Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama pardons 9 convicted of drug, other offenses (AP)
• Obama visits Afghanistan, says U.S. making progress (Reuters)
• U.S. leads calls for Gbagbo to concede Ivory Coast vote (Reuters)
• Obama's trip almost went off according to plan (AP)
• Obama grants first pardons since his election (AFP)
• Emmer, Minn. GOP weigh risks of election lawsuit (AP)
• Obama congratulates Ouattara on I.Coast election win (AFP)
• More spending, less spending — Obama's dilemma (AP)
• Obama foe raises possible March START vote (AFP)
• Clinton sees arms treaty progress with Republicans (Reuters)
• Obama in Afghanistan, U.S. to release war review soon (Reuters)
• Leading Democrat will vote for budget-cutting plan (AP)
• Obama to discuss unemployment (AP)
• Obama's stimulus pours millions into faith-based groups (Politico)
• Judge lets Murkowski into Senate challenge case (AP)
• Obama celebrates Hanukkah at White House (AP)

Obama pardons 9 convicted of drug, other offenses (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 05:15 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has granted the first pardons of his presidency, to nine people convicted of crimes including possessing drugs, counterfeiting and even mutilating coins.

Obama visits Afghanistan, says U.S. making progress (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama, paying a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Friday, praised U.S. troops for their sacrifice and "important progress" in a nine-year war that is increasingly unpopular at home.

U.S. leads calls for Gbagbo to concede Ivory Coast vote (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:39 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama led calls on Friday for incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to accept defeat in Ivory Coast's presidential election, rejecting a top court's ruling that handed Gbagbo victory and sparked fears of unrest.

Obama's trip almost went off according to plan (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:59 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan was shrouded in secrecy, customary whenever a president heads into a war zone, and all seemed to be going according to plan — until the U.S. military leaked the word before Air Force One had even landed at Bagram Air Field, the main U.S. base in the country.

Obama grants first pardons since his election (AFP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:31 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama pardoned nine people for petty offenses on Friday in his first use of the presidential power since he assumed office nearly two years ago, the Justice Department said.

Emmer, Minn. GOP weigh risks of election lawsuit (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:13 PM PST AP - As a recount in the Minnesota governor's race nears completion with no evidence that it will change the outcome, the Republican candidate and his party face a critical decision: whether to contest the result in court or step aside and let Democrat Mark Dayton take office.

Obama congratulates Ouattara on I.Coast election win (AFP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:10 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama backed Alassane Ouattara on Friday as the new president of Ivory Coast, congratulating him on his election "victory" and urging his rival Laurent Gbagbo to give up power.

More spending, less spending — Obama's dilemma (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:06 PM PST AP - In less than three hours Friday, the extraordinary forces tugging at Barack Obama's presidency — and the Republicans who will soon take more control of Congress — came into sharp relief: a sky-high jobless rate, an out-of-control deficit and pressure to keep taxes down.

Obama foe raises possible March START vote (AFP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Senate might block a landmark nuclear arms control treaty with Russia until next March, their point-man on the agreement has warned in an interview.

Clinton sees arms treaty progress with Republicans (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:14 AM PST Reuters - The Obama administration has made progress toward an agreement with Republicans to vote on a U.S.-Russia arms control treaty in the Senate this year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

Obama in Afghanistan, U.S. to release war review soon (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:43 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama visited Afghanistan on Friday but bad weather kept him on a U.S. military base and forced him to cancel a planned face-to-face meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Leading Democrat will vote for budget-cutting plan (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:06 AM PST AP - One of President Barack Obama's closest allies in the Senate says he will vote for the plan even though he has major qualms about its painful spending cuts.

Obama to discuss unemployment (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:06 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama will make a statement on the monthly jobs numbers Friday.

Obama's stimulus pours millions into faith-based groups (Politico) Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:31 AM PST Politico - The stimulus bought Castleton United Methodist Church in Indianapolis a new heating and cooling system. In Laramie, Wyo., it bought the Church of St. Laurence O'Toole new windows for the Roman Catholic school it runs. And in Harrisburg, Pa., Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area spent its $120,000 in stimulus funding on food and shelter for local homeless people.

Judge lets Murkowski into Senate challenge case (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 06:07 PM PST AP - A state court judge on Thursday agreed to let Sen. Lisa Murkowski have a say in a legal challenge to Alaska's U.S. Senate race.

Obama celebrates Hanukkah at White House (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have convened a Hanukkah celebration at the White House on the second night of the Jewish festival of lights.

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