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Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections


Sen. Tester readies for Rehberg's 2012 challenge (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST

FILE - This Dec. 21, 2010 file photo shows Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Populist farmer U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and longtime Republican stalwart Rehberg have been sparring for more than a year, but now they really have something to fight about, with Rehberg's intention to challenge Tester for the 2012 Senate race. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg this week will announce his plans to run against Montana Sen. Jon Tester in 2012, setting up a match-up between the Republican congressman and first-term Democrat that likely will be one of the most hotly contested Senate races of 2012, a longtime Montana Republican confirmed Tuesday.


GOP targets health care law in Congress and out (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:02 PM PST

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, gestures during a news conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2011, to repeat their opposition to the national health care law and to call for legislation to allow individual states to opt out of his major provisions - the individual mandate, employer mandate, and expansion of Medicaid. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Buoyed by a federal court ruling, Senate Republicans maneuvered for a vote to repeal the year-old health care law on Tuesday while the party's potential White House contenders took turns urging them on.


Ex-ambassador describes complications in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:36 PM PST

AP - Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, said Tuesday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he won't seek re-election may have come too late to calm protests gripping his country.

Egypt's Mubarak agrees to step down -- but not yet (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

An image grab taken from Egyptian state television Al-Masriya shows Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak speaking to the nation in Cairo. Mubarak said will not seek re-election.(AFP/AL-MASRIYA TV)AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in September but rejected demands that brought a million people on to the country's streets demanding he quit immediately.


Obama says change in Egypt must begin now (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

President Barack Obama participates in a cabinet meeting in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, February 1, 2011. Alongside Obama is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L), Defense Secretary Robert Gates (2nd R) and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he told Hosni Mubarak an orderly transition of power in Egypt "must begin now," stopping short of publicly endorsing the Egyptian leader's plan to stay in office six more months.


Obama: Egyptian protesters 'an inspiration' (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says the passion and dignity demonstrated by the people of Egypt has been an inspiration. He says young protesters will reach their destiny.

Obama seeks meaningful transition in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:52 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says he's spoken with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (HAHS'-nee moo-BAH'-rahk), and "he recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable and a change must take place."

Mubarak's speech maybe not enough: US (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:02 PM PST

An image grab taken from Egyptian state television Al-Masriya shows Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak speaking to the nation in Cairo. Mubarak said will not seek re-election.(AFP/AL-MASRIYA TV)AFP - The United States warned Tuesday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's offer to quit after September elections may be insufficient, as President Barack Obama prepared to speak on the crisis.


Analysts' view: Egypt's Mubarak says he won't seek reelection (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

Reuters - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, responding to huge popular protests demanding the end of his 30-year rule, said on Tuesday he would not seek re-election in a ballot scheduled for September but would stay in office until then to respond to demands for reform.

Mubarak move 'significant,' unlikely to satisfy: US official (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:54 PM PST

An image grab taken from Egyptian state television Al-Masriya shows Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak speaking to the nation in Cairo. Mubarak said will not seek re-election.(AFP/AL-MASRIYA TV)AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's pledge Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in September is "significant," but it is not likely to be enough to satisfy protesters, a US official said.


Obama seeks "responsible" budget to curb deficit (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:24 PM PST

President Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill, January 25, 2011. REUTERS/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/PoolReuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday spelled out that his upcoming budget will seek a "responsible" path to reducing U.S. debts over time, while lawmakers pushed for a summit to tackle the problem.


Mubarak says to step down after election (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:08 PM PST

FILE - In this May 24, 2006 file photo, Frank Wisner, then U.S. Special Envoy for Kosovo Status Talks, speaks during a news conference in Budapest, Hungary.  The State Department on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 said that Wisner, a former ambassador to Egypt, was now on the ground in Cairo and will meet Egyptian officials to urge them to embrace broad economic and political changes that can pave the way for free and fair elections. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File)Reuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would step down in a few months once a successor is elected, a move that responds to massive street protests but which may not satisfy many who want him out now.


Obama tells Mubarak not to run for re-election (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:52 PM PST

Egyptian protestors take part in a demonstration at Cairo's Tahrir Square. US President Barack Obama told his beleaguered Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak not to stand for re-election in upcoming September elections, a US official said Tuesday.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - US President Barack Obama told his beleaguered Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak not to stand for re-election in upcoming September elections, a US official said Tuesday.


Mubarak retains office, but will not seek reelection (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:41 PM PST

An image grab taken from Egyptian state television Al-Masriya shows Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak speaking to the nation in Cairo. Mubarak pledged on Tuesday that he would not stand for re-election in September, in an address to the nation that came after eight days of anti-government demonstrations.(AFP/Al-Masriya TV)AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pledged on Tuesday that he would not stand for re-election in September, in an address to the nation that came after eight days of anti-government demonstrations.


Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:34 PM PST

Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx, right, and Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, left, react during a news conference to announce Charlotte as the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - President Barack Obama's selection of this Southern city for the 2012 Democratic convention signals he will try to reassemble his diverse coalition of 2008 supporters and fight for the conservative-leaning states that helped him win the White House.


Reagan Presidency Started Us Down a Slippery -- and Unfortunate -- Slope (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:18 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Ronald Reagan would have been 100 years old on Sunday. To mark the date, Yahoo! News asked readers to compare their lives today with their lives during his presidency. Below is an essay from a reader.

In NH, Santorum hits Obama on health care 'hubris' (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:22 PM PST

AP - Campaigning in New Hampshire, former Sen. Rick Santorum says the Obama administration is trying to ram through implementation of its health care overhaul in the same way it pushed it through Congress.

Obama meets with Dell, Xerox, IBM executives (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:10 PM PST

Dell CEO Michael Dell in San Francisco, October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - President Barack Obama met with six chief executives from his Technology CEO Council on Tuesday to discuss U.S. competitiveness, innovation, and the need for investments to create jobs, the White House said.


Democrats pick North Carolina for 2012 convention (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST

US President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party will hold their 2012 presidential nominating convention in the key swing state of North Carolina, First Lady Michelle Obama, pictured in January 2011, revealed Tuesday.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party will hold their 2012 presidential nominating convention in the key swing state of North Carolina, First Lady Michelle Obama revealed Tuesday.


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