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Yahoo! News: Elections

State budget fights fire up union; Obama involved (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:47 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2011, file photo AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addresses demonstrators at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on the fourth day of large scale protests by union members, students, and others against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers. The brash moves by GOP lawmakers like Walker have brought unions, which suffered a bitter split in 2005, back together in a way that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Michael P. King, File)AP - Organized labor is trying to re-energize and take advantage of the growing backlash from the wave of anti-union sentiment in Wisconsin and more than a dozen other states.

Obama: US needs better math, science education (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:22 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama is introduced to speak by Intel CEO Paul Otellini (L) at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon February 18, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SCI TECH)AP - President Barack Obama says improving math and science education is essential to helping the U.S. compete globally, and he wants the private sector to get involved in making it happen.

PG&E: Would not have monitored pipe differently (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST

AP - The San Jose Mercury News reports that despite revelations that its records did not provide complete details of its natural gas pipeline that exploded in a suburban San Francisco neighborhood last fall, officials at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. say they would not have monitored the pipeline any differently.

Bingaman Fourth Democratic Senator to Announce Retirement (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2010 file photo, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say Bingaman intends to retire next year rather than seek a new term. (AP Photo, File)ContributorNetwork - The number of guaranteed new faces in the Senate of the 113th Congress has increased to six.

Obama uses weekly address to spotlight a "win", stress workforce (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 02:38 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. companies have proved they can compete internationally, President Barack Obama said in his weekly address on Saturday, but the country also must make sure it produces a highly skilled and trained workforce.

Ugandan President Museveni Projected to Win Elections (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 01:23 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni appears to be headed for another electoral victory to extend his 25-year reign, one that appears to have taken place in relatively more opposition-friendly terms than in previous years. Museveni has held onto power using force and coercion, arresting primary opposition leader Kizza Besigye in 2006. But for this five-year term election, the former guerrilla leader may benefit from being able to point to peace in the north, oil discoveries, and the fact Besigye, his former doctor, isn't perceived to be an attractive candidate by voters.

Republicans attack unions to hurt Democrats: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 12:00 PM PST

Protesters join a rally at the Capital Building in Madison, Wisconsin on February 18. Republican attempts to disband public workers unions in Wisconsin and other key states are part of a broad strategy to undermine US President Barak Obama and his Democrats at the ballot box, analysts said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Hirsch)AFP - Republican attempts to disband public workers unions in Wisconsin and other key states are part of a broad strategy to undermine US President Barak Obama and his Democrats at the ballot box, analysts said.

Alleged shooter's reclusive father retreats more (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:52 AM PST

In this Feb. 18, 2011 photo, George Gayan, a neighbor of Amy and Randy Loughner, who are the parents of accused mass shooter Jared Loughner stands near the Loughner home in Tucson, Ariz. Neighbors say Loughner, reclusive even before the Jan. 8 shootings, has withdrawm even further from the world. Behind Gayan, the sturdy enclosure that Randy Loughner built around his front door and windows, to keep out prying eyes can be seen. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)AP - Randy Loughner was always reclusive. But since his son's alleged shooting rampage last month, the father has shut himself behind what one neighbor calls "an elaborate cage."

California lawmakers give initial OK to budget (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:00 AM PST

California Governor Jerry Brown introduces his budget proposal in Sacramento, California January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Max WhittakerReuters - Budget committees in California's Senate and Assembly have given preliminary approval to Governor Jerry Brown's proposal to trim spending by $12.5 billion and ask voters to extend expiring tax increases.

Wisconsin Protests Set to Expand This Weekend (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:59 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - The Wisconsin protests show no signs of slowing down. Since the Wisconsin protests won't stop until the controversial budget repair bill is settled, the ball is in the court of Gov. Scott Walker and his opposition. But the governor isn't budging on his plan to slash public workers' collective bargaining rights, while Democratic state senators are still staying in Illinois to stall the bill. With Republicans waiting a few days to vote in the state Assembly, the Wisconsin protests stand to swarm Madison and the state capitol all weekend.

