Monday, October 4, 2010

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Midterm elections: A voter's guide to the homestretch (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:55 PM PDT

In this May 24, 2010 photo, Martin Green of Wilder, Idaho casts a vote in the Idaho primary election in Caldwell, Idaho. The state is launching a campaign next month to remind Idaho voters that under a new law, they must provide photo identification to cast their ballots. (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Charlie Litchfield) MANDATORY CREDITTime.com - Not all polls are created equal, and four other essential truths to help you navigate the political silly season

Democrat Feingold runs ad touting health care vote (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2010, file photo Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., takes the stage before President Barack Obama speaks at a rally at the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. Feingold will face Republican opponent Ron Johnson in the Nov. 2, 2010 general election. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin boldly embraces and defends his vote for the health care reform law in his latest campaign television ad, even as other Democrats avoid the topic and Republicans rail against it.

The Fast Fix: Do Political Rallies Matter? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:08 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Thousands of liberals from across the country gathered in Washington over the weekend for the "One Nation" rally -- an attempt to rally the Democratic base in advance of the Nov. 2 election. While attendees insisted the "One Nation" gathering …

Plains mood: Times good, but incumbents in danger (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:33 PM PDT

This Sept. 30, 2010 photo shows Walter Grotte, 70 at his farm north of Hope, N.D. The recession that's brought misery to so much of America hasn't touched Walter Grotte. Like many of his fellow North Dakotans, the retired farmer has prospered in recent years with a business moving silos and grain bins that's so robust he says life is 'better than we deserve.' But bring up Earl Pomeroy, the state's Democratic congressman — a man Grotte voted for in 2008 and the seven elections before that — and the smile disappears.' In a notable twist, a region that has largely escaped the lingering recession and doggedly high unemployment rate, has decided to join in the national bad mood. Grotte says he is angry about the federal debt. (AP Photo/Ann Arbor Miller)AP - The recession that has brought misery to so much of America hasn't touched Walter Grotte. His business moving silos and grain bins is prospering, and, like many in North Dakota, he has no financial worries. Life, he says, is "better than we deserve."

New high court era: Kagan makes 3 women on bench (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:06 PM PDT

This handout photo provided by the Supreme Court shows, from left, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Elena Kagan in the Justices' Conference Room prior to Justice Kagan's Investiture Ceremony, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at the court in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Petteway, Supreme Court)AP - The Supreme Court began a new era Monday with three women serving together for the first time, Elena Kagan taking her place at the end of the bench and quickly joining in the give-and-take.

Brown, Whitman call off radio debate (The Upshot)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:39 PM PDT

The Upshot - After a heated Saturday-night debate, Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown have called off a joint radio appearance scheduled for tomorrow morning. Neither camp is saying why it's managed to find this rare patch of common ground in the bitter California gubernatorial race. At Saturday's debate, former Democratic California Governor Brown hit Whitman hard over allegations [...]

O'Donnell said China plotting to take over US (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell gestures during an interview, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)AP - Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware said in a 2006 debate that China was plotting to take over America and claimed to have classified information about the country that she couldn't divulge.

Obama White House tanked shot at bipartisan climate ‘cap-and-trade’ deal? (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Daily Caller - In a remarkable story in the New Yorker, journalist Ryan Lizza reveals that President Obama, who frequently complains about the intransigence of congressional Republicans, may have tanked action on one of his top priorities by spurning the pivotal Republican senator negotiating the bill.

O'Donnell: China's taking over (Politico)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Politico - She once claimed to have information showing that China was plotting to conquer the U.S.

Whitman, Brown pull out of debate (Politico)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Politico - The cancellation comes after a hyper-aggressive debate on Saturday.

Skeletons, dirt — it's the election's homestretch (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2010 file photo, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Senate Sharron Angle acknowledges supporters as she walks on stage for a candidate forum, at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - Leaked audio in Nevada reveals a Republican Senate candidate trashing her party. Video of a Democratic Senate hopeful wrongly claiming he served in Vietnam becomes a TV ad in Connecticut. A housekeeper steps forward to say her employer, California's GOP gubernatorial nominee, knew she was an illegal immigrant.

Court won't hear UN sex harassment case (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court won't let a sexual harassment trial go forward against a former United Nations official.

Obama makes a TV pitch for House candidate in La. (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:54 PM PDT

AP - In a new TV ad, President Barack Obama tells voters in a mostly Democratic congressional district in Louisiana that they need the party's candidate in the House as much as he does.

Minimum Wage: A 'Snakepit' Issue for the GOP? (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:17 AM PDT

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Environmentalists stay mostly quiet about violent climate change advertisement (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:54 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Although the British organization which created an advertisement depicting the gruesome murder of its conservative opponents has since apologized and removed the ad from its website, American environmentalists have stayed largely quiet about the affair.

Senator Presses for Information From Health Insurer Used by McDonald's (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:37 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV is seeking more information about the health insurance policies sold to nearly 30,000 employees of McDonald's restaurants after a report suggested the company might drop the coverage unless regulators waived a requirement in the health care law.

Nevada GOP Senate nominee trashes party on tape (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2010 file photo, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Senate Sharron Angle acknowledges supporters as she walks on stage for a candidate forum, at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - In a secretly taped recording, Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle badmouths the GOP establishment and wheedles a minor-party candidate to support her campaign, offering help opening doors in Washington if she's elected.

Tea Party Express returns to Alaska with ads, show (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2010, photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, addresses a group of supporters at her new Juneau campaign headquarters in Juneau, Alaska. Senator Murkowski is mounting a Write-in campaign after losing to her Republican opponent Joe Miller, in the Alaska Primary. Against a string of Tea Party victories, the establishment is fighting back. It's personification is Lisa Murkowski, a U.S. senator by means of her father's appointment and one unwilling to fade into Alaska's political wilderness after losing to Sarah Palin's team. (AP Photo/Chris Miller)AP - A national tea party group that helped defeat U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the GOP primary is back in Alaska, vowing this time to turn back the Republican's write-in candidacy in the general election.
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