Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/696 Elections en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:36:20 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/696 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_ap_interview ap/20090702/us_obama_ap_interview AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:43:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_ap_interview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.bc36e76f5f73429c8fd4906e711790c0.obama_ap_interview_dcpm101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FivDK8oHkKzJDTwG_xNU4Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_ap_interview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.bc36e76f5f73429c8fd4906e711790c0.obama_ap_interview_dcpm101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FivDK8oHkKzJDTwG_xNU4Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_honduras_demint ap/20090703/us_honduras_demint AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:48:49 GMT AP - South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_ot/us_us_guantanamo_documents ap/20090703/us_us_guantanamo_documents AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:17:55 GMT AP - Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_honduras_analysis ap/20090703/us_us_honduras_analysis AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:20:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_honduras_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.2147cf61adc048f39dba9164cade4e39.honduras_coup_tgdl122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RljUfcKFwGyUg72SIpRfEQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Thousands march against the return of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya in downtown San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Thursday, July 2, 2009. The Organization of American States, OAS, said it will suspend Honduras if Zelaya isn't back in office by next Saturday while Micheletti said he will not back down under international pressure, arguing that Zelaya was legally removed on orders from the nation's Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Diario La Prensa de San Pedro Sula)" border="0" /></a>AP - The coup that deposed the president of Honduras exposed the small leverage that even millions of dollars in aid and longtime military cooperation will buy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_honduras_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.2147cf61adc048f39dba9164cade4e39.honduras_coup_tgdl122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RljUfcKFwGyUg72SIpRfEQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Thousands march against the return of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya in downtown San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Thursday, July 2, 2009. The Organization of American States, OAS, said it will suspend Honduras if Zelaya isn't back in office by next Saturday while Micheletti said he will not back down under international pressure, arguing that Zelaya was legally removed on orders from the nation's Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Diario La Prensa de San Pedro Sula)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_politico/24472 politico/20090702/24472 Politico politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:40:00 GMT Politico - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Thursday was cleared of allegations that he may have illegally used taxpayer funds to visit his Argentine mistress and got a show of support from his wife, two developments that have bolstered the embattled Republican governor. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cyber_einstein ap/20090703/us_cyber_einstein AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:55:58 GMT AP - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20090703/us_health_care_overhaul AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:02:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090617/capt.f0d7662016b54cf785e1de572b331e7f.us_health_overhaul_dccd108.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=bMikm3z.8bIZU2DKx48qhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee ranking Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., preside over the markup of the health care reform bill and its amendments, seen on documents before them, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090617/capt.f0d7662016b54cf785e1de572b331e7f.us_health_overhaul_dccd108.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=bMikm3z.8bIZU2DKx48qhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee ranking Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., preside over the markup of the health care reform bill and its amendments, seen on documents before them, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_guantanamo ap/20090703/us_obama_guantanamo AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:23:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_guantanamo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.60620ebb7ccb4bfca9684b606ceae84f.guantanamo_detainees_us_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kVF5E0657pZ5dUOtmJeyRQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE -- In this May 13, 2009 file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, Guantanamo detainees jog at dusk inside the exercise yard at Camp 4 detention facility, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday he's uneasy about his own proposal to indefinitely imprison some of the most dangerous terror suspects being held now at Guantanamo Bay. He called it "one of the biggest challenges of my administration."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_guantanamo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.60620ebb7ccb4bfca9684b606ceae84f.guantanamo_detainees_us_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kVF5E0657pZ5dUOtmJeyRQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE -- In this May 13, 2009 file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, Guantanamo detainees jog at dusk inside the exercise yard at Camp 4 detention facility, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_us_north_korea_missile ap/20090703/us_us_north_korea_missile AP us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:30:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_us_north_korea_missile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090629/capt.30deae22c71543dd947d7b025b644ed3.south_korea_koreas_nuclear_ljm103.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=LjAB9j9P5aTNC8nnOtx0Og--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Mock models of a North Korean Scud-B missile, center, South Korea's Hawk surface-to-air missiles are on display at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2009. North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>AP - With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_us_north_korea_missile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090629/capt.30deae22c71543dd947d7b025b644ed3.south_korea_koreas_nuclear_ljm103.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=LjAB9j9P5aTNC8nnOtx0Og--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mock models of a North Korean Scud-B missile, center, South Korea's Hawk surface-to-air missiles are on display at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2009. North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_afghan_soldier_captured ap/20090703/us_us_afghan_soldier_captured AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:17:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_afghan_soldier_captured"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.359eafe08d3b46f6b250b1a0361365f2.afghan_us_soldier_2_gfx342.