2009年11月21日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:19 PM PST

U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueAP - Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.


Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST

FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee. (AP Photo/File)AP - The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee.


Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:04 PM PST

President Barack Obama exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.


Lincoln on board, 60 in hand (Politico)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:47 AM PST

Politico - Sen. Blanche Lincoln is a yes for debating health reform, but a no for the public option, and she and fellow centrists are making clear they expect Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to scrap his current plan for a government-run insurance program.

McCain says he enjoyed reading Sarah Palin book (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:42 PM PST

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her autobiography, 'Going Rogue', at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in in Norwood, Ohio, on  Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)AP - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."


More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:10 PM PST

Travelers line up at Delta counter at Reagan National Airport on Saturday,  Nov. 21, 2009, in Washington. The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year than in 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.


Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:27 PM PST

Mourners attend the funeral of one of the Fort Hood shooting victims. US Army Major Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people earlier this month at Fort Hood, Texas, intensified his communications with a radical Yemeni American cleric just months before the shootings and began discussing with him surreptitious financial transfers, The Washington Post reported Saturday(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Banks)AP - The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.


Obama has low-key evening out after long week (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama and his family spent a low-key night out at the home of a senior White House adviser after a whirlwind week spent on a presidential trip to Asia.

Health bill advances but questions remain (Politico)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:13 PM PST

Politico - Senate Democrats pushed ahead with President Barack Obama’s vision of health reform Saturday night – but at the same time, exposed significant divides in the party that make it all but impossible to complete work on a plan by year’s end.

Senate vote under way on 1st test of health care (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST

AP - The Senate has begun voting on whether to move ahead on a sweeping health care bill.

McCain links political correctness to shootings (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:46 PM PST

U.S. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., right, answers a question at a press availability after a session on Afghanistan at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. Rick Hillier, left, former chief of Canada's defence staff, listens.  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)AP - Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people.


AP News in Brief (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:11 PM PST

AP - Democrats seal 60-vote majority to advance health care bill; Landrieu, Lincoln to vote 'yes'

Obama health drive set to clear first test (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 02:40 PM PST

US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to senators who will appear on the Sunday morning talk shows in his Senate office in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care was on track to clear a key Senate hurdle Saturday, as the last wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally open debate on the bill.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care was on track to clear a key Senate hurdle Saturday, as the last wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally open debate on the bill.


Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 02:01 PM PST

AP - Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.

Political Economy: Hatin' on the Fed (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 12:24 PM PST

CQPolitics.com - Andrew Jackson would assuredly be pleased at the rising congressional distrust of the Federal Reserve. The populist president, who won re-election in 1832 on a platform of abolishing the Second Bank of the United States, was an early hater of power concentrated in huge financial institutions.

Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 07:04 AM PST

Reuters - Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year.

What to watch for in today's debate (Politico)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:00 AM PST

President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in remaking the US health care system. Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, pictured here in October, said he would vote with his party this time but warned he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)Politico - Nancy Pelosi did it. Can Harry Reid?


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