2009年1月29日星期四

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

Ill. governor wants to speak at impeachment trial (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 01:38 AM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's wife Patti looks at the media from their home in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked to make a statement at the impeachment trial he has so far avoided, but still refuses to answer questions from the lawmakers who will decide whether to remove him from office, the Illinois Senate president announced Wednesday.


Obama seeks GOP help for recovery bill (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:31 AM CST

President Barack Obama is pictured alongside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner during a meeting with bipartisan congressional leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, January 23, 2009. (Jason Reed/Reuters)AP - President Barack Obama's economic stimulus legislation is headed for the Senate after a surprisingly partisan vote in the House in which Republicans united in opposition and 11 mostly conservative Democrats defected.


Obama set to sign equal-pay bill (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:22 AM CST

Lily Ledbetter addresses the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 file photo. President Barack Obama is expected Thursday to sign his first bill into law -  the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act  - an equal-pay measure that is popular with labor and women's groups and expected to make it easier to sue for decades-old discrimination.    (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)AP - President Barack Obama is signing into law an equal-pay bill that is popular with labor and women's groups and is expected to make it easier for workers to sue for decades-old discrimination.


Ex-Goldman lobbyist now Geithner's right-hand man (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 06:44 PM CST

President Barack Obama speaks surrounded by service chiefs to the media during a visit to the Pentagon, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, in Washington. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey is at left and U.S. Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff is at right.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The White House on Wednesday defended Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's choice of Mark Patterson — an ex-lobbyist from Goldman Sachs — to be his chief of staff.


Obama stimulus clears House (Politico)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 05:31 PM CST

Politico - Just eight days after his Inauguration, President Obama’s recovery plan cleared the House Wednesday evening after Republicans failed in back-to-back efforts to shift the focus more to tax cuts and traditional highway and water infrastructure projects. 

Peanut plant problem forces fresh recall (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:19 AM CST

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin works at his desk in Atlanta Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. Georgia's top agriculture official is urging federal prosecutors to criminally investigate a peanut processing plant linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration said this week that the Peanut Corp. of America plant in southwest Georgia repeatedly shipped products that they knew tested positive for salmonella. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - The list of recalled peanut products linked to a national salmonella outbreak just keeps growing.


States get D-plus on teacher reviews (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:33 AM CST

Graphic shows overall grade for keeping good teachers and getting rid of bad ones, by state; 2 c x 3 3/8 in; 96.3 mm x 85.725 mmAP - States are not doing what it takes to keep good teachers and remove bad ones, a national study found.


Panel spells out financial sector regulatory needs (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 11:35 PM CST

In this Jan. 5, 2009 file photo, then-President-elect Barack Obama, flanked by then-Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, left, and then-Council of Economic Advisers Chair-designate Christina Romer, meets with members of his economic team at his transition office in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - The financial sector — from banks to private equity funds — needs tough new regulations that reduce dangerous risk taking, give consumers greater protections and limit threats to the overall economy, a congressional watchdog panel says.


Salazar vows review of Interior scandals (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:50 PM CST

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks about the Interior Department, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, during the White House daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is calling for a top-to-bottom review of ethical misconduct and reforms at the Interior Department, raising the possibility that investigations closed by the Bush administration may be reopened.


Democrats near win on child health bill (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:15 AM CST

AP - Democrats are edging closer to giving President Barack Obama a big victory on health care.

Higher stakes: US to seek Afghanistan help at NATO (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:41 AM CST

President Barack Obama speaks surrounded by service chiefs to the media during a visit to the Pentagon, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - President Barack Obama already is testing whether Europe will match its enthusiastic words about his administration with concrete actions. After seeking help shutting the Guantanamo Bay prison, Obama now has a potentially more contentious request: He wants more European troops fighting in Afghanistan.


Obama plan clears first hurdle, Asian markets cheer (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST

A man with his son passes an electronic board displaying share prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo January 27, 2009. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's $825 billion stimulus plan cleared its first Congressional hurdle as the Federal Reserve eyed more extreme measures to ease credit market strains, boosting Asian stocks despite deep skepticism that a global slowdown can be reversed quickly.


Vote is risky, especially for Colorado newbies (Rocky Mountain News)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 01:05 AM CST

Rocky Mountain News - A party-line vote on the economic stimulus package was the first big test for three new members of Colorado's congressional delegation, and there could be political risks depending on economic conditions between now and the 2010 election, analysts said.

Senate approves Blair for intelligence director (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 12:01 AM CST

National Intelligence Director-designate Dennis Blair listens to opening statements on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed retired Adm. Dennis Blair as the new national intelligence director.


Obama invites lawmakers for cocktail party (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 11:02 PM CST

President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, left, sticks his head in a office to say hello during a visit to the Pentagon, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - President Barack Obama was welcoming House and Senate leaders from both parties to the White House for drinks Wednesday night as he continues to lobby lawmakers to pass his economic recovery bill despite stiff GOP opposition.


Obama says tough decisions soon on Iraq, Afghan wars (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 09:57 PM CST

Girls present flowers to U.S. soldiers during the opening of a school after its renovation in Baghdad's Shorja market district January 27, 2009. (Mohammed Ameen/Reuters)Reuters - The United States must make tough decisions soon about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday after receiving his first briefing from the heads of the U.S. armed forces.


Obama wins House passage of economic stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 09:01 PM CST

President Barack Obama smiles as he talks about his children having a day off school due to the snow, during an economic meeting with company CEOs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington January 28, 2009. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - President Barack Obama scored his first major legislative victory on Wednesday with passage of an $825 billion economic stimulus package by a sharply divided U.S. House of Representatives on a 244-188 vote.


House GOP throws stimulus brushback (Politico)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST

Politico - Despite President Obama's trip to the Hill on Tuesday, he couldn't pry loose a single Republican vote for his stimulus plan, which nonetheless passed with overwhelming Democratic support. Still, the partisan split signalled that despite their weakened political state and the popularity of the new president, Republicans won't be won over by charm alone.

Lobbyist charged in Abramoff case (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 08:21 PM CST

AP - A former deputy to Jack Abramoff was charged Wednesday in the lobbyist corruption scandal, accused of wining and dining public officials and showering them with other gifts to win favors for clients.

Senate confirms retired admiral as spy chief (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 08:18 PM CST

Reuters - The U.S. Senate confirmed retired Admiral Dennis Blair to be the country's top intelligence official on Wednesday.

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