Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Turnout is key, but will Democrats return to polls (AP)
• Obama rallies black supporters at lawmakers' gala (AP)
• Murkowski to run for US Senate in Alaska (AFP)
• Christine O’Donnell: At home with social conservatives (The Upshot)
• Pence is tops in conservatives' straw vote (AP)
• U.S. Chamber Tangles With Obama Over Foreign Influences (CQPolitics.com)
• Petraeus commends 'bravery' of Afghan voters (AFP)
• Afghans vote amid violence and widespread fraud (Reuters)
• Senate hopeful O'Donnell cancels national TV spots (AP)
• Obama rallies black support at lawmakers' dinner (AP)
• Parties, Lawmakers Create Record Number of Joint Fundraising Committees (CQPolitics.com)
• Afghans brave violence to vote in parliamentary polls (AFP)
• Afghans scrub fingers clean to cast extra votes (Reuters)
• Nigerian leader front-runner as election battle begins (Reuters)
• Clinton offers advice to Obama: go sell your plans (The Upshot)
• Sarah Palin: Primaries are over, GOP must unite (AP)
• Obama blasts Republicans for blocking finance rules (AFP)
• POLITICAL INSIDER: Portman leads Fisher in OH race (AP)
• Murkowski resigns from GOP leadership (Politico)

Turnout is key, but will Democrats return to polls (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 04:39 PM PDT AP - Victoria Newman is a proud Democrat who says that when she voted for Barack Obama in 2008, it was the most excited she'd been about politics in all her 58 years. But now, Democrats grasping to keep control of Congress will have to do without her.

Obama rallies black supporters at lawmakers' gala (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 03:10 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is hoping that black voters don't stand on the sidelines when Democrats need all the election help they can get this year.

Murkowski to run for US Senate in Alaska (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:45 PM PDT AFP - US Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has announced she will run as a write-in candidate to keep her Senate seat after losing her bid to be the Republican party's nominee in the primary.

Christine O’Donnell: At home with social conservatives (The Upshot) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:27 PM PDT The Upshot - Long before the Sarah Palin shout-outs and tea party dollars, social conservatives were in Christine O'Donnell's corner, and at this weekend's Values Voter Summit, O'Donnell was back on their turf. "It's such a delight to be among so many lifelong friends," O'Donnell, a marketing consultant, said as she opened her summit speech. The address marked [...]

Pence is tops in conservatives' straw vote (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 01:34 PM PDT AP - A straw vote suggests that social conservatives favor Indiana Rep. Mike Pence to head a Republican presidential ticket with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in 2012.

U.S. Chamber Tangles With Obama Over Foreign Influences (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 12:25 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce accused President Barack Obama on Saturday of giving misleading remarks in his latest radio address about possible illegal foreign involvement in the 2010 midterm elections.

Petraeus commends 'bravery' of Afghan voters (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 11:33 AM PDT AFP - The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan and his civilian counterpart Saturday praised the outcome of the country's parliamentary election, which recorded a turnout of 40 percent.

Afghans vote amid violence and widespread fraud (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 11:21 AM PDT Reuters - Afghan officials hailed a parliamentary vote on Saturday as a success despite low turnout, attacks that killed 14 people and widespread fraud that could undermine the result and test the government's credibility.

Senate hopeful O'Donnell cancels national TV spots (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 10:43 AM PDT AP - Tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell, whose Republican primary upset in Delaware's Senate race shocked the GOP, canceled appearances Sunday on two national news shows.

Obama rallies black support at lawmakers' dinner (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama wants black voters to turn out in force this fall, even though there are nagging doubts about his commitment and two prominent black lawmakers are facing ethics trials.

Parties, Lawmakers Create Record Number of Joint Fundraising Committees (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 10:29 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Parties and politicians preparing for the final months of the 2010 election cycle have opened a record number of joint fundraising committees to allow donors to write larger checks than individual campaigns can collect.

Afghans brave violence to vote in parliamentary polls (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:19 PM PDT AFP - Afghans braved deadly Taliban attacks Saturday to vote for a new parliament, drawing praise from their country's international allies for their courage in defying the militants.

Afghans scrub fingers clean to cast extra votes (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:38 AM PDT Reuters - Afghans scrubbed their fingers clean of supposedly indelible ink meant to prevent multiple voting in a parliamentary election on Saturday, or turned up to vote with fake registration cards.

Nigerian leader front-runner as election battle begins (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:32 AM PDT Reuters - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan showed the power of incumbency on Saturday, mustering the support of more than two thirds of powerful state governors for the launch of his re-election campaign.

Clinton offers advice to Obama: go sell your plans (The Upshot) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:31 AM PDT The Upshot - Giving credit to the Republicans for their candor in the wake of Tuesday's primaries, President Bill Clinton urged President Obama to take his 'story' to American voters and make a more rigorous case for what his administration has accomplished and what they plan to do to spur economic recovery and job growth. Clinton offered his [...]

Sarah Palin: Primaries are over, GOP must unite (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 04:21 AM PDT AP - After helping propel several upstart Republican contenders to recent primary victories, Sarah Palin said Friday that it's time for Republicans to unite now that primary season is over.

Obama blasts Republicans for blocking finance rules (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 03:27 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday accused Republicans of blocking stricter campaign finance rules he believes are necessary after a Supreme Court ruling lifting caps on corporate donations.

POLITICAL INSIDER: Portman leads Fisher in OH race (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 01:32 AM PDT AP - Former Bush budget director Rob Portman is enjoying a commanding advantage over his Democratic rival, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, in the race for Ohio's open Senate seat, according to a poll.

Murkowski resigns from GOP leadership (Politico) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:42 PM PDT Politico - Sen. Lisa Murkowski resigned from the Senate GOP leadership after her fellow Republican senators withdrew their support over her write-in bid to keep her seat, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement. “Senate Republicans informed Lisa Murkowski that we will respect the will of the voters in Alaska and support the Republican nominee, Joe Miller," McConnell said. "Lisa has served her state and our party with distinction, but Republicans acknowledge the decision Alaskans made and join them in support of the Republican nominee, Joe Miller—the next senator for Alaska.”

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