2009年9月23日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections


AP source: Census worker hanged with 'fed' on body (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:27 PM PDT

AP - A U.S. Census worker found hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery had the word "fed" scrawled on his chest, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-government sentiment.

Russia leader holds out prospect of Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:48 PM PDT

Demonstrators rally against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the current government of Iran across the street from United Nations headquarters during the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in New York.  (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - With a diplomatic wink and nod, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the door Wednesday to backing potential sanctions against Iran as a reward to President Barack Obama's decision to scale back a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe.


Obama to world: Don't expect America to fix it all (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:17 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly,  Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - President Barack Obama challenged world leaders Wednesday to shoulder more of the globe's critical burdens, promising a newly cooperative partner in America but sternly warning they can no longer castigate the U.S. as a go-it-alone bully while still demanding it cure all ills.


IRS, ACORN sever ties over scandal (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2009 file photo, a U.S. flag flies over the entrance to the ACORN Community High School in New  York. The community activist group ACORN said Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, it has selected a former Massachusetts Attorney General  Scott Harshbarger to investigate its housing program after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, FILE)AP - The IRS announced Wednesday it was severing ties with ACORN, joining a growing list of government agencies to end relationships with the community activist group.


ACORN files suit against filmmakers (Politico)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:21 PM PDT

Politico - ACORN filed suit today in Maryland against conservative filmmakers James O'Keefe, Hannah Giles and conservative Web site Breitbart.com for secretly taping the organization's employees at its Baltimore office.

Senators spar on health bill's effect on seniors (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:22 PM PDT

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, talks with committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.,center, as the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa reads notes at right, on capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 as the committee continued working on the health care legislation.  (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Sweeping health care legislation cleared its first hurdles in the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday as Democrats turned back a series of proposed changes by Republicans who attacked it as a threat to Medicare.


White House seeks comments on education law (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:42 PM PDT

Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks during a forum on responsible fatherhood in Manchester, N.H., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - The Obama administration is committed to the testing and school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.


Top nations still at odds on eve of G20 summit (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Protesters hang a sign from the West End Bridge over the Ohio River, just downstream from the city of Pittsburgh, before the start of the G-20 Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)AP - On the eve of a summit of the world's 20 top economies, the Obama administration pressed leaders on Wednesday to overcome differences and work together more closely in confronting thorny financial and environmental problems.


Proposal would limit scope of new oversight agency (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:48 PM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, to testify before the House Financial Services Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Ceding ground amid growing business opposition, the Obama administration on Wednesday signaled a willingness to exempt retailers, real estate brokers, lawyers, auto dealers, cable companies and accountants from oversight of its proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.


Commander to send troop request for Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:27 PM PDT

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), based at Fort Richardson, Alaska, fire a 120mm mortar during a fire mission at the combat outpost Zerok in East Paktika province in Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)AP - The Pentagon sought Wednesday to march in step with the Obama administration's shifting war strategy as the White House considers using more counterterror strikes in Pakistan amid its doubts about adding troops in Afghanistan.


Democrats trying to sell health plan to seniors (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:45 PM PDT

Bernie Siegel, 87, of Silver Spring, Md., asks Vice President Joe Biden a question about the proposed health care reforms, Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009, at Leisure World in Silver Spring, Md.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The White House and Democrats are laboring to attract skeptical seniors to their drive to reshape the nation's health care system, leading some to press the behemoth but reluctant AARP to be more aggressive about backing them.


ACORN fights back (Politico)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:45 PM PDT

Politico - A week after undercover videotapes made it the butt of a national joke, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is launching a three-pronged effort to rebuild its reputation and try to hold on to the millions of dollars in funding it gets each year from the federal government.

Senate blocks bid to keep offshore drilling policy (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:29 PM PDT

AP - The Senate on Wednesday voted against an attempt by Republicans to keep in place a plan by the Bush administration to allow oil and gas drilling along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

Mass. lawmakers approve Kennedy succession change (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:29 PM PDT

In this May 12, 2008, photo, Paul Kirk, Jr., left, chairman of the John Kennedy Library Foundation Board of Directors, is seen alongside the late Sen. Edward Kennedy at the annual Profile in Courage Award ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. A Kennedy family confidant said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, that sons of Sen. Kennedy want Paul Kirk to temporarily replace their father in the U.S. Senate.    (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)AP - Massachusetts lawmakers fulfilled Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's dying wish Wednesday, granting the governor the power to appoint an interim replacement for him so President Barack Obama can regain a critical 60th U.S. Senate vote he needs to pass a health care overhaul this year.


Obama's pick of industry lobbyist draws fire (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:25 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's nomination of a trucking industry lobbyist to head the agency that regulates the industry drew fire Wednesday from senators and safety advocates.

House votes short-term extension for FAA programs (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:11 PM PDT

AP - With Congress distracted by health care and disagreeing over transportation policy, the House was forced Wednesday to take emergency steps to keep key air and highway programs going through the end of the year.

Carmakers favor U.S. ban on texting while driving (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:53 PM PDT

A mobile phone is used in a car in this posed photograph in central London February 27, 2007. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Automakers backed calls to ban drivers on U.S. roads from text messaging with cell phones and other hand-held devices, an issue gaining attention from the Obama administration and Congress.


Geithner urges watchdog, Frank cites death panels (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:38 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner discusses efforts being made to combat mortgage modification fraud in the housing market at a meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, September 17, 2009. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - An Obama administration proposal to create a government watchdog for financial consumers inched forward in Congress on Wednesday, with House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank calling for "death panels" to close down troubled financial firms.


Russian leader open to new Iran nukes sanctions (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:31 PM PDT

President Barack Obama finishes his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton watches Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Giving some ground on a top priority of President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that sanctions are rarely productive but he opened the door to tougher ones to halt Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.


Paul-inspired candidates make impact (Politico)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:27 PM PDT

Politico - It’s been over a year since Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) energized libertarians with his presidential candidacy, but the movement he inspired continues to ripple across the landscape. 

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