Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Meek: Clinton didn't induce him to drop Sen. bid (AP)
• Obama urges 'peaceful and transparent' I.Coast vote (AFP)
• 'Game Change' Authors: Can Obama Win a Second Term? (Time.com)
• AP ENTERPRISE: Interest groups target state races (AP)
• Polls gone wild: Political gripes in Internet age (AP)
• Obama sets Muslim outreach for Indonesia trip (Reuters)
• Tancredo stays competitive in Colorado gov race (AP)
• Ill. groups that backed Kirk endorsing Giannoulias (AP)
• NC Rep. Shuler considers run for House Speaker (AP)
• Palin gives strong indication of 2012 presidential run (AFP)
• Michelle Obama addresses problem of bullying (AP)
• Radio host jokes, talks serious with first lady (AP)
• Another treasurer leaves O'Donnell campaign (AP)
• Fiorina feels 'fantastic' in return to campaign (AP)
• Angry US voters turn from Obama: poll (AFP)
• Ahead of D.C. rally, Stewart's influence blooms (Reuters)
• CAPITAL CULTURE: Other McCain seeks national voice (AP)
• Murkowski Won't Support Palin for President (CQPolitics.com)
• AZ governor denies special treatment in 1988 crash (AP)

Meek: Clinton didn't induce him to drop Sen. bid (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT AP - Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek is denying reports that he agreed to drop out of the Florida Senate race under pressure from former President Bill Clinton.

Obama urges 'peaceful and transparent' I.Coast vote (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama on Thursday urged "peaceful and transparent" elections in Ivory Coast as the West African nation prepares to hold a long-delayed vote for president.

'Game Change' Authors: Can Obama Win a Second Term? (Time.com) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT Time.com - To win a second term, Barack Obama will need a new strategy. A new paperback afterword from John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, the authors of Game Change, discusses the President's re-election campaign

AP ENTERPRISE: Interest groups target state races (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 04:26 PM PDT AP - House and Senate candidates aren't the only ones targeted by interest groups in this year's campaign. While they have spent at least $185 million just since Labor Day to influence voters in close congressional races, outside money is pouring at similar rates into state elections for governors and down the ticket to city councils and even local sewage boards.

Polls gone wild: Political gripes in Internet age (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 04:26 PM PDT AP - When a widely publicized poll showed Republican John Kasich with a commanding, 10-point advantage in Ohio's governor's race, aides to Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland fought back hard. Against the poll.

Obama sets Muslim outreach for Indonesia trip (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will visit Indonesia's largest mosque and make a major outdoor speech directed at the global Muslim community when he visits Indonesia next month, the White House said on Thursday.

Tancredo stays competitive in Colorado gov race (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 04:04 PM PDT AP - Tom Tancredo is quick to admit he brings plenty of baggage to the Colorado governor's race.

Ill. groups that backed Kirk endorsing Giannoulias (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:46 PM PDT AP - Several Illinois advocacy groups that backed Republican Mark Kirk in past elections are endorsing his Democratic opponent in the race for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.

NC Rep. Shuler considers run for House Speaker (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:44 PM PDT AP - North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler said Thursday he would consider running for speaker of the U.S. House if he's re-elected because the chamber needs a more moderate leader.

Palin gives strong indication of 2012 presidential run (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:34 PM PDT AFP - Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin gave the strongest indication yet that she is preparing a 2012 White House bid, saying Thursday she would run for president "if there is nobody else to do it."

Michelle Obama addresses problem of bullying (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - Michelle Obama says adults can address the problem of bullying if they lead by example.

Radio host jokes, talks serious with first lady (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:04 PM PDT AP - Days after interviewing her husband, one of the nation's most popular Spanish-language radio hosts chatted with Michelle Obama, making jokes while also tackling issues like obesity and the election.

Another treasurer leaves O'Donnell campaign (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:55 PM PDT AP - Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell has parted ways with yet another campaign treasurer and appointed her campaign manager to the position, making him her fifth treasurer since launching her bid for Senate last year.

Fiorina feels 'fantastic' in return to campaign (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:51 PM PDT AP - Re-emerging on the campaign trail after being hospitalized over two days, Republican Senate challenger Carly Fiorina on Thursday declared she is "completely cancer free" and feels "fantastic."

Angry US voters turn from Obama: poll (AFP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:37 PM PDT AFP - Five days from US elections, President Barack Obama's Democratic allies got more bad news Thursday in a new poll that found his winning 2008 coalition had fractured amid deep anger at the economy.

Ahead of D.C. rally, Stewart's influence blooms (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:33 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's election led many political pundits to predict the popularity of American satirist Jon Stewart would wane. After all, mocking Republicans was his bread and butter.

CAPITAL CULTURE: Other McCain seeks national voice (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:31 PM PDT AP - When Meghan McCain said on national TV recently that Senate GOP hopeful Christine O'Donnell "is seen as a nut job," the reaction from the right was swift and furious, with critics bashing everything from McCain's lack of experience to her judgment to, well, her anatomy.

Murkowski Won't Support Palin for President (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 01:56 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, running for re-election as a write-in candidate, said Wednesday during a debate that she would not support Sarah Palin (R) for president if the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee launched a White House bid in 2012, according to the Associated Press.

AZ governor denies special treatment in 1988 crash (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 01:55 PM PDT AP - An Arizona police report says Gov. Jan Brewer was involved in a 1988 car crash when she was a state senator, and officers at the scene believed she was intoxicated.

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