2008年12月6日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Caroline Kennedy interested in NY Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 02:32 AM CST

In this April 20, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. shares a moment with Caroline Kennedy before addressing supporters at a rally in Scranton, Pa.  The Kennedy clan wants to see their Caroline in the Senate seat soon to be vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. The family just needs to convince her to do it, and New York Gov. David Paterson to put her there.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - Caroline Kennedy is interested in the Senate seat that would open once Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state, according to a close relative who says the powerful Kennedy clan is fully behind her rising to the office previously held by her uncle.


Obama campaign mulls what to do with $30M surplus (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 08:07 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama listens to a question at a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Democrats carrying significant campaign debt after winning a string of House and Senate races are grumbling about President-elect Barack Obama's financial reserves, saying the party's leader is sitting on a pile of cash while Democratic leaders are broke.


Obama transition disclosing details, documents (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:09 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama, seen here, President-elect Barack Obama will announce his national security team in Chicago on Monday, his transition team announced, amid reports that Hillary Clinton has been tapped as the next US secretary of state.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AP - President-elect Barack Obama is making public details and documents of official meetings between his transition team and outside organizations such as interest groups. The policy, outlined in a memo obtained by The Associated Press, goes into effect immediately.


Obama political mentor interested in Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 12:58 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama, wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball cap, leaves a gym and walks towards his vehicle in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - One of President-elect Barack Obama's political mentors in Illinois says he's interested in taking over his U.S. Senate seat.


New hopes for auto industry bailout (Politico)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 06:12 PM CST

Politico - Jolted by Friday’s unemployment numbers, the White House and Congress stepped back from their game of chicken with the auto industry and hoped to reach a short term solution after Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave ground.

Obama goes upscale in Hawaii for holiday (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:45 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama walks down the stairs following his arrival at Philadelphia International Airport, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President-elect Barack Obama, returning to his home state of Hawaii for the holidays, plans a beachside vacation at one of Oahu's most exclusive properties, according to an islander involved in the planning.


Stevens asks for new trial or acquittal (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:09 PM CST

In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is pursued by members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington after attending a Republican Caucus . (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens asked a judge Friday to give him a new trial or throw out his felony conviction, saying his trial had many "deficiencies."


Coleman keeps edge as hand recount wraps up (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:34 PM CST

State Election Director Gary Pose, second from left, along with representatives for Republican Incumbent Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken discuss disputed ballots to wrap up the first phase of the Senate recount Friday Dec. 5, 2008 in Buffalo, Minn.  Nearly 3 million ballots have been hand counted to meet the Dec. 5 deadline. Coleman has a slight lead over Franken, but the election is still not resolved.  A state canvassing board will meet on Dec. 16 to review the 6, 600 ballots that are being challenged by both campaigns. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)AP - The statewide hand recount of ballots in Minnesota's Senate race drew just short of conclusion Friday, but the contest between Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken was far from being resolved.


Despite earlier furor, Palin shopping continued (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:54 PM CST

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin talks about the state's health initiatives during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska on Thursday Dec. 4, 2008 as  Chief Medical Officer Jay Butler listens.  (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - Despite the furor over a $150,000 campaign shopping spree for GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Republican Party continued to spend money on clothing and accessories for her in the contest's final weeks, new campaign reports show.


Oprah: I'm not seeking job with Obama (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 12:50 AM CST

Oprah Winfrey poses at The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Although Oprah Winfrey worked hard on Barack Obama's presidential election campaign, she never considered going to work for the president-elect's administration, the talk show host said Friday.


CORRECTED: Town meetings start health reform effort (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 10:02 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama introduces New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as his nominee for commerce secretary during a news conference in Chicago December 3, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama's transition team will kick-start the process of healthcare reform with a series of meetings across the country, modeled on those his campaign held last summer.


Publishers jump at Plouffe book (Politico)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 07:17 PM CST

Politico - More than 18 publishers have expressed interest in a book that former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe is writing in an unusual dual appeal to political and business audiences.

Ohio high court tosses 1,000 ballots in tight race (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 06:43 PM CST

AP - The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday threw out about 1,000 provisional ballots that had been improperly filled out by voters in a tight congressional race.

Name by name, Obama's Cabinet taking shape (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

Former Senate Majority leader Tom Daschle, who is the nominee for health and human services secretary in the Obama administration, applauds before speaking about plans for reforming the country's health care system during the 2008 Colorado Health Care Summit in Denver Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Day by day, name by name, President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is taking shape, and other top jobs are being filled.


Obama turns focus to energy, agriculture, trade (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:55 PM CST

US President-elect Barack Obama speaks as he presents his choices for his newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama shifts his focus to the second half of his White House Cabinet next week with decisions pending in the high-profile areas of energy, the environment, trade and agriculture.


Warring Middle East approaches from key Obama advisers (Politico)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:50 PM CST

Politico - President-elect Barack Obama and his presumptive secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, both pledged during the campaign to press for peace in the Middle East.

Big Three still big campaign donors (Politico)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:43 PM CST

Politico - The Big Three automakers, starving for cash and begging Congress for a $34 billion bailout, continued to fill federal candidates’ coffers in the run-up to the 2008 elections, according to new campaign filings. 

Analysis: Seeking governing from a transition team (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:42 PM CST

AP - With bad economic news stacking up like cord wood, President-elect Barack Obama is ceding pressing decisions to the Bush administration and members of Congress. But judicious and respectful deference risks looking like avoidance.

La. voters to decide fate of indicted congressman (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:10 PM CST

This Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 file photo shows Dr. Andrea Green-Jefferson, right, as she  applauds her husband, U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., left, after Jefferson beat runoff opponent Helena Moreno for the 2nd Congressional District seat he has held for nine terms in New Orleans. Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson faces a little-known Republican opponent in Louisiana's hurricane-postponed election, but his biggest challenge likely lies ahead. Jefferson is expected to win re-election Saturday despite his indictment in an international bribery scheme.  (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)AP - Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson faces a little-known Republican opponent in Louisiana's hurricane-postponed election, but his biggest challenge likely lies ahead.


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