Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Sen. Tester readies for Rehberg's 2012 challenge (AP)
• GOP targets health care law in Congress and out (AP)
• Ex-ambassador describes complications in Egypt (AP)
• Egypt's Mubarak agrees to step down -- but not yet (AFP)
• Obama says change in Egypt must begin now (Reuters)
• Obama: Egyptian protesters 'an inspiration' (AP)
• Obama seeks meaningful transition in Egypt (AP)
• Mubarak's speech maybe not enough: US (AFP)
• Analysts' view: Egypt's Mubarak says he won't seek reelection (Reuters)
• Mubarak move 'significant,' unlikely to satisfy: US official (AFP)
• Obama seeks "responsible" budget to curb deficit (Reuters)
• Mubarak says to step down after election (Reuters)
• Obama tells Mubarak not to run for re-election (AFP)
• Mubarak retains office, but will not seek reelection (AFP)
• Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention (AP)
• Reagan Presidency Started Us Down a Slippery -- and Unfortunate -- Slope (ContributorNetwork)
• In NH, Santorum hits Obama on health care 'hubris' (AP)
• Obama meets with Dell, Xerox, IBM executives (Reuters)
• Democrats pick North Carolina for 2012 convention (AFP)

Sen. Tester readies for Rehberg's 2012 challenge (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST AP - U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg this week will announce his plans to run against Montana Sen. Jon Tester in 2012, setting up a match-up between the Republican congressman and first-term Democrat that likely will be one of the most hotly contested Senate races of 2012, a longtime Montana Republican confirmed Tuesday.

GOP targets health care law in Congress and out (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:02 PM PST AP - Buoyed by a federal court ruling, Senate Republicans maneuvered for a vote to repeal the year-old health care law on Tuesday while the party's potential White House contenders took turns urging them on.

Ex-ambassador describes complications in Egypt (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:36 PM PST AP - Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, said Tuesday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he won't seek re-election may have come too late to calm protests gripping his country.

Egypt's Mubarak agrees to step down -- but not yet (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in September but rejected demands that brought a million people on to the country's streets demanding he quit immediately.

Obama says change in Egypt must begin now (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he told Hosni Mubarak an orderly transition of power in Egypt "must begin now," stopping short of publicly endorsing the Egyptian leader's plan to stay in office six more months.

Obama: Egyptian protesters 'an inspiration' (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the passion and dignity demonstrated by the people of Egypt has been an inspiration. He says young protesters will reach their destiny.

Obama seeks meaningful transition in Egypt (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:52 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says he's spoken with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (HAHS'-nee moo-BAH'-rahk), and "he recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable and a change must take place."

Mubarak's speech maybe not enough: US (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:02 PM PST AFP - The United States warned Tuesday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's offer to quit after September elections may be insufficient, as President Barack Obama prepared to speak on the crisis.

Analysts' view: Egypt's Mubarak says he won't seek reelection (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, responding to huge popular protests demanding the end of his 30-year rule, said on Tuesday he would not seek re-election in a ballot scheduled for September but would stay in office until then to respond to demands for reform.

Mubarak move 'significant,' unlikely to satisfy: US official (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:54 PM PST AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's pledge Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in September is "significant," but it is not likely to be enough to satisfy protesters, a US official said.

Obama seeks "responsible" budget to curb deficit (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:24 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday spelled out that his upcoming budget will seek a "responsible" path to reducing U.S. debts over time, while lawmakers pushed for a summit to tackle the problem.

Mubarak says to step down after election (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:08 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would step down in a few months once a successor is elected, a move that responds to massive street protests but which may not satisfy many who want him out now.

Obama tells Mubarak not to run for re-election (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:52 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama told his beleaguered Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak not to stand for re-election in upcoming September elections, a US official said Tuesday.

Mubarak retains office, but will not seek reelection (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:41 PM PST AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pledged on Tuesday that he would not stand for re-election in September, in an address to the nation that came after eight days of anti-government demonstrations.

Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:34 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's selection of this Southern city for the 2012 Democratic convention signals he will try to reassemble his diverse coalition of 2008 supporters and fight for the conservative-leaning states that helped him win the White House.

Reagan Presidency Started Us Down a Slippery -- and Unfortunate -- Slope (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:18 PM PST ContributorNetwork - Ronald Reagan would have been 100 years old on Sunday. To mark the date, Yahoo! News asked readers to compare their lives today with their lives during his presidency. Below is an essay from a reader.

In NH, Santorum hits Obama on health care 'hubris' (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:22 PM PST AP - Campaigning in New Hampshire, former Sen. Rick Santorum says the Obama administration is trying to ram through implementation of its health care overhaul in the same way it pushed it through Congress.

Obama meets with Dell, Xerox, IBM executives (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:10 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama met with six chief executives from his Technology CEO Council on Tuesday to discuss U.S. competitiveness, innovation, and the need for investments to create jobs, the White House said.

Democrats pick North Carolina for 2012 convention (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party will hold their 2012 presidential nominating convention in the key swing state of North Carolina, First Lady Michelle Obama revealed Tuesday.

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