2009年10月15日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


No Social Security COLA could prod $250 payments (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Retired beer truck driver Frank Ferrira, 90, talks about social security Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at  the Pembroke Pines, Fla. Southwest Focal Senior Center. There will be no cost-of-living increase for more than 50 million Social Security recipients next year, the first year without a raise since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Social Security recipients won't get a cost-of-living increase next year for the first time in more than a third of a century, and that could boost President Barack Obama's plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.


Obama defends himself against New Orleans critics (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:30 PM PDT

President Barack Obama participates in a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.  Obama is hearing directly from area people about Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina.   (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - Insisting he's "just getting started," President Barack Obama defended his administration Thursday against complaints from some residents of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast that federal help in recovering from the 2005 disasters hasn't improved much since he took office.


White House expects thousands on fall garden tours (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:46 PM PDT

Dale Haney, Superintendent of the White House Grounds, poses for a photo in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Tens of thousands of people are expected to stream through the White House gates this weekend for a rare opportunity to see the fragrant roses, blue salvias and towering, decades-old trees that beautify the president's back yard.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Tens of thousands of people are expected to stream through the White House gates this weekend for a rare opportunity to see the fragrant roses, blue salvias and towering, decades-old trees that beautify the president's back yard.


STIMULUS WATCH: Construction drives up new jobs (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2009, file photo, Aaron Wilson, right, of Pasadena, Calif., a recently hired worker with the California Conservation Corps, clears hiking trails with other CCC workers in the San Bernardino National Forest in Hemet, Calif. Eight of the 18 CCC workers were hired by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the recently approved federal stimulus plan. Businesses that received federal contracts under the economic stimulus are reporting more than 30,000 jobs saved or created in the first months of the program.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Businesses reported creating or saving more than 30,000 jobs in the first months of President Barack Obama's stimulus program, according to initial data released Thursday by a government oversight board. Military construction led the way, and states in the South and Southwest saw the biggest boost.


Obama: We will rebuild this region (Politico)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Politico - New Orleans – President Barack Obama jetted to this hurricane battered city Thursday to deliver a fiery call to action, vowing to rebuild to the Gulf Coast area as a boisterous crowd chanted “yes we can!”

California water war spreads to Congress (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:43 PM PDT

AP - The House approved a seemingly benign water recycling program Thursday for the San Francisco Bay area, but only after Republicans fought to broaden drought relief to California's farm belt.

Envoy says Afghan runoff election is likely (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Said Tayeb Jawad, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, speaks at a forum at the US Institute of Peace in Washington. Jawad said that a second round in Afghanistan?s disputed election was 'likely,' becoming the first close aide to President Hamid Karzai to acknowledge the possibility.(AFP/Shaun Tandon)AP - A runoff vote is very likely between incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his closest challenger in the country's highly contested election, Karzai's ambassador to the United States said Thursday.


INSIDE WASHINGTON: Bank errors mar mortgage relief (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:46 AM PDT

Towana S. Gooch is seen in her home in Upper Marlboro, Md., in this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Gooch, a single mother, was on the verge of losing her townhouse in suburban Maryland after her mortgage lender kicked her out of a government loan modification program because of a seven-cent error. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - Towana Gooch, a single mom who lives with her 10-year old daughter, was on the verge of losing her town house in suburban Maryland after her mortgage lender kicked her out of a government loan modification program. The problem, she says she was notified, was a 7-cent error.


Judge declares mistrial in Abramoff-related case (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:59 PM PDT

AP - A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of a former lobbyist caught up in the Jack Abramoff affair, the biggest setback in the government's long-running prosecution of the influence-peddling scandal.

NRC raises concern about new reactor design (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:35 PM PDT

AP - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission raised safety concerns Thursday with the design of a proposed next-generation reactor to be built by Westinghouse Electric Co., saying a key part of the reactor may not withstand a tornado, earthquake or even high winds.

Obama vows he won't repeat Katrina mistakes (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:36 PM PDT

An image of Martin Luther King looms over U.S. President Barack Obama as he greets students during a visit to Martin Luther King Charter School in New Orleans October 15, 2009.     REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES POLITICS)Reuters - Barack Obama sought to reassure frustrated New Orleans residents of his commitment to their recovery on Thursday on his first presidential trip to a city still struggling to rebuild four years after Hurricane Katrina.


Obama wins first financial reform victory in months (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:49 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration scored its first financial regulation reform victory in months on Thursday when a U.S. congressional committee approved new regulations for over-the-counter derivatives.

Va. Governor Candidates Have Hefty Cash Reports (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:39 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Bob McDonnell, the front-running Republican nominee for the Virginia governorship, began October with nearly $2 million more in his campaign account than Democratic opponent Creigh Deeds, according to updated campaign finance reports filed Thursday by the two campaigns competing in the Nov. 3 election.

New DOD photo rules prompt outcry (Politico)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:29 PM PDT

Soldiers from the U.S. army's Able troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry of 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, New York, take up position in the centre of the village of Chehel Tan in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Nikola SolicPolitico - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan are retreating somewhat from an effort to ban embedded journalists from publishing photos or video of American soldiers killed in action there, according to ground rules issued Thursday. 


US Congress sends Obama Iran sanctions bill (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT

An Iranian technician works at the control room of the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, 420 kms south of Tehran in 2007. The US Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Thursday that bars companies selling fuel to Iran from winning US government deals, piling pressure on Tehran over its suspect nuclear program.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - The US Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Thursday that bars companies selling fuel to Iran from winning US government deals, piling pressure on Tehran over its suspect nuclear program.


Venture Capital Has ‘Lovers’ Quarrel’ With Obama (Bloomberg)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:11 PM PDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A year after venture capitalists backed Barack Obama’s election campaign, supporting his spending plans for energy and research, the industry’s relations with the president are deteriorating.

In New Orleans, Obama fires back at critics (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:01 PM PDT

An image of Martin Luther King looms over U.S. President Barack Obama as he greets students during a visit to Martin Luther King Charter School in New Orleans October 15, 2009.     REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES POLITICS)Reuters - President Barack Obama fired back on Thursday at critics who say he has few accomplishments of note in his nine months in office and declared he was just getting started.


Deutch Makes It Official in Fla. Special Election (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - State Sen. Ted Deutch wasted no time Thursday, declaring his candidacy in the special election to replace Democratic Rep. Robert Wexler, one day after the seven-term lawmaker announced his intention to resign his 19th District seat in January.

Obama hits back at insurers over health reform (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:42 PM PDT

Police detain and carry a protester from a sit-in at the offices of United Health Group, the nation's largest health insurance company, in New York, Thursday Oct. 15, 2009.  A national civil disobedience campaign called Mobilization For Healthcare For All, targeted the nation's largest private health insurers in eight other cities nationwide.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama hit back at the health insurance industry on Thursday, accusing it of trying to deceive Americans about healthcare reform and vowing to overhaul the industry in Congress.


Obama signs huge Pakistan aid package into law (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:17 PM PDT

Pakistani gypsy families from tribal areas ride on donkey carts in Daska, a town of Punjab Province, on October 8. US President Barack Obama signed a 7.5 billion dollar aid package for Pakistan into law Thursday, after Congress offered assurances the plan did not violate Pakistani sovereignty.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - President Barack Obama signed a 7.5 billion dollar aid package for Pakistan into law Thursday, after the US Congress acted to placate critics in Islamabad who warned it violated Pakistani sovereignty.


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