Yahoo! News: Elections

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• AP-GfK Poll: Likely voters ready to embrace GOP (AP)
• Appeals court keeps military gay policy for now (AP)
• Texas millionaire gives $7 million to GOP group (AP)
• Sestak, Toomey debate in Pa.'s tight Senate race (AP)
• Drug czar: Calif. pot law could spark court action (AP)
• Palin visits don’t wow independents (Daily Caller)
• Poll: Candidates for Ohio governor about even (AP)
• Mass. Rep. Frank lends $200,000 to own campaign (AP)
• Poll shows tight Senate race in Kentucky (AP)
• Ohio House candidate denies fudging military bio (AP)
• Obama takes his act to Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" (Reuters)
• Poll suggests tie between Miller, Murkowski (AP)
• White House fall harvest turns up turnips and more (AP)
• After Alaska primary upset, missteps cost Miller (AP)
• In RI governor race, no endorsement yet from Obama (AP)
• WH: Obama to visit Pakistan next year (AP)
• Conn. Dem chair seeks probe of WWE in Senate race (AP)
• Correction: Indiana Congress-Visclosky story (AP)
• Opinion: Meg Whitman, Roy Blunt accused of immigration reform hypocrisy (associatedcontent)

AP-GfK Poll: Likely voters ready to embrace GOP (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - All signs point to huge Republican victories in two weeks, with the GOP now leading Democrats on virtually every measure in an Associated Press-GfK poll of people likely to vote in the first major elections of Barack Obama's presidency.

Appeals court keeps military gay policy for now (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily granted the U.S. government's request for a freeze on a judge's order requiring the military to allow openly gay troops.

Texas millionaire gives $7 million to GOP group (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:41 PM PDT AP - A wealthy Texas homebuilder who helped finance the anti-John Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004 contributed $7 million to American Crossroads, making him the top contributor to one of the main groups dedicated to helping Republicans win control of Congress.

Sestak, Toomey debate in Pa.'s tight Senate race (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:38 PM PDT AP - Democrat Joe Sestak and Republican Pat Toomey are striving to show who is more extreme and out of step with voters in the first debate in Pennsylvania's closely contested race for U.S. Senate.

Drug czar: Calif. pot law could spark court action (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:04 PM PDT AP - Federal officials haven't ruled out taking legal action if California voters approve a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state, President Barack Obama's drug czar said Wednesday.

Palin visits don’t wow independents (Daily Caller) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:55 PM PDT Daily Caller - Sarah Palin has endorsed 56 candidates this election season and had an impact on GOP primaries, but a new poll suggests that campaign visits from the former Alaska governor ahead of the general election could hurt Republicans.

Poll: Candidates for Ohio governor about even (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:52 PM PDT AP - A new poll in the Ohio governor's race shows Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland and GOP challenger John Kasich (KAY'-sik) are about even two weeks before Election Day.

Mass. Rep. Frank lends $200,000 to own campaign (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:26 PM PDT AP - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is lending $200,000 to his re-election campaign, citing the need to defend himself against an expected "flood of right-wing attack ads" by conservative organizations in support of his Republican rival, Sean Bielat.

Poll shows tight Senate race in Kentucky (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:10 PM PDT AP - A political poll shows a tight race in Kentucky for the U.S. Senate.

Ohio House candidate denies fudging military bio (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:09 PM PDT AP - A congressional candidate criticized for dressing in a Nazi uniform during World War II re-enactments is facing questions from his opponent about whether he is exaggerating his military service.

Obama takes his act to Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - First he gave an unexpected endorsement to Jon Stewart's upcoming "Rally to Restore Sanity." Now President Barack Obama is giving Stewart's satirical talk show the ultimate television "get" -- himself as a guest.

Poll suggests tie between Miller, Murkowski (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:07 PM PDT AP - New polling suggests a virtual dead-heat in Alaska's Senate race between Republicans Joe Miller and Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

White House fall harvest turns up turnips and more (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:58 PM PDT AP - Michelle Obama munched a baby turnip, dug up giant sweet potatoes and snipped pumpkins off the vine as she teamed up with local schoolchildren and world-class chefs for a fall harvest day in the White House garden.

After Alaska primary upset, missteps cost Miller (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:33 PM PDT AP - Since his stunning defeat of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary, tea party favorite Joe Miller has suffered a series of potentially crippling missteps that have helped turn the Alaska Senate campaign into a highly competitive race.

In RI governor race, no endorsement yet from Obama (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:32 PM PDT AP - Weeks before Rhode Island's 2008 Democratic presidential primary, former Republican U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee made a high-profile endorsement of Barack Obama.

WH: Obama to visit Pakistan next year (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:29 PM PDT AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will travel to Pakistan next year in his first visit to the country since taking office.

Conn. Dem chair seeks probe of WWE in Senate race (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:02 PM PDT AP - The chairwoman of the Connecticut Democrats on Wednesday sought a federal elections investigation into whether Republican Linda McMahon's Senate campaign illegally coordinated with the professional wrestling company where she was CEO until last fall.

Correction: Indiana Congress-Visclosky story (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 01:27 PM PDT AP - In a story Oct. 19 about Indiana's 1st Congressional District race, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of the Libertarian candidate. His name is Jon Morris, not Jeff Duensing.

Opinion: Meg Whitman, Roy Blunt accused of immigration reform hypocrisy (associatedcontent) Posted: 20 Oct 2010 01:24 PM PDT associatedcontent - One of the major issues in the midterm election is immigration reform. After the economy, states along the border with Mexico have had some debates about immigration. The most recent GOP faux pas came from Sharron Angle of Nevada, calling a group of Hispanic high-school students "Asian," which led to audible gasps from the audience. Other Republican candidates for office have come under fire for their stances on immigration, including one in a Midwestern state not known for its tough stance on immigration.

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