US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales (AFP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:12:05 GMT Demonstrators are seen during a rally outside Taipei's presidential office, in 2006. Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress are pushing for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)

Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent (Reuters) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:58 GMT Reuters - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.

Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:39 GMT Maintenance man David Lee of Arvada, Colo., puts the finishing touches on a sign featuring drawings of President Barack Obama for a sales lot for pre-owned vehicles along Interstate 70 in the northwest Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The billboard, completed by an artist Thursday, shows a grinning cartoonish Obama wearing a turban. The billboard says, 'PRESIDENT or JIHAD?' Underneath the picture is a yellow square with the phrase, 'BIRTH CERTIFICATE PROVE IT.' (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Landrieu leans yes in Sat. cliffhanger (Politico) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:00 GMT Politico - Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said Friday night that she’s “leaning towards” voting to start debate on the health care bill – which would leave Democrats just a single vote shy of clearing a critical test for the reform package on Saturday.

UN committee targets Iran's rights violations (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:34 GMT AP - A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election and release those still detained.

SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:48 GMT FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina lawmakers say they'll formally consider the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:15 GMT AP - The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Romney Leads In PAC Fundraising (CQPolitics.com) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:16 GMT CQPolitics.com - After spending millions of his own money during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney apparently has learned a thing or two about fundraising.

No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving (Reuters) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:56 GMT Reuters - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.

Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:26 GMT AP - First mammograms. Now — in an apparent coincidence — Pap smears.