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Honduras: US and Latin America split over elections 10 Nov 09, 23:58 ET Manuel Zelaya's backers: Boycott Honduran electionMiamiHerald.com more Brown letter warns against voter apathy in by-election 10 Nov 09, 23:48 ET Labour ahead as Glasgow North East by-election race reaches finaleTelegraph.co.uk more Lessons from Election '09 10 Nov 09, 23:44 ET Virginia Election Turned on Urban VotesDaily Yonder (blog) more White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan 10 Nov 09, 22:41 ET AP - President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year. more Bill Clinton urges Senate passage of health bill 10 Nov 09, 22:41 ET AP - Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994. more McCain questions Pentagon tanker competition rules 10 Nov 09, 21:28 ET Reuters - U.S. Senator John McCain, whose investigation helped derail an earlier $23.5 billion Air Force plan to lease and buy 100 Boeing Co tankers, has raised serious concerns about the Pentagon's latest attempt to replace its aging fleet of KC-135 refueling aircraft. more Health vote pits Democrat vs. Democrat 10 Nov 09, 21:15 ET Politico - Democrats who thought a vote against the sweeping health care package would inoculate them from political attack are facing serious blowback from angry constituents and interest groups on the left—fierce opposition that could prove as consequential as anything Republicans could have thrown at them. more Indian River County election audit shows all went well on Nov. 3 10 Nov 09, 20:03 ET The Canvassing Board held a manual audit Tuesday for last week’s election results at two precincts, the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections said. more UN chief prods Senate to tackle climate change 10 Nov 09, 19:52 ET AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed the Senate Tuesday to take action on climate change, but key senators made it clear that a bill is unlikely to pass this year. more Jerry Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease 10 Nov 09, 19:16 ET AP - Attorney General Jerry Brown has relied on a stealth fundraising campaign and his near universal name recognition to wipe out the field seven months ahead of California's Democratic primary for governor. more Deal makers pushed limits 10 Nov 09, 19:08 ET Politico - Rep. Dennis Cardoza just couldn’t take yes for an answer. more EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread 10 Nov 09, 19:05 ET AP - Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday. more Text of Obama's remarks at the Fort Hood ceremony 10 Nov 09, 18:33 ET AP - Text of President Barack Obama's remarks Tuesday during a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, as transcribed by the White House: more Genesee County commissioners say they won't repeat Hurley-type election 10 Nov 09, 18:18 ET GENESEE COUNTY -- Critics say a new county policy on special elections won't serve any purpose but supporters believe it shows they are listening to the local government officials who criticized this year's failed special election for Hurley Medical Center.The... more Obama nominates U.S. aid chief, filling key vacancy 10 Nov 09, 18:10 ET Reuters - Moving to fill a gap in its foreign policy lineup, the White House on Tuesday nominated a health economist to head the $20-billion U.S. overseas aid agency it views as a crucial tool for boosting the U.S. image. more Election: Voter turnout higher than usual across country 10 Nov 09, 18:10 ET By Canda Harbaugh, The Western News The county and municipal elections experienced substantial voter turnouts that election officials attribute to more contenders this year and the new application of mail-ballot elections. more Onslow election results official 10 Nov 09, 17:56 ET Following Tuesday’s canvass, Onslow County’s municipal election results remain unchanged — except for the fact they’re now official. Following the canvass, the Board of Elections released detailed information on the county’s various write-in candidates. more White House names foreign aid chief 10 Nov 09, 17:56 ET AP - The Obama administration nominated a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run the nation's top foreign assistance program Tuesday, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post. more Now that parliament approved elections, Iraqis are ambivalent 10 Nov 09, 17:44 ET BAGHDAD — Obama administration officials breathed a collective sigh of relief Sunday when Iraq's parliament, after weeks of delays, approved a law to hold national elections in January, very likely permitting a major post-election withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq. more GOP tries to recapture town hall anger 10 Nov 09, 17:38 ET Politico - Republicans are looking to resurrect the angry town halls of August in the last few weeks of November. more How the poll on Obama was conducted 10 Nov 09, 17:37 ET AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on President Obama and the direction of the country was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Nov. 5-9, 2009. