2009年2月16日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama returns to Washington, Afghan decision near (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 01:36 PM CST

President Barack Obama returns a salute as he steps off Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as he returns from Chicago, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama plans to make a decision soon about sending additional troops to Afghanistan, his chief spokesman said Monday.


Clinton warns NKorea on missile launch (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2009 12:31 AM CST

Japan's Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, right, speaks as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens during their joint news conference at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Tomohiro Ohsumi, POOL)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday warned North Korea against following through on a threatened missile launch, saying it would damage its prospects for improved relations with the United States and the world.


Government pension agency braces for recession (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 11:12 AM CST

AP - The deepening recession spells trouble for a little-known government corporation that insures the pensions of 44 million workers and retirees.

Push is on to tailor cancer care to tumor's genes (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 10:51 AM CST

This undated handout photo provided by Cole Rodger shows Clair Weinberg during a model shoot in Oxford, N.C.. (AP Photo/Cole Rodger)AP - The days of one-size-fits-all cancer treatment are numbered: A rush of new research is pointing the way to tailor chemotherapy and other care to what's written in your tumor's genes.


Zuckman: ‘Didn’t set out for administration’ (Politico)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 03:50 PM CST

Politico - Since the news broke last night that the Chicago Tribune’s Jill Zuckman would join the Obama administration, as director of public affairs and assistant to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the veteran political reporter has been overwhelmed with responses.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Coalition rises, then stalls (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 10:41 AM CST

AP - Labor unions and business groups have teamed up in a multimillion-dollar national lobbying campaign to pressure President Barack Obama and Congress for big changes in the nation's health care system. But as they get down to the specifics, their strange-bedfellows alliance is quietly at odds.

Former President Clinton: Obama off to good start (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 08:34 AM CST

Former President Bill Clinton, speaks during the Jefferson/Jackson Democratic fundraising event in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Former President Bill Clinton said Monday he thinks the country will surmount the current economic crisis, but sees the threat of terrorism and global instability as a longer-term problem.


States face competing priorities for stimulus cash (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 08:18 AM CST

John Dailey, Sr., left, owner of JRD Contracting, poses with employees Caleb Cooper, center, and Curtis Scarbrough, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, in Camden, Ala. Dailey has laid off 12 of his 45 hourly employees, and hopes the economic stimulus package will put some employees back to work on road crews. (AP Photo/Jamie Martin)AP - It may sound like a nice problem for states — figuring out how to spend the billions in infrastructure funding they'll receive as part of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.


Administration pushing ahead with bank rescue (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 03:29 AM CST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner meets journalists at the end of the G-7 (Group of Seven) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. Rejecting protectionism, the Group of Seven finance ministers pledged Saturday to work together to support growth and employment and to strengthen the banking system so the world can overcome its worst financial crisis in 50 years. But the bad news continues. The final statement on their two-day meeting in Rome also predicts a gloomy forecast, with the severe economic downturn continuing through most of 2009.  (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Obama administration is not letting widespread criticism of the rollout of its revamped bank bailout plan slow down its efforts to address the worst financial crisis in seven decades.


Burris: Feds' questions didn't prompt admissions (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 12:50 PM CST

Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), speaks during a press conference outside the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Sen. Roland Burris insisted Monday that a newly released affidavit outlining contacts with ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother and other advisers was voluntary and not the result of contact from federal agents investigating the former governor.


Trade and energy top Obama agenda in first Canada trip (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2009 12:23 AM CST

President Barack Obama returns from a weekend visit in Chicago to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, February 16, 2009. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - Trade, energy and the global economic crisis will top the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Canada on Thursday, his first foreign trip since taking over the White House last month.


Japan finance minister to quit in blow to PM Aso (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 11:56 PM CST

Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa leaves a news conference room after announcing his resign in Tokyo February 17, 2009. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)Reuters - Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference, dealing a fresh blow to unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso in an election year.


No formal auto panel announcement pending: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 06:32 PM CST

A General Motors employee inspects an SUV on the assembly line at the GM assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, November 18, 2008. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)Reuters - President Barack Obama will not formally announce his new auto task force on Monday, a White House aid said, clarifying remarks from a spokesman earlier.


Obama seeks delay in deciding on Rove subpoena (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 05:26 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is asking for two more weeks to weigh in on whether former Bush White House officials must testify before Congress about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.

Hard times: Drafting a verbal road map (Politico)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 05:14 PM CST

Politico - “This is not your ordinary run-of-the-mill recession,” Barack Obama said while pressing Congress to quickly enact a multibillion-dollar stimulus package.

Despite Obama pledge, Justice defends Bush secrets (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 04:09 PM CST

U.S. President Barack Obama takes part in a town hall meeting Concord Community High School in Elkhart, Indiana, February 9, 2009. Obama insisted on Monday that only government can jolt the economy out of deep recession and offered an olive branch to longtime foe Iran, scrapping years of past U.S. policies. REUTERS/Jim YoungAP - Despite President Obama's vow to open government more than ever, the Justice Department is defending Bush administration decisions to keep secret many documents about domestic wiretapping, data collection on travelers and U.S. citizens, and interrogation of suspected terrorists.


DOJ removes Stevens' prosecutors (Politico)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 03:17 PM CST

Politico - In a surprising move, the Justice Department has removed the prosecution team that won the corruption conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) from any further litigation in the case, according to a new court filing.

Franken: Call me 'Senator-elect' (Politico)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 02:17 PM CST

Politico - Democrat Al Franken has started using the title “senator-elect,” despite the fact that his contest with Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) has not yet been decided.

WaPo slams Pelosi doc; director defends (Politico)

Posted: 16 Feb 2009 01:35 PM CST

Politico - In Alexandra Pelosi's new documentary, "Right America: Feeling Wronged," the daughter of the House Speaker turned her lens on conservative voters in 2008. Based on his Washington Post review, it's unlikely Michael Leahy will want to catch it again when the film premieres tonight on HBO.

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