Yahoo! News: Elections

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• McMahon dominates Conn. TV ad spending in election (AP)
• Patrick highlights W.Mass. outreach in area debate (AP)
• Suspicious package sent to Arizona congressman (AP)
• GOP lawmaker looks to increase scrutiny of Obama (AP)
• Fearing rout, Obama, Dems reach to female voters (AP)
• Gay marriage foes seek freedom in running ads (AP)
• Democrats to spend $1 million on ads in Spanish (AP)
• Alaska Dems threaten to sue over write-in lists (AP)
• SD House candidate blasts Dem ad on driving record (AP)
• Gillibrand, DioGuardi debate in NY Senate race (AP)
• National Republicans spend $411,000 on RI gov race (AP)
• UN envoy asks Myanmar for 'signal' before election (AP)
• GOP has edge in small donations in Ohio gov race (AP)
• Del. House candidate questions church, state (AP)
• Obama to meet Apple supremo Steve Jobs (AFP)
• Obama to meet with Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday (Reuters)
• GOP reports more cash on hand in Ohio gov race (AP)
• Obama courts women voters on West Coast tour (Reuters)
• Obama to hit four states on final election weekend (AFP)
• Poll shows Ark. GOP Senate candidate widening lead (AP)

McMahon dominates Conn. TV ad spending in election (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:38 PM PDT AP - If Connecticut voters feel like they've seen a lot of Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon on TV lately, they're right.

Patrick highlights W.Mass. outreach in area debate (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick highlighted his pledge to be "governor of the whole state" as he kicked off the only debate of the campaign in western Massachusetts.

Suspicious package sent to Arizona congressman (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:14 PM PDT AP - Authorities say the Tucson office of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona was evacuated Thursday after an envelope containing a white powder was discovered in the mail.

GOP lawmaker looks to increase scrutiny of Obama (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT AP - Anyone who's spent much time near parked cars has likely heard Rep. Darrell Issa's stern voice: "Protected by Viper. Stand back." After next month's election, Americans may be hearing a lot more from the millionaire congressman and car alarm inventor.

Fearing rout, Obama, Dems reach to female voters (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT AP - In a last-ditch effort to prevent electoral disaster, President Barack Obama and Democratic allies are vigorously wooing women voters, whose usually reliable support appears to have softened.

Gay marriage foes seek freedom in running ads (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT AP - A national anti-gay marriage group that wants to run political ads unencumbered by some election law requirements amped up its fight Thursday in two states, including New York, where Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has taken heat for opposing same-sex marriage.

Democrats to spend $1 million on ads in Spanish (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:27 PM PDT AP - Hoping to turn out Spanish-speaking voters and hold back emboldened Republicans, Democrats on Thursday announced they would spend $1 million in television, radio and online ads to motivate key members of their party's coalition.

Alaska Dems threaten to sue over write-in lists (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:19 PM PDT AP - Alaska Democrats are threatening to sue the state, alleging election officials are trying to influence the outcome of the U.S. Senate race by illegally providing voters a list of write-in candidates.

SD House candidate blasts Dem ad on driving record (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:15 PM PDT AP - Republican congressional candidate Kristi Noem said Thursday that a national Democratic committee should pull a television ad that Noem says suggests her bad driving record means she could endanger children.

Gillibrand, DioGuardi debate in NY Senate race (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) and Republican rival Joe DioGuardi are trading barbs over job creation in a televised debate.

National Republicans spend $411,000 on RI gov race (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - The Republican Governors Association has booked more than $400,000 worth of TV ads in the four-way race for Rhode Island governor, a surprise move in a race that has mostly focused on Democrat Frank Caprio and independent Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee).

UN envoy asks Myanmar for 'signal' before election (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:46 PM PDT AP - The U.N.'s human rights envoy to Myanmar appealed Thursday to its military rulers "to send a strong signal" to the world that it will hold a genuine election, by releasing democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and almost 2,100 political prisoners.

GOP has edge in small donations in Ohio gov race (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:37 PM PDT AP - Republican John Kasich has racked up almost twice the small cash donations as his opponent for Ohio governor as he fights back against campaign attacks that he's a Wall Street insider.

Del. House candidate questions church, state (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:31 PM PDT AP - A Democratic congressional candidate's ad is reminding voters that Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell isn't the only Delaware Republican who has questioned the idea of separation of church and state.

Obama to meet Apple supremo Steve Jobs (AFP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:28 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama will meet Apple chief executive Steve Jobs in the San Francisco area on Thursday, to discuss technology's role in the economy, the White House said.

Obama to meet with Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama is having a 45-minute meeting on Thursday afternoon in San Francisco with Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

GOP reports more cash on hand in Ohio gov race (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:11 PM PDT AP - New campaign finance reports show Republican John Kasich (KAY'-sik) has more cash on hand to spend than the Democratic incumbent in the final days of Ohio's governor race — though both still have millions.

Obama courts women voters on West Coast tour (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:00 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama aimed his economic message at women on Thursday as he campaigned on the West Coast for female candidates crucial to his Democrats' chances of keeping control of the U.S. Senate.

Obama to hit four states on final election weekend (AFP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 02:55 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama will make a four-state final weekend blitz of political battlegrounds to wrap up his efforts to bolster Democrats in November's mid-term elections, officials said Thursday.

Poll shows Ark. GOP Senate candidate widening lead (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2010 02:46 PM PDT AP - A new poll shows that Republican Rep. John Boozman has widened his lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln in his bid to unseat her.

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