Monday, October 25, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Political ads getting meaner ahead of Nov. 2 (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:54 PM PDT

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul announces Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 that he will participate in an upcoming debate with Jack Conway in Lexington, Ky. Paul had said earlier in the week he may not participate in the Oct. 25 debate that will air on Kentucky Educational Television, because of recent Conway campaign attack ads. (AP Photo/ James Crisp)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Lynda Gorov It's nastier than ever this election cycle. Coast to coast, North to South, hotly contested mid-term races have candidates going negative in ads in a big way. And it's getting personal, with zingers aimed at the private …

AP-GfK Poll: One-third may still switch candidates (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2010 file photo, Bea Seliger, left, and her husband Howard Seliger, both of Baltimore, arrive to cast early votes in Maryland's general election, in Baltimore. One in three people has yet to lock into a choice in the Nov. 2 congressional elections, according to an Associated Press-Gfk Poll. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)AP - One in three people has yet to lock onto a choice in the Nov. 2 congressional elections, according to an Associated Press-GfK Poll. Yet in this year of the fed-up voter, even these folks offer little hope to Democrats.

The Fast Fix: What will midterm losses mean for Obama? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:38 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Republicans are headed for major gains next Tuesday. Whether or not they win control of Congress, the expected GOP gains will present President Obama with a choice over the next two years. Does he stand firm on his agenda or …

Brown doubles his lead over Whitman in California (The Upshot)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT

The Upshot - Meg Whitman's enormous campaign spending in California isn't giving her any advantage in the state's closely watched gubernatorial race. A new USC/Los Angeles Times poll of likely voters finds Democrat Jerry Brown has opened up a 13 point lead on his GOP rival just over a week before Election Day. According to the poll, 52 [...]

10 Closest Races: Who's Winning (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 04:45 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - From the Pennsylvania and Kentucky Senate races to the 3rd congressional election in Nevada, The Daily Beast's Election Oracle zooms in on 10 races and predicts who will sink and who will swim.

Poll: Latino voters more enthusiastic (Politico)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:21 PM PDT

Politico - Latino voters are showing far more excitement about the midterm elections than they were in early Sept.

Rep. cited in IndyCar racing lawsuit (Politico)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Politico - A businessman is alleging that Steve Buyer helped steer $1 million to a racing-car team.

Dark clouds for Dems as Obama embarks on last push (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:28 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after touring the facilities of American Cord & Webbing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)AP - President Barack Obama plunged into a final week of midterm election campaigning Monday, his party's prognosis darkened by a feeble economy and his itinerary stitched together to minimize losses to resurgent Republicans. Nor was his greeting likely to lift his spirits in Rhode Island where Obama has pointedly declined to endorse his party's candidate for governor.

Health issues raised again at Demjanjuk trial (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:07 AM PDT

AP - A German judge ordered that the trial of John Demjanjuk go ahead Monday after overruling the defense's argument the 90-year-old's health is deteriorating and that he can no longer concentrate on the proceedings.

RI Dem: Obama can 'shove it' for not endorsing me (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, Frank Caprio, left, shakes hands with Carmela Butler, the business manager at Masal Sales in Cranston, R.I., Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Caprio, widely seen as more conservative than the independent seeking to lead the heavily Democratic state, said Monday that President Barack Obama can 'shove it' after learning Obama would not endorse him. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - The Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, widely seen as more conservative than the independent seeking to lead the heavily Democratic state, said Monday that President Barack Obama can "shove it" after learning Obama would not endorse him.

Tea Party favorite Marco Rubio maintains lead in Florida (associatedcontent)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:55 PM PDT

associatedcontent - Florida's three top candidates for U.S. Senate got another chance to state their case in front of a national audience in a televised debate hosted by CNN on the campus of the University of South Florida at Tampa on Sunday.

Poll: Majority of Americans expect government spending cuts before 2020 (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Americans are expecting large government spending cuts in the next decade, and are divided on whether or not popular social programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security can continue to be funded as they are now, according to a poll released on Monday.

McCain Charges Murray of Engaging in 'Corrupt' Practice (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:54 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Sen. John McCain on Monday accused Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) of directing some $20 million in earmarks to a handful of aides-turned-lobbyists.

In new ad, Reid claims Angle would kill jobs in Nevada (The Upshot)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:58 PM PDT

The Upshot - Can Harry Reid convince Nevada voters that he's a better steward of jobs than Sharron Angle? That's the message of the embattled Senate Majority Leader's latestâ€"and possibly finalâ€"ad in Nevada's closely watched Senate race. The 30-second spot, which began airing over the weekend, features the testimony of top executives from the state's leading employers, including [...]

Tea party, GOP boost Tancredo over Maes in Colorado (The Upshot)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:27 PM PDT

The Upshot - Republicans and tea party officials are bypassing GOP nominee Dan Maes in the Colorado governor's race and are instead flocking to Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo. Tancredo, a former Republican congressman who ran for president in 2008, in the past week has lined up key support from Republicans in Congress as well as from top [...]
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