2009年6月10日星期三

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Administration seeks ways to tame corporate pay (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second from right, accompanied by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Schapiro, third from right, and and Federal Reserve Governor Dan Tarullo, talks about executive compensation, Wednesday, June 10, 2009,  at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Talking tough but stepping gently, the Obama administration rejected direct intervention in corporate pay decisions Wednesday even as officials argued that excessive compensation in the private sector contributed to the nation's financial crisis. Instead, the administration plans to seek legislation that would try to tame compensation at publicly traded companies through shareholder pressure and less management influence on pay decisions.


Elderly gunman kills guard at Holocaust Museum (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:05 PM PDT

A US Park Police officer patrols one of the entrances of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, after a shooting. A lone gunman said to have links to white supremacist groups opened fire Wednesday inside the Holocaust Memorial Museum here, fatally wounding a security guard before being shot himself.(AFP/Karen Bleier)AP - An 88-year-old gunman with a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, fatally wounding a security guard before being shot himself by other officers, authorities said.


Shooting suspect's history of seething anger (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:56 PM PDT

William Parsons, walking left, chief of staff of the Holocaust Museum and Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, right, walk toward reporters outside the museum after a shooting in Washington Wednesday, June 10, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A frustrated artist and an angry man, the suspect in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting once tried to kidnap members of the Federal Reserve board, a "caper" thwarted when a guard captured him outside a board meeting carrying a bag stuffed with weapons.


Holocaust Museum no stranger to anti-Semitism (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:23 PM PDT

Police gather at an entrance to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum where a shooting occurred inside the museum earlier in the day, in Washington Wednesday, June 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - From its inception, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has brought haters to its doors, with several dozen people protesting the 1993 dedication carrying signs such as, "Stop the big lie — the gas chamber hoax!"


Who's talking to North Korea? (Politico)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:08 PM PDT

Politico - In the opaque, dangerous days after North Korea sentenced two American journalists to 12 years’ hard labor, the White House faced the challenge of fashioning a response that doesn’t raise the tension level with the volatile hermit nation with a burgeoning nuclear weapons program.

No more federal bucks planned for GM, Chrysler (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:32 PM PDT

A Chrysler emblem is shown on the grill of a car at the Jim Marsh Chrysler Jeep dealership on in Las Vegas, Nevada June 9, 2009. Jim Marsh is one of four Las Vegas Chrysler dealers whose franchises will be canceled in the Chrysler restructuring. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve MarcusAP - President Barack Obama's auto task force told skeptical lawmakers Wednesday the government had no plans to pump more dollars into General Motors and Chrysler and that the public had a "reasonable probability" of getting its money back.


House members' finances reflect downturn (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:43 PM PDT

AP - House members and their families suffered through investment losses like millions of Americans last year, a sampling of financial disclosure statements showed Wednesday. The economic downturn also sparked some cautionary moves.

Possible compromise emerges in health care debate (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:47 PM PDT

File photo shows a doctor treating a patient at hospital in California. President Barack Obama urged Congress to move ahead on health care reform, arguing that any change in the current system should lower the cost of services, improve their quality and protect consumer choice.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AP - A potential compromise emerged Wednesday on one of the most vexing issues of the health care overhaul debate — whether to create a new government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers.


Officials want more pressure on human trafficking (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:44 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration and Sen. Chuck Schumer want to step up pressure on human-trafficking operations by taking away their safe houses.

Huckabee warns Republicans against 'mushy middle' (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2008 file photo, Mike Huckabee speaks in Duluth, Ga. Mike Huckabee is returning to the site of one of his biggest presidential primary wins and wading into Iowa state politics — a move seen as risky but potentially rewarding should he opt for another presidential run. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)AP - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee warned Republicans Wednesday against moving to the "mushy middle," arguing that only clearly stated conservative policies can bring the party back to power.


Obama shocked by Holocaust shooting (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:04 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says he is shocked by the shooting at the Holocaust museum near the White House.

Holocaust Museum to close in slain guard's honor (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Law enforcement officers stand outside the Holocaust Museum after a shooting in Washington Wednesday, June 10, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will be closed Thursday in tribute to the museum guard who was shot and killed by a gunman.


Matthews thanks McAuliffe for test case (Politico)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:35 PM PDT

Politico - MSNBC's Chris Matthews jokingly thanked Terry McAuliffe Wednesday for validating that the "Hardball" host made the right choice in not running for the Senate.

Democrats to let detainees in U.S. for trial: aides (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:31 PM PDT

Photographed through a teleprompter, President Barack Obama calls for restoring statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirements as he speaks at an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - In a partial reprieve for President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats plan to allow detainees held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be brought onto U.S. soil for trial, two congressional aides said on Wednesday.


Senate Panel To Vote on Federal Election Commission Nominee (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:02 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The Senate Rules and Administration Committee is expected to vote Thursday on the nomination of labor lawyer John J. Sullivan to the Federal Election Commission.

Minn. court orders Coleman to pay $95K to Franken (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:47 PM PDT

Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman chats with Missouri conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly after addressing the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference, Thursday, June 4, 2009 in St. Louis. Coleman is in the middle of a prolonged dispute with Democrat Al Franken over one of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seats .(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)AP - Republican Norm Coleman must pay Democrat Al Franken $94,783 to cover court costs for his appeal of Minnesota Senate election results.


Senators urge FAA to adopt safety recommendation (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT

AP - Senators on Wednesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a 2005 recommendation that airlines be required to check the training histories of pilots they hire, an issue in a February air crash near Buffalo, N.Y.

Mich., Tenn., Wis., compete to build GM small car (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo, the General Motors Orion Assembly sign is seen at the plant in Orion Township, Mich. General Motors Corp. has narrowed down the locations, Wednesday June 10, 2009, where it could build its new small car to factories in either Michigan, Tennessee or Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it could build its new small car in Michigan, Tennessee or Wisconsin. A decision is expected in weeks.


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