Yahoo! News: Elections

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• '61 memo claims Ted Kennedy sought to rent brothel (AP)
• GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown (AP)
• Government presses fight over lesbian employee's benefits (Reuters)
• Obama thanks Canada for sanctions against Libya (AP)
• Obama offers states flexibility on healthcare law (Reuters)
• Senate Republicans offer debt limit alternatives (Reuters)
• APNewsBreak: NY Dems rebel against Cuomo, cuts (AP)
• Government shutdown unlikely, but budget battle remains (Reuters)
• Ohio Senate Bill 5: More Protests Planned for Tuesday (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama says public employees should not be "vilified" (Reuters)
• Obama flies workout trainer out to D.C. often, increases carbon footprint (Daily Caller)
• Professor says he penned fake Emanuel Twitter feed (AP)
• Obama Wants High-Speed Railroads and High-Speed Space Ships (ContributorNetwork)
• Governor gives Wisconsin Democrats an ultimatum (Reuters)
• Indiana Democrats missing as state assembly reconvenes (Reuters)
• White House ok with immediate spending cuts (AP)
• GOP Iowa Gov. Branstad vows to keep caucuses first (AP)
• Wis. gov. to outline ultimate intentions in budget (AP)
• Fidel Castro expected to resign as Cuba party chief (Reuters)

'61 memo claims Ted Kennedy sought to rent brothel (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:19 PM PST AP - An FBI file contends that a young Edward M. Kennedy arranged to rent a brothel for a night while visiting Chile in 1961, a year before he was elected to the Senate.

GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:19 PM PST AP - Easy for them to say: Cut spending, no matter what. Don't let the government borrow any more. Shut it down if you have to. While the cast of potential White House contenders tells Congress to get tough, drawing lines in the sand is risky for lawmakers who have to live with the consequences.

Government presses fight over lesbian employee's benefits (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:02 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration will press ahead with its fight against one federal employee's bid to obtain health insurance for her same-sex spouse, according to a government court filing on Monday.

Obama thanks Canada for sanctions against Libya (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has thanked Canada for imposing sanctions against the Libyan government.

Obama offers states flexibility on healthcare law (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to states struggling to implement his healthcare law, offering support for a proposal that would give them some flexibility in carrying out its key parts.

Senate Republicans offer debt limit alternatives (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:09 PM PST Reuters - The Senate could vote this week on Republican proposals that will ensure some government payments continue uninterrupted if Congress fails to approve increased federal borrowing authority, congressional aides said on Monday.

APNewsBreak: NY Dems rebel against Cuomo, cuts (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST AP - More than 40 elected Democrats made a rare attack on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his proposed cuts to the party's priorities of education and health care as the state tries to trim a $10 billion budget deficit, according to a letter obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

Government shutdown unlikely, but budget battle remains (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST Reuters - A deal to avert a government shutdown took shape in Congress on Monday, but the short-term spending measure would do nothing to resolve the bitter debate over federal spending.

Ohio Senate Bill 5: More Protests Planned for Tuesday (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Ohio Senate Bill 5 debates will continue on Tuesday inside the hearing room and on the state house grounds. What might be the final meeting on the union collective bargaining bill will focus on proposed amendments by Republican lawmakers. Elected Democrats chose not to submit any amendments to Ohio SB 5 by the deadline. Protest demonstrations are slated to begin in the early-morning hours as elected officials make their way to their offices. A vote may be on the horizon after the fifth hearing over the controversial bill.

Obama says public employees should not be "vilified" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:01 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday everyone should be ready for sacrifice to help tackle U.S. budget problems, but it does no good to vilify public employees.

Obama flies workout trainer out to D.C. often, increases carbon footprint (Daily Caller) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST Daily Caller - Washington may be the nation's capital — and one of America's fittest cities — but its trainers apparently don't cut it for President Barack Obama, who frequently flies his personal fitness instructor from Chicago to D.C., reports the New York Times.

Professor says he penned fake Emanuel Twitter feed (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:53 PM PST AP - A Chicago professor claims that he's the mysterious author who spawned a Twitter sensation with his profanity-laced parody of Chicago mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel.

Obama Wants High-Speed Railroads and High-Speed Space Ships (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:52 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama has a fascination with building transportation infrastructure. This fascination has led to expensive programs to build not only high-speed railroads, but also what are called commercial spaceships. Both have a certain romance about them, railroads from the past, space ships toward the future.

Governor gives Wisconsin Democrats an ultimatum (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:41 PM PST Reuters - Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 hours and vote on a proposal to reduce the power of public sector unions or the state would miss out on a debt restructuring.

Indiana Democrats missing as state assembly reconvenes (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:40 PM PST Reuters - Most Indiana Democratic state representatives were staying in Illinois on Monday, prolonging into a second week a stand-off to delay a vote on bills they say would harm workers' rights.

White House ok with immediate spending cuts (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:20 PM PST AP - Siding with congressional Republicans, the White House voiced general approval Monday for a short-term bill that makes immediate cuts in federal spending while preventing a threatened government shutdown.

GOP Iowa Gov. Branstad vows to keep caucuses first (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:34 PM PST AP - Iowa officials pledged Monday to move up the state's 2012 presidential caucuses as early as needed to ensure the event remains the nation's first contest of White House hopefuls if Florida stands by plans for an early primary date.

Wis. gov. to outline ultimate intentions in budget (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:16 PM PST AP - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's explosive proposal to take nearly all collective bargaining rights away from most public workers represents just one piece of his vision for the state's future. Now he's ready to reveal the rest.

Fidel Castro expected to resign as Cuba party chief (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST Reuters - The Cuban Communist Party has moved forward the election of new leadership to a congress in April where longtime party leader Fidel Castro is expected to step down, sources close to the party said over the weekend.

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