2009年10月3日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Administration eyes ways to help laid-off workers (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, about his trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, and his attempt to help Chicago win the 2016 Olympics bid. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The Obama administration is considering steps to ease the burdens of laid-off workers, including possible extensions of unemployment and health benefits, officials said Saturday.


Health insurance bills could be hardship for many (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 04:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)AP - Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable.


Afghan war options: Beating al-Qaida key yardstick (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:40 PM PDT

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines walks in a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - President Barack Obama is considering a range of ideas for changing course in Afghanistan, from pulling back to staying put to sending thousands more troops to fight the insurgency.


Congress ready to penalize Iran if diplomacy fails (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iran, speaks to reporters during a news conference,  at United Nations headquarters. Congress is poised to act swiftly to impose tough new sanctions on Iran if international talks on Tehran's nuclear program show signs of faltering.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)AP - Congress is poised to act swiftly on new penalties against Iran if international talks on Tehran's nuclear program show signs of faltering. And this time lawmakers are talking about trying to block gas and refined petroleum exports to Iran, possibly causing serious disruptions in the lives of ordinary Iranians.


Police chiefs endorse anti-terror community watch (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 04:18 PM PDT

Los Angeles Police chief William Bratton talks to the media during a news conference introducing iWatch, a community component of the national terrorism-prevention program, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)AP - A store clerk's curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn't quite right — and it's an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday.


New term and new justice for nation's higher court (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2009 file photo, retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter works with his group to promote civics education in New Hampshire schools during a meeting in Concord, N.H.  (AP Photo/Jim Cole, FILE)AP - Justice David Souter never danced the salsa in public. Justice John Paul Stevens doesn't sing in karaoke bars. And Chief Justice John Roberts hasn't thrown out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium.


Chicago loss means hard times ahead for USOC (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 02:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, about his trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, and his attempt to help Chicago win the 2016 Olympics bid. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - After the shock in Copenhagen comes the backlash in Colorado.


Obama adviser says no climate change law this year (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 02:23 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's top energy adviser says there is no way Congress will be able to pass a bill on climate change this year.

Somalia's president says terrorism growing there (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:33 PM PDT

The president of Somalia, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, speaks at a Books for Africa breakfast Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in St. Paul during his three-day stop in the Twin Cities. Ahmed is meeting with members of Minnesota's Somali community to build support for a stable government in his country. After Minnesota, he'll head to Chicago and Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)AP - The president of Somalia said Saturday his government is challenged by terrorism — which he called a "foreign idea" — and asked the Somali diaspora support him as he struggles to create peace in his war-torn country.


Top UK general says UK ready to boost Afghan force (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT

Afghan National Army Lt. Hussein, center, stands with a fellow Afghan soldier, left, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Nick Gonzales, of Tolleson, Ariz., with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines before a joint patrol in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - The U.K. is ready to send more soldiers to Afghanistan, if asked to by the commander of the U.S. and NATO forces there, the British army's new chief has been quoted as saying.


Analysis: Chicago's loss is a blow to Obama, too (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 02:27 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama is seen on a video screen during the USOC's pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at the 121st International Olympic Committee Session in Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - OK, so it wasn't health care, climate change or war. Still, President Barack Obama's high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels — that he's a better talker than closer, more celebrity than statesman.


Baucus bill may be far from final word (Politico)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:09 AM PDT

Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., right, shakes hands with Sen. John Rockefeller, D-W.V., left, as Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., center, looks on following the conclusion of a hearing on heath care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Politico - Two weeks, 130-plus amendments and the final gavel came down at 2:15 a.m. Friday.


Obama urges spirit of compromise on healthcare (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:01 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama said his health care reform was key to ensuring growth of small businesses in the United States and their ability to create new jobs.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)Reuters - President Barack Obama called on the U.S. Congress on Saturday to be willing to compromise on a plan to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system now that a key Senate committee has wrapped up work on its proposal.


Obama meets with Afghanistan commander in Denmark (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:58 PM PDT

This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama meeting with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP Photo/White House, Pete Souza)AP - At a pivotal point in the administration's Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One Friday for a talk the White House described as productive.


Health overhaul closer than ever - and yet far off (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:53 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. gestures during a news conference on health care reform legislation, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Eight months in office, Barack Obama has now pushed closer than any other president in generations to creating a basic health care safety net for working Americans. Yet the fate of legislation delivering on his goal is far from certain: Republicans are nearly unified in opposition, Democrats hardly united in support.


No US climate bill before December talks: Obama aide (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:37 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama return to the White House. A top aide to Obama said there was virtually no chance Congress would have a climate and energy bill ready for him to sign before negotiations on a global climate treaty begin in December in Copenhagen, The New York Times reported Saturday.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - A top aide to US President Barack Obama said there was virtually no chance Congress would have a climate and energy bill ready for him to sign before negotiations on a global climate treaty begin in December in Copenhagen, The New York Times reported Saturday.


Obama disappointed over Chicago's Olympics loss (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 05:59 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk down the stairs from Air Force One upon their arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Friday Oct. 2, 2009, after a trip to Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put "heart and soul" into Chicago's losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games: "A" for effort.


Senate GOP leader offers no support to Ensign (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 05:54 PM PDT

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Sen. John Ensign of Nevada was only beginning to emerge from a self-imposed political exile over fallout from his extramarital affair with a campaign aide. Now, tawdry new details about the case are raising fresh questions whether Ensign can be re-elected in 2012 — or even face criminal charges over his behavior.


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