2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:56:58 GMT FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Corzine at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FILE)

House opens debate on health care overhaul bill (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:30:42 GMT FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:58 GMT President Barack Obama walks off Marine One on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after going to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bishops' backing may get bill to 218 (Politico) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:26:04 GMT Politico - House leaders have won the backing of the nation’s Catholic bishops for health reform, a critical last-minute boost that could give the bill enough momentum – and enough votes – for passage as early as Saturday.

Whipping floor votes into shape (Politico) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:54:47 GMT Politico - "Herding cats” may be a cliché, but it is also a pretty good description of what it takes to secure votes.

Hillary Clinton to represent US at Berlin Wall (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:19:48 GMT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday.

High court to look at life in prison for juveniles (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:07 GMT This October 2002 photo provided by the Equal Justice Initiative shows Terrance Graham, 15, in Jacksonville, Fla. Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence without parole by a judge who told the teenager he threw his life away. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. Graham, now 22, is in prison in Florida. (AP Photo/Graham Family)

Rep. Dingell takes gavel as House debates health (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:10:04 GMT AP - Democrats gave the gavel to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system.

Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:35:16 GMT Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

States where juveniles serve life terms (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:10 GMT AP - States where juveniles serve life terms