Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Pelosi says tax cut vote possible before election (AP)
• 2010 New Mexico 1st U.S. House District race: Republican Jon Barela takes on incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich (The Newsroom)
• Sudan seeks global support as vote nears (AP)
• 2010 Idaho 1st District U.S. House race: Republican Raul Labrador takes on incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick (The Newsroom)
• Guilty plea in Obama student loan records case (AP)
• Reid, Angle stay tied in race for US Senate (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: GOP more fired up as elections near (AP)
• Obama, Asian leaders discuss South China Sea (Reuters)
• Mass. Sen. Brown headlines Pa. Senate fundraiser (AP)
• Michelle Obama hosts UN spouses at NY farm (AP)
• For women candidates, taking ‘high road’ in sexist attacks costs votes (The Upshot)
• 3 new senators to take office 2 months early (AP)
• Site to rally Palin supporters goes up (AP)
• Bayh: Ellsworth right choice for Ind. Senate seat (AP)
• Democrats eye Texas gov.'s office amid tight polls (AP)
• Obama: US in Afghanistan until 'job is done' (AP)
• A wary O'Donnell tries to repeat her magic in Del. (AP)
• House Democrats Consider Pre-Election Vote to Extend Middle-Class Tax Cuts (CQPolitics.com)
• Senate Democrats Tee Up Jobs Debate (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama praises Colombia in wake of rebel's death (AP)

Pelosi says tax cut vote possible before election (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:13 PM PDT AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, under pressure to send Democrats home to campaign with the strongest possible closing argument, said Friday she is considering calling a vote on extending middle-class tax cuts next week.

2010 New Mexico 1st U.S. House District race: Republican Jon Barela takes on incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich (The Newsroom) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:08 PM PDT The Newsroom - Martin Heinrich was elected to Congress in November 2008 when he faced off against GOP candidate and Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White for New Mexico 1st District. Indicative of his rising-star status in the Democratic Party, Heinrich's congressional page indicates that he was elected "President of the Democratic Freshman Class of the 111th Congress." Jon Barela is no lightweight, either; he used to be the state's Republican Party vice-chair and assistant attorney general.

Sudan seeks global support as vote nears (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - Sudanese officials asked world leaders including President Barack Obama on Friday for international support to maintain peace as they near a critical independence referendum on south Sudan that is likely to split Africa's largest country in two.

2010 Idaho 1st District U.S. House race: Republican Raul Labrador takes on incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick (The Newsroom) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:50 PM PDT The Newsroom - Capitalizing on anti-incumbent sentiment in the 2010 election year, Republican Raul Labrador hopes to unseat incumbent Democrat and freshman U.S. House member Walt Minnick in Idaho's 1st District. Yet anti-incumbent sentiment or not, Minnick is a tough opponent to beat and the poll numbers show that Labrador has an uphill battle ahead.

Guilty plea in Obama student loan records case (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:42 PM PDT AP - The last of nine former employees of a U.S. Department of Education contractor charged with unlawfully viewing President Barack Obama's student loan records has pleaded guilty.

Reid, Angle stay tied in race for US Senate (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:20 PM PDT AP - A barrage of attack ads from both sides has done zilch to yield a front-runner in Nevada's heated Senate race, according to a new poll that shows voters remain evenly split between Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican challenger Sharron Angle.

AP-GfK Poll: GOP more fired up as elections near (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - A political enthusiasm gap is helping Republicans in their effort to roll up big gains in the congressional elections. GOP supporters are a lot more interested in getting their party's candidates elected than Democrats are in electing theirs, a new AP-GfK poll shows.

Obama, Asian leaders discuss South China Sea (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders called on Friday for a peaceful resolution to territorial disputes in the South China Sea, an issue China warned Washington to stay out of this week.

Mass. Sen. Brown headlines Pa. Senate fundraiser (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - Pennsylvania's Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Pat Toomey, continued his efforts to appeal to moderates with a visit Friday from Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, a tea party favorite until a centrist voting streak turned many former supporters against him.

Michelle Obama hosts UN spouses at NY farm (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:15 PM PDT AP - First lady Michelle Obama gave her healthy eating initiative a global showcase Friday when she hosted spouses of world leaders at a farm north of New York City, treating them to a seasonal lunch featuring bounty from the farm and the White House garden.

For women candidates, taking ‘high road’ in sexist attacks costs votes (The Upshot) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT The Upshot - New research out yesterday shows that women candidates will suffer if they meet sexist political attacks with dignified silence. For the study, 800 voters listened to a hypothetical exchange between a male candidate and a female candidate. When the man criticized his rival as an "ice queen," "mean girl," or even "prostitute," 21 percent of [...]

3 new senators to take office 2 months early (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:14 PM PDT AP - The Senate could see three new faces in November, two months before a new Congress takes the stage with likely a lot bigger Republican cast.

Site to rally Palin supporters goes up (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:53 PM PDT AP - A website has gone up that is dedicated to rallying voters behind candidates Sarah Palin has endorsed.

Bayh: Ellsworth right choice for Ind. Senate seat (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT AP - Retiring Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is describing Democrat Rep. Brad Ellsworth as an independent, moderate candidate who is the right fit to replace him in the Senate.

Democrats eye Texas gov.'s office amid tight polls (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:41 AM PDT AP - People tell Bill White he picked the wrong election to stage a rescue of the troubled Texas Democratic Party. It's a Republican year in a Republican state.

Obama: US in Afghanistan until 'job is done' (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:36 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan "until the job is done."

A wary O'Donnell tries to repeat her magic in Del. (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:14 AM PDT AP - The only thing harder than shocking the political world with a come-from-nowhere victory is doing it again seven weeks later.

House Democrats Consider Pre-Election Vote to Extend Middle-Class Tax Cuts (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:55 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - House Democratic leaders might use expedited procedures next week to call up a bill that would extend the expiring 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for most taxpayers, according to a top Democratic aide.

Senate Democrats Tee Up Jobs Debate (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Senate Democrats have set up a pre-election floor debate over how best to prevent manufacturing jobs from moving overseas.

Obama praises Colombia in wake of rebel's death (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:41 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama praised Colombia's security forces on Friday, saying he hopes this week's death of a top rebel leader will lead to more stability in the embattled country.

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