Yahoo! News: Elections

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• NY's Cuomo: Infidelity claims in gov race hurtful (AP)
• Rahm's gone: New day, new tone for the White House (AP)
• Maid dispute could hurt Whitman's Latino strategy (AP)
• Johnson opposes funding for embryonic stem cells (AP)
• Massachusetts governor's race: Democrat Deval Patrick defending against Republican Charlie Baker and Independent Patrick Cahill (The Newsroom)
• 2010 New York 19th District race: Incumbent John Hall defends seat against Republican Nan Hayworth (The Newsroom)
• O'Donnell denies misrepresenting education (AP)
• 2010 North Carolina's 2nd District race: Bob Etheridge likely to win in tough election Year (The Newsroom)
• 2010 Tennessee 4th District race: Lincoln Davis fighting GOP's 'Dr. D.' to keep district for Democrats (The Newsroom)
• 2010 New Hampshire Senate election: Kelly Ayotte and Paul Hodes battle for open GOP seat (The Newsroom)
• 2010 New Hampshire 1st U.S. House district: Guinta riding a wave of Republican fervor (The Newsroom)
• How Ugly Will It Get? Democrats hope the Republican battle for 2012 begins now (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• Ohio House candidate sued for sexual harassment (AP)
• Senate Democrats come to Blumenthal’s rescue in Connecticut (The Upshot)
• Mass. independent vows to stay in governor's race (AP)
• Obama names low-key insider Pete Rouse as chief of staff (Reuters)
• Colo. Senate hopeful trips over abortion measure (AP)
• Republicans eye potential gains in Democratic Ark. (AP)
• Conn. candidate apologizes over first-woman claim (AP)
• In key races, majority of undecided voters are Democrats (The Upshot)

NY's Cuomo: Infidelity claims in gov race hurtful (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:15 PM PDT AP - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo said Friday that allegations about marital infidelity leveled at him by his Republican rival had hurt Cuomo's family and further turned off voters from politics.

Rahm's gone: New day, new tone for the White House (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:08 PM PDT AP - Reshaping the tone and tenor of the White House, President Barack Obama on Friday replaced the colorful and caustic Rahm Emanuel with the private Pete Rouse as his chief of staff, shifting to a new phase of his presidency with a drastically different aide as trusted gatekeeper.

Maid dispute could hurt Whitman's Latino strategy (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:56 PM PDT AP - The airwaves in California have been dominated by images of a teary immigrant housekeeper claiming she was mistreated by her billionaire employer and turned away when she asked for citizenship help.

Johnson opposes funding for embryonic stem cells (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:22 PM PDT AP - Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson says he opposes federal funding for research on embryonic stem cells. The Republican says the research involves creating life by destroying it.

Massachusetts governor's race: Democrat Deval Patrick defending against Republican Charlie Baker and Independent Patrick Cahill (The Newsroom) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT The Newsroom - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is in the political battle of his life, locked in a tough election with Republican health insurance CEO Charlie Baker. Complicating matters further, Patrick Cahill is running as an independent candidate. While Patrick is slightly favored in recent polls, it's an intensely close race, and it's impossible to determine who will win for certain at this time. A Sept. 26 poll shows Baker has caught up to Patrick.

2010 New York 19th District race: Incumbent John Hall defends seat against Republican Nan Hayworth (The Newsroom) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:44 PM PDT The Newsroom - Singer John Hall scored a surprise win for Democrats in 2006. But it's a close election for him this year, as independents are generally siding with the Republicans and ready to oust Democrats who voted for TARP, the stimulus and health care reform. Hall voted for all three, a fact Republican challenger Nan Hayworth will try to use to her advantage.

O'Donnell denies misrepresenting education (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:11 PM PDT AP - After nearly disappearing from public view following her upset victory in Delaware's GOP primary, Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell re-emerged Friday, denying reports that she tried to falsify her education background.

2010 North Carolina's 2nd District race: Bob Etheridge likely to win in tough election Year (The Newsroom) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:11 PM PDT The Newsroom - Bob Etheridge should be facing a tough re-election in his central North Carolina, Republican-leaning 2nd U.S House District. But in all likelihood he will cruise to an easy victory against Sarah Palin-backed Republican Renee Ellmers this November.

