Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Jerry Brown returns to lead a troubled California (AP)
• Obama eyes ex-Clinton aide as top economic adviser (Reuters)
• Obama considers J.P. Morgan's Daley as senior aide (Reuters)
• AP source: Obama may name William Daley to top job (AP)
• Obama takes family out for final vacation treat (AP)
• New congressman tries to clear financial questions (AP)
• House Republicans move to repeal Obama healthcare (Reuters)
• House GOP sending Obama a message on health repeal (AP)
• Steele pleads for new term; challengers say no way (AP)
• House Republicans schedule health care repeal vote (AP)
• Obama prepares to face emboldened GOP (AP)
• Economic Recovery is a Bipartisan Responsibility (ContributorNetwork)
• Republican Repeal of Obamacare -- Just Political Posturing? (ContributorNetwork)
• George Will: Palin ‘cannot be elected’ (Daily Caller)
• Obama to increase engagement with Africa in 2011 (AP)
• Obama aide: Debt limit fight could be "catastrophic" (Reuters)
• 6 states to watch on health reform (Politico)

Jerry Brown returns to lead a troubled California (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:11 PM PST AP - Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a much different and more troubled state than the one he led then.

Obama eyes ex-Clinton aide as top economic adviser (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:11 PM PST Reuters - A trusted aide with first-hand experience negotiating with Republicans has emerged as the favorite to become President Barack Obama's new top economic policy adviser, Democratic sources said on Monday.

Obama considers J.P. Morgan's Daley as senior aide (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:55 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is considering tapping J.P. Morgan Chase executive William Daley for a senior role in the White House, possibly chief of staff, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.

AP source: Obama may name William Daley to top job (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is considering naming former Commerce Secretary William Daley to a top White House job, possibly chief of staff, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.

Obama takes family out for final vacation treat (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama took his family and friends for a final vacation treat before heading back to Washington.

New congressman tries to clear financial questions (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:13 PM PST AP - A Miami Republican set to enter Congress as a freshman this week released documents Monday in a move he vowed would dispel persistent questions about his income and his financial relationship to a campaign to expand slot machine gambling in South Florida.

House Republicans move to repeal Obama healthcare (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:23 PM PST Reuters - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to pass a bill next week to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, a senior party aide said on Monday, but the effort is widely expected to fail in the Senate.

House GOP sending Obama a message on health repeal (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST AP - Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul before he even shows up in their chamber to give his State of the Union address.

Steele pleads for new term; challengers say no way (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:35 PM PST AP - GOP Chairman Michael Steele defended his rocky two-year tenure anew Monday and asked for another term, boiling his re-election pitch down to this: "My record stands for itself. We won."

House Republicans schedule health care repeal vote (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:05 PM PST AP - Republican leaders in the new House say they'll hold a vote next week to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Obama prepares to face emboldened GOP (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:28 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama got what he wanted from his Hawaiian vacation: nearly two weeks away from the spotlight. The peaceful lull ends Tuesday when he returns to Washington to face emboldened Republicans eager to challenge his spending priorities and attempt to repeal his historic health care overhaul.

Economic Recovery is a Bipartisan Responsibility (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:12 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama said in his weekly Presidential Address, which was posted to the White House website Saturday, that the continued strengthening of the American economy was dependent on bipartisan "shared responsibility." He pointed to recent economic reports that show that the "recovery is gaining traction -- and our most important task now is to keep that recovery going" and said he was "willing to work with anyone of either party who's got a good idea and the commitment to see it through." But the President's willingness to work with Congress may not be the problem. The problem may be an economically irresponsible Congress.

Republican Repeal of Obamacare -- Just Political Posturing? (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:38 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Sometimes politics is all about symbolism, moral victories, and posturing for effect.

George Will: Palin ‘cannot be elected’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:08 AM PST Daily Caller - To many, the biggest question surrounding the 2012 presidential election remains: Will Sarah Palin run?

Obama to increase engagement with Africa in 2011 (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:49 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests.

Obama aide: Debt limit fight could be "catastrophic" (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:45 AM PST Reuters - A fight over the budget loomed on Sunday as a top aide to President Barack Obama warned of catastrophic consequences if Republicans follow through on threats to reject an increase in the nation's borrowing limit.

6 states to watch on health reform (Politico) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:33 AM PST Politico - Health reform repeal efforts will generate a lot of noise in the opening weeks of the 112th Congress – but the real action on health reform is going to ramp up outside the Beltway in state capitals.

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