2009年7月4日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Sarah Palin along with daughter Bristol, left watch the Juneau Fourth of July parade, as husband Todd, looks over son Trig and grandson, Tripp, Bristol's son, Saturday, July 4, 2009 in Juneau, Alaska. Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile. Her spokesman, David Murrow, said Palin told him she was flying to Juneau, the state capital, for the Fourth of July weekend, but he wasn't sure what activities she planned to attend. (AP Photo/Claire Richardson)AP - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.


Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:30 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, walk back to their limousine after greeting a crowd at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.


Analysis: Palin's resignation raises questions (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy.


INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives' record-keeping lapse (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:57 PM PDT

This image provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) shows a photocopy of a map created by the Army Air Corps to plan the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, indicating Map of Target Area 90-30-748, Hiroshima Area, A-2 Section, XXI Bomber Command, June 1945.  This and many other historical items that the Archives once possessed are missing; some were stolen by researchers or rogue Archives employees - others simply disappeared without a trace.   (AP Photo/U.S National Archives Records Administration)AP - National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find the patent file for the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory.


Palin fires back at press on Facebook (Politico)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 03:42 PM PDT

Politico - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Saturday in a Fourth of July message to supporters that news coverage of her startling resignation announcement reflects "the politics of personal destruction." In the Facebook posting, the governor indicated that she plans to continue to play a role national politics, vowing to "advance this country together." 

Colin Powell cautions Obama on big government (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:35 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 1, 2008 file photo, former Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks in Providence, R.I.,  (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)AP - Colin Powell worries that President Barack Obama is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offers this advice: take a hard look at costs and consider the additional red tape that will be created.


Obama, McCain give dueling holiday addresses (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:46 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, June 17, 2009 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation's founders in their Fourth of July radio and Internet addresses. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic programs and Sen. John McCain said Americans should side with Iranian election protesters.


Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:26 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the United States armed services and their guests while hosting a Fourth of July party on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Saturday, July 4, 2009. Behind him are members of the armed services.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama warned on Saturday "there will be difficult days ahead" in Iraq and said the U.S. will remain a strong partner to Iraq for its security.


60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:11 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2009, file photo, Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FILE)AP - Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support.


Zelaya says he's optimist, will return to Honduras (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:08 PM PDT

Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General the Organization of American States, OAS, speaks during a news conference in Tegucigalpa, Friday July 3, 2009. Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from Insulza on Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya says he's optimistic and is still planning to return Sunday to his country a week after he was overthrown by a military coup.


Obama says U.S. a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:09 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq faced difficult days ahead after taking control of its towns and cities from U.S. forces but he pledged to remain a strong partner on behalf of the country's security and prosperity.

Biden: I take Palin 'at her word' (Politico)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 04:16 PM PDT

Politico - New York Times reporter Sheryl Stolberg, working as pool, had a short interview with Vice President Joe Biden as he flew out of Bagdhad. Her report:

Obama says supports Kremlin chief on more freedoms (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama has used an interview with a Russian opposition newspaper to support Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev's publicly declared aim of building a freer society in Russia.

Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson's art (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 03:24 PM PDT

Leandro Lapagesse, 27, of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, shows off his tattoo near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Saturday, July 4, 2009.   (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated.


Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 11:49 AM PDT

FILE - This July 1, 2009 shows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger listening to a question concerning his declaration of a fiscal emergency at a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers failed to solve the state's whopping $24.3 billion deficit by the start of the new fiscal year. That prevents the Legislature from taking action on anything else until the crisis is resolved. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all.


McCain says resigning Palin will still play Republican role (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain issued a statement of support for resigning Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she will play a leadership role in the Republican Party and in America.

Palin shocker a boon to her lieutenant (Politico)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:54 AM PDT

Politico - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s sudden announcement Friday that she will resign at the end of July came as a complete shock to the Alaska political establishment. The choreography suggested that was by design.

Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 11:55 AM PDT

Two women walk past a reflection of a mural with pictures of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and a member of the Basij militia with a quote from Iran's Supreme Leader that reads, Reuters - An editor seen as close to Iran's leadership said on Saturday that opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial, and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security.


Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 04:57 AM PDT

In this Monday, June 1, 2009 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with members of the White House Counsel's office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House Complex in Washington. A civil rights group advised by Sotomayor in the 1980's brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored highly enough, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.


Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:02 PM PDT

FILE  --  In this April 3, 2009, file photo, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, during a visit to Baden-Baden, Germany.  Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.  But the American first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands. Russia still has trouble with the concept of an empowered woman behind the throne. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.


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