2010 Tennessee 4th District race: Lincoln Davis fighting GOP's 'Dr. D.' to keep district for Democrats (The Newsroom) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:51 PM PDT The Newsroom - Lincoln Davis is a four-term incumbent with a good chance of holding onto his seat in Tennessee's 4th U.S. House District. But he may have met his match this year, as he faces physician Scott DesJarlais in a very close midterm election race.

2010 New Hampshire Senate election: Kelly Ayotte and Paul Hodes battle for open GOP seat (The Newsroom) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:48 PM PDT The Newsroom - With Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire deciding not to seek re-election, a Republican Senate seat is up for grabs in the Granite State. Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes is vying for the seat against former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte in a fiercely contested race. New Hampshire is a largely agricultural state that is nevertheless viewed as more friendly to industry and business development than its bucolic neighbor Vermont.

2010 New Hampshire 1st U.S. House district: Guinta riding a wave of Republican fervor (The Newsroom) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:44 PM PDT The Newsroom - With the exception of one poll in July by WMUR/UNH, which showed incumbent Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter with a five-point lead, the GOP challenger, former Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta, has led the race for New Hampshire's 1st District U.S. House of Representatives seat throughout the 2010 election season. This information, compiled by the election tracking website, RealClearPolitics.com, puts New Hampshire's 1st District in the "Republican leaning' category.

How Ugly Will It Get? Democrats hope the Republican battle for 2012 begins now (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:41 PM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Each week until the election, Slate's John Dickerson is trying to answer questions from the week's political news. He welcomes readers to weigh in with answers â€" or with more political questions â€" at slatepolitics@gmail.com. Here are this week's questions: …

Ohio House candidate sued for sexual harassment (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:11 PM PDT AP - A Cleveland woman has sued a Republican U.S. House candidate in Ohio, alleging he propositioned and groped her after she tried to volunteer for his campaign.

Senate Democrats come to Blumenthal’s rescue in Connecticut (The Upshot) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:17 PM PDT The Upshot - With polls showing him in a statistical dead heat with GOP rival Linda McMahon, Connecticut Democratic Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal is getting some help from Democrats in Washington. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has purchased at least $250,000 in ad time in Connecticut to run ads on Blumenthal's behalf. The spending call comes as the [...]

Mass. independent vows to stay in governor's race (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:07 PM PDT AP - Independent Timothy Cahill, seeking to draw energy from the surprise defections of his running mate and two top staffers, vowed Friday to remain in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race until Election Day and said the "unprecedented insiders' play" proved he is the true outsider in the race.

Obama names low-key insider Pete Rouse as chief of staff (Reuters) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama turned to low-key insider Pete Rouse on Friday to replace high-profile chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in a prelude to a wider staff shake-up expected at the White House.

Colo. Senate hopeful trips over abortion measure (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:35 PM PDT AP - A conservative Republican trying to unseat a rookie Democratic senator in Colorado is scrambling to explain his position on abortion in light of a ballot proposal to outlaw the procedure.

Republicans eye potential gains in Democratic Ark. (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:20 PM PDT AP - The sagging fortunes of major Democratic campaigns in Arkansas — highlighted by Sen. Blanche Lincoln's uphill struggle to save her job — are raising concerns among Democrats that the party may be in for more than just short-term losses here this year. They fear that Arkansas may be on the brink of joining the tier of southern states that are now solidly Republican.

Conn. candidate apologizes over first-woman claim (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:48 PM PDT AP - A Connecticut congressional candidate put out a news release Friday urging voters to make her the first woman elected from the district.

In key races, majority of undecided voters are Democrats (The Upshot) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:00 PM PDT The Upshot - With Election Day just 32 days away, Democrats face an uphill battle to maintain their majority hold on Congress. But even as polls show serious GOP momentum, there are some small signs of hope that Democrats might still be able to avoid massive losses. For one thing, as The Upshot has previously reported, voters have [...]

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