2009年9月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Stern Obama confronts Israeli, Palestinian leaders (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:31 PM PDT

President Barack Obama watches as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Bristling with impatience, President Barack Obama sternly prodded Israeli and Palestinian leaders to relaunch Mideast peace negotiations Tuesday, grasping a newly personal role in their historic standoff. He won an awkward, stone-faced handshake but no other apparent progress beyond a promise to talk about more talks.


House votes to extend jobless benefits (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:31 PM PDT

Job seekers listen to a recruiter while attending a job fair Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 in Romulus, Mich. New jobless claims fell slightly last week while the number of people receiving unemployment benefits rose, a sign the job market's recovery will be long and bumpy.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House on Tuesday.


Obama praises Clinton in speech to Clinton group (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:57 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is pictured with former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual meeting in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama says former President Bill Clinton should be credited with saving millions of lives around the world since leaving the White House.


Budget chief contradicts Obama on Medicare costs (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:49 PM PDT

AP - Congress' chief budget officer is contradicting President Barack Obama's oft-stated claim that seniors wouldn't see their Medicare benefits cut under a health care overhaul.

Obama: It's time to move forward (Politico)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:33 AM PDT

Politico - NEW YORK—President Barack Obama is pressing Palestinians not to allow Israel’s refusal to halt settlement activities to prevent both sides from reopening long-dormant negotiations towards peace in the Middle East.

Minn.'s Pawlenty forming PAC; possible 2012 step (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:45 PM PDT

US conservatives like Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, seen here in 2008, say a public option plan -- including a AP - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is preparing to launch a national fundraising committee, another signal the Republican may be positioning himself for a possible 2012 presidential run.


Condoms, contact lenses shielded from tax (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, during the markup of health care legislation. From left are, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., Baucus, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - They were calling it the tax on Q-tips. Amid Republican ridicule, a Democratic chairman backed down Tuesday and exempted consumer items of $100 or less — from condoms to contact lenses — from a proposed tax on medical device manufacturers.


GOP raps Dems for hushing insurers on Medicare (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:37 PM PDT

Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, after the weekly policy luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Republican lawmakers rebuked the Obama administration Tuesday for telling health insurance companies to stop warning elderly customers they'll lose benefits in health care legislation, which some equated to a gag order.


Rep. Frank extracts vanilla from consumer agency (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:59 PM PDT

Reuters - The Congress' chief author of financial regulatory reform moved on Tuesday to kill the most controversial part of an Obama administration proposal for a new government watchdog for financial consumers.

Obama issues stern challenge on Mideast peace (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:49 PM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) shakes hands with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak (L) behind Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd L) as U.S. President Barack Obama looks on, during a trilateral meeting at President Obama's hotel in New York September 22, 2009. Obama, making his most direct foray into Middle East diplomacy, on Tuesday called Israelis and Palestinians to act with a sense of urgency to get formal peace negotiations back on track. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - An impatient U.S. President Barack Obama scolded Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday for not doing more to unblock the peace process and urged them to relaunch negotiations soon.


Obama losing momentum in financial overhaul effort (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:59 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's attempt to tighten the government's reins on Wall Street is losing momentum as banks gain traction against his proposal for increased consumer protections and key lawmakers question his call for standardized financial products.

Obama reviews options in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:23 PM PDT

A U.S. soldier pictured near the town of Khan Neshin in Rig district of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - President Barack Obama, under pressure for a swift decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan, has delayed action due to doubts about the election there and over the government's legitimacy, officials said on Tuesday.


ACORN names former Mass AG its investigator (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:14 PM PDT

This 2009 photo released by Proskauer Rose law firm shows Scott Harshbarager, a partner in the firm' s Boston office and former Massachusetts attorney general. The community activist group ACORN said Tuesday, Sept 22, 2009,  it has selected Harshbarger to investigate its housing program and other public service projects. (AP Photo/Proskauer Rose LLP)AP - The community activist group ACORN said Tuesday it has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program and other public service projects after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp and Congress moved to cut off its federal funding.


Newyork (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:46 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Special Election Ramps Up in New York

Calif. automaker receives $528.7 million govt loan (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Fisker Automotive, a California manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, will receive more than $500 million in federal loans to develop a plug-in hybrid sports car with a sticker price of nearly $90,000 and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle to be built in the United States.

Conservatives Cast Obama as 'Reluctant, Timid' (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:17 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - In a preview of campaign refrains to come, prominent conservatives are saying President Obama's foreign policy is hurting our allies and helping our enemies.

Obama presses China for help on Iran, NKorea (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:45 PM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao waits before President Barack Obama's address before the United Nations climate change summit, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao offered each other diplomatic assurances Tuesday as the U.S. sought help from China in dealing with Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs at a testy time in ties between Washington and Beijing.


Obama 'impatient' for Mideast progress (Politico)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:45 PM PDT

Politico - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama attempted to push fast-forward on the vexing task of Middle East peace Tuesday, and the coming weeks will test the power of an impatient American president to accelerate the resolution of a century-old conflict.

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