2009年12月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Five missing Americans probed for terror links (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:01 PM PST

Nihad Awad, national executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks at a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, regarding the arrest in Pakistan of five missing American young men.  Behind him is Haris Tarin, Washington director for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, left, and Imam Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom, right. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Five young American Muslims captured in Pakistan are under investigation for possible links to terrorism after their families found a disturbing farewell video the missing men left behind showing scenes of war and casualties and saying Muslims must be defended.


There'll be a price for new health care benefits (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:56 PM PST

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to announce nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act awards to support major construction and renovation projects at 85 community health centers nationwide, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Health care overhaul now looks like it really will happen, with a compromise coming together in the Senate to give uninsured Americans options they've never had before. But it won't be a free ride.


Petraeus reveals boost in US counterterror effort (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:01 PM PST

U.S. Central Command commanding Gen. David Petraeus, right, waits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, before the  Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The rapid U.S. build up in the Afghan war will include more terrorist-hunting forces to chase down militants deemed too extreme to change sides, a top U.S. general revealed on Wednesday.


House votes to extend $31B in expiring tax breaks (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:01 PM PST

AP - The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on investment fund managers and a crackdown on international tax cheats.

Climategate distracts at Copenhagen (Politico)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST

Politico - COPENHAGEN — “Climategate” has muddied the good green message that was supposed to come out of the United Nations climate change talks here, forcing leaders to spend time justifying the science behind global warming when they want to focus on ending it.

House debates bank oversight changes (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:42 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, Securities and Exchange Commission Director of Enforcement Ron Khuzami speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Enforcement officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 said that their staffs are targeting the role of Wall Street rating agencies in the financial meltdown. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - The House on Wednesday night began debating legislation that would overhaul Wall Street regulations, overcoming a last-minute revolt by moderate Democrats that had stalled one of the Obama administration's priorities.


Congressman drops effort to honor Tiger Woods (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:33 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2009 file photo, Tiger Woods, tips his cap to the crowd after he finished his final hole in Melbourne, Australia, during the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath.  (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)AP - A California congressman is dropping his effort to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal.


Obama, other Dems praise new health compromise (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:01 PM PST

From left, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. take part in a Health Care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama as well as Democratic liberals and moderates all found something to like Wednesday in an emerging compromise to expand the role of government in the nation's health care system, raising hopes inside the party that passage of overhaul legislation might be within reach after a struggle lasting decades.


Lawmakers agree to subpoena WH gate-crashers (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:41 PM 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. The couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner may be subpoenaed to appear before a House committee looking into the security breach. The Homeland Security Committee plans to vote Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009, on whether to subpoena reality TV hopefuls Michaele and Tareq Salahi to testify.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - Congress authorized subpoenas Wednesday for the White House gate-crashers to testify about how the couple got into a state dinner without an invitation.


AP Exclusive: Pell Grant program faces shortfall (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:50 PM PST

AP - The Pell Grant program for needy college students is facing a massive shortfall as the country's bleak job market drives people back to school.

Obama to tackle Afghan war in Nobel speech (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:46 PM PST

President Barack Obama announces funding of $600 million awards to the construction and renovation of 85 community health centers and the implementation of electronic health records, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama will frame the war in Afghanistan as part of a wider pursuit for peace when he accepts the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, a U.S. official said.


Obamas, Winfrey talk gifts on Christmas special (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:31 PM PST

In this Dec. 3, 2009, photo released by the White House, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, left, pose with Oprah Winfrey, right, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington during a taping of a special, 'Christmas at the White House,' airing Sunday, Dec. 13, at 10:00 p.m. EST on ABC.  (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama talked holiday gifts when Oprah Winfrey went to the White House to film a Christmas special.


Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash (Politico)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:24 PM PST

Politico - In a bold but risky year-end strategy, Democrats are preparing to raise the federal debt ceiling by as much as $1.8 trillion before New Year's rather than have to face the issue again prior to the 2010 elections.

Baird Announces Retirement (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:43 PM PST

CQPolitics.com - Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election in 2010. He is the third veteran House Democrat to announce he will retire in as many weeks, and his departure from his competitive seat presents Republicans with another prime pickup opportunity.

WA Rep. Baird says he will not seek re-election (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:59 PM PST

AP - Democratic Rep. Brian Baird of Washington state says he will not seek re-election next year.

White House reviewing policy on military suicide letters (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration is reviewing a policy in which the president does not send letters of condolence to families of military personnel who commit suicide, the White House said on Wednesday.

Obama urges bipartisan effort to boost jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:19 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama called for bipartisan cooperation on his plans to boost U.S. jobs on Wednesday, but Republicans sounded skeptical and the White House made no mention of the eventual cost of the package.

Economic Stimulus: Obama Asks Congress for Second Plan (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 01:55 PM PST

Time.com - In asking Congress for a second major stimulus effort in a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington, President Obama showed a new partisan edge

House panel passes college football playoff bill (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 01:36 PM PST

House Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection subcommittee Chairman Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., center, flanked by subcommittee counsel Timothy Robinson, left, and subcommittee member Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, presides over the subcommittee's hearing to markup legislation on a BCS college football playoff system, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Dismissing complaints from some members that Congress had more pressing matters, a House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion.


Obama taps ex-Palin aide to oversee natgas project (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 01:22 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Larry Persily, a veteran Alaska policy maker and former aide to former Governor Sarah Palin, to oversee plans for a massive, long-desired Alaska natural gas pipeline.

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