2009年6月6日星期六

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Obama: D-Day veterans changed course of century (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 03:51 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama waves as he walks with Normandy American Cemetery Superintendent Daniel Neese (left) at a memorial service at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings Saturday June 6, 2009.  (AP Photo / Peter Macdiarmid, pa)AP - President Barack Obama honored the valiant dead and the "sheer improbability" of their D-Day victory, commemorating Saturday's 65th anniversary of the decisive invasion even as he remakes two wars and tries to thwart potential nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea.


Obama hardens US stance on North Korean defiance (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 01:33 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a bilateral meeting at the Prefecture in Caen, France Saturday, June 6, 2009. Obama and his French counterpart stood united Saturday in efforts to thwart Iran's disputed nuclear ambitions and bring about a Mideast peace that provides for separate Israeli and Palestinian states.(AP Photo/Stephane de Sakutin, pool)AP - His patience tested, President Barack Obama on Saturday promised a new and stronger response to defiant North Korea, saying that while he prefers diplomacy he is now taking a "very hard look" at tougher measures. A Pentagon official said no military moves were planned.


Justice lawyers urged limits on interrogations (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 04:14 PM PDT

Former President George W. Bush, seen here on May 28, 2009, defended harsh interrogation tactics used in the AP - Senior Justice Department lawyers in 2005 sought to limit tough interrogation tactics against terror suspects, but were overruled.


AP sources: Cuban spies very difficult to find (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 02:28 PM PDT

In this Oct. 31, 2003 file photo,  then Cuban President Fidel Castro protests against the US embargo in Havana, Cuba. (AP photo/Jose Goitia/File)AP - Hunting spies is difficult, but Cuban spies are notoriously hard to detect, former senior intelligence officials said a day after an American husband and wife were indicted on charges of spying for Cuba.


House Dems draft sweeping health bill (Politico)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 07:52 AM PDT

Politico - House Democrats are drafting a sweeping health-care reform that creates a national insurance marketplace where people can choose public and private plans with the same minimum standard of benefits, according to a detailed outline of the bill obtained Friday by POLITICO.

AP Source: Guilty pleas weighed in some 9/11 cases (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 08:16 AM PDT

In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a guard tower and gate is seen at the Guantanamo detention center, at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/PoolAP - Guantanamo detainees facing the death penalty could plead guilty without a full trial under a plan the Obama administration is considering, a senior administration official said Saturday.


Sotomayor's courtroom manner a confirmation issue (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 11:43 AM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in his hideaway office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Sonia Sotomayor was in her 30s and not yet a judge when she noticed that a paralegal at the law firm where she worked broke out in hives whenever she entered Sotomayor's office. After six months, they laughed about it.


Obama: 'Time to deliver' on health care (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 03:27 PM PDT

Parisians line the street and take photos as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and their motorcade pass by on a sightseeing venture in Paris Saturday, June 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The White House, backing away from President Barack Obama's "it's-all-on-the-table" approach he initially advocated, prepared to get louder and more involved in a health care overhaul's details that officials once were content to leave to Congress, administration officials said Saturday.


Obama renewing emphasis on budget cuts, economy (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 03:13 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the economy with reporters, Friday, June 5, 2009, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron EdmondsAP - President Barack Obama wants agencies to lay out specific goals for economic stimulus spending over the next several months, a push to focus more on his $787 billion recovery plan.


Sotomayor's objectivity on bench is key question (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 01:36 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in his hideaway office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The senator leading the GOP's review of Sonia Sotomayor said the central question in her Supreme Court nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions.


Obama speech to Muslims "deceptive," Taliban says (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 04:50 PM PDT

Reuters - The Taliban said on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world was full of "deceptive slogans" and did nothing to change relations between America and Muslims.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama aides engaged in Paris (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 04:29 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama greets veterans during a ceremony to mark the 65th Anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy at the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer, near Caen, Western France, Saturday, June 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - First lady Michelle Obama's spokeswoman got an urgent call Saturday morning, summoning her to the U.S. Embassy ahead of time. An aide told Katie McCormick Lelyveld that Obama's daughters were ready to leave and she had better hurry.


For the Obamas, date night in Paris (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 04:08 PM PDT

Parisians line the street and take photos as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and their motorcade pass by on a sightseeing venture in Paris Saturday, June 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Ah, Paris. The city of love. And the city of this week's presidential date night.


`Smart grid' — power lines move into digital age (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 03:04 PM PDT

William Gausman, Pepco Holding, Inc., Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Planning, holds an electric meter with smart technology during a display of smart grid technology on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 20, 2009. The 'smart grid' has become the buzz of the electric power industry, at the White House and among members of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet.


Italy's prime minister to visit the White House (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 01:40 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama will welcome Italy's prime minister to the White House.

New ministers back UK's Brown but fate uncertain (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 01:31 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Golden Lane Children's Center in London June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, battling to avert the collapse of his government, said on Saturday he would stick to his policies, as his Labour Party faced a European election drubbing.


Man sought for threatening president arrested (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 01:23 PM PDT

AP - Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly told bank tellers while cleaning out his savings account in Utah that he was on a mission to kill President Barack Obama.

20K people outside US got Obama speech texts (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 11:04 AM PDT

AP - More than 20,000 people outside the U.S. received free text messages about President Barack Obama's speech to Muslims in Cairo, Egypt.

Obama pick to oversee forests withdraws (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 10:57 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's pick to oversee the nation's forests has withdrawn his nomination.

Obama says must be "tough" with Iran, N.Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 09:14 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy wave as they arrive at the Prefecture of Caen in France, June 6, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Chesnot/PoolReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama underlined on Saturday the need for "tough diplomacy" in dealing with Iran's nuclear program and said he would be firm with North Korea as well after its second atomic bomb explosion.


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