2008年12月19日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama plans week's 5th news conference for Friday (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:29 AM CST

In this Jan. 22, 2002 file photo, Ron Kirk, former Mayor of Dallas, announces his candidacy for the Senate during a ceremony in Austin, Texas. President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce Kirk as his choice for U.S. trade representative during a Friday news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Deborah Cannon, File)AP - President-elect Barack Obama is nearly finished choosing his Cabinet as he prepares to leave Saturday on a holiday vacation in his native Hawaii.

Legal fight planned over Ill. governor wiretaps (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:30 AM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves through car exhaust as he departs his home in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. A legislative panel considering impeachment in Springfield prepared to examine whether Blagojevich abused his power, despite challenges from the governor's lawyer. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorney is offering a glimpse of his client's unfolding legal strategy, saying he'll challenge the lawfulness of court-ordered wiretaps at the heart of federal corruption allegations against the Democrat. But the two-term governor may go public to defend himself first.

Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 10:58 PM CST

In this Nov. 5, 2008 file photo, Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., reacts to a question at a news conference where he claimed victory in his reelection bid in St. Paul, Minn., after the unofficial vote tally showed Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections. Those ballots by people who took creative liberties, as well as thousands of others being challenged, are critical in the tight battle between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken. A state board begins meeting Tuesday Dec. 16, 2008 to decide their fate. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)AP - Sen. Norm Coleman saw his lead over Al Franken in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race dwindle to just two votes Thursday. Meanwhile, a key court ruling put hundreds of improperly rejected ballots in play and promised the recount would drag into the new year.

Saudis, Indians among Clinton foundation donors (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 10:03 PM CST

In this Oct. 28, 2006, file photo former President Bill Clinton speaks at a benefit gala for the Clinton Foundation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The foundation disclosed the names of its 205,000 donors on a Web site Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, ending a decade of resistance to identifying the sources of its money. Clinton agreed to release the information after concerns emerged that his extensive international fundraising and business deals could conflict with America's interests if his wife became Obama's top diplomat. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)AP - The world opened its wallet for Bill Clinton. Governments, corporations and billionaires with their own interests in U.S. foreign policy gave the former president's charity millions of dollars, according to records he released Thursday to lay bare any financial entanglements that could affect his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton as the next secretary of state.

Warren praises Obama's 'courage' (Politico)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:28 PM CST

Politico - Rick Warren, in his first statement since the announcement that he'd give the invocation at the inauguration, praises Obama's willingness to "take enormous heat from his base." Which probably won't turn down the temperature any.

Bush considering 'orderly' auto bankruptcy (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 01:24 AM CST

President George W. Bush pauses before answering a question during a gathering of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. 'Under normal circumstances, no question bankruptcy court is the best way to work through credit and debt and restructuring,' Bush said about the U.S. auto industry during a speech and question-and-answer session at the conservative Washington think tank. 'These aren't normal circumstances. That's the problem.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The Bush administration is looking at "orderly" bankruptcy as a possible way to deal with the desperately ailing U.S. auto industry, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday as carmakers readied more plant closings and a half million new jobless claims underscored the deteriorating national economy.

Report raps ex-White House pair on Iraq claims (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 09:25 PM CST

In this May 8, 2007 file photo, then Attorney General Alberto Gonzales addresses the Detroit Economic Club in Dearborn, Mich. Gonzales misled Congress when he claimed the CIA in 2002 approved information that ended up in the 2003 State of the Union speech about Iraq's alleged effort to buy uranium for its nuclear weapons program, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - Former White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales misled Congress when he claimed the CIA in 2002 approved information that ended up in the 2003 State of the Union speech about Iraq's alleged effort to buy uranium for its nuclear weapons program, a House Democrat said Thursday.

Bush, Abbas to assess negotiations with Israel (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:34 AM CST

In this Nov. 25, 2008 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting at Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. President George W. Bush sees Abbas Friday to assess stalled U.S.-backed negotiations with Israel. (AP Photo/Maya Hitij, File)AP - President George W. Bush and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas are assessing the stalled U.S.-backed negotiations with Israel that will almost certainly fail to meet a year-end deadline for a peace deal.

