2008年12月23日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama transition team releasing Blagojevich report (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:59 AM CST

Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich makes his first substantial public comments since his arrest last week on federal corruption charges at the State of Illinois Building Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - President-elect Barack Obama's transition office is ready to release an internal review of all contacts his staff had with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office over the Senate seat that Obama has vacated and that the governor is accused of putting up for sale.

Minn. board count to end with Franken barely ahead (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:54 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 - Democrat Al Franken is poised to hold on to a 48-vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman as Minnesota's Canvassing Board awards a final pile of votes in the state's unsettled U.S. Senate race. But the counting isn't over yet.

Hawaiians capitalize on Obama fame (Politico)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 07:29 PM CST

Politico - HONOLULU – Hawaiians are peddling their native son the best way they know how – with bus tours, a Barack Obama-inspired ice cream flavor and a “Barry Slept Here” map.

Mich. governor perseveres through 2008 setbacks (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:28 AM CST

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm talks to the media during her annual year-end news conference Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)AP - In some ways, 2008 was the toughest year in office Gov. Jennifer Granholm has faced since her election six years ago.

'Overwhelming' expectations worry Biden (Politico)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:44 PM CST

Politico - Vice President-elect Joe Biden is worried about the “exceedingly high expectations” the world community has for Barack Obama’s presidency.

Clinton absorbs $13.1 million loan to campaign (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 05:14 PM CST

AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton has written off $13.1 million in personal funds she lent her failed presidential campaign, new disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show.

Obama invites poet Elizabeth Alexander to read at his inauguration (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 05:06 PM CST

US President-elect, seen here playing a round of golf in Hawaii, has invited US poet Elizabeth Alexander to recite a specially composed work at his inauguration next month, making her only the fourth writer to read their work as part of a US presidential swearing-in ceremony.(AFP/Tim Sloan)AFP - Poet Elizabeth Alexander will recite a specially composed work at Barack Obama's inauguration next month, becoming only the fourth writer to read their work as part of a US presidential swearing-in ceremony.

Kennedy education record at issue (Politico)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:54 PM CST

Senator of Massachussetts Edward M.Kennedy hugs his niece Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg in August. Caroline Kennedy's dynastic political celebrity is proving both a blessing and a curse as she angles for a seat in the US Senate.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)Politico - During the two years Caroline Kennedy worked as a fundraiser and goodwill ambassador for New York City's schools chancellor, Joel Klein, co-workers would frequently drift by her workspace for a glimpse of the department’s most famous $1-a-year employee.

Iran's unpopular president is favored to win re-election (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:48 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - TEHRAN, Iran — In many other countries it would be a slam-dunk for the opposition: The president is increasingly unpopular, his economic policies are blamed for 30 percent annual inflation and his foreign policy has left the country more isolated than at any time in recent memory.

Paparazzo snaps shirtless Obama (Politico)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:36 PM CST

Politico - A paparazzi picture of a buff and shirtless Barack Obama Monday prompted a decidedly un-presidential reaction on the Web.

Clinton cancels 13 mln dlrs in personal campaign loans (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:28 PM CST

Hillary Clinton, seen here on December 1, 2008, racing to clear up campaign debts before she is due to take over as US secretary of state, has canceled 13.2 million dollars in loans she extended to her unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to filings Monday.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Hillary Clinton, racing to clear up campaign debts before she is due to take over as US secretary of state, has canceled 13.2 million dollars in loans she extended to her unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to filings Monday.

Obama report due Tuesday on Senate seat scandal (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:16 PM CST

A report requested by president-elect Barack Obama due out Tuesday is expected to publicly clear his staff of any improper role in an alleged bid by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, seen here on December 19, 2008, to sell off his Senate seat.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - A report requested by president-elect Barack Obama due out Tuesday is expected to publicly clear his staff of any improper role in an alleged bid by the Illinois governor to sell off his Senate seat.

Obama team primed to push climate change agenda (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:08 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama walks to his vehicle, as a Secret Service agent stands by, after working out at the Semper Fit gym on Kaneohe Marine Corps Base while in Hawaii for a vacation over the Christmas holidays, December 22, 2008. (Hugh Gentry/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama's new "green dream team" is committed to battling climate change and ready to push for big policy reforms, in stark contrast with the Bush administration, environmental advocates said on Monday.

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