2009年10月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Wayward pilots say they were busy using laptops (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

This image rendered from video on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/KGW.com) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALESAP - Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their plane flew past its Minneapolis landing by 150 miles — a cockpit violation of airline policy that could cost them their licenses.


Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - President Barack Obama mourned 14 Americans killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan and told a military audience he will not be hurried as he evaluates whether to alter U.S. strategy in the war.


Kerry: General's war plan goes too far (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Graphic shows fatal helicopter crashes in AfghanistanAP - A war plan that asks President Barack Obama to commit tens of thousands of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan is too ambitious, a top Senate Democrat said Monday.


Senate Leader Harry Reid faces tough re-election (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken  May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama stands with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., at a fundraising event in Las Vegas . Reid, already airing TV ads for an election that's more than a year away, tells voters he has the clout to make a difference in their lives. But even in Searchlight, Nev., where Reid is celebrity and neighbor, there are complaints about his politics and personality that mirror polls showing the most powerful Democrat in the Senate is not necessarily a hero at home. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Along a curve of desert highway near the gated home of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, mechanic Bill Johnson is struggling to keep his checkbook balanced.


Pawlenty: Obama projects 'weakness' (Politico)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:17 AM PDT

Politico - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty criticized President Barack Obama on Monday for “projecting potential weakness” on national security.

AP source: Treasury near deal on 'too big to fail' (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:00 PM PDT

AP - The Treasury Department and a senior House Democrat have decided against making financial firms pay upfront the costs of dismantling them if regulators decide they have grown "too big to fail," according to a House aide familiar with the plan.

Defense Department's top auditor forced from post (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:10 PM PDT

AP - The Pentagon's chief auditor was forced from her post Monday following sharp criticism from lawmakers over failures to hold defense contractors accountable for overcharges and poor performance.

US hits out at bid to bar religious defamation (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:01 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The Obama administration on Monday came out strongly against efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religions, saying the moves would restrict free speech.


Dodd wants immediate rate freeze on credit cards (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:44 PM PDT

AP - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, who is fighting for his political survival, proposed Monday an immediate interest rate freeze on existing balances for the estimated 700 million credit cards in circulation.

Report: FBI not reviewing all of its evidence (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:36 PM PDT

AP - The FBI is still not reviewing reams of evidence collected in counterterrorism cases, and has fewer translators than it did a few years ago, an internal government watchdog said Monday.

Obama repeats pledge to shut Guantanamo Bay prison (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says he's serious about closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

N.Y. 23 race an early 2012 test (Politico)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:43 PM PDT

Politico - The Nov. 3 House special election in New York is emerging as a early conservative test for the 2012 GOP presidential field, with three prospective candidates for the nomination breaking with the party establishment in recent days to endorse Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman.

Obama marks peace deal between Jordan and Israel (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:57 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says a peace treaty signed 15 years ago between Jordan and Israel is a reminder that peace is always possible, despite obstacles that may seem impossible to overcome.

Senate health care bill to include public option (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures while speaking on health care reform during a news conference, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy. Reid, D-Nev., said individual states would have the choice of opting out of the program.


Lawmakers wary of some Obama bank oversight plans (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:10 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a key congressional panel Monday scaled back important parts of the Obama administration's plan to dismantle financial institutions that are deemed "too big to fail."

NYC mayor takes voter targeting to the extreme (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks to reporters before being presented the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in New York. Bloomberg has spent millions of dollars to get inside the head of every New York City voter, hundreds of thousands of whom will get pre-recorded 'robocalls' narrowly targeted to appeal to their tastes and urging them to get out and vote.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP - NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent millions of dollars to get inside the head of every New York City voter, hundreds of thousands of whom will get pre-recorded "robocalls" narrowly targeted to appeal to their tastes and urging them to get out and vote.


DCCC Targets Conservative Candidate in N.Y. Special (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:18 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Democrats are turning their TV ad fire on Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in upstate New York's special election to succeed former Rep. John M. McHugh, reflecting the belief that he is a growing threat to Democratic candidate Bill Owens, who has benefited from the ideological split among Republicans in the race.

No prison for Calif. man convicted of Obama threat (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:05 PM PDT

AP - A California man who posted Internet messages about killing Barack Obama during last year's presidential campaign has avoided federal prison.

Obama remembers 14 Americans killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:32 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is remembering 14 Americans killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, saying "they gave their lives to protect ours."

Gates: injured troops face too much bureaucracy (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, applauds at right as Defense Secretary Robert Gates starts to deliver his remarks at a Mental Health Summit, to discuss a public health model for enhanced health care for returning service members, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that troops injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to face too many bureaucratic hurdles.


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