Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Irish parties meet to fast-forward election (Reuters)
• Immelt's Obama Connection Signals Business.Gov And Government.Com (ContributorNetwork)
• At Obama's midpoint, an altered State of the Union (AP)
• Obama speech may spur fight over pace of budget cuts (Reuters)
• Scandal damages Berlusconi but not his party: poll (Reuters)
• Key Democrat warns on healthcare repeal bid (Reuters)
• Powell still bullish on Obama, not joining govt (AP)
• Irish government in tatters as coalition partners pull out (AFP)
• Why Olbermann would have trouble returning to major sports broadcasting networks (Daily Caller)
• Hawk invades the Library of Congress (Daily Caller)
• GOP lawmakers look for signs of new Obama approach (AP)
• Voting starts in Portugal's presidential race (AFP)
• SPLC article featured in communist newspaper (Daily Caller)

Irish parties meet to fast-forward election (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 03:57 PM PST Reuters - Ireland's main political parties will meet on Monday to work out how to speed up parliamentary approval of key financial legislation, whose passage could bring forward an election to February.

Immelt's Obama Connection Signals Business.Gov And Government.Com (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:25 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama's appointment of General Electric executive Jeff Immelt to the newly formed Council on Jobs and Competitiveness is less important than the questions it has provoked. Remember when it was a widely held obsession that Government with a capital "G" should be separate from Business with a capital "B?" No more. It's business.gov these days, and government.com.

At Obama's midpoint, an altered State of the Union (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:04 PM PST AP - Nearly two years ago on a cold February day, President Barack Obama stood for the first time before a joint session of Congress and spoke of a national day of reckoning.

Obama speech may spur fight over pace of budget cuts (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday is likely to ignite a clash with Republicans over the federal deficit and the pace of budget cuts, an issue that may dominate the political debate this year.

Scandal damages Berlusconi but not his party: poll (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:03 AM PST Reuters - The latest sex scandal surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has damaged his public image but support for his party has risen, meaning he would likely win an early election, a respected pollster said on Sunday.

Key Democrat warns on healthcare repeal bid (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 10:10 AM PST Reuters - Senate Republicans will be forced to vote separately on popular provisions of the Obama administration's healthcare reform law if they introduce a bill to repeal it, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.

Powell still bullish on Obama, not joining govt (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST AP - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday ruled out a return to government service but said he still supports President Barack Obama even though he hasn't yet decided who to vote for in 2012.

Irish government in tatters as coalition partners pull out (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:33 PM PST AFP - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen's government was in tatters Sunday after the junior coalition partners pulled out, in a move likely to spark elections even earlier than those planned for March 11.

Why Olbermann would have trouble returning to major sports broadcasting networks (Daily Caller) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 07:31 AM PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerOuch: Piers Morgan's CNN debut ripped by media critics on own networkObama celebrates Roe v. Wade decision as opponents target abortionGeorge Will rejects SOTU 'pep rally': 'Every president ... tries to stroke every erogenous zone in the electorate'Colin Powell on Obama: 'We didn't elect Superman, we elected a human being'Hollywood worries 'Captain America' title will offend foreign audiences

Hawk invades the Library of Congress (Daily Caller) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 07:03 AM PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerOuch: Piers Morgan's CNN debut ripped by media critics on own networkObama celebrates Roe v. Wade decision as opponents target abortionGeorge Will rejects SOTU 'pep rally': 'Every president ... tries to stroke every erogenous zone in the electorate'Colin Powell on Obama: 'We didn't elect Superman, we elected a human being'Hollywood worries 'Captain America' title will offend foreign audiences

GOP lawmakers look for signs of new Obama approach (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 03:55 PM PST AP - Republicans say they want to hear less about everything they've been hearing for the past two years when President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address.

Voting starts in Portugal's presidential race (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:51 AM PST AFP - Voting started Sunday in Portugal's presidential election, with polls predicting centre-right incumbent Anibal Cavaco Silva will win on the first round amid a serious debt crisis.

SPLC article featured in communist newspaper (Daily Caller) Posted: 22 Jan 2011 06:38 AM PST Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerOuch: Piers Morgan's CNN debut ripped by media critics on own networkObama celebrates Roe v. Wade decision as opponents target abortionGeorge Will rejects SOTU 'pep rally': 'Every president ... tries to stroke every erogenous zone in the electorate'Colin Powell on Obama: 'We didn't elect Superman, we elected a human being'Hollywood worries 'Captain America' title will offend foreign audiences

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