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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


If Obama wins, will he finally tell us his second-term agenda?

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 12:33 PM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk off Air Force One after arriving at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)Walter Shapiro asks if anyone outside Obama's inner sanctum knows what he would do with a second term.


Woman in labor votes on way to hospital

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 12:16 PM PST

Woman in Labor Votes on Way to HospitalWith contractions five minutes apart, Galicia Malone stopped at Precinct 88 in Chicago to cast her vote on her way to the hospital, according to the Cook County Clerk's Office.


If Romney wins, he would begin his first term as a baffling figure

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PST

Republican vice presidential candidate Ryan and presidential candidate Romney are seen on tarmac during U.S. presidential election in ClevelandMitt Romney has reinvented himself politically so many times that it's impossible for an outsider to know what's real, Walter Shapiro says.


NY Post says ‘America must elect Romney’

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 11:09 AM PST

If Mitt Romney loses the 2012 presidential election, he certainly can't blame the New York Post. The News Corp.-owned tabloid published a photo of an empty Oval Office on its Election Day cover, declaring "All This Office Needs Is A Leader" and "America must elect Romney today." "Americans today make a fateful choice," the Post [...]

Election 2012: You're in the Control Room

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:53 AM PST

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney gets into his vehicle after voting in BelmontGet the latest from our political team on the trail with the candidates, watch video and get analysis of social media.


‘It’s like being the prettiest girl at the dance’: 2012 swing state stories

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:36 AM PST

U.S. Vice President Biden poses with members of his family and patrons of Landmark Restaurant during the U.S. presidential election in ClevelandLeading up to Election Day, Yahoo News asked voters in eight swing states to share stories of what it's been like to live there in 2012.


Mixed results on multivitamin benefits

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:21 AM PST

New findings from a long-term study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, for example, suggest that multivitamins do not protect against heart disease in men.

Britain floats safe exit for Syria's Assad

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 09:47 AM PST

Residents remove the body of a man lying on the ground after a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad fired missiles at Houla"Anything, anything, to get that man out of the country and to have a safe transition in Syria," British Prime Minister David Cameron told Al Arabiya news.


Obama catches voters off guard with phone calls

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 09:31 AM PST

President Barack Obama gestures during a visit with volunteers in a call center at a campaign office the morning of the 2012 election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)"Hi is this Annie?," Obama said, according to the pool report. "This is Barack Obama." There was a brief pause. "This is Barack Obama," he repeated. "You know, the president?"


Scenes from Election Day: America heads to the polls

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST

Boy holding American Flag peeks out of voting booth as his mother votes at Town House during the U.S. presidential election in New HamptonThe most expensive presidential race in American history—some $2.6 billion was spent—is finally coming to an end.


Mondale, Dukakis and Dole on what it’s like to lose

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 08:05 AM PST

What It's Like to LosePresidential losers Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, and Bob Dole on getting over over the sting of second.


Model injured by propeller reveals new prosthetic eye and hand

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:48 AM PST

Lauren Scruggs' New Journey: Survivor of Propeller Accident Pens New BookNearly one year after model and fashion blogger Lauren Scruggs walked off an airplane and into a spinning propeller, she says she still can't fully explain how it happened.


Three myths about women voters that wouldn’t go away in 2012

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:30 AM PST

In the bitterly fought battle for women voters this election season, both candidates dwelled on issues like equal pay, abortion, access to contraception and women's unemployment.

Voters in N.Y., N.J. not deterred by storm's effects

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:13 AM PST

Election workers help a voter, right, finalize his affidavit ballot at a consolidated polling station for residents of the Rockaways on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the Queens borough of New York. Election Day turnout was heavy in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey, with many voters expressing relief and even elation at being able to vote at all, considering the devastation. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)Election Day turnout was heavy Tuesday in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey, with many voters expressing relief and even elation at being able to vote at all, considering the devastation.


Romney votes, feels 'great' about Ohio

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 06:58 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney vote in Belmont, Mass., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)As they left, Romney was asked who he voted for. "I think you know," he responded.


Obama, Romney tied in Dixville Notch

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 06:42 AM PST

Close Race: Obama, Romney Tie in Dixville NotchAs has been the tradition since 1960, residents of Dixville Notch, a tiny village in Coos County, New Hampshire, cast their ballots--all 10 of them--shortly after midnight Tuesday.


Your election Control Room 2012

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 06:24 AM PST

In this still frame made from video, voters wait to vote in Dixville Notch, N.H., shortly before midnight Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, to be the first Election Day votes in the nation. After 43 seconds of voting, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each had 5 votes in Dixville Notch. (AP Photo/APTN)Get the latest stories, watch video, and follow social media real-time.


Montana man killed by grizzlies

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 05:35 AM PST

Montana Man Killed by GrizzliesA 24-year-old trainer was mauled to death Sunday while cleaning the Animals of Montana grizzly bear enclosure in Bozeman, Mont., officials say.


The Romney message: It’s no longer just the economy, stupid

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 05:02 AM PST

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in FairfaxTo hear Romney on the stump recently has been to experience a flashback of Obama's 2008 campaign.


From exit polls to voter tallies: How networks decide who wins

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 04:45 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2012 file photo, voters stand in line outside the Hamilton County Board of Elections just before it opened for early voting, in Cincinnati. Stock up on munchies and make sure the batteries in your TV remote are fresh. With this year's presidential election razor-close to the finish, Tuesday could be a long night. Even if the presidency isn't decided until after midnight EST, there will be plenty of clues early in the evening on how things are going for President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. Obama has more options for piecing the 270 electoral votes needed for victory, so any early setbacks for Romney could be important portents of how the night will end. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)Experts use a few different methods to determine winners in the election.


Romney hits Ohio and Pennsylvania one more time, and more to watch

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 04:29 AM PST

This is the day you find out if the public opinion polls were right about the presidential race. Or, to put it another way, Tuesday is the real public opinion poll, the one based on the votes cast. Will President Barack Obama win re-election? Or will the winner be Republican nominee Mitt Romney? Will one [...]

Voting machines: Why we’ll never trust them

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 03:55 AM PST

Yahoo! NewsSecrecy breeds both conspiracy theories and legitimate investigations," writes Yahoo! News's Virginia Heffernan.


Brother of Syrian parliament speaker assassinated

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 03:23 AM PST

A Syrian baby cries as he lays on a swing attached to a tree at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)Gunmen shot and killed the brother of Syria's parliament speaker as he drove to work in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run news agency reported on Tuesday.


Gay marriage, marijuana highlight ballot measures

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 12:25 AM PST

State Auditor Rebecca Otto enters the RV at a stop in Edina, Minn., on the Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt have weighed in on one side, evangelist icon Billy Graham on the other as the four-state showdown over same-sex marriage reaches its conclusion with the potential for a historic breakthrough.


Long, bitter White House race finally in voters' hands

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 12:08 AM PST

With time short, Obama, Romney hit key statesPolls show Obama and Romney deadlocked in a race that will be decided in a handful of states where it is extraordinarily close.


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