Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Obama signs bill to improve nation's food safety (AP)
• Next Obama chapter: Change coming to White House (AP)
• House GOP challenges Obama to join them (AP)
• U.S. stresses need to reduce imbalances in China trade (Reuters)
• Chicago mayoral candidates want new police chief (AP)
• Congress may force White House to expand drilling: group (Reuters)
• Former Fla. governor doesn't rule out run in 2016 (AP)
• Emanuel scores another early win in Chicago mayor bid (AFP)
• On Obama's agenda: maintain momentum and parry GOP jabs at 'ObamaCare' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama exhorts Republicans to put politics aside (AP)
• New Fla. congressman quietly reported loans in Dec (AP)
• Obama urges Republicans to help him revive economy (Reuters)
• 'Our job is to govern,' not bicker, says Obama (AFP)
• Funding uncertain for food safety overhaul (Reuters)
• Obama allies scoff at assault on health care law (AFP)
• Darrell Issa, Meet Kenneth Starr (ContributorNetwork)
• Respected by business: Daley emerges as possible Obama chief (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• New lawmakers get ready to govern, compromise (AP)
• House freshman throws party – and GOP cringes (Politico)
• Obamas to return from Hawaii vacation (AP)

Obama signs bill to improve nation's food safety (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:52 PM PST AP - Foreshadowing the coming power struggles between the White House and a more Republican Congress, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system as some lawmakers complained that it's too expensive and threatened its funding.

Next Obama chapter: Change coming to White House (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:49 PM PST AP - Retooling for a re-election run, President Barack Obama is shaking up his senior leadership team to deal with the new realities of his term: The era of big legislation is over, a massive campaign effort needs energy and people, and the White House is taking a toll on those who run it.

House GOP challenges Obama to join them (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:49 PM PST AP - On the brink of power, House Republicans challenged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to join them in a drive to cut federal spending, ban earmarks for favored projects and overhaul the nation's tax code.

U.S. stresses need to reduce imbalances in China trade (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:49 PM PST Reuters - U.S. national security adviser Tom Donilon stressed the need to reduced imbalances in U.S.-China trade in a meeting on Tuesday with China's foreign minister, the White House said.

Chicago mayoral candidates want new police chief (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST AP - No matter which of the four top candidates for mayor of Chicago is elected, it appears certain that one of the first casualties of the election will be the city's police superintendent.

Congress may force White House to expand drilling: group (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:42 PM PST Reuters - Congress should pass legislation, if necessary, to force the Obama administration to open more offshore areas to oil and gas exploration, the head of the American Petroleum Institute said on Tuesday.

Former Fla. governor doesn't rule out run in 2016 (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:26 PM PST AP - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says he isn't ruling out a possible presidential run in 2016.

Emanuel scores another early win in Chicago mayor bid (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:00 PM PST AFP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel scored another early win in the race to be mayor of Chicago Tuesday after a judge rejected attempts to block him from the ballot.

On Obama's agenda: maintain momentum and parry GOP jabs at 'ObamaCare' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:24 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama had the same spring in his step when he stepped off Air Force One Tuesday that he had when he left before Christmas. His Gallup job approval has just reached 50 percent for the first time in eight months, following a burst of legislative victories in the waning moments of the last Congress.

Obama exhorts Republicans to put politics aside (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:03 PM PST AP - Ending a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama is appealing to newly-empowered Republicans to resist jockeying for the White House in 2012 and work with him to get the economy growing and the jobless back to work.

New Fla. congressman quietly reported loans in Dec (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:52 PM PST AP - U.S. Rep.-elect David Rivera did not report more than $130,000 in loans from a marketing firm involved in a successful effort to expand casino slot-machine gambling until he quietly amended his congressional financial disclosure forms weeks after winning election, according to the filings obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.

Obama urges Republicans to help him revive economy (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:43 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama appealed to Republican congressional leaders on Tuesday to put politics aside and work to revive the U.S. economy.

'Our job is to govern,' not bicker, says Obama (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:28 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama, heading back to Washington where a new divided Congress awaits, said Tuesday he expects Republicans will try to stall his reforms but ultimately will work with him to improve the battered US economy.

Funding uncertain for food safety overhaul (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:05 PM PST Reuters - Republican opponents of food safety legislation are already promising a fight over its funding, even before it becomes law.

Obama allies scoff at assault on health care law (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:25 AM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the House of Representatives on Tuesday assailed Republican plans to target his landmark health care overhaul with a symbolic repeal vote.

Darrell Issa, Meet Kenneth Starr (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:28 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Republican Congressman Darrell Issa of California is looking for anything and everything to cut funding within the Obama administration.

Respected by business: Daley emerges as possible Obama chief (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:27 AM PST Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Marc Ambinder National Journal William M. Daley, the former Commerce secretary and early adviser to President Obama's campaign, has emerged as a serious contender to become Obama's next chief of staff, a White House official said Monday. The official …

New lawmakers get ready to govern, compromise (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:13 AM PST AP - The office name plates are posted, key committee assignments doled out and the staff members are — more or less — in place. For the history-making class of freshmen who flipped the House from Democratic to Republican control, now comes the hard part: governing in opposition to a president intent on his own re-election.

House freshman throws party – and GOP cringes (Politico) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:28 AM PST Politico - With Republican leaders anxious to set an austere tone for their ascendance into the House majority this week, the lavish fundraiser scheduled for Tuesday night at a trendy Washington hotel to benefit a dozen GOP freshmen is not exactly the populist image leaders are anxious to project.

Obamas to return from Hawaii vacation (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:38 AM PST AP - The first family arrives back in Washington on Tuesday from their Christmas vacation in Hawaii.

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