2009年11月6日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Fort Hood suspect said his goodbyes before rampage (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:39 PM PST

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived.   REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, dead.


House Dems struggle for final votes on health care (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:05 PM PST

Actor Jon Voight speaks with  Rep. Michele Bachmann R-Minn., at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during a Republican health care news conference.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, weighing fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts.


Obama visits wounded US soldiers at Walter Reed (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:31 PM PST

President Barack Obama salutes as boards Marine One helicopter prior to his departure at Rock Creek Park near Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington, Friday. Nov. 6, 2009, after a visit to nearby Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama spent nearly two hours visiting wounded U.S. soldiers Friday afternoon.


Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:56 PM PST

President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for a visit to Walter Reed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.


Members fear their jobs are next (Politico)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 11:13 AM PST

Politico - Of all the numbers swirling around this week Capitol Hill this week – health care whip counts, CBO estimates, winning and losing margins in Virginia, New York and New Jersey – one stands out from the rest: 10.2 percent.

Obama signs bill assisting homebuyers, jobless (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:56 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.


Hillary Clinton to represent US at Berlin Wall (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:19 PM PST

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday.

Obama says don't jump to conclusions on shooting (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:45 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after speaking in the Rose Garden. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law enforcement officers investigate the shootings.


Former NASA official sentenced to probation (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:00 AM PST

AP - A former top NASA official was sentenced Friday to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for steering contract money to a private client.

Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:36 PM PST

Village of Mount Pleasant patrol near the home of Russell Seager, near Racine, Wis. He was one of the victims of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Friday Nov. 6, 2009. Family members said through the police that they did not want to make any public statements. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Mark Hertzberg)AP - A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."


Obama will push health bill in Saturday Hill visit (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:45 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said.


Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:22 PM PST

AP - A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay.

Democrats race to line up 218 votes (Politico)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:42 PM PST

Politico - Democratic leaders trying to preserve a high-stakes Saturday vote on a House health reform bill battled a swift current of rank-and-file defections Friday as the White House swung into action to help corral the final votes.

Obama administration would talk to North Korea: aide (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:12 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration would be willing to hold bilateral talks with North Korea but only if certain conditions were met, the president's top adviser on Asia said on Friday.

NY village gets new voting system to aid Hispanics (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:36 PM PST

AP - A federal judge imposed an unusual election system on a suburban village Friday, nearly two years after finding that the existing system was unfair to Hispanics.

Gay marriage foes win with message about schools (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:30 PM PST

Opponents of same-sex marriage hold up a sign and a crucifix during a rally outside in 2004. Maine voters have rejected a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, in a major setback to gay rights advocates hoping the northeastern US state would become the first in the country where voters directly approve gay marriage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Springer)AP - Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school.


Obama weighs steps to spur jobs, wary on deficit (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:09 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the economy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month.


Obama, Democrats hunt for health care votes (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:01 PM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference at the US Capitol in November 5. Pelosi said the House of Representatives aimed to take up the most ambitious overhaul of its kind in a half-century on Saturday, though Republican delaying tactics could cause the timing to slide.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - US President Barack Obama and top Democratic lawmakers struggled Friday to rally their troops behind legislation to remake US health care, ahead of what was expected to be a razor's edge weekend vote.


Expanded First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Becomes Law (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:35 PM PST

U.S. News & World Report - In the hopes of sustaining the real estate market's recent momentum, Uncle Sam has made more than two-thirds of current homeowners and nearly all first-time buyers eligible for thousands of dollars in tax perks when they purchase a house. President Obama signed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 into law Friday, a day after the House of Representatives approved it by a 403-to-12 vote. The legislation includes language that significantly expands the popular first-time home buyer tax credit that was enacted in February. ...

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