Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Miller files vote-count lawsuit in state court (AP)
• Woman who told Obama she was 'exhausted' loses job (AP)
• Minn. justices deny GOP effort to change gov tally (AP)
• First lady encourages Miami students to eat greens (AP)
• Irish PM vows to pass budget, then call election (Reuters)
• Angle: Shocked by loss, has political 'options' (AP)
• Irish bailout triggers election (AFP)
• Conservative fever builds for Palin book tour (AFP)
• Big Business to Obama Health Law: Resist, Don't Repeal (Time.com)
• Auto industry bailout pulls Kokomo back from brink (AP)
• White House welcomes Ireland's loan application (AP)
• WH points to nuke treaty support in Eastern Europe (AP)
• Irish ministers in crisis talks as allies quit (Reuters)
• Obama's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll (Reuters)
• Irish coalition partner calls for election (AFP)
• Palin's Iowa trip stokes 2012 talk (Politico)
• Ireland junior coalition partner calls for election (Reuters)
• View from Mideast: Obama's a problem (Politico)
• Obama's Best Health-Care Fix (The Daily Beast)
• Obama's Mideast Bribes Won't Work (The Daily Beast)

Miller files vote-count lawsuit in state court (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:05 PM PST AP - Alaska's bitterly contested Senate election went to state court Monday when Republican Joe Miller sued the state over the way write-in ballots for his GOP rival have been counted.

Woman who told Obama she was 'exhausted' loses job (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:04 PM PST AP - A woman who told President Barack Obama that she was "exhausted" from defending him and his economic policies and from waiting for the change she expected after voting for him has another reason to be put out: She's lost her job.

Minn. justices deny GOP effort to change gov tally (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:24 PM PST AP - Republican Tom Emmer failed Monday to convince Minnesota's highest court that signed polling place rosters must be matched with the number of votes tallied in the state's undecided race for governor.

First lady encourages Miami students to eat greens (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:22 PM PST AP - First lady Michelle Obama had Miami elementary school students cheering Monday over a typically contentious dinner topic — vegetables. Even the green ones.

Irish PM vows to pass budget, then call election (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:26 PM PST Reuters - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen defied mounting pressure to quit on Monday, saying he would stay in office until parliament passed an austerity budget needed to secure an IMF/EU bailout, then call an early election.

Angle: Shocked by loss, has political 'options' (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:43 PM PST AP - Republican Sharron Angle says she was shocked by her Nov. 2 loss to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but in looking forward has "lots of options" to weigh as she decides her next political step.

Irish bailout triggers election (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:43 PM PST AFP - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Monday he would call a general election in the New Year once parliament passes a crucial budget at the centre of an international bailout.

Conservative fever builds for Palin book tour (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:11 PM PST AFP - Ultra-conservative powerhouse Sarah Palin kicks off a tour to promote her second book in as many years Tuesday as part of a massive media blitz ahead of an expected bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Big Business to Obama Health Law: Resist, Don't Repeal (Time.com) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:00 PM PST Time.com - Congressional Republicans are touting plans to repeal the Obama Administration's health care reform law, but they face wariness for a full rollback from a key constituency: the business lobby

Auto industry bailout pulls Kokomo back from brink (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:58 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are set to visit an Indiana city steeped in auto industry history that officials say represents one of the major success stories of the massive auto bailout.

White House welcomes Ireland's loan application (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:08 AM PST AP - The White House is welcoming Ireland's decision to apply for a massive loan to address its debt crisis.

WH points to nuke treaty support in Eastern Europe (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 10:40 AM PST AP - The White House says support from NATO allies and governments in Eastern Europe for a nuclear treaty with Russia is an important endorsement of a pact that faces Republican opposition in the Senate.

Irish ministers in crisis talks as allies quit (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 10:29 AM PST Reuters - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen held an emergency meeting with cabinet ministers on Monday after supporters defected and opposition parties called for an immediate election, a source familiar with the talks said.

Obama's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:32 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama faces uncertain prospects for re-election in 2012 as many voters question whether he deserves a second term, a new poll said on Monday.

Irish coalition partner calls for election (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:01 AM PST AFP - The Green Party, the junior partner in the Irish coalition government, called Monday for a general election in January to provide "political certainty" as the country accepts an international financial bailout.

Palin's Iowa trip stokes 2012 talk (Politico) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:59 AM PST Politico - Sarah Palin’s camp is denying a published report that aides have been looking for office space in Des Moines, Iowa, in preparation for a 2012 presidential bid.

Ireland junior coalition partner calls for election (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:19 AM PST Reuters - Ireland's Green Party, the junior government coalition partner, called on Monday for an election to be held in January and said it would pull out of government once a series of fiscal packages and budgets were in place.

View from Mideast: Obama's a problem (Politico) Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:32 AM PST Politico - JERUSALEM — Vowing to change a region that has resisted the best efforts of presidents and prime ministers past, Barack Obama dove head first into the Middle East peace process on his second day in office.

Obama's Best Health-Care Fix (The Daily Beast) Posted: 21 Nov 2010 08:47 PM PST The Daily Beast - Despite voter support for a rollback of the health-care bill, Republicans won’t get a repeal past the president’s desk. Douglas E. Schoen on what Obama can do in the meantime to address voters’ concerns about reducing costs.

Obama's Mideast Bribes Won't Work (The Daily Beast) Posted: 21 Nov 2010 07:38 PM PST The Daily Beast - Israel will likely take Obama and Clinton’s $3 billion offer in exchange for a settlement freeze, but don’t expect a peace deal. What might succeed is a dramatic step not by the Israelis, but by the Palestinians, says Leslie H. Gelb.

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