2009年12月7日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama eyes repaid gov't bank loans for jobs help (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

President Barack Obama listens as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec.  7, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Under heavy pressure to get Americans back to work, President Barack Obama on Monday suggested using a suddenly available pot of money left over from the government's bank bailout to help create more jobs.


Senate Dems seek expansion of Medicare, Medicaid (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST

US lawmakers wondered aloud Tuesday how to pay for a new AP - Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, in exchange for dropping a government-sold insurance option from health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, several lawmakers said Monday.


Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:21 PM PST

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson makes announcement on climate during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The EPA took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health.


Shoals still in path of Wall Street regulations (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:27 PM PST

US President Barack Obama, on Monday raised the prospect of selective use of leftover funds from a financial industry bailout to support accelerated job growth in the slowly mending economy.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AP - Sweeping regulations to tame Wall Street and protect consumers in dealings with lenders are on the verge of passing the House but their fate is hardly sealed.


Santorum: Palin has 'explaining' to do (Politico)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:17 PM PST

Politico - Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House.

Comparison of Democratic health care bills (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:05 PM PST

A nurse feeds a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Tim ShafferAP - A comparison of the health care bills before Congress:


Famous Miranda rights warning could get rewrite (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:59 PM PST

The U.S. Supreme Court building seen in Washington in this May 20, 2009 file photo. The top court said on Monday that it would decide whether a university can deny recognition to a Christian student group because its members must agree with its religious views and it has barred gays and lesbians. REUTERS/Molly Riley/FilesAP - The Supreme Court on Monday seemed headed toward telling police they must explicitly advise criminal suspects that their lawyer can be present during any interrogation.


Groups try simple steps to avoid hospital rebound (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:01 PM PST

AP - Talk about unnecessary misery: One in five Medicare patients winds up back in the hospital within a month — even worse, one in four patients with heart failure.

Secret Service report details 91 security breaches (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:47 PM PST

AP - An internal Secret Service document reveals that last month's gate crashing incident at a White House state dinner was one of 91 security breaches since 1980.

Northwest pilots blame air traffic controllers (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:39 AM PST

FILE - This Oct. 23, 2009 file image taken from video and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore.  After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.   (AP Photo/ KGW.com/file) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALESAP - The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis have blamed air traffic controllers in part for the incident, saying controllers violated procedures.


New poll shows 'Tea Party' more popular than Republican Party (The Newsroom)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST

Tea Party Group member Sharon Bergstein of Allentown Pa., and others, gather outside Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pa., Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, where President Barack Obama is scheduled to make remarks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)The Newsroom - A new Rasmussen poll finds that the tea party movement's popularity is growing, so much so that it garners more support than the Republican party on a generic Congressional ballot. The poll hints that the burgeoning discontent among conservatives within the GOP threatens to splinter the party at a time when the popularity of President Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress are waning as we head into an election year.


Obama, Biden phoned Kurds to press Iraq election deal (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden intervened personally to save an agreement allowing Iraq's elections to proceed, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday, highlighting the stakes in the deal for an eventual American troop withdrawal.

Erdogan resists US calls for Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:33 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has failed to persuade the prime minister of Turkey of the need for sanctions against Iran.

Steele doubts Reid's 'fitness to lead' (Politico)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:30 PM PST

Politico - Republican National Chairman Michael Steele said Monday that if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) does not apologize for comparing opponents of health care reform to those who resisted emancipation, Democrats should oust him as their leader.

Sen: Gov't shouldn't have closed openness workshop (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:26 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks at an event for the Kennedy Center honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. The entertainers are being honored at the Kennedy Center later in the evening.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A Republican senator who sponsored a law meant to help people with open-records requests says a government workshop on openness shouldn't have been closed to the public.


Obama to mention Afghan war in peace prize speech (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:25 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will not shirk from mentioning Afghanistan and his decision to send more troops to the war zone when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize this week, the White House said on Monday.

EPA says greenhouse gases endanger human health (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:41 PM PST

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson makes announcement on climate during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The EPA took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment.


Iran opposition clashes with police (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:33 PM PST

Students carry a picture of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and roses during protests in central Tehran December 7, 2009. Iranian police clashed in Tehran on Monday with opposition demonstrators seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed presidential election, witnesses said. REUTERS/via Your ViewReuters - Iranian security forces fired warning shots in Tehran on Monday and beat opposition protesters among thousands seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed election, witnesses said.


Mo. schools complain over supplies with Obama logo (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:45 PM PST

AP - Several Missouri schools are complaining about notebooks and pencils with designs similar to the logos from President Barack Obama's campaign. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that complaints from unhappy officials at three Missouri schools have prompted the supply company responsible for the materials to travel across the state recalling notebooks and pencils.

Obama stands by Bernanke Fed nomination: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the December luncheon meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, December 7, 2009. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama continues to back Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman despite criticism from some U.S. senators during confirmation hearings for his second term, the White House said on Monday.


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