Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Judge: Alaska court must decide Senate dispute (AP)
• Obama, Republicans head towards START showdown (Reuters)
• FEC won't punish Ensign for cash to mistress (AP)
• Pawlenty: GOP cred, low name recognition for 2012 (AP)
• Congress passes bill to stop 'crush videos' (AP)
• Fed should keep full employment mandate: Geithner (Reuters)
• Obama says NATO leaders back him on START treaty (AP)
• Pelosi names Steve Israel as campaign chairman (AP)
• Obama's Democrats in disarray over expiring tax cuts (Reuters)
• Obama says NATO agrees to missile defense system (AP)
• Ivory Coast to put troops in rebel zones for poll (Reuters)
• Sarah Palin Says She Could Beat Obama, While the Entire U.S. Says She Cannot (ContributorNetwork)
• Sarah Palin Tells Barbara Walters She Can Beat Obama in 2012 (ContributorNetwork)
• White House to push for tech policy action in 2011 (Reuters)
• Obama in Portugal; meets with EU, NATO partners (AP)
• Obama commits to working on financial markets (AP)
• Obama would be in 'good shape' against Palin: Biden (AFP)
• Democrats to hold votes on middle class tax cuts (AP)
• Obama would be in good shape against Palin: Biden (Reuters)
• Anti-UN cholera riots spread to Haiti capital (AFP)

Judge: Alaska court must decide Senate dispute (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:37 PM PST AP - An Alaska federal judge ruled Friday that Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller's challenge to the counting of write-in ballots raises "serious" legal issues but is a matter for a state, not federal, court to decide.

Obama, Republicans head towards START showdown (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:39 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama moved closer on Friday to a showdown with Republicans in Congress who have rebuffed his calls for the Senate to approve a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia by the end of the year.

FEC won't punish Ensign for cash to mistress (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST AP - The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint against Sen. John Ensign over a $96,000 payment his parents made to his former mistress and her family.

Pawlenty: GOP cred, low name recognition for 2012 (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:07 PM PST AP - Tim Pawlenty has sterling GOP credentials for pursuing the presidency — eight years as Minnesota governor, John McCain's short list for vice president and a recent stint as the Republican Governors Association's second in command.

Congress passes bill to stop 'crush videos' (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:06 PM PST AP - Videos appealing to a sexual fetish by showing women killing small animals will be banned under legislation that cleared the Senate Friday and is heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.

Fed should keep full employment mandate: Geithner (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:02 PM PST Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Friday warned Congress against politicizing the Federal Reserve and said the Obama administration would oppose any effort to strip the Fed's mandate to promote full employment.

Obama says NATO leaders back him on START treaty (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:56 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama said he got a clear message from NATO leaders Friday on the stalled nuclear treaty with Russia: It would strengthen alliances and increase European security.

Pelosi names Steve Israel as campaign chairman (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:44 PM PST AP - Speaker Nancy Pelosi tapped New York Rep. Steve Israel to head the House campaign committee as Democrats try to regroup after punishing election losses cost them the majority.

Obama's Democrats in disarray over expiring tax cuts (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:38 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in the U.S. Congress, many upset with him for election losses, are in disarray over what to do about tax cuts for millions of Americans that are set to expire on December 31.

Obama says NATO agrees to missile defense system (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:02 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama announced Friday that NATO has agreed to his plans for a new, expanded missile defense system for Europe that would cover all NATO member countries and the United states.

Ivory Coast to put troops in rebel zones for poll (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:15 PM PST Reuters - Ivory Coast's military and rebels will deploy 4,000 extra troops to rebel territory under a joint command to try to secure a run-off presidential election on November 28 that could easily turn violent.

Sarah Palin Says She Could Beat Obama, While the Entire U.S. Says She Cannot (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 10:35 AM PST ContributorNetwork - There is an ego-driven bravado taken on by most political candidates that is very much in evidence at the beginning of their campaigns -- and this week Sarah Palin's ego wrapped itself in that bravado as she interviewed with Barbara Walters for her annual "10 Most Fascinating People" of 2010 special, which will air on ABC in December. Palin told Walters that she thought she could win the 2012 election.

Sarah Palin Tells Barbara Walters She Can Beat Obama in 2012 (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 09:47 AM PST ContributorNetwork - Sarah Palin says she can successfully take on President Obama in 2012.

White House to push for tech policy action in 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:43 AM PST Reuters - The Obama administration will push Congress next year to move ahead on critical technology policies, the White House's technology chief said on Thursday.

Obama in Portugal; meets with EU, NATO partners (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:24 AM PST AP - Back on the world stage for crucial talks, President Barack Obama on Friday quickly encountered European leaders willing to question a president weakened at home and rebuffed abroad.

Obama commits to working on financial markets (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 07:25 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. intends to work with Portugal and all of Europe to support vigorous steps to strengthen the world's financial markets.

Obama would be in 'good shape' against Palin: Biden (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:13 AM PST AFP - President Barack Obama would be in "very good shape" if Sarah Palin ran against him in 2012 as the Republican nominee, Vice President Joe Biden said, adding it would be "a really interesting race."

Democrats to hold votes on middle class tax cuts (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:16 PM PST AP - After meeting with President Barack Obama Thursday, Democratic leaders in Congress said they plan to hold a series of politically charged votes to extend middle-class tax cuts while letting tax cuts for the wealthy expire.

Obama would be in good shape against Palin: Biden (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:41 PM PST Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that President Barack Obama would fare well in a potential 2012 race against Republican Sarah Palin for the White House.

Anti-UN cholera riots spread to Haiti capital (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:47 AM PST AFP - Rioting has spread to the Haitian capital where hundreds of people clashed with UN troops they blamed for a worsening cholera epidemic.

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