Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Ex-congressman in Ohio has signatures to run again (AP)
• Tea Party Express vows involvement in Delaware (AP)
• AK Senate hopeful Miller seeks probe of observer (AP)
• Obama's goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace (AP)
• House Democratic campaign arm goes negative (AP)
• Obama visits injured troops at Walter Reed (AP)
• Obama challenges GOP to end 'blockade' of jobs bill (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Arizona Senate candidate Glassman replaces manager (AP)
• Vt. gov. candidate wants recount in Dem. primary (AP)
• Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw (Reuters)
• U.S. election skews NY Muslim center debate: imams (Reuters)
• U.S. drones to watch entire Mexico border from September 1 (Reuters)
• NYC House race boils down to Wall Street visions (AP)
• Obama won't say `Mission Accomplished' in speech (AP)
• As the RNC struggles, Rove-backed group plans $10 million GOTV effort (The Upshot)
• Defense trade reform to boost jobs, security: Obama (Reuters)
• Obama, advisers discussed more steps on economy (Reuters)
• New Hampshire braces for most expensive primary in state history (The Upshot)
• Most Americans think Palin wouldn’t be ‘effective’ president (The Upshot)

Ex-congressman in Ohio has signatures to run again (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:55 PM PDT AP - An elections board in Ohio says a former congressman who served time in federal prison has enough valid signatures to run again for a U.S. House seat.

Tea Party Express vows involvement in Delaware (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:47 PM PDT AP - One week after helping engineer a surprise in Alaska, the Tea Party Express announced a six-figure commitment Monday to back Christine O'Donnell and her challenge to Delaware Rep. Mike Castle for the state's Republican senatorial nomination.

AK Senate hopeful Miller seeks probe of observer (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:33 PM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Republican rival Joe Miller may be creating doubt in the minds of Alaskans about the integrity of the voting process by ratcheting up the hyperbole about possible election fraud.

Obama's goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - Firmly and finally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama will have but a moment before trying to hasten peace nearby between Israelis and Palestinians. Left unclear is whether winding down the war that inflamed Arab passions will do anything to help long-shot Mideast talks.

House Democratic campaign arm goes negative (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - Democrats' House campaign committee is starting its first advertising blitz of the fall election cycle Tuesday with a TV spot hammering Wisconsin GOP candidate Sean Duffy, one of several Republicans who are threatening to wrest an open Democratic seat.

Obama visits injured troops at Walter Reed (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:40 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama met privately Monday with more than two dozen wounded U.S. soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Obama challenges GOP to end 'blockade' of jobs bill (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:12 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signaled Monday that he'll tackle rather than run from the economy as he campaigns for Democrats this fall.

Arizona Senate candidate Glassman replaces manager (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:47 PM PDT AP - John McCain's Democratic challenger is replacing his campaign manager.

Vt. gov. candidate wants recount in Dem. primary (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:40 PM PDT AP - Vermont Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Racine is officially seeking a recount.

Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden flew into Iraq on Monday to assure Iraqis the United States is not abandoning them as it stops combat operations, a milestone in the 7-1/2 year war the Obama administration is trying to end.

U.S. election skews NY Muslim center debate: imams (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. debate over plans for an Islamic center near New York's World Trade Center site has been politicized ahead of the congressional election, the Muslim cleric heading the project and other city imams say.

U.S. drones to watch entire Mexico border from September 1 (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. government will have unmanned surveillance aircraft monitoring the whole southwest border with Mexico from September 1, as it ramps up border security in this election year, a top official said on Monday.

NYC House race boils down to Wall Street visions (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:43 PM PDT AP - It's an audacious gamble, even with anti-establishment fever running high: a former hedge fund lawyer trying to unseat a nine-term congresswoman popular in her district.

Obama won't say `Mission Accomplished' in speech (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:38 PM PDT AP - The White House says there are two words President Barack Obama will not say Tuesday night in his speech about the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq: "Mission accomplished."

As the RNC struggles, Rove-backed group plans $10 million GOTV effort (The Upshot) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT The Upshot - American Crossroads, the conservative group linked to former Bush advisers Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, plans to spend more than $10 million on a massive get-out-the-vote program ahead of the midterm elections this fall. It's another sign that outside groups are quickly moving in to assume roles generally filled by the Republican National Committee, which [...]

Defense trade reform to boost jobs, security: Obama (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:39 AM PDT Reuters - Streamlining export restrictions on defense goods and high-technology products will help create manufacturing jobs while boosting national security, President Barack Obama said on Monday.

Obama, advisers discussed more steps on economy (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:53 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday he and his economic team discussed additional steps to promote economic growth, including looking at tax cuts for businesses.

New Hampshire braces for most expensive primary in state history (The Upshot) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:54 AM PDT The Upshot - A slew of self-funded wealthy candidates in New Hampshire's GOP Senate primary have combined to help put this year's race on track to becoming the most expensive primary in the state's history. Before the Sept. 14 primary for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, the four top Republican candidates are expected to spend a combined [...]

Most Americans think Palin wouldn’t be ‘effective’ president (The Upshot) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:33 AM PDT The Upshot - Nearly 3 in 5 Americans don't think Sarah Palin would be an "effective president," according to a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll. Fifty-nine percent of respondents in the survey think Palin wouldn't be effective in the White House. But a deeper look at the numbers, on the basis of party affiliation, shows just how politically [...]

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