Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Analysis: Mitch Daniels needs to make a decision (The Daily Beast)
• Trump’s 2012 polling plummets (The Ticket)
• 2012 GOP presidential hopeful: Newt Gingrich (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• Kucinich says the U.S. is violating Security Council resolutions on Libya (Daily Caller)
• Vt. flooding raises Champlain pollution concerns (AP)
• Ind. Gov. Daniels cuts funds to Planned Parenthood (AP)
• Court says Congress and president failed to help veterans (Reuters)
• Obama gets cheers with line about bin Laden death (AP)
• Obama mocks Republican position on immigration (AP)
• Obama broaches bin Laden death at campaign event (Reuters)
• Casino execs to make pitch for online poker (AP)
• Calif judge: Test or replace vulnerable gas pipes (AP)
• Presbyterian Church to ordain gays as ministers (Reuters)
• Alaska AG investigates use of Sarah Palin emails (AP)
• Obama slams Republicans on immigration (AFP)
• Biden optimistic after budget talks (AFP)
• Ronaldo hat-trick delays Barca title party (AFP)
• Paul opens Iowa office, says expect decision soon (AP)
• Top Democrat opposes Obama campaign disclosure plan (Reuters)

Analysis: Mitch Daniels needs to make a decision (The Daily Beast) Posted: 09 May 2011 08:36 PM PDT The Daily Beast - The Indiana governor needs to jump into the 2012 raceâ€"or stop ruminating about it.

Trump’s 2012 polling plummets (The Ticket) Posted: 10 May 2011 01:47 PM PDT The Ticket - It appears that "Apprentice" host Donald Trump is no longer all that effectively branded among the top tier of potential 2012 candidates for the GOP presidential nomination. The real estate mogul tied for fifth place in a Public Policy Polling survey of the 2012 Republican field released Tuesday (pdf). That's down from first place in [...]

2012 GOP presidential hopeful: Newt Gingrich (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 10 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Conservative commentator and former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich apparently is going to make it official Wednesday and formally announce that he is running for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. Gingrich has tiptoed around the idea since 2010 but …

Kucinich says the U.S. is violating Security Council resolutions on Libya (Daily Caller) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:41 PM PDT Daily Caller - Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich doubled down on his criticism of the ongoing military intervention in Libya and addressed speculation that he may seek re-election in Washington Sate during a Tuesday interview with The Daily Caller.

Vt. flooding raises Champlain pollution concerns (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 04:45 PM PDT AP - Swamped farm fields and gorged rivers could worsen pollution worries for the flooded Lake Champlain because of the high amount of phosphorus that has washed into it, officials said Tuesday.

Ind. Gov. Daniels cuts funds to Planned Parenthood (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 04:34 PM PDT AP - Planned Parenthood has asked a federal judge to stop Indiana from becoming the first state to cut off all funding to the agency.

Court says Congress and president failed to help veterans (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - Accusing Congress and the president of neglecting to take appropriate action to save veterans' lives, a federal appeals court called for drastic improvements to the Department of Veterans' Affairs mental health care system.

Obama gets cheers with line about bin Laden death (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 06:37 PM PDT AP - The killing of Osama bin Laden has given President Barack Obama a new applause line for fundraising events.

Obama mocks Republican position on immigration (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 06:25 PM PDT AP - In search of Hispanic votes and a long-shot immigration overhaul, President Barack Obama on Tuesday stood at the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since winning the White House and declared it more secure than ever. He mocked Republican lawmakers for blocking immigration over border security alone, saying they won't be happy until they get a moat with alligators along the border.

Obama broaches bin Laden death at campaign event (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 06:20 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama brought up the killing of Osama bin Laden at a fundraiser in Texas on Tuesday, but treaded carefully by crediting troops and intelligence officers for catching the al Qaeda leader.

Casino execs to make pitch for online poker (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 06:13 PM PDT AP - With millions of people already playing online poker for money, the casino industry is urging Congress to step in and regulate the wagering.

Calif judge: Test or replace vulnerable gas pipes (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 06:10 PM PDT AP - A state administrative judge has issued a plan that would require Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and all gas transmission pipeline operators to conduct pressure tests or replace pieces of their pipeline that have not already been tested.

Presbyterian Church to ordain gays as ministers (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 05:44 PM PDT Reuters - The Presbyterian Church voted on Tuesday to allow the ordination of gays, becoming the fourth Protestant denomination in the United States to make the move that experts say reflects a larger cultural shift.

Alaska AG investigates use of Sarah Palin emails (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:33 PM PDT AP - Alaska's attorney general is investigating whether a former aide of Sarah Palin wrongly used email messages between her and staffers as the basis of a book critical of the ex-governor and former vice presidential candidate, the Anchorage Daily News reported Tuesday.

Obama slams Republicans on immigration (AFP) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:28 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama Tuesday predicted Republicans would seek to block his drive for immigration reform, in an apparent play for vital Hispanic votes in his 2012 reelection bid.

Biden optimistic after budget talks (AFP) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:11 PM PDT AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was optimistic after a new round of talks with Republicans on cutting the long-term deficit, as a high-stakes row rumbled on over government borrowing.

Ronaldo hat-trick delays Barca title party (AFP) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:07 PM PDT AFP - Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to make it an incredible 36 league goals in the current campaign as Real Madrid defeated local rivals Getafe 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday to prevent Barcelona from winning the league title for at least one more day.

Paul opens Iowa office, says expect decision soon (AP) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:05 PM PDT AP - Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul on Tuesday opened a campaign office in Iowa, site of the nation's leadoff presidential caucuses, and said he expects to decide within a week whether to again seek the Republican nomination.

Top Democrat opposes Obama campaign disclosure plan (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:02 PM PDT Reuters - One of President Barack Obama's fellow top Democrats in Congress said on Tuesday he opposes Obama's plans to require federal contractors to publicly disclose donations to political campaigns.

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