Gates asks anew for plan to close Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:58 PM CST

In this image reviewed by the US military shows an unidentified detainee at the AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked for an updated proposal for closing the controversial prison holding terrorist suspects in Cuba in case President-elect Barack Obama asks for one soon after taking office.

Cheney claims power to decide his public records (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 06:41 PM CST

This Feb. 20, 2002 file photo shows Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, speaking to reporters following a visit to Bennett-Kew Elementary School in Inglewood, Calif. After eight years in Washington, Cheney plans to write about a politician she regards as 'steady,' 'reserved' and given to working 'from behind the scenes.' No, it's not a memoir about her husband, Vice President Dick Cheney, but a biography of James Madison. (AP Photo/Krista Niles,File)AP - Dick Cheney's lawyers are asserting that the vice president alone has the authority to determine which records, if any, from his tenure will be handed over to the National Archives when he leaves office in January.

Conflicts abound in donors disclosure (Politico)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 09:13 PM CST

Politico - Barack Obama’s team hoped Thursday’s release of Bill Clinton’s charitable donors would ease concerns over how the Clintons would operate in the no-drama Obama world. Instead, the massive donor dump pointed up fresh potential conflicts if Hillary Clinton becomes secretary of state.

For inauguration prayer, Obama splits ticket (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 08:00 PM CST

AP - The clergy chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to pray at his inauguration fill separate symbolic roles: One is a nod to the civil rights activists who made Obama's election possible. The other is an overture to conservative Christians who rankles some Obama supporters.

Obama's new pastor controversy -- at inauguration (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:29 PM CST

Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren participates in a panel discussion during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York in this September 26, 2008 file photo. (Chip East/Files/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a pastor who opposes gay marriage as a speaker at his inauguration, creating a commotion over what inclusiveness will mean for his administration.

Coleman leads Franken by just 2 votes (Politico)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:10 PM CST

Politico - Two votes is all that stands between Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, according to the Associated Press tally in the state’s still-unresolved Senate race.

Obama defends choice of pastor for invocation (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:08 PM CST

In this Aug. 16, 2008 file photo, then Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, joins Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, for a discussion on moral issues. Aretha Franklin will sing, Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over the ceremonies in case of a terrorist attack during President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)AP - President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday defended his choice of a popular evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, rejecting criticism that it slights gays.

Obama promises to bolster financial regulation (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 06:49 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama speaks during a news conference where he introduced Mary Schapiro (L) as his choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler (2nd R) to head the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and Dan Tarullo (R) to lead the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, in Chicago December 18, 2008. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama promised on Thursday to strengthen financial regulatory agencies and crack down on runaway "greed and scheming" in an effort to restore stability to a reeling U.S. economic system.

Kennedy makes political pilgrimage to Harlem (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 06:33 PM CST

The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, stands beside Caroline Kennedy as they field questions during a news conference outside the famed soul food restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem, New York, Thursday Dec. 18, 2008. The late President John F. Kennedy's daughter acknowledged Wednesday she's seeking to be appointed to the Senate seat held by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has been nominated by President-elect Barack Obama to be secretary of state. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Caroline Kennedy is no stranger to cameras, from her Camelot childhood to her recent years as a fixture on the New York charity-gala circuit.

Military: Repeat of anthrax attacks harder today (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 06:27 PM CST

AP - Tighter background checks and improved security would help prevent a repeat of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, military officials said Thursday, while acknowledging there are no guarantees.

Corruption-tainted governor won't fill Obama's Senate seat (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 05:56 PM CST

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich leaves his home in Chicago, Illinois, on December 17, 2008. Blagojevich will not fill the vacant senate seat of president-elect Barack Obama he is accused of trying to sell to the highest bidder, his lawyer said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joshua Lott)AFP - Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will not fill the vacant senate seat of president-elect Barack Obama he is accused of trying to sell to the highest bidder, his lawyer said Thursday.

Federal panel OKs rules on lobbyist contributions (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 05:30 PM CST

AP - President-elect Barack Obama got much — but not all — of what he wanted Thursday when the Federal Election Commission approved compromise rules for how federal candidates and campaign committees will report large contributions packaged together by lobbyists.

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