Yahoo! News: Elections

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• New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants (AP)
• Democrats, GOP push dueling conclusions on Kagan (AP)
• Obama freezes bonuses for political appointees (AP)
• Ginsburg says no plans to leave Supreme Court (AP)
• Republicans want review of birthright citizenship (AP)
• Interior official: Drill ban may be lifted early (AP)
• Senate Dems delay vote on oil spill, energy bill (AP)
• US Senate delaying US-Russia nuclear treaty vote (AP)
• Nevada's Angle brings in help after tough stretch (AP)
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• Wyclef Jean to run for Haitian presidency: report (AFP)
• Greene contacts Buffett to dispel Fla. attack ads (AP)
• Obama urges stand against non-democratic African leaders (AFP)
• Obama freezes bonuses for some government workers (Reuters)
• McCain lifts hold on Clapper to be spy chief (Reuters)
• Groups challenge terror-related rule on attorneys (AP)
• US sanctions Iranians said to support terrorism (AP)
• Groups seek ban on lead ammunition, fishing tackle (AP)
• Mo., Mich., Kan., choose candidates in primaries (AP)

New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT AP - Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems.

Democrats, GOP push dueling conclusions on Kagan (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - Democrats and Republicans presented dueling portraits Tuesday of Elena Kagan and the Supreme Court she's seeking to join at the start of a politically charged debate over her fitness to be a justice, making what amounted to closing arguments before a near-certain confirmation vote by week's end.

Obama freezes bonuses for political appointees (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:37 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday froze any cash bonuses or similar discretionary pay boosts for political appointees, calling it a prudent example of cost-cutting at a time when many families are just trying to get by financially.

Ginsburg says no plans to leave Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:55 PM PDT AP - After a period of dramatic change at the Supreme Court and in her personal life, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is looking forward to being one of three women on the high court for the foreseeable future.

Republicans want review of birthright citizenship (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:25 PM PDT AP - Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United States.

Interior official: Drill ban may be lifted early (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration hopes to lift a freeze on deepwater drilling well before its scheduled Nov. 30 expiration date, the nation's top drilling regulator said Tuesday.

Senate Dems delay vote on oil spill, energy bill (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:09 PM PDT AP - Democrats on Tuesday gave up trying to pass even a scaled-back energy bill this summer that would have removed liability ceilings on oil companies, a reaction to the BP oil spill.

US Senate delaying US-Russia nuclear treaty vote (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:16 PM PDT AP - A Senate panel is delaying a vote to recommend ratification of a nuclear arms treaty with Russia — a sign that Democrats are struggling to win Republican support for the agreement

Nevada's Angle brings in help after tough stretch (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:37 PM PDT AP - Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle enlisted another seasoned political operative Tuesday to help steady a campaign that has been slowed by growing pains and missteps, including some of her own making.

(AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:50 PM PDT AP - Robin Carnahan wins Democratic Senate nomination in Missouri.

Wyclef Jean to run for Haitian presidency: report (AFP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:35 PM PDT AFP - Haitian-American hip hop star and humanitarian activist Wyclef Jean will announce his bid for his native country's presidency this week, CNN reported on Tuesday.

Greene contacts Buffett to dispel Fla. attack ads (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:35 PM PDT AP - Jeff Greene reached out to fellow billionaire Warren Buffett to help defend himself against Florida Democratic Senate rival Kendrick Meek's attack ads.

Obama urges stand against non-democratic African leaders (AFP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:54 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama urged young African leaders Tuesday to work for change on their continent and bolster democracy, slamming many independence-era leaders who were elected but then clung to power.

Obama freezes bonuses for some government workers (Reuters) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered bonuses be frozen for political appointees in the federal government, as the White House sought to show it was being careful with taxpayer dollars before the November 2 congressional elections.

McCain lifts hold on Clapper to be spy chief (Reuters) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - Senator John McCain said on Tuesday he would allow a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to be intelligence chief, but another Republican senator indicated he may stall the nomination.

Groups challenge terror-related rule on attorneys (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:56 PM PDT AP - Two civil liberties groups went to court Tuesday to challenge a requirement that they get a government license before mounting a legal attack on the decision to put alleged terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki on a CIA target list.

US sanctions Iranians said to support terrorism (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:59 PM PDT AP - The United States announced new Iran sanctions Tuesday, targeting senior officials of three organizations for alleged support of terrorist groups, including the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Groups seek ban on lead ammunition, fishing tackle (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:56 PM PDT AP - Five environmental groups urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to ban lead in ammunition and fishing tackle, arguing that millions of animals are dying from eating lead-shot pellets or carcasses contaminated by lead.

Mo., Mich., Kan., choose candidates in primaries (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:28 PM PDT AP - Voters had no shortage of options in choosing party nominees in Tuesday's primaries as they focused on successors to Republican senators in Kansas and Missouri and term-limited Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

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