2008年11月22日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Bush pushing economy, North Korea progress (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:43 PM CST

U.S. President George W. Bush, left, with President Hu Jintao of China before their meeting at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - In a final diplomatic dash, President George W. Bush on Friday moved to steady a shuddering economy and a wobbly effort to rid North Korea of its nuclear weaponry.


Disputed Senate ballots hold key to Minn. win (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 05:28 AM CST

Senator Norm Coleman speaks at the second session of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 2, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)AP - A recount watchdog for Norm Coleman flagged a ballot because the voter put a check next to Al Franken's name instead of blacking in the oval. A Franken monitor challenged an apparent vote for Coleman because Franken's name was also marked. And representatives of both men invoked challenges because of marks elsewhere on the ballot that could make them identifiable.


Latino groups seek voice in Obama admin. (Politico)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

Politico - Ask Andrew Rivera of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia about Latinos in the new administration and he'll rattle off some names.

Palin pardons turkey while others slaughtered (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:22 AM CST

In this image rendered from video and provided by KARE-TV Minneapolis, Alaska Gov. Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during an interview, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at Triple D Farm & Hatchery outside Wasilla, Alaska. As Palin answered questions cameras from the Anchorage Daily News and others showed the bloody work of an employee, right, slaughtering birds behind the former Republican vice presidential candidate. (AP Photo/KARE-TV)AP - Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background.


Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 11:01 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama, with money in hand, looks to pay for his order during a visit to Manny's Deli in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - While President-elect Barack Obama publicly sidelined himself during congressional debate over an auto industry bailout this week, he and his top aides quietly prodded congressional leaders to find a solution to rescue struggling automakers.


White House political office will remain (Politico)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:40 PM CST

Politico - President-elect Barack Obama has answered bipartisan calls for the disbandment of the White House office central to the Karl Rove-style politics the Democrat condemned as a candidate. The office stays.

Obamas choose private Sidwell Friends School (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:26 PM CST

Sidwell Friends School in northwest Washington,Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia visited their top choices for schools 'to make sure we find the right fit.' A small motorcade was parked outside the Sidwell Friends school for about 40 minutes, and a similar motorcade was at the back entrance of Georgetown Day School on Monday.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White House child, Chelsea Clinton, attended a decade ago.


Obama moves to pick Timothy Geithner for Treasury (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 09:51 PM CST

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) nods as he listens to President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Timothy Geithner before addressing the Economic Club of New York in this October 15, 2008 file photo. (Lucas Jackson/Files/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive.


Air patrols, cameras to watch big inaugural crowd (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:38 PM CST

AP - Law enforcement officials bracing for the largest crowds in inaugural history are preparing far-reaching security — thousands of video cameras, sharpshooters, air patrols — to safeguard President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in.

Obama readies economic team as global recession fears rise (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:11 PM CST

An everything-must-go sign in Coral Gables, Florida. The economic team of US president-elect Barack Obama came into view as fears mounted on the global financial crisis and more mass job cuts loomed worldwide(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AFP - The economic team of US president-elect Barack Obama came into view as fears mounted on the global financial crisis and more mass job cuts loomed worldwide.


4 more punished over 'Joe the Plumber' searches (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:24 PM CST

Joe Wurzelbacher, or as Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain dubbed him during the last presidential debate, 'Joe The Pumber', speaks as former White House Budget Director, Rob Portman, not shown, kicks off the Ohio 'Joe the Plumber' bus tour to campaign with him for Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP - Two more senior managers at the Ohio agency where computers were used to dig up information about "Joe the Plumber" have been suspended without pay for their roles in the searches, an official at the agency said Friday.


Hillary Clinton would bring star power to State Department (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:52 PM CST

This August 2008 file photo shows New York Senator and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Clinton has accepted an offer to be secretary of state in her ex-rival Barack Obama's administration, the New York Times reported Friday, citing two confidants of the former first lady.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _She's been a mother, a lawyer and a first lady, an aggrieved wife, a U.S. senator and a nearly victorious candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now Hillary Clinton appears set to take on a new role: secretary of state.


Concert producers rose to challenge of Obama rally (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:39 PM CST

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson wave to supporters at a campaign rally in Portland, Oregon, in this file image from March 21, 2008. President-elect Obama is expected to tap Richardson as U.S. Secretary of Commerce, NBC News said on November 21, 2008.   REUTERS/Richard Clement/Files (UNITED STATES)Reuters - November 4 was a historic night for the United States, the city of Chicago and, on another level, for C3 Presents.


New York elementary school is renamed for Obama (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:38 PM CST

AP - At the behest of its students, an elementary school near New York City has been renamed after President-elect Barack Obama.

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