2009年6月19日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama holds to measured course on unrest in Iran (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Iranian worshippers chant slogans in support of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  as they arrive for the Friday prayers, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 19, 2009. — Iran's supreme leader sternly warned of a crackdown if protesters continue days of massive street rallies, escalating the government's showdown with demonstrators demanding a new presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - The Obama administration on Friday stuck to a measured response to the uprising in Iran over a disputed presidential election, even as both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly to condemn an official crackdown on mostly peaceful demonstrations in the streets of Tehran.


Military: Deadly US airstrikes didn't follow rules (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 05:01 PM PDT

Staff Sgt. Ryan Fikes, of Atlanta, Ga. U.S.A. and a crew member of B Company, 3rd Battalion of the 82nd Combat Aviation Bridage, unties the blades on a Chinook C-47 helicopter while preparing for a night mission as the sun sets behind him Friday, June 19, 2009, at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - A U.S. warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 civilians and 78 Taliban fighters, the U.S. military concluded in a report released Friday.


Obama to fathers: Be involved in your kids' lives (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hosts a cookout on the South Lawn of the White House for young men from local schools, one of several events to stress the importance of being good fathers, in Washington, Friday, June 19, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Growing up without a father left a hole in his heart, President Barack Obama told boys at the White House Friday in a remarkably personal Father's Day weekend message. He implored fathers everywhere — and the kids when they're older — to be involved in the lives of their own children.


Sotomayor quits women's club after GOP criticism (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:48 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor resigned Friday from an elite all-women's club after Republicans questioned her participation in it. Sotomayor said she resigned from the Belizean Grove to prevent the issue from becoming a distraction in her confirmation hearings.


Sotomayor quits all women's group (Politico)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:09 PM PDT

Politico - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Friday resigned from an elite women’s only group after facing questions from Republican Senators about whether her membership violated judicial codes barring judges from belonging to discriminatory groups.

Officials: Hawaii anti-missile move is prudent (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:57 PM PDT

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the heavy lift vessel MV Blue Marlin entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with the Sea Based X-Band Radar (SBX) aboard Jan. 9 2006. SBX is a combination of the world's largest phased array X-band radar carried aboard a mobile, ocean-going semi-submersible oil platform. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday June 18, 2009 that the military has set up additional defenses around Hawaii, consisting of a ground-based mobile missile system and a radar system nearby. Together they could shoot an incoming missile in mid air. (AP Photo/US Navy - Ryan C. McGinley)AP - A new anti-missile system ordered for Hawaii is partly a strategy to deter North Korea from test-firing a long-range missile across the Pacific and partly a precaution against the unpredictable regime, military officials said Friday.


Dems' health care plan stumbles but keeps moving (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:52 PM PDT

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, accompanied by Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ranking Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., presents a stack of documents comprising of the health care reform bill during the committee's markup hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Democrats got a sobering glimpse of what it would look like if their ambitious health care overhaul ran into a wall — and they quickly pulled back to regroup and get moving again.


Billionaire Stanford jailed in alleged $7B fraud (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:05 PM PDT

US Attorney Steven Tyrrell leaves Federal court in Richmond, Va., after a hearing for Texas Billionaire  R. Allen Stanford Friday, June 19, 2009. Sanford scheduled to appear in federal court on fraud charges after surrendering to FBI agents. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Brash Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford was indicted and jailed Friday on charges his international banking empire was really just a Ponzi scheme built on lies, bluster and bribery.


Aide: Husband of Ensign's ex-mistress sought cash (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Doug Hampton, a former aide to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is pictured outside his home, Friday, June 19, 2009 in Las Vegas. Hampton is the husband of former campaign worker Cindy Hampton, with whom Sen. Ensign on Tuesday admitted to a nine-month affair. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" through an attorney, an aide to the Nevada Republican said Friday. In a statement, Ensign spokesman Tory Mazzola said the demands from an attorney for Doug Hampton were made within the past month.


Pro skateboarder takes a glide through White House (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:15 PM PDT

In this image released by Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk skateboards in the hall at the White House as part of a Father's Day celebration, Friday, June 19, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Tony Hawk)AP - Hey, kids, don't try this at home. Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk on Friday took a brief ride at the White House as part of a Father's Day celebration.


'World is watching' Obama warns Iran (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Iranian men pray after listening to the Friday prayer sermon, delivered by the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on at Tehran University. US President Barack Obama warned Iran Friday that the AFP - US President Barack Obama warned Iran Friday that the "world is watching" its actions, and said the United States stood with those seeking "peaceful" justice in the post-election tumult.


Sharpening tone, White House condemns Iran violence (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:35 PM PDT

President Barack Obama discusses fatherhood and mentoring at an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama toughened his rhetoric on Friday in support of Iranian demonstrators protesting a disputed presidential election and criticized the Tehran government for its violent response.


Ensign takes offensive in affair drama (Politico)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Doug Hampton, a former aide to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is pictured outside his home, Friday, June 19, 2009 in Las Vegas. Hampton is the husband of former campaign worker Cindy Hampton, with whom Sen. Ensign on Tuesday admitted to a nine-month affair. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)Politico - Sen. John Ensign is going on the offensive against the husband of the woman with whom he had an affair, charging that the man not only tried to shop the story to Fox News but also demanded large sums of money from Ensign himself. 


House impeaches federal judge from Texas (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:10 PM PDT

FILE- In this May 11, 2009  file photo, U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent leaves the Houston federal courthouse.  A House panel has voted 10-0 to recommend impeachment of Kent who has been convicted of lying about sexual assaults of two female employees. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, FILE)AP - The House on Friday impeached a federal judge imprisoned for lying about sexual assaults of two women in the first such vote since impeaching former President Bill Clinton a decade ago.


Obama pokes fun at broadcasters' annual dinner (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:06 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama knows a little something about catching flies — knowledge he says he's using to help win over groups in solving the nation's health care crisis.

Liz Becton's next move (Politico)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 04:06 PM PDT

Politico - There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Unless you’re Elizabeth Becton, that is.

Obama taps 3 more big donors for ambassadorships (AP)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 03:34 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama on Friday named three more big fundraisers and contributors to his presidential campaign to ambassadorships in Sweden, Italy and Morocco.

Mousavi rally in doubt after Iran leader warning (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 03:31 PM PDT

This image made available Thursday , June 18 2009 from the Iranian Supreme Leader's website   shows Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 2nd left,  speaking at a meeting in Tehran  with representatives of presidential candidates Wednesday June 17, 2009 .  (AP Photo/Iranian Supreme Leader's website, HO)Reuters - Backers of beaten presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi will decide on Saturday whether to defy a stern warning by Iran's top authority and stage mass protests over a disputed election.


Democrats push for new government health plan (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 03:17 PM PDT

From left, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-Fla., Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., take part in health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Reuters - Democrat lawmakers on Friday proposed guaranteeing health coverage for nearly every American, despite mounting concerns the cost of doing so could torpedo the Obama administration's healthcare reform effort.


Congress Backs Iran Protests (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The House and Senate Friday adopted separate resolutions of support for Iranians protesting the outcome of that country's June 12 presidential election, putting Congress at odds with President Obama's more guarded approach.

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