Freshmen spur GOP-run House on big spending cuts (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST

Congressmen walk down the steps of the House of Representatives as they work overnight on a spending bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The GOP-run House, jolted by freshmen determined to drive down the deficit, snatched $61 billion from hundreds of federal programs while shielding coal companies, oil refiners and farms from new federal regulations.

Largest crowd yet descends on Wisconsin Capitol. (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:30 PM PST

Protesters gather outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. A few dozen police officers stood between supporters of Republican Gov. Scott Walker on the muddy east lawn of the Capitol and the much larger group of pro-labor demonstrators who surrounded them. The protest was peaceful as both sides exchanged chants of “Pass the bill! Pass the bill!” and “Kill the bill! Kill the bill!” The Wisconsin governor, elected in November’s GOP wave that also gave control of the state Assembly and Senate to Republicans, set off the protests earlier this week by pushing ahead with a measure that would require government workers to contribute more to their health care and pension costs and largely eliminate their collective bargaining rights. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)AP - A state Capitol thrown into political chaos swelled for a fifth day with nearly 70,000 protesters, as supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers challenged pro-labor protesters face-to-face for the first time and GOP leaders insisted again Saturday there was no room for compromise.

Obama coaches Sasha's team, but without Sasha (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 08:18 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama stepped in to help coach his younger daughter's basketball team even when she wasn't there.

Highlights of proposals in House GOP spending bill (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 06:38 AM PST

AP - The House Republicans' $1.2 trillion bill for financing federal programs through Sept. 30, when the current budget year ends, includes many spending cuts and prohibitions that make a showdown with President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats inevitable.

US House cuts $61 bn in spending, shutdown looms (AFP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 01:09 PM PST

Activists urge lawmakers to oppose cuts to family planning funds during a rally in Los Angeles. The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives have voted to cut more than $61 billion in government spending, setting the stage for a bruising political battle with Democrats who control the Senate and the White House.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - Historic spending cuts approved Saturday by the US House of Representatives face a grim future in the Senate, raising the prospects of a government shutdown and ramping up the public relations blame game.

US lawmakers vote to cut $61 bn in govt spending (AFP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:08 AM PST

Activists urge lawmakers to oppose cuts to family planning funds during a rally in Los Angeles. The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives have voted to cut more than $61 billion in government spending, setting the stage for a bruising political battle with Democrats who control the Senate and the White House.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted early Saturday to cut more than $61 billion in government spending, setting the stage for a bruising political battle with Democrats who control the Senate and the White House.

House votes to slash spending this year (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 01:45 AM PST

Reuters - The House of Representatives on Saturday approved a government funding bill for this year that slashes spending and blocks some regulations, setting the stage for a showdown over spending with the Senate.

House effort to restrict labor wage law fails (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 01:16 AM PST

The rotunda of the U.S. Capitol is seen, Friday evening, Feb. 18, 2011, as Republicans and Democrats square off over a spending bill in the House of Representatives with votes and activity scheduled throughout the night on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The House early Saturday turned back an effort to suspend a Depression-era law that requires federal contractors to pay locally prevailing wage rates. The vote came amid heightened clashes between the two parties over labor rights.

Report: Congressman urged to get psychiatric help (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 09:37 PM PST

FILE - House Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., listens to witness testimony during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo. The Oregonian, citing interviews with a number of anonymous staff members, reports on its website Friday evening Feb. 18, 2011 that Wu was increasingly unpredictable on the campaign trial and in private last fall. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Senior staffers of U.S. Rep. David Wu were so alarmed over the Oregon Democrat's erratic behavior just days before the November election that they demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment, a newspaper reported Friday evening.

House defies Obama by passing spending-cut bill (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 06:28 AM PST

Reuters - The House of Representatives on Saturday approved legislation to cut federal spending deeply through September, a plan that is sure to be stopped by President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats in the Senate.

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