Yahoo! News: Elections

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• House panel's bill would end foreclosure program (AP)
• Wis. troopers sent to find Democrats, no one home (AP)
• House panel may kill housing rescue programs (Reuters)
• Mrs. Smith Doesn't Go to Washington (Time.com)
• Electric vehicles complete round-the-world tour (AFP)
• Wisconsin lawmakers agree to advance budget debate (Reuters)
• Biden on unions: ‘Public employees are not the problem’ (Daily Caller)
• In elective surgery, U.S. doctors in regions hold sway (Reuters)
• Wis. Assembly agrees to deal ending debate (AP)
• South Africa put West Indies in to bat (AFP)
• Obama to celebrate Motown at White House concert (AP)
• Gov't and big tobacco in dispute over proposed ads (AP)
• Wisconsin's 'Anti-Union' Hysteria (The Daily Beast)
• In US state houses, Tea Party bills spark outrage (AFP)
• Five Reasons Huckabee Isn't Running for President (The Daily Beast)
• Obama thanks Mexico's leader for ICE attack arrest (AP)
• Huckabee: Romney should apologize for health plan (AP)
• Government drops defense of anti-gay-marriage law (AP)

House panel's bill would end foreclosure program (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:56 AM PST AP - A House committee plans to write legislation next week to end the Obama administration's flagship program for helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.

Wis. troopers sent to find Democrats, no one home (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:37 AM PST AP - Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to try to find at least one of the 14 Senate Democrats who have been on the run for eight days to delay a vote on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to strip collective bargaining rights from nearly all public employees.

House panel may kill housing rescue programs (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:31 AM PST Reuters - The Obama administration's key housing market rescue programs have landed on the chopping block as the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committees scheduled a vote next week to terminate them.

Mrs. Smith Doesn't Go to Washington (Time.com) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:05 AM PST Time.com - Since the first woman was elected to Congress in 1917, there have only been 274 female representatives and senators

Electric vehicles complete round-the-world tour (AFP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:45 AM PST AFP - Electric vehicles from Australia, Germany and Switzerland completed a pioneering 27,000 kilometre "emissions free" round-the-world trip on Thursday, after 188 days on the road and at sea.

Wisconsin lawmakers agree to advance budget debate (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST Reuters - Democratic lawmakers in the Wisconsin state Assembly agreed on Thursday with Republicans to limit their amendments on a controversial budget bill that would curtail union bargaining rights, making a vote likely on the measure later in the day.

Biden on unions: ‘Public employees are not the problem’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 05:35 AM PST Daily Caller - Vice President Joe Biden said unions aren't the reason for the country's economic problems, reports The Hill.

In elective surgery, U.S. doctors in regions hold sway (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 05:19 AM PST Reuters - When it comes to elective surgery in the United States, where patients live and which doctors they see play a big role how they are treated, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Wis. Assembly agrees to deal ending debate (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:31 AM PST AP - Republicans and Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly have agreed to a deal that will limit further debate on a bill taking away collective bargaining rights for public workers and lead to a vote on the measure later Thursday.

South Africa put West Indies in to bat (AFP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 02:54 AM PST AFP - South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to field in the World Cup Group B match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.

Obama to celebrate Motown at White House concert (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 02:50 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is celebrating classic rhythm and blues on Thursday, spotlighting the music of Motown in a White House concert.

Gov't and big tobacco in dispute over proposed ads (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:08 AM PST AP - The Justice Department wants the largest cigarette manufacturers to admit that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, forcing the industry to set up and pay for an advertising campaign of self-criticism for past behavior.

Wisconsin's 'Anti-Union' Hysteria (The Daily Beast) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:00 PM PST The Daily Beast - On Thursday, the Wisconsin House agreed to vote on the union bill, though senators remain missing. But liberals' rage at "dictator" Gov. Scott Walker's fight is spreading to other states, including Indiana. John Avlon on how the battle is obscuring the real issue—public-sector unions' impact on the budget crisis. Plus, see The Daily Beast’s rundown on the next 15 states going to war with the unions.

In US state houses, Tea Party bills spark outrage (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:46 PM PST AFP - Politicians from the arch-conservative Tea Party have been making waves in the US Congress in recent weeks, but these actions appear pale in comparison to campaigners from the party who have been active in state legislatures across the country.

Five Reasons Huckabee Isn't Running for President (The Daily Beast) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:51 PM PST The Daily Beast - The Fox News pundit’s desire to make a good living, praise for the first lady, and candid answers about Afghanistan and granting clemency to a convict are not signs of a man bent on a 2012 campaign, writes Howard Kurtz.

Obama thanks Mexico's leader for ICE attack arrest (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:01 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has thanked Mexico's president for capturing a suspect in the murder of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and the wounding of another.

Huckabee: Romney should apologize for health plan (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:45 PM PST AP - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday that potential White House rival Mitt Romney should offer an apology for the health care overhaul he oversaw as Massachusetts governor.

Government drops defense of anti-gay-marriage law (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:31 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama ordered his administration on Wednesday to stop defending the constitutionality of a federal law that bans recognition of gay marriage, a policy reversal that could have major implications for the rights and benefits of gay couples and reignite an emotional debate for the 2012 presidential campaign.

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