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,006 adults. Interviews were conducted with 806 respondents on landline telephones and 200 on cellular phones. more AP-GfK Poll: Country in a funk 10 Nov 09, 17:36 ET AP - The euphoria of 2008 is over: America is in a funk. more Power and Politics Teaser: Do election results want to be free? 10 Nov 09, 17:16 ET By Kady O'Malley For those of you who haven't yet gotten your fill of me for (at least) one day, I just wanted to give y'all a heads up that I'll be talking ... more Obama: Gunman in Fort Hood rampage to pay for crimes 10 Nov 09, 16:53 ET Reuters - President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to make sure the gunman who killed 13 people in a rampage at a U.S. Army base in Texas pays for his crimes. more Twitter, Internet undermine Canada election rules 10 Nov 09, 16:44 ET In this era of smartphones and the Internet, the federal elections agency is struggling to enforce a rule that bans the general ... more Obama salutes Fort Hood victims, condemns murders 10 Nov 09, 16:42 ET AP - One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths. more Provisional ballot count determines election results 10 Nov 09, 16:40 ET Two tight races in the Bayshore region were determined by the counting of provisional ballots at the Monmouth County Board of Elections on Nov. 9. In the closest race in the county, Keyport Borough Councilwoman Christian Bolte won re-election by a single provisional ballot over challenger Ed Burlew. more Senate Dems move to curb Fed's powers 10 Nov 09, 16:35 ET AP - Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed stripping the Federal Reserve of its supervisory powers and creating instead three new federal agencies to police banks, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions. more US announces NKorea nuclear talks 10 Nov 09, 16:03 ET AP - A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to North Korea before year's end to try to pull the Koreans back into international negotiations on nuclear disarmament, the State Department said Tuesday. more Elections today after hectic campaigning 10 Nov 09, 16:01 ET Gilani assures fair elections in Gilgit-BaltistanDAWN.com more New general election date for Essexville-Hampton school board members 10 Nov 09, 15:56 ET School board members at Essexville-Hampton Public Schools now have six year terms, voting to move their general election to November. Moving board member elections to a November ballot helps the district save money, upwards to $3,000, because the highest jurisdiction... more Obama blames 'twisted logic' for Fort Hood killing 10 Nov 09, 15:56 ET AP - President Barack Obama is blaming "twisted logic" for the killing of 13 men and women at Fort Hood, and says there is no faith that justifies acts he describes as "murderous and craven." more Obama offers details of Fort Hood victims 10 Nov 09, 15:53 ET AP - President Barack Obama is remembering the 13 men and women who died in the shooting at the U.S. Army post at Fort Hood, Texas. more Wounded soldiers on stage before Ft. Hood ceremony 10 Nov 09, 15:52 ET AP - Several soldiers wounded in last week's shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, have made their way onto a stage in front of thousands gathered for a military memorial service. more Palestinian vote, Abbas threat might be a bluff 10 Nov 09, 15:50 ET Reuters - Voter registration for a Palestinian election failed to get under way as scheduled on Tuesday, adding to signs that President Mahmoud Abbas might be bluffing about a make-or-break vote in January. more Women on pace to be majority of union workers 10 Nov 09, 15:47 ET AP - Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their growing clout in the labor movement. more Ex-Gates Foundation exec named foreign aid chief 10 Nov 09, 15:46 ET AP - The Obama administration will nominate a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run America's top foreign assistance program, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post, U.S. officials said Tuesday. more Election results made official 10 Nov 09, 15:40 ET The election results for the city elections in Henry County were presented to the Henry County Supervisors Thursday afternoon for canvassing. According to Henry County Auditor Hettie Maschmann, there were no surprises. more Pentagon: 300 doses of H1N1 vaccine at Guantanamo 10 Nov 09, 15:36 ET AP - The Pentagon says a small shipment of swine flu vaccine has arrived at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. It's unlikely any of the terror detainees held there will get any of the sought-after vaccine now. more Ohio elections bill headed to House floor 10 Nov 09, 15:35 ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A wide-ranging proposal to change multiple areas of Ohio election law is headed for a vote on the House floor. The House Elections and Ethics committee approved the bill Tuesday on a party-line vote, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed. more AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan 10 Nov 09, 15:25 ET AP - U.S. officials say a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background months ago, and concluded he did not merit further investigation. more Trinamool, BSP score major wins in by-elections 10 Nov 09, 15:15 ET Election Commission braces for vote countThaindian.com more What by-elections mean for the Bloc 10 Nov 09, 14:43 ET Tories, NDP make gains in by-electionsToronto Star more Conservatives win big in Canada by-elections 10 Nov 09, 14:29 ET Canada's Conservatives strengthened their shaky grip on power Tuesday after unexpectedly winning two of four by-elections, thrashing separatists in Quebec and winning back a lost Tory stronghold in Nova Scotia. more White House communications chief to step down 10 Nov 09, 13:34 ET AP - The White House on Tuesday shook-up its communications team, with Anita Dunn stepping down and an aide taking over President Barack Obama's vaunted messaging machine. more Bill Clinton to do lunch with Senate Democrats, look at 2010 elections without ... 