2009年10月8日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


AP sources: FBI eyes terror suspect's travel talk (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:52 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 17, 2009 file photo shows Najibullah Zazi arriving at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City contacted accomplices there while making a cross-country drive from Denver, raising concerns among investigators that he was sending instructions to purchase more bomb-making chemicals, officials familiar with the case said.


Senate Democrats agree to extend jobless benefits (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

South Florida Workforce mobile specialist Emmanuel Lafalaise , left, assists unemployed south Floridians find a job in Miami, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. The number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since early January, as layoffs eased a bit amid a fledgling economic recovery. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless workers across the country who are in danger of running out of assistance by the end of the year.


Proposals to create jobs add up to second stimulus (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:05 PM PDT

House Speaker Pelosi of Calif. takes part in her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Confronted with big job losses and no sign the U.S. economy is ready to stand on its own, Democrats are working on a growing list of relief efforts, leaving for later how to pay for them, or whether even to bother.


AP source: Obama focusing on al-Qaida, not Taliban (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:51 PM PDT

An Afghan Commando instructor stands over a commando as he adjusts his weapon at a range during a competitive instructor training course in Afghanistan's Wardak Province Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A well-trained and disciplined Afghan force of police and soldiers is considered the fragile government's best hope of keeping power against the Taliban, and is central to the NATO strategy of curbing violence in this country.  (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future and will determine how many more U.S. troops to send to the war based only on keeping al-Qaida at bay, a senior administration official said Thursday.


Whodunit? Sneak attack on U.S. dollar (Politico)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT

U.S. dollar bills are displayed in Toronto in this posed photo, March 26, 2008. REUTERS/Mark BlinchPolitico - It’s the biggest mystery in global finance right now: Who conducted a sneak attack on the U.S. dollar this week?


Analysis: Health care progress, now a challenge (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:24 PM PDT

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine talks to reporters outside of the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct.  8,  2009. Senate Majority Leader of Nev. announced Thursday that the Finance Committee will vote next week on the health care bill.    (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - More than nine months in the making, the health care bill soon to emerge from the Senate Finance Committee is the only one judged so far to meet President Barack Obama's conditions for significantly expanding insurance coverage without raising federal deficits, at the same time it slows the rise in medical costs.


Congress acts to extend hate crimes to cover gays (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

House Speaker Pelosi of Calif. takes part in her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - A House vote Thursday put Congress on the verge of significantly expanding hate crimes law to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation. The legislation would bring major changes to law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968.


AP Interview: White House expands climate campaign (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 05:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2008, file photo President-elect Barack Obama listens as Carol Browner his newly designated White House energy czar speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Browner met for 45 minutes on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, with three Democratic senators concerned about the cost curbing greenhouse gases will have on their home-state industries. Their votes are crucial for the energy and climate legislation to pass Congress. (AP Photo/File)AP - President Barack Obama's so-called green team has undergone a growth spurt.


Chuckling, joking in control tower before NY crash (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, the wreckage of a helicopter is lifted by crane from the Hudson River and placed on a boat as seen from Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, FILE)AP - The air traffic controller banters and chuckles, engrossed in a teasing phone call with a giggling friend, unaware that two aircraft are on a collision course over New York's Hudson River.


INSIDE WASHINGTON: GOP raising money from docs (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2009 file photo,, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican Party is harnessing the furious debate over health care to raise campaign cash from doctors, dangling the promise of including donors' names in advertising that attacks President Barack Obama's overhaul plan. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)AP - The Republican Party is harnessing the furious debate over health care to raise campaign cash from doctors, dangling the promise of including donors' names in advertising that attacks President Barack Obama's overhaul plan.


House approves defense policy bill over objections (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 05:17 PM PDT

File - In this Feb. 5, 2009 photo, Jean Lyndon-Rodgers, president at GE Aviation, and Mark Rhodes, Senior VP at Rolls-Royce, right, talk as they stand near the F136 jet engine on a test stand at the GE Aviation facility in Evendale, Ohio. The new engine is being developed to power the F-35 joint Strike Fighter. The House has voted Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, to continue building a costly alternative engine for the Pentagon's next generation fighter jet. The vote came despite a vaguely worded veto threat from President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman, file)AP - Despite a vague veto threat by President Barack Obama, the House on Thursday easily passed a major defense policy bill that calls for continued development of a costly alternative engine for the Pentagon's next-generation fighter jet.


Dalai Lama shrugs off apparent snub by Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:43 PM PDT

Reuters - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled religious leader, on Thursday shrugged off an apparent snub by President Barack Obama, saying he was assured Obama would raise Tibetan issues when he visits China next month.

Republicans take aim at Ore. congressman over SUV (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - Republican campaign officials took aim on Thursday at an Oregon congressman who has pushed for tougher vehicle emission standards, touting a YouTube video of the environmentally friendly Democrat driving what they called a gas-guzzling SUV in Washington, D.C.

Obey casts doubt on troop surge (Politico)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:52 PM PDT

Politico - The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee cast serious doubts on whether Democrats can back a major military expansion in Afghanistan, calling the country’s government “almost useless” and drawing a comparison with Vietnam.

Poll: GOP has 9-point lead in Va. governor's race (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:38 PM PDT

AP - Republican Bob McDonnell holds a lead of 9 percentage points over his Democratic rival in Virginia's governor's race 27 days before the election, according to a Washington Post poll published Thursday.

Vilsack: USDA must sharpen its research focus (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:17 PM PDT

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday,  Oct. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - The USDA must sharpen the focus of its science and research efforts to emphasize areas where it can make an impact on society, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.


Senate sends agriculture spending bill to Obama (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:09 PM PDT

AP - Dairy farmers suffering from low milk prices would benefit from $350 million in emergency funding approved by the Senate on Thursday as it cleared a $121 billion agriculture spending bill for President Barack Obama's signature.

AP NewsBreak: Congress to look into Vikings case (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 02:57 PM PDT

FILE -- This is a Sept. 20, 2009, file photo showing Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Pat Williams (94) and Kevin Williams (93) walking off the field after an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. Congress plans to conduct a hearing next month on two professional football players whose suspensions were blocked by a federal appeals court. Two people with knowledge of the plans tell The Associated Press that the a House subcommittee will delve into the issue. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because lawmakers have yet to announce the hearing. The NFL had attempted to suspend Minnesota Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams four games each for violating the league's anti-doping policy. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to conduct a hearing next month on the case of two professional football players whose suspensions were blocked by a federal appeals court.


Lawmakers play hoops with Obama at White House (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 02:55 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has invited members of Congress and four Cabinet secretaries to play basketball Thursday night at the White House.

FEC Announces Coordinated Spending Rule-Making (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 02:12 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - More than a year after its day in court, the Federal Election Commission announced it is going back to the drawing board to rewrite spending regulations mandated by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

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