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Yahoo! News: Politics News: Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan (Reuters)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:09:53 -0400

Reuters - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away.

Yahoo! News: Politics News: NATO says Afghan forces can take control next year (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:54:17 -0400

AP - U.S.-led NATO troops in Afghanistan should be able to start handing off responsibility for security to the Kabul government sometime next year, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday.

Yahoo! News: Politics News: Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate (Time.com)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:45:00 -0400

Time.com - There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money -- lots of it -- is on the GOP winning very, very big

Yahoo! News: Politics News: Arizona Republican recruits homeless to run for office (The Upshot)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:17:35 -0400

The Upshot - How's this sound for a slate of candidates? A homeless tarot card reader, "Grandpa" the pedicab driver and a 20-year-old street performer. Those are the Green Party political hopefuls whom Republican operative Steve May has recruited to run for office in Arizona, the New York Times reports. While the state's community of tarot enthusiasts is [...]

Yahoo! News: Politics News: No recession here: Election spending sets records (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:12:38 -0400

AP - Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry.

Yahoo! News: Politics News: EU 'wasting time' in bid to claw back British rebate (AFP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:25:37 -0400

AFP - European rivals are "wasting their time" trying to claw back the 'Thatcher rebate' that returns billions of euros annually to London in place of farm payments to France and Germany, a minister warned on Tuesday.

Yahoo! News: Politics News: Gore school built on toxic soil (Politico)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:48:00 -0400

Politico - Conservative corners of the Internet are buzzing over a Los Angeles school named after former Vice President Al Gore that was built on toxic soil and, some say, poses a health risk to students. (See, Obama: "They Talk About Me Like a Dog")

Yahoo! News: Politics News: Afghans protest planned Florida Quran-burning (The Upshot)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:20:58 -0400

The Upshot - A small group associated with a fringe Christian church in Florida is planning to burn Qurans on Sept. 11 -- and is now the subject of outraged protests in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warned that the anti-Islamic action could hurt troops in the volatile region. "It could endanger troops and [...]

Yahoo! News: Politics News: GOP Gov. Jindal won’t endorse Vitter in Senate race (The Upshot)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:01:02 -0400

The Upshot - Politicians are expected to give the official nod to their party nominees, but Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is doing no such thing in his home-state Senate race. The Republican governor said over the weekend that he will not be endorsing Republican Sen. David Vitter for reelection this year. "Voters can make up their own minds," [...]

Yahoo! News: Politics News: Gore school built on toxic soil (Politico)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:48:58 -0400

Politico - An L.A. Times report has some contending that the academy could pose health risks to students.