2009年9月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections


AP sources: Guantanamo might not close by January (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 06:04 PM PDT

AP - The White House acknowledged for the first time Friday that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay by January as President Barack Obama has promised.

Obama warns Iran: `come clean' on nukes (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:57 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, followed by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, center, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives to make a statement on Iran's nuclear facility, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, during the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly "come clean" on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection. He said he would not rule out military action if the Iranians refuse.


Obama: G20 brought economy back from brink (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama answers questions during a press briefing at the conclusion of the G-20 summit, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - World leaders on Friday issued sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns. President Barack Obama said actions taken so far "brought the global economy back from the brink."


Analysis: Obama welcomes help in confronting Iran (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 01:41 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, center, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy leave the stage after making a joint statement on Iran's nuclear facility, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009,  during the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The image of President Barack Obama standing alongside the leaders of France and Britain to denounce Iran left no doubt that he confronts dilemmas in a far more collaborative, multinational way than did his predecessor, George W. Bush.


Obama: Iran 'on notice' to comply (Politico)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:59 AM PDT

Politico - PITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama on Friday warned Iran to “come clean” about its nuclear program and its once-secret underground fuel site, saying world powers are united like never before to curb Tehran's atomic ambitions and that “it's up to the Iranians to respond.” 

G-20 nations reach agreement on economic reforms (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:50 AM PDT

AP - The world's major countries are pledging to develop goals to fix destabilizing global economic imbalances that helped bring about the worst recession since the Great Depression.

Afghan war commander submits troop request (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 03:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, file photo U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, right, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and German Col. Georg Klein, left, commander of the German base in Kunduz, visit the site where villagers reportedly died when American jets bombed fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban, outside Kunduz, Afghanistan.  Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said in a confidential report that without additional forces, the war against insurgents there will end in failure, The Washington Post reported Monday Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)AP - The Pentagon's top military officer flew to Europe to talk to the commander in the Afghanistan war Friday about how many troops he needs to turn around the faltering campaign.


VA to issue emergency checks for GI benefits (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 03:40 PM PDT

AP - The Veterans Affairs Department said Friday it would begin issuing emergency checks of up to $3,000 to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans whose payments under the new GI Bill have been delayed.

Ascension of G-20 fits priorities of new century (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:09 PM PDT

G-20 leaders meet during the second plenary session at the G-20 summit, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - For the world, apparently, eight is no longer enough.


House Democrats considering insurance tax (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 01:38 PM PDT

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, talks with, from second from left, the committee's  ranking Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, before the start of the markup of the health care legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - House Democrats are considering a tax on high-cost insurance plans to help pay for health care overhaul that tops President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.


Obama's unplanned Iran announcement (Politico)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:28 PM PDT

Politico - Late Thursday night, two hours after it sent out President Barack Obama’s Friday schedule, the White House told reporters it was adding another event – a statement that he would give in the morning. Amid all the hoopla of the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, there was scant indication the announcement would be dramatic.

Six-Figure Party Spending Surge in New York Special (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 03:17 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The parties are revving up their campaign operations for the upcoming special House election in upstate New York, dropping a combined $181,000 on advertising this week on the closely contested swing district race.

Obama: Global economy `back from the brink' (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 02:24 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says action by the Group of 20 nations since April has "brought the global economy back from the brink."

Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama song (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 02:09 PM PDT

AP - A school for kindergartners through second graders in this comfortable Philadelphia suburb has become the latest target of accusations by conservatives that schoolchildren are being indoctrinated to idolize President Barack Obama.

Biden swears in Kirk, successor to Sen. Kennedy (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 02:29 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr., D-Mass., left, as Gail Kirk, center, looks on during Kirk's mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime friend, the late Edward Kennedy.


Former congressional aide gets probation for theft (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:11 AM PDT

AP - A former executive assistant to California Rep. Loretta Sanchez was sentenced Friday to three years probation for stealing office funds to get herself pizza, groceries, airline tickets and an authorized bonus.

G-20 spouses tour Pittsburgh arts school (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:46 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait to receive guests at the G-20 summit dinner in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Comparing the arts to a form of diplomacy, first lady Michelle Obama on Friday promoted arts education while treating her counterparts to tours of two of this city's leading cultural institutions.


House passes bill to prevent government shutdown (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:06 AM PDT

AP - The House passed legislation Friday to head off a government shutdown next week by temporarily extending spending on most federal programs at current levels, while boosting lawmakers' office budgets by more than 8 percent.

Ginsburg released from hospital, back to work (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2009 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks to law students at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Ginsburg was hospitalized, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, after feeling ill at work (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, FILE)AP - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precaution.


Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 08:14 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touches his lips as he speaks at a news conference in Tehran May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and other Western leaders accused Iran on Friday of building a secret nuclear fuel plant and demanded Tehran immediately halt what he called a "direct challenge" to the international community.


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