Yahoo! News: Elections

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• What's Donald Trump really after? (Politico)
• The Fast Fix: What’s Obama’s new buzz word? (The Newsroom)
• Huckabee is high in polls, but on the fence for 2012 (Reuters)
• S&P threatens to cut U.S. credit rating on deficit (Reuters)
• Incumbent Wisconsin judge claims election victory (Reuters)
• Obama, Panama's president to meet April 28 (AP)
• Jonathan declared winner of Nigeria vote after deadly riots (AFP)
• Obama's tax return: Income down — to $1.7 million (AP)
• A glance at Republican legislative hotspots (AP)
• White House, Congress under pressure from S&P move (Reuters)
• Biden to head budget reduction meeting Thursday (AFP)
• Obama to hold meeting on immigration reform (AP)
• Chicago Mayor-elect Emanuel names schools chief (AP)
• Controversial former Alabama judge weighs White House run (Reuters)
• White House Passover Ideas: No One Likes Gefilte Fish (The Atlantic Wire)
• Black leaders angry over email depiction of Obama (AP)
• 11th-hour filers split on paying more to fix debt (AP)

What's Donald Trump really after? (Politico) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:34 AM PDT Politico - Despite an almost universal refusal by Republican establishment figures and the press to take him seriously, Donald Trump is taking very concrete steps toward forming — and announcing — a presidential campaign.

The Fast Fix: What’s Obama’s new buzz word? (The Newsroom) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:51 AM PDT The Newsroom - As President Obama launches his 2012 reelection campaign"Compassion" seems to be the new "Change".  Just why is Obama talking so much about compassion? Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click …

Huckabee is high in polls, but on the fence for 2012 (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 07:13 AM PDT Reuters - Republican Mike Huckabee is riding high in the polls, but he could be running out of time to make up his mind on a run for his party's 2012 presidential nomination.

S&P threatens to cut U.S. credit rating on deficit (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - Standard & Poor's threatened Monday to downgrade the United States' prized AAA credit rating unless the Obama administration and Congress find a way to slash the yawning federal budget deficit within two years.

Incumbent Wisconsin judge claims election victory (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - A Wisconsin Supreme Court judge claimed victory on Monday in a tight local election widely viewed as a referendum on a hotly contested Republican measure curbing the power of unions.

Obama, Panama's president to meet April 28 (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT AP - The White House says President Barack Obama and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli will meet for the first time later this month.

Jonathan declared winner of Nigeria vote after deadly riots (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT AFP - Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan was declared winner of presidential elections on Monday in a landmark vote that exposed regional tensions and led to deadly rioting in the mainly Muslim north.

Obama's tax return: Income down — to $1.7 million (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:59 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is making less money than he used to, though it's still a lot: He and wife Michelle reported income of $1.73 million last year, mostly from the books he's written, according to his just-filed tax return. That was down from the $5.5 million of a year earlier.

A glance at Republican legislative hotspots (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:26 PM PDT AP - Republicans have moved rapidly to convert November election gains to legislative advances in the states. A look at some GOP successes, and setbacks, in the first months of the new order:

White House, Congress under pressure from S&P move (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT Reuters - Lawmakers and the White House seized on Standard & Poor's revised U.S. credit outlook on Monday as ammunition for each side in the deficit reduction debate, casting doubt on their ability to get a deal soon.

Biden to head budget reduction meeting Thursday (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:59 PM PDT AFP - Vice President Joe Biden will this Thursday chair the first of what is tipped to be "regular" two-party meetings on ways to reduce the ballooning US deficit, the White House said.

Obama to hold meeting on immigration reform (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:49 PM PDT AP - The White House says President Barack Obama plans a meeting Tuesday on immigration reform with several groups and leaders.

Chicago Mayor-elect Emanuel names schools chief (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:32 PM PDT AP - Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on Monday picked Rochester, N.Y., schools superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard to be the new Chicago Public Schools chief, selecting a leader who recently earned a no-confidence vote from his local teachers but someone Emanuel praised as not being afraid of "tough choices."

Controversial former Alabama judge weighs White House run (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:58 PM PDT Reuters - A former Alabama judge who gained attention for defying orders to take down a "Ten Commandments" monument from his courthouse said on Monday he was seriously considering running for president.

White House Passover Ideas: No One Likes Gefilte Fish (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:40 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - President Obama is hosting his third Seder in the White House. He was the first president to do so, a tradition he started after participating in a last-minute Seder on the campaign trail in 2008. This year the White House has also asked eight top chefs--one for each day of Passover--for their recipes and thoughts on the holidays, posted online. The request is potentially treacherous--Obama's own Seder, remember, got knocked about a bit by Marty Peretz last year for not taking place in Jerusalem. What political, religious, or foodie landmines might the chefs step on? But instead, it looks like they've unintentionally mostly stuck with a safe topic: the ever-present debate over gefilte fish. Looks like most of the chefs here aren't fans.

Black leaders angry over email depiction of Obama (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:18 PM PDT AP - The California NAACP is demanding an apology from an Orange County GOP official who sent out an e-mail picturing President Barack Obama's face on the body of a baby chimpanzee.

11th-hour filers split on paying more to fix debt (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:16 PM PDT AP - A debate over the fiscal future of the U.S. that has engulfed Congress, the Obama administration and policymakers in Washington is resonating with everyday Americans in one way or another as they size up their tax bills and refunds.

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