10 Nov 09, 13:23 ET Obama Touts Health Care Victory, New Iraqi Election LawTalk Radio News Service more GOP ex-candidate leaves NY Assembly leadership job 10 Nov 09, 13:12 ET AP - A Republican upstate New York lawmaker has resigned from her state legislative leadership position more than a week after pulling out of a special congressional election and endorsing a Democrat in the race. more Obama narrows Afghan strategy to 4 options 10 Nov 09, 13:11 ET AP - The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options. more Canvass confirms Smith election 10 Nov 09, 13:11 ET An official canvass of Tuesday's municipal election has confirmed that Greenville District 1 voters selected Kandie Smith over Greenville Mayor Pro-Tem Mildred Council by a slim margin, Pitt County Board of Elections officials said this morning. more WNU #1011: Honduran Resistance Rejects “Afghanistan-Style” Elections 10 Nov 09, 12:45 ET Manuel Zelaya's backers: Boycott Honduran electionMiamiHerald.com more Labour ahead as Glasgow North East by-election race reaches finale 10 Nov 09, 12:44 ET Alistair Darling: Glasgow North East by-election is 'battle for future of the ...Scottish Daily Record more Communists crumble in key state elections 10 Nov 09, 11:29 ET Congress fares well in by-electionsHardNews Magazine more Iraqi PM: no election alliance with Shiite rivals 10 Nov 09, 11:23 ET BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday denied reports he will form an alliance with the nation's leading Shiite parties ahead of national polls in ... more Partisan SmugWatch: Post By-Election Edition 10 Nov 09, 10:45 ET By Kady O'Malley The Conservatives are allowed to be entirely smug over Montmagny--L'Islet--Kamouraska--Rivière-du-Loup. ... more Gilani assures fair elections in Gilgit-Baltistan 10 Nov 09, 10:33 ET Kaira assures free, fair elections in Gilgit-BaltistanDaily Times more ELECTIONS 2009: More results announced 10 Nov 09, 10:16 ET Following are election results for several municipalities and school boards. All results are unofficial until certified by the Montgomery County Board of Elections. more Ignatieff Leads Liberals to 14.6% in By-Elections 10 Nov 09, 10:16 ET Tories, NDP make gains in by-electionsToronto Star more Good News about the 2009 Election 10 Nov 09, 10:15 ET Election was not a referendum on ObamaThe Daily Evergreen more Iraqi PM denies suggestion he'll form election alliance with major Shiite rivals 10 Nov 09, 10:13 ET BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister is denying reports he will form an alliance with the nation's leading Shiite parties ahead of national polls in January. ... more Online Poll: Do you think this yearâs election results are an indication of the direction the elections will take in ... 10 Nov 09, 08:37 ET To participate use the "submit a comment" feature below. Please begin your response with YES or NO. Comments will be reviewed by our staff before posting. more U.N.'s Ban Praises Iraqi Election Law 10 Nov 09, 08:26 ET U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Iraqi lawmakers for passing a key election law in time for a January parliamentary election. Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday reached a compromise on amendments to a national election law that will govern parliamentary elections scheduled for Jan. 21. more Last day of Gilgit-Baltistan election campaign today 10 Nov 09, 07:59 ET Kaira assures free, fair elections in Gilgit-BaltistanDaily Times more Britain hails Iraqi lawmakers' efforts toward January elections 10 Nov 09, 07:57 ET Iraq to hold elections in JanuaryTelegraph.co.uk more Tories defy odds with two by-election wins 10 Nov 09, 07:49 ET NDP's Fin Donnelly easily wins New Westminster-Coquitlam by-electionGeorgia Straight more UN General Assembly calls Afghanistan elections 'credible' 10 Nov 09, 06:32 ET UN declares Afghan election "credible, legitimate"Reuters more Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial service 10 Nov 09, 06:09 ET AP - President Barack Obama and the first lady will travel to Killeen, Texas, to meet with those most affected by the Fort Hood shootings. more W.H. tactics reshuffle pecking order 10 Nov 09, 06:08 ET Politico - The traditional pecking order of Washington’s top trade and business groups has been thrown into disarray by the Obama administration’s far-reaching domestic agenda and its tough tactics against opponents. more House bill may be as left as it gets 10 Nov 09, 06:06 ET Politico - Saturday night’s House vote on health care reform was the most significant liberal legislative triumph in years, and progressives are now scrambling to capitalize on the fast-fading momentum. more Candidate wants to overturn election result 10 Nov 09, 06:04 ET ST. JOHN'S, NL - Kurtis Coombs hasn't given up his fight to become Canada's youngest mayor. Four weeks after a judicial recount confirmed Ralph Wiseman as ... more GOP tries to play 41-seat pickup 10 Nov 09, 05:52 ET Politico - As the 2010 campaign cycle begins in earnest, the central question in the House of Representatives is how many seats will Republicans win? more Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima in future 10 Nov 09, 05:39 ET AP - President Barack Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki sometime during his presidency but won't have time during this week's trip to Japan to go to the cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombs at the end of World War II. more Election backlash takes its toll 10 Nov 09, 05:30 ET State governor elections signal electorate changeNews 8 Austin more Tories, NDP make gains in by-elections 10 Nov 09, 05:27 ET Conservative Scott Armstrong, with partner Tammy Stewart, greets supporters after winning Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley. ... more Alistair Darling: Glasgow North East by-election is 'battle for future of the ... 