about poverty (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:29 PM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul says the poor in America are "enormously better off than the rest of the world," citing an old Cold War film that showed even impoverished homes had color televisions.

Republican senator says he backs birther lawsuits (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:10 PM PDT AP - Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in court.

No White House words on Reid's criticism of Obama (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 01:33 PM PDT AP - The White House declined Monday to rebut Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's recent criticism of President Barack Obama as insufficiently forceful in dealing with Republicans.

AP Enterprise: Fiorina faces fundraising challenge (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is at a fundraising disadvantage in many parts of California, including her home turf in the Silicon Valley, as she tries to unseat three-term incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer, an Associated Press review of campaign finance data shows.

Rubio campaign raised $4.5 million last quarter (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:48 PM PDT AP - Republican Marco Rubio's campaign said Monday it raised $4.5 million in the second quarter this year — the best fundraising quarter ever for any Florida Senate candidate.

Gingrich says he's considering presidential run (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday he's seriously considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination and will announce his decision early next year.

Whitman takes lead in poll for California governor (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:51 PM PDT Reuters - Republican Meg Whitman on Monday took the lead over Democrat Jerry Brown for the first time in a general election poll, four months before voters go to the polls to chose the next California governor.

White House corrects NASA chief on Muslim comment (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Monday that NASA administrator Charles Bolden was wrong to say that reaching out to the Muslim world was a top priority of the U.S. space agency.

Obama: Relief work in Haiti must continue (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - On the six-month anniversary of Haiti's deadly earthquake, President Barack Obama said a rapid international response saved lives but the recovery effort must continue.

First lady touts anti-childhood obesity initiative (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 01:55 PM PDT AP - A child obesity epidemic fed by fast food, sugary drinks and too much television threatens to create the first generation of American youths who live shorter lives than their parents, Michelle Obama said Monday.

Wis. Senate hopeful has at least $116K in BP stock (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:53 PM PDT AP - Ron Johnson, a leading Republican challenger for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat, owns at least $116,000 in BP stock plus substantial shares in two other oil companies.

W.Va. gov expects to fill Byrd seat by Sunday (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:26 PM PDT AP - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin says he'll make a temporary appointment to the late Robert C. Byrd's Senate seat by Sunday.

Rubio has now raised $11 million for Fla. Senate (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:40 AM PDT AP - GOP hopeful Marco Rubio says he's raised $11 million so far for his Florida Senate bid.

Obama offers support to Uganda following bombings (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:17 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama spoke with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday to express his condolences for the loss of life in twin bombings that killed dozens of people.

SC US Senate candidate to make 1st public speech (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 10:17 AM PDT AP - U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene is making his first public speaking appearance in South Carolina since his unexpected Democratic nomination a month ago.

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