2008年11月11日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Analysis: Bush handing over power to Obama with grace (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:25 AM CST

President Bush walks with President-elect Obama down the Colonnade to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - No matter how people remember President Bush's time in office, let there be no doubt about how he wants to end it: gracefully.


Palin puzzled by late-campaign focus on wardrobe (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:10 AM CST

U.S. Republican vice- presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd after U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain delivered his concession speech in Phoenix, November 4, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she was puzzled by the amount of attention her wardrobe got at the end of her unsuccessful vice presidential run.


Bush, Obama discuss economy, foreign policy (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 12:54 AM CST

President Bush and President-elect Obama walk along the West Wing Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, prior to their meeting in the Oval Office. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - All smiles and compliments, President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, called on President Bush and first lady Laura Bush Monday in a White House visit that was part political ritual, part practical introduction and a striking symbol of the historic transfer of power to come.


Obama plans US terror trials to replace Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 11:10 PM CST

In this June 6, 2008 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a guard stands at a gate at the Camp Delta detention compound, which has housed foreign prisoners since 2002, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - President-elect Obama's advisers are crafting plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terrorism suspects in the U.S., a plan the Bush administration said Monday was easier said than done. Under the plan being crafted inside Obama's camp, some detainees would be released and others would be charged in U.S. courts, where they would receive constitutional rights and open trials.


Palin waiting for crack in the door (Politico)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:46 PM CST

Politico - Sarah Palin, in her first sit-down interview since the election, tells Fox's Greta Van Susteren tonight she's very much open to a presidential run, and hints that she may have gotten ahead of herself this year:

Ballot security could be issue in Minn. recount (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:31 AM CST

St. Louis County Director of Elections Paul Tynjala poses in the attic of the St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth, Minn., Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. The election ballots for the Minnesota State Senate race are stored behind locked doors in the attic of the courthouse awaiting a recount. (AP Photo/Jack Rendulich)AP - St. Louis County keeps election ballots in the courthouse attic. Anoka County keeps them locked in the basement. Hennepin County relies on its cities to keep ballots safe.


DNC Chairman Howard Dean will not seek second term (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 11:14 PM CST

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean gestures at the conclusion of a forum about Tuesday's presidential election, Wednesday,Nov. 5, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington.    (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean plans to step down from his post when his term expires in January, wrapping up a tenure in which the party heavily invested in all 50 states for a payoff that helped elect Barack Obama president.


Obama's team courting former Hillary Clinton aide (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 04:44 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama (L) answers a question as Vice President-elect Joseph Biden (2nd L) and Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel look on during his first news conference following his election victory in Chicago, November 7, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)AP - Democratic officials say President-elect Obama's transition aides have approached Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former campaign manager about taking a senior White House post.


Michelle Obama has her own transition to work out (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 03:37 PM CST

President Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, President-elect Obama and Michelle Obama pose at the White House in Washington , Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - As Michelle Obama prepares for her new life at the White House, at least two things are certain about the kind of first lady she will be.


Do Oscar voters bring opinions along? (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:03 AM CST

Reuters - When Entertainment Weekly awards columnist Dave Karger argued last week that the Election Day results could help boost the best picture chances of "The Dark Knight" and the upcoming gay-themed drama "Milk," it triggered a war of words among his fellow bloggers.

Obama-Clinton soap opera takes new turn (Politico)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:27 AM CST

Politico - Michelle Obama wasn’t always an admirer of Hillary Clinton, but last Wednesday the soon-to-be first lady dialed up the former first lady for pointers on protecting her two young daughters from the media maelstrom of the White House.

Hawaii's quarter marks end of nationwide program (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:49 AM CST

Quarters commemorating the state of Hawaii are shown on Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, in Honolulu. The Hawaii quarter is the last of the 50 state quarters to be released during the decade-old program because Hawaii was the final state to join the union. As with all quarters, the face of the Hawaii quarters will feature a profile of George Washington. But the rear displays King Kamehameha I and the eight Hawaiian Islands. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Still reveling in the election of the first Hawaii-born U.S. president, the islands marked the issuance of its state quarter — the last in the 50-state quarter program.


Obama, Bush discuss world of challenges (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 01:12 AM CST

US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura welcome president-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to the White House.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama, on his way to his historic January 20 swearing-in, held his first face-to-face talks with President George W. Bush Monday and came away impressed with the Oval Office.


Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan: report (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 12:51 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama talks on his cell phone as he returns to Chicago after his meeting with President George W. Bush at the White House November 10, 2008. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama plans to try a more regional approach to the war in Afghanistan including possible talks with Iran, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing national security advisers to Obama.


Palin wants God to show her way to White House (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 12:23 AM CST

Defeated Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Monday she hopes God will AFP - Defeated Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she hopes God will "show her the way" before she decides on any future bid for the White House.


Obama makes historic White House visit (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 10:47 PM CST

U.S. President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama meet in the Oval Office of the White House, November 10, 2008. (White House photo by Eric Draper/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama visited the White House on Monday for his first post-election meeting with President George W. Bush, a strikingly symbolic moment in the transition of power.


Swiss fear more pressure on bank secrecy after Obama victory (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 09:16 PM CST

US president-elect Barack Obama on a plane from Chicago to Washington. Switzerland is likely to come under further pressure from the United States over its prized system of banking secrecy after the election last week of Obama, key sector players predicted.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - Switzerland is likely to come under further pressure from the United States over its prized system of banking secrecy after the election last week of Barack Obama, key sector players predicted.


Obama won't attend financial summit (Politico)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:32 PM CST

Politico - President-elect Barack Obama will not attend the Bush administration’s global financial summit this weekend in Washington, senior aide Robert Gibbs said Monday.

Obama team: No decisions on reversing Bush orders (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:07 PM CST

U.S. President George W. Bush greets President-elect Barack Obama as he arrives at the White House in Washington, November 10, 2008. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's team cautioned on Monday he had not yet decided whether to reverse executive orders on topics such as stem cell research and oil drilling imposed by President George W. Bush.


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