Obama makes pitch for House healthcare votes (Reuters) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:52 GMT People opposed to health care reform, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Health bill clears first hurdle in House (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:47:47 GMT AP - President Barack Obama's health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance the debate.

Muslim leader had troubling talks with suspect (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:55:42 GMT Flowers are left outside the entrance of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a rampage that left 13 people dead and 30 injured on Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Palin: Dems will apply abortion mind-set to elderly (Politico) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:02:00 GMT Politico - WEST ALLIS, Wisc. – Sarah Palin rallied thousands of abortion opponents Friday night with a a stark warning that the same philosophy that allows abortion rights could soon be invoked to allow the government to cut off health care for the elderly or children with special needs. 

Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:52:10 GMT High school student Matt Morgan displays his Obama Day holiday tee shirt as he attends a rally at the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The rural, mostly black county has proclaimed Monday as an official holiday celebrating the election of the nation's first black president, Barack Obama. It's one of Alabama's poorest counties, but it's sparing little during five days of festivities. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Colo. man who threatened Obama makes weapons plea (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:49:14 GMT AP - A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges.

Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis (Reuters) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:47:20 GMT Porfirio Lobo, presidential candidate of the National Party, arrives to attend the opening of the commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to oversee the fulfilment of the accords between Honduran de facto government and a representative of the mission of the ousted president Manuel Zelaya, at a hotel in Tegucigalpa November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Obama to push lawmakers on health care vote (AFP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:12 GMT Protestors wave flags during a news conference "To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care(AFP/Getty Images/Kris Connor)

Bishops back abortion compromise (Politico) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:26:00 GMT Politico - House leaders have won the backing of the nation’s Catholic bishops for a last-minute abortion compromise, a critical boost that could give the health reform bill enough momentum – and enough votes – for passage as early as Saturday.

Obama urges lawmakers on historic health care vote (AFP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:43:32 GMT US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a daily press briefing in the White House. Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care(AFP/Saul Loeb)