2009年11月26日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:27 PM PST

US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference on November 24. Having vowed US climate action, Obama heads to Copenhagen needing to perform a delicate balancing act between huge expectations and the reality of a reluctant Congress.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AP - President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends.


Attorney says dinner crashers shouldn't need him (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:54 PM PST

This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo of, Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, right, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - The couple who crashed a White House dinner shouldn't need legal help, an attorney who knows them said Thursday, as the Secret Service remained quiet publicly about the eye-catching security breach.


Lawyers: government misconduct in Blackwater case (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 07:09 AM PST

A US soldier prepares roast turkey for Thanks Giving diner at the Tarmiyah army base, just north of Baghdad. Specialist Nathan Deliefde was hard at work since eight in the morning on Thursday, preparing a Thanksgiving feast for 170 US soldiers that many hope will be the last one they eat in Iraq.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - Defense lawyers are alleging misconduct by Justice Department prosecutors in the case against one of five Blackwater security guards accused in the killings of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad.


Car insurance scofflaws raise health mandate doubt (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 01:27 PM PST

AP - Thousands of drivers on the nation's roads don't carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently?

New climate targets may not change daily life much (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST

Greenpeace activists display a banner with messages in English, Portuguese and French for the leaders of the United States, Brazil and France,  during a demonstration ahead of the climate conference in Denmark, at the Amazonas Theater in  Manaus, Brazil, Thursday,  Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say.


Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 08:46 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009  file photo, President Obama speaks during the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Courage, in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House, in Washington. President Barack Obama is committing the United States to a goal of substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade when he travels to a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief.


Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:44 PM PST

AP - Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.

White House slams charges against Iranian-US scholar (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:12 PM PST

A picture obtained from the Fars News Agency shows US-Iranian scolar Kian Tajbakhsh speaking during a press conference after the first hearing in Tehran in August 2009. The White House on Thursday slammed as AFP - The White House on Thursday slammed as "baseless" the new charges levied against Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh, jailed in Iran for his alleged role in post-election unrest.


Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 11:09 AM PST

AP - Paul Kirk never figured to upstage the legend whose death opened up a Senate seat. Even so, the stylish Massachusetts lawyer and former Democratic Party chairman has taken on such a low profile as Edward M. Kennedy's successor that some are questioning how great an impact he can have.

Obama faces delicate balancing act on climate (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 10:04 AM PST

US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference on November 24. Having vowed US climate action, Obama heads to Copenhagen needing to perform a delicate balancing act between huge expectations and the reality of a reluctant Congress.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - Having vowed US climate action, President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen needing to perform a delicate balancing act between huge expectations and the reality of a reluctant Congress.


Uninvited guests crash White House dinner (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 08:16 AM PST

Reuters - The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:21 AM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Lou Dobbs,  left, speaks with Bill O'Reilly during taping a segment for Fox News channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' in New York.  Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as 'an intermediary step' that could lead to a run for the White House. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)AP - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights.


Great moments in Thanksgiving politics (Politico)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:57 AM PST

Politico - For a national holiday when the whole of American government shuts down, Thanksgiving nevertheless seems to have produced some memorable political moments, some of which continue to echo across the country’s consciousness.

Obamas plan quiet first White House Thanksgiving (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 01:57 AM PST

AP - The first family is spending the long holiday weekend in Washington.

Obama's Thanksgiving proclamation (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:03 AM PST

President Barack Obama holds an unidentified child as he stands next to his mother-in-law Marian Robinson as they pack food for Thanksgiving at Martha's Table, a food pantry in Washington, Wednesday, Nov.  25, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama's Thanksgiving Day proclamation, as released by the White House:


Philippine massacre suspect says he is innocent (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:18 PM PST

One of the five Mangudadatu family members killed in Monday's massacre is buried in the family cemetery in Buluan, Maguindanao province. The Philippine politician accused of masterminding the election-linked killings that left 57 people dead has declared he was innocent as he was taken into custody.(AFP/Ted Aljibe)AFP - The Philippine politician accused of masterminding an election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead surrendered to authorities on Thursday but insisted he was innocent.


Obama will unveil Afghan troops move at West Point (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:38 PM PST

US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama promised Tuesday he would unveil his decision AP - President Barack Obama plans to announce a redrawn battle plan for Afghanistan, including what the military says could be a roughly 50 percent increase in U.S. forces, in a national address Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy.


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