2009年10月28日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections


AP sources: Obama eyes smaller Afghan troop option (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:35 PM PDT

A U.S. Army vehicle fires on Taliban positions on a mountain side, outside a base held by the Army's 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - President Barack Obama is considering sending large numbers of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan next year but fewer than his war commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, prefers, U.S. officials said.


Obama hails expansion of hate crimes legislation (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:46 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, hugs Dennis Shepard, center, as his wife Judy Shepard, left, watches after Obama spoke at an event commemorating the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crime Prevention Act in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Dennis and Judy Shepard are the parents of Matthew Shepard, who in 1998, was tortured and left to die on a fence post outside Laramie, Wyo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed and celebrated hate crime legislation that extends protection to people based on sexual orientation, sealing a long-fought victory to gay advocates. The president spoke of a nation becoming a place where "we're all free to live and love as we see fit."


Obama revives military trials at Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:22 PM PDT

Barack Obama, right, reaches across to shakes hands with Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, left, after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. and the president.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama brought back Bush-era military trials for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday by signing new rules into law that will give detainees stronger legal rights in court.


Scientists patch damaged lungs for transplanting (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:00 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the journal Science shows ex vino gene repair of human lungs. Call it a genetic patch job for worn lungs: Canadian researchers took donated lungs deemed too damaged to transplant and repaired them with outside-the-body gene therapy. (AP Photo/Science)AP - Call it a genetic patch job for worn lungs: Canadian researchers took donated lungs deemed too damaged to transplant and repaired them with outside-the-body gene therapy.


FEC puts Obama in a bind (Politico)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT

Politico - The Federal Election Commission has presented the Obama administration with the choice between standing behind President Barack Obama’s campaign rhetoric or possibly threatening one of his pet causes – and maybe his reelection chances, not to mention highlighting his differences with his own lawyer, rumored to be under consideration for a top White House post.

GOP at odds over support for NY House candidates (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:16 PM PDT

AP - Prominent Republicans like Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin are bucking the GOP to back a conservative candidate for a House seat in New York, opting to defend what they see as pure party ideology even if it means helping a Democrat win.

Obama inks defense bill with hate crimes provision (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Rep. Susan Davis, D-Calif. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., Rep. Jim Langevin, D-N.J., and Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.


Pay czar says he doesn't want broader powers (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:03 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration's "pay czar" who reduced pay for executives at seven major corporations doesn't want broader powers over the rest of the financial sector.

Turmoil from climate change poses security risks (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 02:56 PM PDT

Waves wash over rocks that fringe Sydney Harbour October 27, 2009. Australia needs to adopt a national policy to combat rising sea levels, which may see people forced to abandon coastal homes and banned from building beachside homes, said a parliamentary climate change committee.          REUTERS/Tim Wimborne     (AUSTRALIA CITYSCAPE ENVIRONMENT)AP - An island in the Indian Ocean, vital to the U.S. military, disappears as the sea level rises. Rivers critical to India and Pakistan shrink, increasing military tensions in South Asia. Drought, famine and disease forces population shifts and political turmoil in the Middle East.


Northwest pilots prompt look at distracted flying (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:15 PM PDT

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, before a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on combating distracted driving. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday.


Senators agree to extend homebuyer tax credit (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:09 PM PDT

AP - Senators agreed Wednesday to extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers and to offer a reduced credit to some repeat buyers.

Pelosi set to unveil health reform bill (Politico)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Politico - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to unveil a long-awaited health reform bill in the House on Thursday that includes a less liberal version of the public health insurance option – a disappointment to progressives who just last week hoped their version of the plan would be in the legislation.

Obama to meet business lobby critics Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:42 PM PDT

President Barack Obama arrives for a ceremony for the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 in the East Room at the White House in Washington, October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama will hold talks on Thursday with officials of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a powerful business lobby that has sparred with him on issues from taxes and climate change to healthcare.


Obama unhappy with criticism of his NYC date night (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:35 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says only once since Jan. 20 has White House life annoyed him.

Obama calls US defense budget a victory for reform (AFP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:26 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Wednesday signed a 680-billion-dollar military budget bill, saying his campaign to stamp out Pentagon waste proved political change was possible in Washington.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US President Barack Obama Wednesday signed a 680-billion-dollar military budget bill, saying his campaign to stamp out Pentagon waste proved political change was possible in Washington.


House panel OKs Iranian fuel sanctions bill (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:19 PM PDT

Reuters - A bill that would give the Obama administration power to impose sanctions on a broad array of companies involved in providing Iran with gasoline cleared a key congressional committee Wednesday.

White House ready to showcase classical music (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:08 PM PDT

AP - After showcasing jazz, country and Latin music, the White House is going classical next week.

Biden popularity fades as role expands (Politico)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 02:33 PM PDT

Politico - A series of recent polls reveals that Vice President Joe Biden's popularity has significantly declined over the past year, lagging well behind President Barack Obama's and even his recent vice presidential predecessors.

In a Crisis, Obama Is Cool Under Pressure (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 02:29 PM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - President Obama never billed himself as a crisis leader. When he started his campaign for the White House, his message was not about his ability to make tough decisions under adverse conditions but about gauzy promises of transformational change and the restorative power of hope. Obama had virtually no executive experience, and, as his critics pointed out, there were serious questions about whether his background as a community organizer in Chicago, a state legislator, and, briefly, a U.S. senator had adequately prepared him for the toughest job in the world. ...

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