2009年6月13日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

US rejects victory claim by Iran's Ahmadinejad (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 05:50 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers questions about the Iranian elections after a news conference in Niagara Falls, N.Y. on Saturday June 13, 2009. In brief remarks in Canada, Clinton cited 'the enthusiasm and the very vigorous debate and dialogue' in the run-up to the vote, in Iran. (AP Photo/Robert Kirkham)AP - The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.

'Lone wolf' terrorists harder to stop (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Some of the first people enter the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington Friday, June 12, 2009. The museum was closed Thursday, for a day, after a shooting on Wednesday left a security officer dead and the gunman wounded. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - An elderly man enters a crowded museum carrying a rifle and begins shooting. A young man in Arkansas pulls the trigger outside a military recruiting office. Another man opens fire in a Kansas church.

Hospitals oppose Obama's planned Medicare cuts (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 04:22 PM PDT

President Barack Obama runs back to the microphone after he was ask a question about Iran as he was leaving, after delivering remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2009, about passage of the tobacco legislation (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday he wants to help pay for his health care overhaul by slowing Medicare and Medicaid spending, but hospitals, medical technicians and others are resisting.

Gov't plan shakes up health care debate (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 03:57 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama started his health care push by reaching out to all sides. Now it's stuck in a partisan mess over his idea of a government insurance plan that would compete with private companies.

Obama's Iran dilemma (Politico)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 10:03 AM PDT

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi set fire to a dumpster and a motorcycle on the road during post-election unrest in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAN POLITICS ELECTIONS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)Politico - The notion of an “Obama effect” sweeping the Middle East appeared to collide with the realities of the Islamic Republic of Iran Saturday, as the country's confrontational, anti-American president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, celebrated a landslide victory in Friday's election amid wide doubts about the honesty of the official vote count.

Clinton praises UN penalties against North Korea (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 05:09 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in the center of the Rainbow Bridge which connects the USA with Canada at Niagara Falls, N.Y. on Saturday, June 13, 2009. In brief remarks in Canada, Clinton cited 'the enthusiasm and the very vigorous debate and dialogue' in the run-up to the vote, in Iran. (AP Photo/Robert Kirkham)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday new U.N. penalties against North Korea provide the necessary tools to help check the communist nation's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Analysis: Reducing Afghan civilian deaths key goal (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 04:02 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, right, shares a word with the new top commander for Afghanistan American General Stanley McCrystal during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday June 12, 2009. NATO defense ministers say they have decided to continue the alliance's anti-piracy patrols off the Horn of Africa when the current mission ends later this month. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - The big goals of the new American general taking charge of the war in Afghanistan start with fixing a problem that bedeviled the man he is replacing: the repeated, inadvertent killing of civilians.

GOP says Democrats' climate bill is another tax (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 04:09 PM PDT

FILE -- In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., listens to witness testimony during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans on Saturday June 13, 2009 slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Republicans on Saturday slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers.

Sotomayor impresses in interviews, senators say (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 03:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, FILE)AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has bonded with female senators about her childhood love of Nancy Drew mysteries and shared war stories with the Senate's former prosecutors about her days in the gritty Manhattan district attorney's office.

Administration speeds overseas detainee relocation (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 04:07 PM PDT

FILE - This July 2005 file photo originally provided by the Army Corps of Engineers shows an aerial view of two causeways built on the northeast coast of the island of Babeldoab, the largest of Palau's more than 300 islands. The U.S. had built a 53-mile road on the largest of Palau's islands in 2005,, fulfilling a promise Washington made when the Pacific nation gained independence in 1994. It was announced Wednesday, June 10, 2009, that Palau agreed to accept 17 Chinese Muslims who have languished in legal limbo at Guantanamo Bay, indicating a resolution to one of the major obstacles to closing the U.S. prison camp.(AP Photo/ Army Corps of Engineers,file)AP - Despite fierce opposition in Congress, the White House insisted Friday it has not ruled out releasing Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States. But with narrowing options, the administration has begun shipping newly cleared inmates abroad to regain momentum in its effort to close the Cuba-based prison camp.

Frank the Firefighter no Joe the Plumber (Politico)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 05:04 PM PDT

Politico - Firefighter Frank Ricci has the stuff to emerge from nowhere as an icon in conservative circles.

Ahmadinejad's victory greeted by Tehran protests (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 03:25 PM PDT

Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad celebrate in Tehran after preliminary results showed him leading early June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Caren FirouzReuters - Thousands of protesters clashed with police after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won an election which his reformist challenger called a "dangerous charade."

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 03:19 PM PDT

AP - Tehran in turmoil: Anger over election fraud claims boils over into violence

Police beat protesters in Iran after Ahmadinejad declared winner (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 03:05 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - TEHRAN, Iran — Violent clashes erupted between students and security forces in Iran's capital Saturday after the Iranian government declared hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the overwhelming winner of the country's presidential election.

Iran election result makes U.S. outreach harder (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 01:15 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's highly disputed reelection victory will complicate President Barack Obama's push for better relations with the Islamic republic.

White House keeps close watch on Iran campaign (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 10:23 AM PDT

AP - The White House says it is monitoring Iran's presidential election results, including reports of voter fraud.

Carter sees no change in US policy after Iran vote (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 07:31 AM PDT

An Iranian youth, with a national flag on his shoulders, flashes the v-sign of victory during celebrations of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's (portraits) landslide win. Former US president Jimmy Carter said there would be no change in American policy after the re-election of hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.(AFP/Amir Hesami)AFP - Former US president Jimmy Carter said on Saturday there would be no change in American policy after the re-election of hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Forty vie to unseat Afghanistan's Karzai (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 05:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghanistan's election commission published Saturday the final list for the August 20 presidential election, launching a campaign in which 40 challengers will face an uphill climb to topple incumbent Hamid Karzai.

Obama eyes $313 billion more cuts for healthcare reform (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 05:14 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about reforming America's health care system at a Wisconsin Town Hall meeting in Green Bay June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed an additional $313 billion in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and other programs to pay for healthcare reforms expected to cost about $1 trillion over the next decade.

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