Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Worst of times, best of times: tale of two Irelands (Reuters)
• Irish government awaits trouncing in vote for seat (Reuters)
• Indictment: Calif man threatened Obama in letter (AP)
• Irish bailout talks accelerate as PM faces new setback (AFP)
• Afghan prosecutor summons vote officials over fraud (AFP)
• Obama calls troops as he awaits White House feast (AP)
• Sarah Palin: Serious 2012 contender or pretender? (AP)
• What liberals and conservatives can be thankful for this Thanksgiving (Daily Caller)
• Obama asks country to help make tomorrow better (AP)
• Afghan prosecutors open criminal probe into vote (AFP)
• Maliki named Iraq PM for second term, urges unity (AFP)
• Palin draws fire with North Korea gaffe (AP)
• Murkowski seeks voice in Alaska election lawsuit (AP)
• Indiana: Obama Touts Successes of His Economic Policies (Time.com)
• Haitian voters brace for stark choice (AFP)

Worst of times, best of times: tale of two Irelands (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:12 PM PST Reuters - Country A is drowning. A catastrophic recession has thrown a tenth of its workforce out of jobs in just two years. Firms are shutting, banks are barely solvent and the IMF has been called in to bail out the government from crushing debt. The standard of living is eroding, taxes are being hiked, state spending is being slashed, and the deeply unpopular government is being forced into an election it is certain to lose.

Irish government awaits trouncing in vote for seat (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:50 PM PST Reuters - Ireland's government is likely to see its majority cut to two when the results of an election for a vacant parliamentary seat are released on Friday.

Indictment: Calif man threatened Obama in letter (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:05 PM PST AP - An indictment filed by a federal grand jury accuses a Northern California man of sending a letter threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

Irish bailout talks accelerate as PM faces new setback (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PST AFP - The Irish government's slim majority came under intense pressure in a by-election as it emerged talks on an international bailout for the country's shattered economy were set to conclude Sunday.

Afghan prosecutor summons vote officials over fraud (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:43 AM PST AFP - Afghanistan's top prosecutor, a key aide of President Hamid Karzai, summoned four top election officials for questioning over fraud claims on Thursday as anger mounted over disputed poll results.

Obama calls troops as he awaits White House feast (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is celebrating a quiet Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and dining on his favorite holiday food with family and friends.

Sarah Palin: Serious 2012 contender or pretender? (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:38 AM PST AP - Sarah Palin, the telegenic Republican who exasperates and delights voters about equally, is dropping ever more hints of a presidential bid, including a visit Saturday to the key state of Iowa.

What liberals and conservatives can be thankful for this Thanksgiving (Daily Caller) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:29 AM PST Daily Caller - There is no time of year quite like Thanksgiving to reflect on the year’s events, both good and bad. Take for example, the progress made on Capitol Hill (or setbacks, depending on your party) this year. Or consider the way a midterm election can bring people together like well, really nothing else can.

Obama asks country to help make tomorrow better (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:23 AM PST AP - Saying America has a history of doing what it takes to make a better tomorrow, President Barack Obama is calling on a country climbing out of its worst economic slump in decades to summon that spirit again this holiday season.

Afghan prosecutors open criminal probe into vote (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:03 AM PST AFP - Top Afghan prosecutors said they have arrested senior election officials and opened new criminal investigations into vote fraud, dismissing as "premature" the announcement of final results.

Maliki named Iraq PM for second term, urges unity (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:14 PM PST AFP - Nuri al-Maliki called for unity among Iraq's factions on Thursday after he was named for a second term as prime minister, signalling an end may be in sight to an eight-month political impasse.

Palin draws fire with North Korea gaffe (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:44 AM PST AP - Sarah Palin is drawing criticism from around the world after declaring that the United States has to stand with "our North Korean allies."

Murkowski seeks voice in Alaska election lawsuit (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:48 AM PST AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is arguing that Alaska will be harmed if she isn't sworn in on time, calling for a rapid resolution to a lawsuit aimed at blocking certification of the election.

Indiana: Obama Touts Successes of His Economic Policies (Time.com) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:15 AM PST Time.com - Two years after Obama became the first Democrat in four decades to capture the Hoosier State's electoral votes, Indiana was at the heart of the Republican landslide in the midterm elections

Haitian voters brace for stark choice (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:04 AM PST AFP - Disillusioned Haitians prepared Thursday to vote for new leaders who will inherit a country on its knees after January's quake, and a cholera epidemic threatening over a million refugees.

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