2009年12月1日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections


30,000-troop boost ordered by Obama in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST

President Barack Obama waves before speaking about his Afghanistan policy before cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.


Gate crashers spur WH security change (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:15 PM PST

In this image made from video provided Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 by NBC Universal, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, right, are interviewed by the 'Today' show's host Matt Lauer. The couple that got into the White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without invitations denied Tuesday that they were gatecrashers. Appearing on the same program, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs insisted the Salahis had not been invited. (AP Photo/NBC Universal)AP - The White House will make at least one change to its screening practices for invitation-only events after an attention-hungry couple was able to crash the Obama administration's first state dinner.


Welcome to the White House: Are you on The List? (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:15 PM PST

In this image made from video provided Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 by NBC Universal, Tareq and Michaele Salahi are interviewed on the 'Today' show. The couple that got into the White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without invitations denied Tuesday that they were gatecrashers. Appearing on the same program, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs insisted the Salahis had not been invited. (AP Photo/NBC Universal)AP - It all starts with an engraved invitation that comes in the mail, conveying the coveted offer to attend a state dinner.


New $100 billion safety net for jobless in works (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:39 PM PST

Graphic shows historical and estimated number of people who exhausted unemployment benefitsAP - As unemployment spikes, the cost of compassion is going up too.


Things to watch for in Obama's speech (Politico)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:23 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks about health insurance reform in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington in this September 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesPolitico - Barack Obama will make one of the most consequential – and controversial — speeches of his presidency Tuesday night when he announces he'll send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next six months. The White House calls it an “accelerated” push to beat back gains by the Taliban and root out al-Qaida.


Analysis: Obama faces heavy lifting at jobs forum (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:36 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as they arrived for a meeting with Congressional leadership, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The trouble is, the jobs just aren't there and many aren't coming back.


Congress scrambles to extend estate tax (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:14 PM PST

AP - Next year had been shaping up as a great year to get a big inheritance — no federal taxes on it. Congress, however, has other plans for the few wealthy heirs expecting a big boon. Uncle Sam may take a 45 percent cut after all.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Friday is still WH 'trash day' (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 25, 1992, file photo, former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger appears at a news conference in Washington,after President Bush pardoned him and five other former high-ranking government officials for their role in the Iran-Contra scandal. Weinberger, who had to stand trial a month after his news conference, termed the preceding year 'an absolute nightmare.' (AP Photo/Doug Mills)AP - President Barack Obama entered the White House promising a new era of openness in government, but when it comes to bad news, his administration often uses one of the oldest tricks in the public relations playbook: putting it out when the fewest people are likely to notice.


Tempers rise as Senate moves toward health vote (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:15 PM PST

The Senate and Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. The US Senate is poised to formally launch a historic and bitter debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the country's health care system -- President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare.


Gov't fines El Paso Corp., subsidiary $2.3 million (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2006 file photo, emergency personnel survey the damage after a bulldozer operator accidentally struck a natural gas pipeline causing an explosion and fire near Cheyenne, Wyo. The Transportation Department said Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, it has fined the El Paso Corp. and a Colorado subsidiary $2.3 million for safety violations in connection with a pipeline explosion in Wyoming three years ago that killed one worker and sent a giant fireball hundreds of feet into the air.(AP Photo/Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Larry Brinlee, file) NO SALESAP - The Transportation Department said Tuesday it has fined the El Paso Corp. and a Colorado subsidiary $2.3 million for safety violations in connection with a pipeline explosion in Wyoming three years ago that killed one worker and sent a giant fireball hundreds of feet into the air.


AP Exclusive: Obama aunt anguished by separation (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:48 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, President Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in her home in Boston.   (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)AP - President Barack Obama's aunt buried her face in her hands and sobbed as she described her anguish over no longer having contact with him and his family after the revelation she had been living illegally for years in the United States in public housing.


Obama: 'End this war successfully' (Politico)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST

Politico - West Point, N.Y. — President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce he’s ordered 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer – but mindful of fast-fading support for the conflict at home, also pledge to begin the process of bringing out U.S. forces in July 2011.

US, Russia urge completion of arms control deal (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:44 PM PST

AP - The U.S. and Russian presidents are urging their nuclear negotiators to step up efforts to complete a new arms control agreement to replace a Cold War-era pact expiring this week.

Kerry seeks more U.S. climate funds for poor nations (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:07 PM PST

Reuters - Two senators on Tuesday gave a boost to next week's global environmental summit in Copenhagen, with a senior Democrat advocating more U.S. funding of climate change efforts by poor nations and a key Republican calling for quick action on a U.S. climate bill.

Pawlenty: 'Nobody knows who I am' (Politico)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST

Politico - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty acknowledged on Tuesday that he's polling so far behind his potential 2012 Republican presidential rivals because “nobody” knows him yet.

Gauging Gillibrand's Vulnerability in 2010 (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 09:09 AM PST

CQPolitics.com - No matter what Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand does, the freshman senator from New York has not been able to scare off talk of a big-name 2010 challenge, either in the primary or the general election.

Obama 'accelerates' 30,000 troops to Afghanistan (Politico)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 08:32 AM PST

Politico - WEST POINT, N.Y. – President Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the next six months and begin to draw down U.S. forces from that nation in July 2011, he's announce to the nation Tuesday night. 

Couple denies "crashing" White House state dinner (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 06:42 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) greets Michaele Salahi (C) and her husband Tareq (R) during a state dinner for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) at the White House in this official White House photo taken November 24, 2009 and released November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Samantha Appleton-The White House/HandoutReuters - The couple who drew international attention by getting into a White House dinner without an invitation denied on Tuesday that they gate-crashed the high-security gala.


Gibbs: Deployment to Afghan will be accelerated (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:02 AM PST

AP - A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama is ready to lay out an end-game scenario for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan because "we can't be there forever."

Obama to outline Afghan strategy at West Point (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:17 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama's day will be dominated by his speech on Afghanistan this evening, but he does have other things on tap.

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