 Voice of America | Republicans Are Poised for Gains in Key Elections Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- Republicans appear positioned for strong results in three hard-fought elections Tuesday. But isolated, off-year contests aren't always reliable indicators of what will happen in the wider federal ... Lessons are learned from every election Democrats fear triple blow on Election Day GOP victory Tuesday won't erase party's problems |
 Times Online | France expresses full support for Karzai Xinhua PARIS, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed on Monday France's full support to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was assured of the final victory earlier in the day in the troubled presidential election in the Central Asian ... Waiting for Obama Afghanistan election is over. Will Obama make troop choice soon? Karzai declared winner as Afghan presidential run-off scrapped |
 Boston Globe | First lady launches White House mentoring program The Associated Press WASHINGTON � First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House. Thirteen of the girls joined the first lady and 18 White House staffers, including advisers Valerie Jarrett ... First Lady Launches Mentoring Program 'Emotional' Michelle Obama announces White House mentoring program for girls Michelle Obama: Mentor-In-Chief |
 New York Daily News | 9/11 kin 'smiling through tears' at ship's salute Newsday Photo credit: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan | The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes the Statue of Liberty as it arrives Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 in New York. ABOARD THE USS NEW YORK - After two tugs nudged the Navy's ... USS New York Reaches Manhattan Ship built with steel from World Trade Center comes to New York World Trade Center Steel Strengthens New Naval Warship |
 The Associated Press | Ore. gay rights activists aiming for new vote Seattle Post Intelligencer AP WRITER SALEM, Ore. -- Gay rights backers kicked off a voter education campaign Monday aimed at eventually overturning Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage. Evan Wolfson of the national gay rights group Freedom to Marry said Monday he ... At stake in Maine vote: a potential first for gay marriage Stakes are high in Maine's vote on gay marriage Basic Rights Oregon Pushes for Gay Marriage |
 CBS News | GOP senators balk on votes on climate change The Associated Press WASHINGTON � Republican senators on Monday demanded additional studies on the cost and job impact of a climate bill before it is voted on by a key committee, exposing the sharp partisan divide in Congress over legislation aimed at addressing global ... Senate Republicans threaten to boycott climate bill House Republicans roll out health insurance alternatives House GOP prepping alternative health-care reform bill |
 guardian.co.uk | Arabs See US Tilt to Israel Wall Street Journal MARRAKEC'H, Morocco -- The Obama administration's drive for Middle East peace risked a major setback as Arab nations warned of "failure" after a surprise US shift away from insisting on a total freeze of Israeli settlement-building in ... Clinton in Morocco: We expect more from Israel Clinton Denies Easing Pressure on Israel Clinton Seeks to Calm Arabs Over Settlement Dispute |