2009年10月17日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama praises Senate committee's health care vote (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:54 PM PDT

President Barack Obama departs Houston at Bush Intercontinental Cargo Center on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Steinmann)AP - Pushing back against his critics, President Barack Obama says overhauling the health care system, while helping millions of people, also will test whether policy makers can "serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests."


Obama administration shifting policy on Sudan (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:27 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, April 2, 2009  file photo, U.S. special envoy to Sudan J. Scott Gration arrives at the Sudanese foreign ministry for meetings with officials after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy toward Sudan with an eye toward engaging the government in Khartoum but also warning that continued violence in Darfur will result in penalties, U.S. officials said Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf, file)AP - In a new effort to engage the government of Sudan, U.S. officials say the White House will shift its policy toward Khartoum, but they warn that the violence and humanitarian abuses in Darfur must stop.


Peanut products doing just fine after health scare (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:36 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 photo, Georgia peanut farmer Tim Burch checks peanuts in a Baker County, Ga., field  as a peanut digger drives by preparing them for harvest. Food makers bought more peanuts over the past year than nearly any other time on record, despite a national salmonella outbreak blamed for killing nine people and scaring consumers away from peanut products for months. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)AP - Go figure: Food makers processed more peanuts over the past year than nearly any other time on record despite a national salmonella outbreak blamed for killing nine people and scaring consumers away from peanut products for months.


Teachers' unions uneasy with Obama (Politico)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:57 PM PDT

Politico - A skirmish between powerful teachers’ unions and President Barack Obama over nearly $5 billion in education spending is shaping up as a preview of the battle to come over No Child Left Behind in Congress early next year.

Biden visits Reno to tout stimulus, support Reid (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 01:02 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talk about recovery act at the University of Nevada in Reno, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Biden visited economically troubled Nevada to promote the progress of the federal stimulus program and boost the re-election campaign of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)AP - Vice President Joe Biden visited economically troubled Nevada on Friday to promote the progress of the federal stimulus program and boost the re-election campaign of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has troubles of his own.


Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:04 PM PDT

A drawing of a pig and a skull-and-crossbones mark the door of a lab where samples are tested for the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAP - Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota may have contracted the swine flu virus making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday. They stressed the finding does not threaten food safety.


Brauchli knew salons were off the record (Politico)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:27 PM PDT

Politico - Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli says he knew more about the controversial “salons” the paper had planned than previously has been reported, including the fact that they were being billed as “off-the-record” to potential sponsors.

Kerry: too soon to send more troops to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:03 PM PDT

AP - With Afghanistan's election crisis deepening, Sen. John Kerry says it would be irresponsible for the U.S. to consider sending additional troops to the region at this time.

Afghanistan braces for possible election runoff (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:44 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a news conference in Kabul September 17, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Senior foreign officials pressed President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to resolve a disputed election that threatens to undermine the Western effort to stabilize Afghanistan amid a growing Taliban insurgency.


Decide Afghan vote before adding troops: Kerry (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:59 PM PDT

Reuters - It would be irresponsible of President Barack Obama to commit to sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan when the outcome of that country's election is undecided, U.S. Senator John Kerry said on Saturday.

Obama, Turkish prez discuss Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:48 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has discussed a range of issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (ab-DOO'-lah gool).

Obama hails progress on health reform (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:02 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama makes a speech on about volunteer service in College Station, Texas, October 16. Obama on Saturday hailed progress by Congress toward approval of his health care reform, but blasted the health insurance industry for trying to block his proposals.(AFP/Getty Images/file/Dave Einsel)AFP - President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed progress by Congress toward approval of his health care reform, but blasted the health insurance industry for trying to block his proposals.


Health insurers "deceptive and dishonest": Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 08:01 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Points of Light forum at Texas A&M University hosted by former president George H.W. Bush in College Station, Texas October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama lashed out on Saturday against the "deceptive and dishonest" efforts of health insurance companies, who he said are trying to kill healthcare reform, no matter the cost to the country.


Labor chief takes on White House (Politico)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:33 AM PDT

Politico - The president of one of America's largest labor unions, Gerry McEntee, has emerged as a major obstacle to the White House's efforts to maintain a unified front in the health care debate.

Figure in Abramoff scandal gets a year in prison (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 12, 2006  file photo, David Safavian, the former chief of staff at the General Services Administration, leaves the  U.S. District Courthouse,  in Washington.  Stung by a jury that deadlocked on charges against a former lobbyist, federal prosecutors in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal are returning to court in an attempt to make sure one of their biggest catches is sent to prison. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)AP - The former top procurement official in George W. Bush's administration was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for lying about his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.


Campaign cash: The tops and the flops (Politico)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:54 PM PDT

Politico - In politics, money chases momentum. So the latest fundraising figures reported by congressional candidates provide a good measure of the progress of House and Senate campaigns across the nation.

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