2009年1月17日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama: 'Dramatic action' needed now to fix economy (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:15 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama speaks to workers about the economy after touring Cardinal Fastener and Specialty Company, which manufactures screws and bolts needed for commercial construction and wind turbines, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Bedford Heights, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President-elect Barack Obama made a pitch for his massive economic stimulus plan at a Midwestern factory that manufactures wind turbine parts, saying Friday his proposal would make smart investments in the country's future and create solid jobs in up-and-coming industries.


Stimulus plan repeals big tax break for banks (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:14 AM CST

Graphic shows highlights of the $825 billion  economic recovery plan drafted by the House Democrats and President-elect Barack Obama's economic team; 2 c x 8 in; 96.3 mm x 203.2 mmAP - House Democrats' version of the $825 billion recession rescue package would end billions of dollars in tax breaks the Bush administration quietly gave to banks last fall.


Sources: Obama ready to end harsh interrogations (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:04 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Vice President-elect Senator Joe Biden at the presidential transition office in Washington January 14, 2009. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)AP - President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding and harsh interrogation techniques by ordering the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners, according to two U.S. officials familiar with drafts of the plans. Still under debate is whether to include a loophole that would allow exceptions in extraordinary cases.


Obama praises US Airways pilot during phone call (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 07:09 PM CST

US Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger in an undated photo. (Safety Reliability Methods/Handout/Reuters)AP - President-elect Barack Obama is joining those heaping praise on the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, the craft that landed in New York City's Hudson River yet didn't lose a single passenger.


Inauguration security center to go live Saturday (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 06:51 PM CST

Laura Perret, an intern with the Secret Service, checks to see if the phones are working in the Multi-Agency Communications Center (MACC) for inauguration security operations,  Friday, Jan. 16, 2009,  in Washington.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - Five 8-foot-square monitors and four flat-panel televisions hang on beige walls in the windowless room. A few flicker with images from news programs and street maps of downtown Washington.


Obama honors Hickman, Tuskegee Airman (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 11:42 PM CST

George Hickman  hold a photo of himself  in the cockpit of an AT6 trainer plane in then-Tuskegee Army Air Field during an interview on  Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Seattle.  The 84-year-old Hickman is one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first black military pilots and air maintenance personnel who fought in World War II. He and dozens of the approximately 330 living Tuskegee Airmen are proudly taking Obama up on his invitation to attend next week's inauguration. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Barack Obama has said he's standing on the shoulders of George Hickman and his trailblazing colleagues.


Source: Obama to name Sunstein his regulatory czar (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 11:40 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama arrives in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President-elect Barack Obama has tapped legal scholar Cass Sunstein as his administration's regulatory czar, a Democratic source said Friday.


Poll finds high hopes for Obama, economic plans (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:54 PM CST

This undated file photo shows the mixed media collage by Shepard Fairey, photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, titled 'Barack Obama,' will be on view at the Portrait Gallery by Inauguration Day. Fairey's large-scale, mixed-media stenciled collage was the central portrait image for the Obama campaign and was previously distributed as a limited-edition print and as a free download. (AP Photo/National Portrait Gallery, Barack Obama by Shepard Fairey © Shepard Fairey/ObeyGiant.com)AP - Americans believe Barack Obama is on track to succeed and are optimistic he can help revive the struggling economy, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.


Senate swears in Biden replacement Kaufman (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 02:57 PM CST

AP - Ted Kaufman, a Delaware Democrat who for decades has been a political adviser to Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., was sworn in Friday to fill the Senate seat Biden relinquished to become vice president.

NKorea says may retain nukes even if US relations normalised (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 01:35 AM CST

A military parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the country is taking place at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in September 2008. NKorea's foreign ministry has announced the communist state might retain a nuclear capability even after the normalisation of ties with the US.(AFP/KCNA/File)AFP - North Korea has announced it may keep its nuclear weapons even after normalising relations with the United States, staking out a tough position three days before President-elect Barack Obama takes office.


3 men held in Mass. election night church fire (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 01:21 AM CST

AP - Three white men were arrested Friday in connection with the torching of a predominantly black church hours after Barack Obama won the presidential election.

Obama Cabinet headed toward quick Senate approval (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:13 AM CST

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with President-elect Barack Obama's Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton at the State Department in Washington January 15, 2009. Picture taken January 15, 2009. (State Department/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's proposed Cabinet of top advisers seems headed toward swift U.S. Senate approval, with former presidential rival Hillary Clinton appearing a shoo-in for secretary of state.


Obama refuses to surrender Blackberry (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:12 PM CST

A Secret Service agent moves to pickup a Blackberry dropped by US President-elect Barack Obama (L) as he steps out of his limo in Washington, DC. Despite legal and security hurdles, Obama says he has a plan to retain his beloved Blackberry once he moves into the White House next week.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Despite legal and security hurdles, president-elect Barack Obama says he has a plan to retain his beloved Blackberry once he moves into the White House next week.


Man accused in Miss. of threat to president-elect (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST

AP - A Wisconsin man was arrested Friday in Mississippi after authorities said he threatened on the Internet to kill President-elect Barack Obama.

Man charged with threatening Obama on website (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 07:15 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama boards his plane in Washington January 16, 2009. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Authorities on Friday arrested a U.S. man on suspicion of threatening to kill President-elect Barack Obama based on statements he posted on a website about UFOs and aliens, the Justice Department said.


Obama says economy will worsen, even with stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 06:56 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Vice President-elect Senator Joe Biden at the presidential transition office in Washington January 14, 2009. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)Reuters - Just days before his inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama on Friday warned Americans to expect even rougher economic times and said his plan to revive the struggling economy would take time to work.


Kellogg recalls 16 products due to salmonella risk (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 11:41 PM CST

Cars are parked outside the courthouse in Blakely, Ga., on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The town's peanut butter factory was idled this week because it may be linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Then there was more bad news. A nearby paper mill announced 100 job cuts. The news has created concern throughout the community, which like many small U.S. towns is struggling to create job opportunities. (AP Photo/Elliott Minor)AP - Kellogg Co. on Friday recalled 16 products containing peanut butter due to possible salmonella contamination, adding new urgency to the nationwide outbreak as federal officials confirmed contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies.


Interior issues offshore drilling plan (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 06:33 PM CST

A pipeline is seen at a gas compressor station in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region January 11, 2009. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)AP - The Interior Department on Friday issued a detailed proposal for widespread oil and gas drilling off both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts in areas that have not had energy exploration for decades.


No decision on whether Obama will keep BlackBerry (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 06:31 PM CST

A U.S. Secret Service agent bends down to pick up President-elect Barack Obama's BlackBerry after he dropped it as he stepped out of his limousine before boarding his plane at Washington's Reagan National Airport, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, before heading to Bedford, Ohio, where he will meet with workers at Cardinal Fasteners. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Barack Obama desperately wants to keep his ever-present BlackBerry and become the first sitting president to use e-mail.


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