2009年4月14日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Economy still vulnerable as retail sales fall (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:36 PM PDT

In this April 9, 2009 photo, shoppers including Poi Wong and her daughter Jamie Guenthner, 7, foreground, shop at a Wal-Mart store in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles. Retail sales fell unexpectedly in March, delivering a setback to hopes that the economy's steep slide could be bottoming out.  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - The recession is easing? Not so fast. An unexpected drop in sales of just about everything from cars to clothes sent a sobering message Tuesday: The economy is still vulnerable.


It's moving day for Bo, the Obama's new dog (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2009 file handout photo provided by the White House, President Barack Obama welcomes the family's new puppy Bo, at the White House.  The First Family's new dog is making his official debut Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Pete Souza, White House, File)AP - President Barack Obama and his family have welcomed their new dog Bo to the White House, and they're showing him off around the grounds.


Top govt. lawyer delays her Supreme Court debut (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:33 PM PDT

AP - Elena Kagan, the Obama administration's top Supreme Court lawyer, is passing up the chance to make her first high-court argument in a big case over minority voting rights.

Yikes, bedbugs! EPA looks to stop resurgence (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:33 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the National Pest Management Association show a bed bug in Gainesville, Fla. The federal government is waking up to what has become a growing nightmare in many parts of the country — a bed bug outbreak. The tiny reddish-brown insects, last seen in great numbers prior to World War II, are on the rebound. They have infested college dormitories, hospital wings, homeless shelters and swanky hotels from New York City to Chicago to Washington. (AP Photo/NPMA)AP - "Don't let the bedbugs bite." Doesn't seem so bad in a cheerful bedtime rhyme, but it's becoming a really big problem now that the nasty critters are invading hospitals, college dorms and even swanky hotels. With the most effective pesticides banned, the government is trying to figure out how to respond to the biggest bedbug outbreak since World War II.


Court says Murtha can't be sued (Politico)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:44 AM PDT

Politico - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) cannot be sued for defamation or slander stemming from comments he made regarding the death of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005. 

Gasoline expected to increase, but remain cheap (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:23 PM PDT

FILE -  In this March 10, 2009 file photo, Doug Kemp, of Sturbridge, Mass., pumps gas at the Ell-Bern service station in Boston. Gasoline prices are expected to stay relatively low this summer, according to a new government forecast. The average monthly price should top out at about $2.30-a-gallon, well below the $4 spikes in 2008.  (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, FILE)AP - Gasoline prices are expected to be relatively low this summer, so motorists might want to take to the road despite the dismal economy if the federal government projections hold.


Obama tempers optimism with reality on economy (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Georgetown University in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Aiming to assert control over the nation's economic debate, President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned Americans eager for good news that "by no means are we out of the woods" and argued his broad domestic agenda is the path to recovery.


Eyeing governor's chair, Brown goes back to future (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:11 PM PDT

California Attorney General Jerry Brown poses for a portrait in Oakland, Calif. Friday, April 10, 2009. As former Gov. Jerry Brown eyes another bid for California's top job, his political opponents want voters to know one thing: Brown's old. History. A lava lamp candidate in the age of Twitter. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - As former Gov. Jerry Brown eyes another bid for California's top job, his political opponents want voters to see him as the lava lamp candidate in the age of Twitter.


US: North Korea must cease 'provocative threats' (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:37 PM PDT

Pro-North Korean protesters sit near a placard bearing pictures of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso during a rally to oppose the Proliferation Security Initiative, a U.S.-led program aimed at halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and international sanctions against North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. North Korea vowed Tuesday to bolster its nuclear deterrent and boycott six-party talks aimed at its denuclearization in protest of a U.N. Security Council statement condemning the country's recent rocket launch. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - As North Korea spurned a U.N. condemnation, the White House called on the reclusive communist nation Tuesday to "cease its provocative threats" and respect the international community's will.


Analysis: Talking tough doesn't curb North Korea (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:35 PM PDT

AP - Spiraling tensions over North Korea's nuclear program are undercutting dialogue as a strategy to allay global threats.

Some tips for the Obamas on their new pup (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:17 PM PDT

Malia Obama walks with new dog Bo, followed by President Barack Obama, Sasha Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Bo, the Obama family's new Portuguese water dog, is sure to get the best presidential care. He is the top dog, after all. But pet experts and Portie owners still have some advice for the first family on training their new pup.


NTSB: Light sport plane can break apart in flight (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:08 PM PDT

AP - Federal safety officials want to ground a type of light sport plane they say breaks apart in flight. They attribute 10 deaths to accidents involving the plane.

Appeals Court: Marine can't sue Murtha (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:08 PM PDT

AP - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. John Murtha cannot be sued for accusing U.S. Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians "in cold blood," remarks that sparked outrage among conservative commentators.

Coleman's Senate appeal coming, but odds are long (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:53 PM PDT

Al Franken looks at his wife Franni, as he talks with reporters after a court confirmed that Democrat Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, outside his home in Minneapolis on Monday, April 13, 2009. The ruling isn't expected to be the final word because Coleman immediately announced plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.  (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)AP - Dealt a stinging loss in his election trial, Republican Norm Coleman must overcome some daunting challenges to find his way back to the U.S. Senate.


US recession, 1st black president, 'fuel extremism' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:51 PM PDT

Right-wing extremists in the United States are using economic worries and the election of the first black US president as recruiting tools, the US Department of Homeland Security warns in a new report.(USDHS)AFP - Right-wing extremists in the United States are using economic worries and the election of the first black US president as recruiting tools, the US government warns in a new report.


Clinton says North Korea reacted unnecessarily (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:02 PM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is criticizing North Korea for its decision to restart its nuclear reactor and to boycott international disarmament talks.

Recession fueling right-wing extremism, U.S. says (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 12:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Right-wing extremists in the United States are gaining new recruits by exploiting fears about the economy and the election of the first black U.S. president, the Department of Homeland Security warned in a report to law enforcement officials.

Biographical information on Jerry Brown (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 12:54 PM PDT

AP - NAME — Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr.

Gates: No need to bulk up response to piracy (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 12:45 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a news conference at the Pentagon April 6, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. The Somali pirates who kidnapped Captain Richard Phillips were heavily armed but inexperienced youths, Gates said, adding that the hijackers were aged 17-19.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he doesn't see any immediate need to bulk up the military response to piracy on the high seas. Gates adds, however, that those decisions are being made moment by moment.


Analysts say stimulus too late for some housing (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:41 PM PDT

AP - A $4 billion stimulus boost for the nation's public housing authorities may be too late for some complexes and should go to fixing up properties in healthier, more mixed-income neighborhoods, according to some analysts.

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