10 Nov 09, 05:03 ET Glasgow North-East By-Election Odds: Can punters really rely on 1.25 Labour?betting.betfair.com (blog) more Tories score wins in two of four by-elections 10 Nov 09, 05:01 ET By-election Madness: They spin us right round, baby, right round ...CBC.ca more Thailand's Main Opposition Calls For Fresh Election 10 Nov 09, 04:59 ET BANGKOK, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai Party leader today called on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve ... more Elections signal possible resurgence for Republican Party 10 Nov 09, 04:58 ET Election was not a referendum on ObamaThe Daily Evergreen more NKorea boat "in flames" after clash: Seoul officials 10 Nov 09, 04:53 ET AFP - A North Korean patrol boat was set ablaze after exchanging fire with South Korea's navy on Tuesday, Seoul officials said, as cross-border tensions rose a week before a scheduled US presidential visit. more Obama pressed into role as national healer 10 Nov 09, 04:24 ET AP - Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it. more Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts 10 Nov 09, 04:02 ET AP - Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries — signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. more Election was not a referendum on Obama 10 Nov 09, 03:26 ET 2009 election: Only a third of the GOP swing was due to turnoutHot Air (blog) more Special elections for Mounds/Bristow 10 Nov 09, 02:59 ET Registered voters in Creek County who want to vote by mail absentee ballot in next Tuesdayâs Bristow Municipal and Mounds School Special Elections have missed the application deadline but County Election Board Secretary Joy Naifeh said they are not out of luck. more Canada's Harper Moves Closer to Majority With By-Election Wins 10 Nov 09, 02:30 ET By-election Madness: They spin us right round, baby, right round ...CBC.ca more Iraq Compromise Allows Elections, But Kurdish Tensions Remain 10 Nov 09, 02:30 ET Iraqi PM hails new election lawAljazeera.net more Donnelly wins by-election 10 Nov 09, 02:29 ET NDP's Fin Donnelly easily wins New Westminster-Coquitlam by-electionGeorgia Straight more Donnelly wins by-election` 10 Nov 09, 02:22 ET ndp's Fin Donnelly easily wins New Westminster-Coquitlam by-electionGeorgia Straight more Obama to visit Asia as domestic issues smolder 10 Nov 09, 02:09 ET Reuters - Barack Obama this week makes his first trip to Asia as president, leaving behind a host of domestic problems with a visit that recognizes the region's economic and diplomatic importance to the United States. more 2009 election: Only a third of the GOP swing was due to turnout 10 Nov 09, 02:09 ET Gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New JerseyRetriever more Japan plans aid for Kabul ahead of Obama visit 10 Nov 09, 01:53 ET Reuters - Japan said on Tuesday it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a package Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hopes will improve strained security ties with Washington ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit this week. more Zelaya's backers: Boycott election 10 Nov 09, 01:53 ET Too Late to Salvage Hondura's Elections, Zelaya Backers SayLatin American Herald Tribune more NDP's Fin Donnelly easily wins New Westminster-Coquitlam by-election 10 Nov 09, 01:33 ET Monday by-election in New Westminster-CoquitlamNews1130 more Off-year elections send clear messages 10 Nov 09, 01:32 ET The outcome of the elections this past Tuesday sends several messages to both the Democrats and the Republicans. The Democrats need to pay attention to the results of the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections, and the Republicans need to learn from the issues surrounding the New York 23rd Congressional District special election. After now-President Barack [...] more Obama's "crustmaster" shares his pie recipe 10 Nov 09, 01:23 ET AP - White House pastry chef Bill Yosses' light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust first, then fill and top the pie and bake it again. more CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster 10 Nov 09, 01:16 ET AP - Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living. more Iraq reaches deal to hold key election 10 Nov 09, 00:54 ET Iraqi PM hails new election lawAljazeera.net more Too Late to Salvage Hondura's Elections, Zelaya Backers Say 10 Nov 09, 00:40 ET Boycott of Nov. 29 Honduras Elections AnnouncedScoop.co.nz more Tories take two in by-elections 10 Nov 09, 00:34 ET Conservative candidate Bernard Genereux arrives at a polling station in La Pocatiere during a federal by-election in the riding of ... more Gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey 10 Nov 09, 00:08 ET Interview with the President: NY-23 Special Election is “Important Signal” for ...ABC News more

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