Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama challenges the world: Time for Mideast peace (AP)
• Republicans block campaign finance bill again (AFP)
• Yahoo! News exclusive: Newt Gingrich on the GOP's 'Pledge' (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• No tax cut vote before election: Democrat (Reuters)
• New pledge from Republicans as US elections loom (AFP)
• Democrats criticize Johnson for federal grant (AP)
• Detroit to Whitman: Invest in struggling cities (AP)
• PARTING SHOTS: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can clear a room with the best of ‘em (The Upshot)
• Democrats delay tax vote until after election (Reuters)
• Democrats delay vote on extending Bush tax cuts (AP)
• NY gov GOPer: Cuomo lied about NYC mayor vote (AP)
• First lady urges nonprofits to engage veterans (AP)
• Obama urges Arabs and Israel to support fragile talks (Reuters)
• Republicans present "Pledge to America" agenda (Reuters)
• Del. Rep. Castle mulls write-in Senate campaign (AP)
• National GOP spends $2M on Mass. gov race ads (AP)
• Obama aide Axelrod likely to leave in 2011 (Reuters)
• Fla. judge blocks GOP quest for Crist refunds (AP)
• O'Connell foe's career marked by political shift (AP)
• Democrats: GOP now blocking picks for lower courts (AP)

Obama challenges the world: Time for Mideast peace (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 04:29 PM PDT AP - Grasping for peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged a pessimistic world to overcome decades of shattered promises and help Israelis and Palestinians close a historic deal within a year. "This time will be different," he declared, offering a now-or-never choice between Mideast stability and perpetual bloodshed.

Republicans block campaign finance bill again (AFP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 04:23 PM PDT AFP - Republicans in the US Senate blocked for a second time Thursday a bill to toughen campaign finance rules, in a setback to President Barack Obama in the middle of a heated electoral season.

Yahoo! News exclusive: Newt Gingrich on the GOP's 'Pledge' (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:55 PM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House and a potential GOP presidential candidate in 2012, was the architect of the Republicans’ 1994 “Contract with America.” The ambitious contract, which called for reduced federal regulation, a balanced budget and term limits for House members, was released six weeks before the general election and was credited with helping Republicans gain control of the House for the first time in 40 years. With the release of a 21-page “Pledge to America,” modeled loosely on Gingrich’s original program, today’s Republican leaders hope to repeat the feat in the upcoming midterms. Gingrich spoke with Jane Sasseen, editor-in-chief of politics and opinion at Yahoo! News, by phone from Chicago.

No tax cut vote before election: Democrat (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - The Senate will not vote on renewing Bush-era tax cuts before the November elections, a spokesman for the Majority leader said on Thursday, as Democrats face internal divisions and potential Republican obstacles.

New pledge from Republicans as US elections loom (AFP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:47 PM PDT AFP - Republican Party leaders Thursday unveiled a strategy to wrest control of Congress back from rival Democrats in key November elections, vowing to cut taxes and shrink government spending.

Democrats criticize Johnson for federal grant (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT AP - The Democratic Party of Wisconsin called Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson a hypocrite on Thursday for criticizing the federal stimulus bill, claiming a federal grant may have helped him get his job.

Detroit to Whitman: Invest in struggling cities (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:30 PM PDT AP - The Detroit mayor's office on Thursday sharply criticized California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman for comparing Fresno to Detroit and calling it "awful."

PARTING SHOTS: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can clear a room with the best of ‘em (The Upshot) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:28 PM PDT The Upshot - Here is our roster of stories that managed to avoid the full-on blog treatment: • In a speech at the UN, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the U.S. for the 9/11 terror attacks, prompting the entire American delegation to walk out on the speech. (Reuters) • A White House aide says that David Axelrod will [...]

Democrats delay tax vote until after election (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - The Senate will not vote on whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts before the November elections, a spokesman for Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday.

Democrats delay vote on extending Bush tax cuts (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - Senate Democratic leaders have decided to delay a vote on President Barack Obama's call to preserve middle class tax cuts until after congressional elections in November.

NY gov GOPer: Cuomo lied about NYC mayor vote (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - The Republican candidate for New York governor on Thursday accused his Democratic opponent, Andrew Cuomo, of lying after Cuomo retracted his claim that he had voted for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Meanwhile, Cuomo made his first direct attack on his tea party Republican rival, Carl Paladino, in a television ad.

First lady urges nonprofits to engage veterans (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:45 PM PDT AP - First Lady Michelle Obama urged international development organizations to engage military veterans and spouses in their work, telling her audience Thursday at the Clinton Global Initiative that the skills of service members are "woefully underutilized."

Obama urges Arabs and Israel to support fragile talks (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama urged Israel on Thursday to extend its partial freeze on settlement-building and Arab states to move toward normal ties with the Jewish state to help keep fragile peace talks alive.

Republicans present "Pledge to America" agenda (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled their campaign agenda on Thursday -- a "Pledge to America" to create jobs, cut taxes and shrink government -- as they head for big gains in November's congressional election.

Del. Rep. Castle mulls write-in Senate campaign (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:03 PM PDT AP - A spokeswoman for Delaware Congressman Mike Castle says he's considering a write-in campaign for Senate after his Republican primary loss to Christine O'Donnell.

National GOP spends $2M on Mass. gov race ads (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:50 PM PDT AP - The Republican Governors Association is airing nearly $2 million worth of negative ads in the Massachusetts governor's race against one of President Barack Obama's close Democratic allies, Gov. Deval Patrick.

Obama aide Axelrod likely to leave in 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - Senior White House aide David Axelrod is likely to leave his job next year to work on President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.

Fla. judge blocks GOP quest for Crist refunds (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:37 PM PDT AP - A Florida judge has rejected a legal maneuver could have enabled thousands of Republican contributors to seek refunds of up to $7.5 million they gave to support a GOP Senate candidacy by Gov. Charlie Crist.

O'Connell foe's career marked by political shift (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:34 PM PDT AP - The Democrat facing off against surprise GOP primary winner Christine O'Donnell in the Delaware Senate race campaigned as a teenager for Ronald Reagan and helped found the Amherst College Republicans, but he saw the liberal light after a student trip to Africa.

Democrats: GOP now blocking picks for lower courts (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:13 PM PDT AP - Senate Democrats said Thursday that Republicans were preventing votes on some of President Barack Obama's U.S. district court nominees, a game-changing tactic that would bring retaliation against a GOP president some day.

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