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Yahoo! News: Elections


Lawyers seek to bar Tucson suspect's photo release (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:34 PM PST

AP - Defense lawyers asked a judge to prohibit the U.S. Marshals Service from releasing a mug shot of the suspect in the shooting of an Arizona congresswoman and 18 other victims.

Obama questions credibility of Egypt's action (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:34 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, February 10, 2011. Obama said on Thursday Washington would support an AP - Showing impatience, President Barack Obama on Thursday openly and sharply questioned whether Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's pledge to shift power to his vice president is an "immediate, meaningful or sufficient" sign of reform for a country in upheaval.


Trump dangles potential 2012 bid before CPAC (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:29 PM PST

Donald Trump  addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Just how wide open is the Republican presidential field? Vast enough that Donald Trump may want you to hire him.


Lee, scandalized, fell in a Washington flash (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST

This undated photo provided by Gawker shows Rep. Chris Lee, R-N.Y., posing shirtless in front of a mirror. The gossip website Gawker reported Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 that Lee, a married two-term Republican lawmaker, had sent the shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. Lee abruptly resigned his seat Wednesday, saying he was quitting because he regretted actions that have hurt his family and others. (AP Photo/Gawker) MANDATORY CREDIT: GAWKER; NO SALESAP - He was a rising star in Congress at lunchtime — and out of office by dinner.


US Congress ex-staffer convicted of corruption (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:06 PM PST

A former US House of Representatives staff member was convicted on corruption charges in a probe linked to disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, pictured in 2006, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.(AFP/File)AFP - A former US House of Representatives staff member was convicted on corruption charges in a probe linked to disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.


Spy chiefs defend Mideast work but miss Egypt call (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:49 PM PST

CIA Director Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, before the House Intelligence Committee.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - CIA Director Leon Panetta incorrectly predicted Thursday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could step down by day's end, even as he and other top U.S. intelligence officials defended their work interpreting swift-moving political upheaval in the Middle East.


Webb's exit sets off a Democratic scramble in Va (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:40 PM PST

AP - U.S. Sen. Jim Webb's decision not to seek re-election means Virginia Democrats must either persuade former Gov. Tim Kaine to run in 2012 or likely field someone who has never won a statewide race.

Chris Lee Latest to Have Shirtless Photos Exposed Online (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Chris Lee shirtless photo has brought down the New York Congressman. After Gawker found Lee shirtless on Craigslist, and answering a personal ad despite being married, the scandal forced the Congressman to resign. He likely thought that the photo, and his efforts to hook up on Craigslist, would stay relatively anonymous. However, Lee is just one of dozens of famous people to have shirtless photos exposed by social media - the only difference is that it's a politician this time.

Why Did Rep. Chris Lee Risk It All with Shirtless Photo? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Two-term congressman Christopher Lee, who represents Western New York State, quit just hours after the website Gawker reported that the married lawmaker allegedly exchanged emails and sent shirtless photos of himself to a woman through a personals ad on Craigslist.

Rep. Chris Lee Just Another Hypocritical 'Family Values' Republican? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It only took four hours for Rep. Christopher Lee (R-NY) to resign his position in the U. S. House of Representatives after a shirtless photo of the Congressman and a few flirtatious and misrepresentational e-mails alleged to be between him and a Craigslist contact were posted on the Gawker website.

Snooki voted nightmare celebrity Valentine's date (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:12 PM PST

Reuters - Outspoken, over tanned "Jersey Shore" star Snooki has topped a poll as the nightmare celebrity date for Valentine's Day.

Arizona Republican Sen. Kyl won't seek re-election (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announces plans Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 outside the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse in Phoenix to countersue the federal government for failing to enforce immigration laws.  (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Jack Kurtz)AP - Sen. Jon Kyl announced Thursday he will step down next year after three terms in office, creating yet another vacancy in a chamber about to undergo a significant makeover with several incumbents either stepping down or facing tough re-election challenges.


Normally quiet council race in LA turns ugly (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

AP - The neighborhoods that sprawl northeast from downtown Los Angeles are vexed by vanishing jobs, gang mayhem and clotted traffic, but the candidates running for the area's City Council seat have made the race about something else.

U.S. still evaluating Mubarak's speech (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:29 PM PST

President Barack Obama addresses the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama met his security advisers on Thursday after watching Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak say on television he would transfer powers to his vice president but not resign.


Obama to offer solutions for housing finance (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:23 PM PST

AP - Homebuyers will face potentially higher interest rates under any of three Obama administration options for reducing government support of the mortgage market, the price of ending the country's dependence on financially teetering housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Ex-congressional aide guilty for World Series trip (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:19 PM PST

AP - A federal jury on Thursday found that a former congressional aide broke the law by taking a trip to the World Series with a corporate official and lobbyist who picked up the tab. It was the 21st consecutive conviction in a broad corruption investigation tied to Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Possible Republican presidential candidates gather (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives the keynote address at the New Hampshire Republican Party State Convention in Concord, New Hampshire September 25, 2010. REUTERS/Joel PageReuters - Potential Republican presidential candidates flocked to a gathering of conservatives on Thursday to road-test a message that basically boiled down to this: Beat President Barack Obama in 2012.


Ethics watchdog targets congressional sleepovers (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:06 PM PST

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A Washington ethics watchdog says it's time for Congress to crack down on lawmakers who sleep in their offices rather than pay for a place to live.


Egypt Live Report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:47 PM PST

Egyptian anti-government demonstrators sleep in front of army tanks following a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who failed to announce his immediate resignation, in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Furious Egyptian demonstrators vowed to launch their most spectacular protest yet in Cairo on Friday to demand the immediate departure of Mubarak and his newly anointed deputy.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - 2343 GMT: ElBaradei has told CNN that Mubarak's speech was "an act of deception at the grand scale. People are stunned here."


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