2009年5月19日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama touts plan for cleaner, more efficient cars (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:29 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks to shake hands with the audience at an event announcing new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks, Tuesday, May 19,2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. On stage are auto industry leaders, at left, from left are: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick; Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm; California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama is asking consumers to put their money — up to $1,300 per new vehicle by 2016 — behind his plan for higher efficiency standards for cars and trucks and tougher rules on their greenhouse gas emissions.


Analysis: Obama brings foes together for auto deal (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:12 PM PDT

Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, right, reacts as President Barack Obama talks about his Ford Escape Hybrid during an event announcing new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The White House-forged auto emissions deal among long-warring states, carmakers and environmentalists is the most dramatic evidence yet of what President Barack Obama is hoping to brand — and eventually sell to voters — as his signature governing style.


Senate OKs bill to rein in credit card industry (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:56 PM PDT

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, after the Senate voted to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising a person's interest rate and charging many of the exorbitant fees that have become customary — and crippling — to cash-strapped consumers. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to rein in credit card rate increases and excessive fees, hoping to give voters some breathing room amid a recession that has left hundreds of thousands of Americans jobless or facing foreclosure.


Senators reject closing Gitmo prison without plan (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:56 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 12, 2009 and reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. soldier holds onto a steel mesh door inside the Guantanamo detainee clinic, inside Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - President Barack Obama's promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison suffered a blow Tuesday when his allies in the Senate said they would refuse to finance the move until the administration delivers a satisfactory plan for what to do with the detainees there.


DHS Sec: Legalization a hard sell (Politico)

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:37 PM PDT

Politico - As immigrants' rights groups are pressing President Barack Obama to step up efforts at comprehensive reform this year, one prominent member of Obama's cabinet is acknowledging that the economic downturn has made legalization of illegal immigrants tougher to sell to the American public.

Clinton details humanitarian aid to Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:36 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces humanitarian aid to Pakistan during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the United States was sending $110 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Pakistan, part of the administration's new strategy for countering the appeal of Taliban militants in the nuclear-armed American ally.


AP IMPACT: Grads face worries about money, future (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:21 PM PDT

Newly graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in economics, Josh Donahue, 23, sits in a coffee shop in his home town of Grants Pass, Ore., Tuesday, May 19, 2009, where he is living on food stamps and staying with an uncle while conducting a nationwide job search over the Internet. Donahue is among the many students looking for a job in a nation that has lost more than 5.7 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)AP - Students scattering for the summer are worried they'll be graduating from schools of higher learning only to find themselves snagged in the school of hard knocks.


Federal officials get ready for hurricane season (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:24 PM PDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, and new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Craig Fugate, conduct a video teleconference with governors, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at FEMA headquarters in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - After a caution from President Barack Obama, federal disaster officials said Tuesday they are redoubling efforts to close gaps in their 2009 hurricane preparedness plans.


US officials press Israeli leader on Mideast peace (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:15 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by House Minority leader John Boehner of Ohio, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - U.S. officials and lawmakers pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to make peace with the Palestinians and halt construction of Jewish settlements, echoing President Barack Obama's blunt demands.


Analysis: Expect nominee to dodge hard questions (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:52 PM PDT

FILE - This April 2003 photo provided by Harvard University shows Elena Kagan. (AP Photo/Harvard University, Kathleen Dooher, FILE)AP - Questions about abortion, gay rights, rights of suspected terrorists and the meaning of a new judicial buzz word — empathy — await President Barack Obama's eventual Supreme Court nominee. Just don't expect much in the way of answers.


Steele: GOP must confront Obama's celebrity appeal (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2009 file photo, Republican National Chairman Michael Steele responds to a question during a news conference before the Vanderburgh County Right to Life fundraising dinner in Evansville, Ind. Steele said Tuesday May 12, 2009 he regrets the public interpretation of comments in which he said the GOP voted against Mitt Romney last year in part because he was a Mormon. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)AP - Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele likened President Barack Obama's popularity to that of a celebrity and said Republicans can't be afraid of criticizing him head-on if they want to regain their relevance.


Sensitive data missing from National Archives (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:23 PM PDT

AP - The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and Secret Service and White House operating procedures, congressional officials said Tuesday.

Obama takes aim at climate-warming car emissions (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:17 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama announces new federal standards to regulate both fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles while in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 19, 2009. Auto executives, including General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson, and executives from Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., Daimler AG and others attended the event along with United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque   (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS ENERGY)Reuters - President Barack Obama took aim at climate-warming greenhouse gases on Tuesday and ordered the struggling auto industry to make more fuel-efficient cars under tough new national standards to cut emissions and increase gas mileage.


Report: Discipline by teachers can turn deadly (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:16 PM PDT

Paige Gaydos, 15, shows her doodling she drew during a hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, examining the abusive and deadly use of seclusion and restraint in schools. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Cedric Napoleon suffered so much abuse in his young life that, at age 14, he was already experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, an affliction often associated with soldiers at war.


Sen. Reid botches 3 subjects at news conference (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. leaves his news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid became the latest Democrat to stray into rhetorical trouble Tuesday, botching statements on three subjects in one news conference — including the fragile health of the chamber's most senior members.


Climate change: GOP turns on business (Politico)

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:08 PM PDT

Politico - Senate Republicans have come up with a novel way to fight the climate change bill working its way through the House: Tee off on Big Business, and tie it around the neck of the Democrats.

House and Senate reach deal on DOD weapons (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:04 PM PDT

AP - House and Senate negotiators, responding to a sense of urgency conveyed by President Barack Obama, reached quick agreement Tuesday on legislation to tighten controls over how the Pentagon purchases and develops weapons systems.

Senate Dems to cut $80 million for closing Guantanamo (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:43 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday moved to cut $80 million earmarked for closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, a fresh setback for President Barack Obama's efforts to move beyond the Bush administration's anti-terror policies.

Senate passes tougher rules for credit card firms (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:34 PM PDT

A sign showing the American Express logo is seen outside of a bank in 2008 in Des Plaines, Illinois. The US Senate Tuesday adopted legislation aimed at protecting consumers from predatory credit card companies in a country where plastic has been king.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 90-5 to approve a bill to curb sudden credit card interest rate increases and hidden fees, with President Barack Obama expected to sign it into law by the end of the month.


Calif. voters decide slate of budget propositions (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:32 PM PDT

AP - Voters trickled to California's polls Tuesday to decide a complex slate of fiscal measures that many said they were largely rejecting out of disgruntlement with lawmakers and their attempts to fill a widening budget deficit.

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