Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama signs 'big win' tax bill (AFP)
• Alaska court considers disputed Senate race (AP)
• Amid labor anxiety, Obama meets with union leaders (AP)
• Congress moves to reduce lead in drinking water (AP)
• Sarah Palin in 2012? 'Definitely Not' a Consideration by Most, Poll Says (ContributorNetwork)
• When out walking Bo, Obama says he scoops the poop (AP)
• Obama says tax deal will help middle-class (AP)
• Obama family flying to Hawaii without president (AP)
• Herman Cain is ‘definitely’ forming 2012 exploratory committee (Daily Caller)
• Exile or sanctions, Ivory Coast's Gbagbo told (Reuters)
• Obama reads his children's book to 2nd graders (AP)
• House passes bipartisan tax cut deal, first of Obama administration (The Christian Science Monitor)
• US pulls embassy staff amid Ivory Coast unrest (AFP)
• Palin: 'Double standard' for politicians who cry (AP)
• The Fast Fix: David Plouffe, Obama’s Mr. Fix-It (The Newsroom)
• Dem critic raps Obama over tax cut deal (AP)
• US Congress passes contentious Obama tax deal (AFP)
• Obama makes the sale (Politico)
• Labor leaders come to the White House (AP)

Obama signs 'big win' tax bill (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 04:54 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama Friday savored "a big win" just six weeks after his rebuke by mid-term election voters, signing a 858-billion-dollar tax law after a contentious deal with Republicans.

Alaska court considers disputed Senate race (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:30 PM PST AP - Legal wrangling over Alaska's contested U.S. Senate race reached the state Supreme Court Friday, with justices taking on Republican Joe Miller's appeal of a lower court ruling that equaled a victory for rival Lisa Murkowski.

Amid labor anxiety, Obama meets with union leaders (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:43 PM PST AP - Two days after business executives had their turn at the White House, President Barack Obama met with union leaders who were still fuming about his decision to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthy Americans.

Congress moves to reduce lead in drinking water (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:42 PM PST AP - Congress on Friday sent President Barack Obama a bill that would significantly reduce exposures to lead in drinking water.

Sarah Palin in 2012? 'Definitely Not' a Consideration by Most, Poll Says (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:15 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Although it is a common supposition that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will eventually announce that she is running for president in 2012, another poll is indicating that she probably shouldn't even bother. An ABC News/Washington Post poll released Friday indicates that nearly 6 out of ten Americans (59 percent) wouldn't even consider supporting her for a presidential run. And her Democratic incumbent opponent? President Barack Obama only has a 43 percent "Definitely Not" rating. But will such a lopsided poll deter her? Doubtful.

When out walking Bo, Obama says he scoops the poop (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:18 PM PST AP - He may be leader of the free world, but when he takes his dog for a walk, President Barack Obama says he bends down to do the nasty work of cleaning up like anyone else.

Obama says tax deal will help middle-class (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:16 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says a tax cut package that's about to become law will give a much-needed holiday-season boost to middle class Americans and spur the ailing economy.

Obama family flying to Hawaii without president (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:52 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's Hawaii vacation is being delayed by unfinished business in Washington, but first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are going ahead with their trip this weekend.

Herman Cain is ‘definitely’ forming 2012 exploratory committee (Daily Caller) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST Daily Caller - Former Godfathers Pizza chief executive Herman Cain says he’s definitely forming an exploratory committee — likely within the next several weeks — to test the waters for a possible Republican presidential run in 2012.

Exile or sanctions, Ivory Coast's Gbagbo told (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:12 PM PST Reuters - African nations have promised Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo a "soft landing" in exile, a senior U.S. official said on Friday as pressure grew on him to concede last month's disputed election.

Obama reads his children's book to 2nd graders (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST AP - Usually, big-name authors plug their books on a nationwide book tour. President Barack Obama took a lower-key approach Friday, reading selections from his new children's book to a group of delighted second-graders in suburban Virginia.

House passes bipartisan tax cut deal, first of Obama administration (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:17 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Legislation that extends Bush-era tax cuts until 2012, ensures benefits for the unemployed for another 13 months, cuts what workers pay into Social Security by nearly a third for a year, and reins in taxes for business, investors, and heirs to estates â€" a.k.a. the Obama-Republican tax-cut compromise â€" cleared its last congressional hurdle Thursday and heads to the president's desk on Friday.

US pulls embassy staff amid Ivory Coast unrest (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:51 AM PST AFP - The United States said Wednesday it was allowing non-emergency embassy staff and their families to leave Ivory Coast amid widening post-election violence in the African nation.

Palin: 'Double standard' for politicians who cry (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:50 AM PST AP - Sarah Palin says there's a double standard when it comes to politicians who cry in public.

The Fast Fix: David Plouffe, Obama’s Mr. Fix-It (The Newsroom) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:23 AM PST The Newsroom - David Plouffe managed Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. He'll be joining forces with Obama again next year â€" this time, in the White House.

US Congress passes contentious Obama tax deal (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:39 AM PST AFP - US lawmakers gave final approval late Thursday to President Barack Obama's contentious deal with Republicans to avert a New Year's tax hike and extend aid to the jobless, despite a Democratic rebellion.

Obama makes the sale (Politico) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:33 AM PST Politico - Democrats are about to surrender the House. Republicans are pinching themselves for getting a tasty tax deal with an estate-tax cherry on top. And liberals say President Barack Obama is the biggest sell-out since Bob Dylan went electric.

Labor leaders come to the White House (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:38 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama meets with labor leaders at the White House on Friday.

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