Yahoo! News: Elections

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• House votes to repeal Obama's health care law (AP)
• Obama makes light of possible Huntsman run (AP)
• Boehner a no-show at White House state dinner (AP)
• Haiti's 'Baby Doc' hopes to run for presidency (AFP)
• House Votes to repeal Obama's health care law (AP)
• Republicans win repeal vote on Obama health law (AFP)
• Tea Party Nation Founder Says President Obama Wants a Weakened, Impotent U.S. (ContributorNetwork)
• Retiree: In State of the Union, Obama Should Call Out Political Bickering (ContributorNetwork)
• Chicago residency case continues against Emanuel (AP)
• NH GOP to hold 2012 presidential straw poll (AP)
• Small-Business Owner: Here's Hoping Obama Will Spur Job Growth in 2011 (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama foes press ahead with health law repeal (AFP)
• Veteran: Obama Needs to Shore Up Military Benefits (ContributorNetwork)
• Lieberman won't seek re-election: aide (Reuters)
• Stay-at-Home Mom: Obama Should Highlight Education in State of the Union (ContributorNetwork)
• Military Spouse: Obama Should Increase Support for Soldiers' Families (ContributorNetwork)
• Unemployed Worker: What Obama Should Address in the State of the Union (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama pushes Hu on human rights in China (AP)
• Obama urges easing of trade frictions with China (Reuters)

House votes to repeal Obama's health care law (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:43 PM PST AP - Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

Obama makes light of possible Huntsman run (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:18 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday made light of speculation that his ambassador to China, former GOP Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah, could run against him in 2012.

Boehner a no-show at White House state dinner (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:50 PM PST AP - House Speaker John Boehner's decision to skip the White House state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, following his declining to join President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One last week, has again raised the question of whether the two political leaders are having trouble getting along.

Haiti's 'Baby Doc' hopes to run for presidency (AFP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:37 PM PST AFP - More than two decades after being ousted from power, ex-dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier aims to profit from Haiti's turmoil to recapture the presidency, an aide said Wednesday.

House Votes to repeal Obama's health care law (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:37 PM PST AP - Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

Republicans win repeal vote on Obama health law (AFP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:09 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama's Republican foes muscled a largely symbolic bill calling for the repeal of his historic health care overhaul through the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Tea Party Nation Founder Says President Obama Wants a Weakened, Impotent U.S. (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 02:38 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Judson Phillips, the founder of Tea Party Nation, one of the most prominent of all tea party groups, today in an article entitled Obama to sell America to China said President Barack Obama wants to see "see America as a weakened, impotent power, incapable of doing anything without international assistance."

Retiree: In State of the Union, Obama Should Call Out Political Bickering (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 02:27 PM PST ContributorNetwork - President Obama is charged by the U.S. Constitution to keep the nation informed through the State of the Union message. His 2011 address is on Tuesday. We who listen have a responsibility to stop and think about what is important to us as Americans and what we hope will be said and acted on in the year to come.

Chicago residency case continues against Emanuel (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 02:23 PM PST AP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is forging ahead with his campaign for Chicago mayor as if he's guaranteed a spot on the ballot, but the effort to kick him off continued to move through the courts Wednesday.

NH GOP to hold 2012 presidential straw poll (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 01:36 PM PST AP - New Hampshire Republicans are turning their attention to the 2012 presidential primary this weekend with a straw poll set to gauge what kind of support early contenders have among the party faithful.

Small-Business Owner: Here's Hoping Obama Will Spur Job Growth in 2011 (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 01:26 PM PST ContributorNetwork - As co-owners of a small real-estate flipping and rental business in Sullivan, Ill., my fiance and I are hoping the 2011 State of the Union Address covers topics that directly affect our company.

Obama foes press ahead with health law repeal (AFP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:11 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Congress drove Wednesday towards a symbolic vote to repeal his historic health care law, the opening battle of a political war set to shape his 2012 reelection bid.

Veteran: Obama Needs to Shore Up Military Benefits (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:30 AM PST ContributorNetwork - I'm a retired Marine with more than 21 years of service, so, naturally, military and veterans issues are important to me. While serving as an administrative clerk and later in plans and operations, even as a young non-commissioned officer, I had the responsibilities of leadership.

Lieberman won't seek re-election: aide (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:27 AM PST Reuters - Senator Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee who crossed the political aisle to back Republican John McCain in 2008 White House race, plans to announce on Wednesday that we won't seek re-election next year, a Lieberman aide said late on Tuesday.

Stay-at-Home Mom: Obama Should Highlight Education in State of the Union (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST ContributorNetwork - On Tuesday, President Obama will talk to Congress and the United States in his State of the Union address. As a stay-at-home mom in suburban Los Angeles, I have concerns about my child's future. Here are five issues I hope he will discuss and work on in 2011.

Military Spouse: Obama Should Increase Support for Soldiers' Families (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST ContributorNetwork - My husband served eight years on active duty in the Army and when his engagement ended in April 2008, he immediately joined the Idaho Army National Guard. We moved home to the very rural community of Priest Lake, Idaho, and my husband is now currently serving his third tour in Iraq.

Unemployed Worker: What Obama Should Address in the State of the Union (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST ContributorNetwork - I live in Holiday, Fla., a small town in the northern Tampa Bay area. As of this May, I will have been partially or totally unemployed for two years. I have an advanced liberal arts degree, and my last job was as an adjunct American Literature professor at a for-profit college.

Obama pushes Hu on human rights in China (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:56 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. will continue to push for freedom of speech, assembly and religion for the Chinese people.

Obama urges easing of trade frictions with China (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:20 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama, hosting his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, urged an easing of trade frictions with China on Wednesday and said the United States seeks a level playing field on trade.

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