2008年12月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Where'd the bailout money go? Shhhh, it's a secret (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:08 AM CST

Elizabeth Warren, who chairs an oversight committee set up by Congress to oversee the bailout, is interviewed by the Associated Press in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - It's something any bank would demand to know before handing out a loan: Where's the money going? But after receiving billions in aid from U.S. taxpayers, the nation's largest banks say they can't track exactly how they're spending the money or they simply refuse to discuss it.

Obama's Blagojevich report to explain staff's role (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:52 AM CST

In this Dec. 22, 2003, file photo, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., right, answers a question as Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, listens during a news conference in Chicago. Blagojevich is legendary in Illinois political circles for not picking up or returning phone calls, even from important figures like senior senator, Dick Durbin. But there was always one call Blagojevich regularly took, say his aides, and that was from Emanuel. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Carrera, File)AP - President-elect Barack Obama's review of his staff's contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich did not include records of conversations taped by federal prosecutors, a Democratic official said.

AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:14 AM CST

In this Sept. 25, 2008 file photo, Lloyd C. Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks at a luncheon on gender equality and empowerment of women at United Nations headquarters in New York. Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. Blankfein, president and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs, took home nearly $54 million in compensation last year. The company's top five executives received a total of $242 million. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Banks that have their hands out in Washington this year were handing out multimillion-dollar rewards to their executives last year.

Hairdressers want chance to style first lady (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:05 AM CST

Leslie Warren, of Washington, left, has her hair done by Barry Fletcher, owner of The Hair Palace, at the salon in Mitchellville, Md. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)AP - Hair salon owner Barry Fletcher sent Michelle Obama a 17-minute DVD about himself. Hairdresser Keith Harley uploaded his resume to President-elect Barack Obama's Web site. And salon owner Nicole Cober-Blake plans to get her name in by sending a welcome basket with bath gels, hair products and a robe.

Intraparty tensions could cleave Dems (Politico)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 05:19 PM CST

Politico - Senate Republicans say they're ready to work across the aisle with Barack Obama, but it's not exactly a mission of mercy: Republicans senators hope to dodge charges of obstructionism — and they won't mind if they drive a wedge between Obama and congressional Democrats in the process.

AP IMPACT: Wall Street still flying corporate jets (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 10:56 PM CST

In this Feb. 6, 2007 file photo, a visitor walks past Gulfstream business jets at the Asia Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in Hong Kong. Crisscrossing the country in corporate jets may no longer fly in Detroit. But the coveted executive perk has hardly been grounded on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)AP - Crisscrossing the country in corporate jets may no longer fly in Detroit after car executives got a dressing down from Congress. But on Wall Street, the coveted executive perk has hardly been grounded.

Cheney says Congress failed struggling automakers (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 10:59 PM CST

In this Nov. 6, 2008 file photo, Vice President Dick Cheney applauds President Bush during an event at the White House in Washington. Today, Vice President Dick Cheney blamed Congress for failing to bail out the auto industry, saying President George W. Bush was forced to step in to save U.S. car companies and that the economy is in such bad shape U.S. automakers might not have survived without the $17.4 billion in emergency loans approved by Bush. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Vice President Dick Cheney blamed Congress for failing to bail out the auto industry, saying the White House was forced to step in to save U.S. car companies.

Lawmaker says `no' to Rev. Warren at inauguration (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 05:27 PM CST

AP - The longest-serving openly gay member of Congress said Sunday it was a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.

Biden to oversee efforts aimed at middle class (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 11:51 AM CST

US vice-president elect Joe Biden with US president elect Barack Obama (R), seen December 16. Biden, in his first interview since the November 4 election, told ABC TV that the US economy was in AP - As vice president, Joe Biden will oversee an Obama administration effort to find ways of building up the ranks of the middle class, that ambiguously defined segment of society most Americans identify with.

SEC has been slow to react to fraud claims (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 01:17 PM CST

AP - Before his downfall in an alleged fraud that may end up costing investors $50 billion, Wall Street money manager Bernard L. Madoff circulated a promotional message extolling his service to clients.

Obama's election voted top news story of 2008 (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 11:02 PM CST

In this Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle Obama, right, and two daughters, Malia, 7. and Sasha, 10, wave at the election night rally in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong/FILE)AP - The epic election that made Barack Obama the first African-American president was the top news story of 2008 — followed closely by the economic meltdown that will test his leadership, according to U.S. editors and news directors voting in The Associated Press' annual poll.

Obama boosts plans to speed US economic recovery (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 09:16 PM CST

US President-elect Barack Obama gives a press conference in Chicago on December 19, 2008. Obama has boosted plans to kickstart the ailing US economy with an ambitious goal to create three million jobs, and unveiled Sunday a task force to protect working families.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - President-elect Barack Obama has boosted plans to kickstart the ailing US economy with an ambitious goal to create three million jobs and unveiled Sunday a task force to protect working families.

Obama signals break with Bush in new science team (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 09:13 PM CST

Embryonic stem cells are pictured through a microscope viewfinder in a laboratory. President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signalled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - President-elect Barack Obama vowed to "restore America's place" at the forefront of scientific advancement and signaled a break with his predecessor as he named award-winning science and technology advisors to his White House team.

Strollers, umbrellas forbidden at Obama inauguration (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 06:37 PM CST

A worker builds a scaffolding at the construction site of the inaugural stand on the west side of the U.S. Capitol December 4, 2008 in Washington, DC. The US capital is buzzing with preparations for president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, set to draw a huge crowd of millions.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Strollers, umbrellas and backpacks are to be banned from parts of the US capital for president-elect Barack Obama's historical inauguration January 20, planners warned on Sunday.

Obama picks climate specialist as science adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 05:58 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama boards a plane for a 12-day Hawaii vacation at O'Hare airport in Chicago, December 20, 2008. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama underscored on Saturday his intent to push initiatives on climate change by naming John Holdren, an energy and climate specialist, as the new White House science adviser.

Blago records may stay under wraps (Politico)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 05:19 PM CST

Politico - Barack Obama is promising that next week he’ll disclose contacts between his staff and disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office, but he’s stopped short of pledging to release e-mails or other records that could be key to understanding those contacts.

Ill. impeachment panel awaits word from prosecutor (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 05:59 PM CST

Illinois Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie asks questions during the Illinois House Impeachment Committee Hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. The committee considering impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could be nearing the end of its work or just beginning, depending on the wishes of federal prosecutors. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - The legislative committee considering impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich could be at the beginning of its work or nearing the end, depending on the wishes of federal prosecutors.

WH accuses Times of 'gross negligence' (Politico)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 01:02 PM CST

Politico - The White House on Sunday issued a blistering 500-word response to a scathing 5,000-word article on the front page of Sunday's New York Times that says President Bush and his style and philosophy of governing played a direct role in the mortgage meltdown that's crippling the nation's economy.

Sunday shows focus on foreign affairs (Politico)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:30 PM CST

Politico - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conceded this morning in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the United States needs to work with allies, and that one of her regrets is not averting tragedy in Darfur, where hundreds of thousands have died.

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