2009年11月29日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Senator says Afghan forces, not US, key to success (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 01:57 PM PST

In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)AP - The leading Senate Democrat on military matters said Sunday that President Barack Obama's anticipated plan for significantly expanding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan must show how those reinforcements will help increase the size of the Afghan security forces.


Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:56 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2009, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks during a news conference on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. With the Senate set to begin debate Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, on health care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already. Yet majority Democrats will need 60 votes again to finish.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The 60 votes aren't there any more.


Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:55 AM PST

This photo released by the White House Nov. 27, 2009, shows President Barack Obama greeting  Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, at a State Dinner hosted by Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.  The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that the uninvited Virginia couple managed to slip into the dinner. (AP Photo/The White House, Samantha Appleton)AP - Two senators say authorities ought to pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House.


Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 06:00 AM PST

FILE - In this April 1998 file photo, exiled al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is seen  in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.  (AP Photo, file)AP - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.


Obama 'realism' faces Afghan test (Politico)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 04:04 AM PST

Politico - As President Barack Obama prepares to make the case for sending more troops to Afghanistan, some allies are urging him to return to a line of argument little heard since the Bush years: the United States has a moral obligation to protect the Afghan people, particularly women, from the Taliban.

White House: Iran isolating itself with nuke plans (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:22 AM PST

A Russian technician walks inside the Reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, in southern Iran in 2006. A defiant Iranian government led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants and also to study a plan to process the material to 20 percent purity, state media reported.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AP - The White House says if Iran really does plan to building 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, then the development would be another instance of flaunting the United Nations.


Few signposts mark the road to economic recovery (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 photo, job seekers line up in front of a Dollar General booth at a Little Rock, Ark., job fair. The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to the lowest level in over a year. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, file)AP - The road from recession to recovery is rarely smooth, straight or short. It comes with detours, forks and even dead ends. And sometimes surprises.


Huckabee leaning against another presidential run (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:15 AM PST

AP - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he's leaning slightly against running for president in 2012 but says it's far too early to say what he will do.

GOP senator says health care bill can't be fixed (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:48 AM PST

AP - The No. 2 Republican in the Senate is urging his Democratic colleagues to start over in crafting a bill to overhaul the health care system.

Vt. senator opposes a second Bernanke term at Fed (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 08:14 AM PST

AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to face tough questioning during a reappointment hearing this week, and one senator already says he won't support another term for the Fed chief.

Dems look for deal as Sen. debate begins (Politico)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 03:53 PM PST

Politico - After months of buildup, the historic debate on health care reform opens on the Senate floor Monday — but the C-SPAN cameras won't see the real action.

Gate crashers met Obama at state dinner with India (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 02:44 PM PST

Reuters - A couple who penetrated layers of security to enter a State Dinner at the White House this week without an invitation met U.S. President Barack Obama in the receiving line, a White House official said on Friday.

Democrats expect healthcare overhaul to pass (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST

An opponent to health care reform holds a sign as he listens to Congressman David Scott (D-GA) during a town hall in Jonesboro, Georgia, August 15, 2009. REUTERS/Tami ChappellReuters - Leading Democrats on Sunday said they expect Congress to pass a major healthcare reform backed by President Barack Obama, but supporters may have to accept legislation that falls short on some issues.


GOP in 2010: Ready, Set... Purity? (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 12:00 PM PST

CQPolitics.com - The Republican National Committee has introduced a list of 10 principles designed to keep candidates aligned with party ideals and while one former GOP leader insisted Sunday it "is not a litmus test," the concept does raise a question about 2010 midterm election strategy.

Exec: Obama dinner crashers shopping interview (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:55 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009  file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. This time, the picture is the story. After the Secret Service insisted that President Barack Obama was never endangered by a security breach that allowed a couple to crash his first state dinner, the White House has released a photo showing that not only did the pair get close to Obama, they actually shook hands and talked to him. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - The couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says.


Dukakis to Endorse Capuano for Mass. Senate (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:53 AM PST

CQPolitics.com - Former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis will formally endorse Rep. Michael E. Capuano in the Democratic primary for the Senate special election Sunday at an event in Brookline, Mass.

Black-white turnout key in Atlanta mayoral runoff (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo, candidate for Atlanta Mayor, City Councilwoman  Mary Norwood smiles as she speaks during an election-night party in Atlanta, GA. Norwood will face state Senator Kasim Reed in a runoff election Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - Just a few weeks ago, some suggested Atlanta was about to name its first white mayor in a generation. Instead, the Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.


Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 08:00 AM PST

AP - The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday.

Hondurans to elect new president after June coup (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:42 AM PST

Electoral workers count ballots after the closure of polling stations in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, Nov 29, 2009. About 4,6 million Hondurans are called to elect a new President in an election that is seen by many as a solution to the political crisis started by the June 28 military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Reuters - Hondurans choose a new president on Sunday in an election that could ease a crisis triggered by a coup but the vote has pitted Washington against some of the biggest countries in Latin America.


Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 08:04 PM PST

FILE - In this May 6,2009 file photo, Meg Whitman, right, Republican candidate for California Governor, talks to a supporter at the Conference of the Professional Business Women of California in San Francisco. (AP Phioto/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: "The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes."


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