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=E6gwv3ve_caxDPRpuGWZ7A--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Map locates Paktika province, Afghanistan, where a U.S. soldier was captured by insurgents" border="0" /></a>AP - An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_afghan_soldier_captured"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.359eafe08d3b46f6b250b1a0361365f2.afghan_us_soldier_2_gfx342.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=E6gwv3ve_caxDPRpuGWZ7A--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="Map locates Paktika province, Afghanistan, where a U.S. soldier was captured by insurgents" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_honduras nm/20090703/us_honduras Reuters topstories Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:36:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_honduras"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r2519038697.jpg?x=130&y=50&q=85&sig=f5TBOe_WjqQS78bsBbRBkg--" align="left" height="50" width="130" alt="Soldiers are seen behind shields at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A caretaker government in Honduras said on Thursday it was open to holding early elections to resolve the impasse over ousted President Manuel Zelaya, as the Organization of American States readied a mission to Honduras to push for his reinstatement.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_honduras"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r2519038697.jpg?x=130&y=50&q=85&sig=f5TBOe_WjqQS78bsBbRBkg--" align="left" height="50" width="130" alt="photo" title="Soldiers are seen behind shields at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_sotomayor_documents ap/20090703/us_sotomayor_documents AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:13:14 GMT AP - A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge's nomination. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24470 politico/20090703/24470 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:09:00 GMT Politico - Forget about the quandary South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces as a result of his personal indiscretions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_affirmative_action ap/20090702/us_obama_affirmative_action AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:39:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_affirmative_action"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.a309aa9947f243c4afe899a101d09e88.obama_ap_interview_dcpm106.jpg?x=127&y=130&q=85&sig=W7YGdNWOB6smpiQgpjCMfg--" align="left" height="130" width="127" alt="President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court is "moving the ball" to limit affirmative action, but he stressed that its ruling in favor of white firefighters still allows employers and educators to take race into account in hiring, promotions and admissions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_affirmative_action"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.a309aa9947f243c4afe899a101d09e88.obama_ap_interview_dcpm106.jpg?x=127&y=130&q=85&sig=W7YGdNWOB6smpiQgpjCMfg--" align="left" height="130" width="127" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_treasury_terror_sanctions ap/20090702/us_treasury_terror_sanctions AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:39 GMT AP - The Obama administration on Thursday authorized the seizure of assets belonging to an extremist organization in Iraq and an Iranian backer of insurgents, saying both are responsible for deadly attacks in Iraq. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_tween_girls ap/20090702/us_obama_tween_girls AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:40:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_tween_girls"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090619/capt.d64aadbfb6c64bcfb941bd61eb55a859.white_house_dog_card_wx107.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=Hqlba_q8UkgHD1jJpPzWCg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="FILE -- In this April 14, 2009 file photo, Malia Obama runs with Bo, a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0" /></a>AP - Finally, something that intimidates President Barack Obama: a bunch of tween girls.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_tween_girls"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090619/capt.d64aadbfb6c64bcfb941bd61eb55a859.white_house_dog_card_wx107.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=Hqlba_q8UkgHD1jJpPzWCg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="FILE -- In this April 14, 2009 file photo, Malia Obama runs with Bo, a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_ap_interview_text ap/20090702/us_obama_ap_interview_text AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:03:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_ap_interview_text"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.8f6c6586ca4e41fb88a0bd5f750e9ab8.obama_dcpm108.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=.9psqsm_8IYFKgEZgOhrAw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama is interviewed by Associated Press White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - AP transcript of an interview with President Barack Obama on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_ap_interview_text"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.8f6c6586ca4e41fb88a0bd5f750e9ab8.obama_dcpm108.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=.9psqsm_8IYFKgEZgOhrAw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama is interviewed by Associated Press White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_el_se/us_clinton_ny_senate ap/20090702/us_clinton_ny_senate AP Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:01:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_el_se/us_clinton_ny_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.c13e1e0d44694033a8308f4fd713aa67.new_york_senate_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CHOZlXnpbZwqH7nenDNvBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser said Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially costly and contentious fight. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a slap at President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for a New York congresswoman challenging White House-backed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_el_se/us_clinton_ny_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.c13e1e0d44694033a8308f4fd713aa67.new_york_senate_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CHOZlXnpbZwqH7nenDNvBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser said Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially costly and contentious fight. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cia_interrogations ap/20090702/us_cia_interrogations AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:10:48 GMT AP - The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public, drawing criticism from civil libertarians who say it's past time for Americans to know how its government treated terrorism suspects. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_e_mail_prayers ap/20090702/us_obama_e_mail_prayers AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:51:43 GMT AP - President Barack Obama says he gets a prayer every morning on his BlackBerry.