2009年12月12日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Expanded Medicare won't provide seamless coverage (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 04:13 PM PST

Sen. Paul Kirk, D-Mass., center, accompanied by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, and Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., right, speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Think Medicare is a great deal? Better ask grandma first. Senate Democrats are talking about allowing aging baby boomers into the program, but it's far from free.


Americans held in Pakistan straddled 2 worlds (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:19 PM PST

In this five-combo photo released by Sargodha Police Department on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, arrested American Muslims, from left, Waqar Hussain, Ramy Zamzam, Umar Farooq, Ahmad Minni, Aman Yemer are seen in Sargodha, Pakistan. Pakistani police say five young American Muslims detained over alleged terrorist links are most likely to be deported. (AP Photo/Sargodha Police Department)AP - They had grown up in the same Virginia neighborhood and been friends for years. Some were in college now. Some had jobs. Some had Facebook pages filled with friends.


Obama blasts banks for opposing financial overhaul (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:05 PM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11,2009, following the House Passage for Wall Street Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act. With her is House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., left, and Susan Chapman. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama singled out financial institutions for causing much of the economic tailspin and criticized their opposition to tighter federal oversight of their industry.


AP IMPACT: Science not faked, but not pretty (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:58 PM PST

This Dec. 10, 2009 photo shows a sign at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. E-mails stolen from the computer network server of the climate research unit at the university show climate scientists stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data, but the messages don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an exhaustive review by The Associated Press. The 1,073 e-mails examined by the AP show that scientists harbored private doubts, however slight and fleeting, even as they told the world they were certain about climate change. However, the exchanges don't undercut the vast body of evidence showing the world is warming because of man-made greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data — but the messages don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an exhaustive review by The Associated Press.


Dems paint Wall St. vote as big win (Politico)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 04:19 AM PST

Politico - Not a single Republican cast a “yes” vote for the Wall Street reform bill in the House Friday.

Senate GOP denied on spending filibuster attempt (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:04 PM PST

Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., listens as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - The Democratic-controlled Senate on Saturday cleared away a Republican filibuster of a huge end-of-year spending bill that rewards most federal agencies with generous budget boosts.


White House unhappy with Iranian nuke proposal (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:36 PM PST

Iranian Foreign Minister Manochehr Mottaki speaks Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the International Institute for Strategic Studies regional security conference in Manama, Bahrain. Mottaki says Iran is ready to exchange the bulk of its stockpile of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel rods — as proposed by the U.N. — but according to its own mechanisms and timetable. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - The White House is expressing unhappiness over Iran's announcement that it is ready to exchange uranium for nuclear fuel.


GOP: US competitiveness at risk from climate pact (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:33 PM PST

Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the 'Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change' makes a point during the press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper)AP - A Republican lawmaker says U.S. participation in an international agreement on climate change would result in soaring energy prices and damage America's economic competitiveness.


State Department says Cuba has detained US citizen (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:26 PM PST

AP - The Cuban government has arrested an American citizen, and U.S. diplomats in Havana are trying to learn more about the case, the State Department said Saturday.

968 detained at climate rally urging bold pact (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:06 PM PST

Arrested demonstrators sit on the ground as they are surrounded by the police during a rally outside the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen December 12, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Charisius  (DENMARK - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)AP - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the chilly Danish capital and nearly 1,000 were detained Saturday in a mass rally to demand an ambitious global climate pact, just as talks hit a snag over rich nations' demands on China and other emerging economies.


Billionaire leads race for Chilean presidency (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST

Chilean presidential candidate for the National Renewal party, Sebastian Pinera plays football during a friendly match in Santiago. Pinera is the frontrunner in first-round Chilean presidential elections on Sunday, challenging the center-left ruling coalition's 20-year hold on power.(AFP/Rodrigo Arangua)AFP - A conservative billionaire is the frontrunner in first-round Chilean presidential elections on Sunday, challenging the center-left ruling coalition's 20-year hold on power.


Episcopal bishop seeks prayer in rift over gays (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:35 PM PST

AP - The Episcopal Church should respond with "prayer and discernment" to the recent election of a lesbian priest as an assistant bishop of the Los Angeles diocese, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said Saturday.

Panel faults Marine for response to Iraq killings (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:49 PM PST

AP - A military panel found that a Marine officer displayed substandard performance in his response to the deaths of 24 Iraqis but said he should maintain his rank.

Hawaii abuzz about Obama's expected holiday return (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 10:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, then Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. walks the beach with his daughters Malia, 10, left, and Sasha, 7, during his vacation in Kailua, Hawaii. Kailua is abuzz with anticipation, hoping for an economic boost from another visit by the Hawaii-born president. The White House hasn't formally announced that President Barack Obama and his family will be celebrating Christmas in Hawaii, or anywhere else, in part because the health care reform debate in Congress may delay his departure. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)AP - Many in this upscale, oceanside suburb of Honolulu are expecting it to again serve as the holiday getaway for scores of reporters, photographers, federal agents_ and one president.


Houston voters could elect first openly gay mayor (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 08:46 AM PST

FILE - Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker is shown in this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo in Houston. Parker's mayoral campaign Web site touts her plans to get tough on crime and build vibrant neighborhoods. But opponents are seizing on one line at the bottom of her bio: Parker and her life partner have been together since 1990 and have two children. Parker is facing a backlash from white conservative Christians and a group of black pastors, who already back her opponent. If she wins the Dec. 12, Houston would become the largest U.S. city with an openly gay mayor.  (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)AP - Houston voters could elect the city's first openly gay mayor Saturday when they cast ballots in a hotly contested runoff election marked by fierce campaigning and anti-gay rhetoric.


Republicans, lobbyists blocking financial reform: Obama (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 06:17 AM PST

Washington DC's K Street is an alternative corridor of power in US politics, packed with thick carpeted offices and lobbyists with even deeper pockets. US President Barack Obama has blasted collusion between congressional Republicans and Wall Street lobbyists who he believes have forged an alliance to block stronger government regulation of the financial sector.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - US President Barack Obama blasted Saturday collusion between congressional Republicans and Wall Street lobbyists who he believes have forged an alliance to block stronger government regulation of the financial sector.


Top U.N. official: Climategate 'exaggerated' (Politico)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 05:27 AM PST

Politico - COPENHAGEN — A top United Nations climate official said climate skeptics had “exaggerated” the impact of thousands of hacked e-mails that suggested attempts by scientists to supress doubts about global warming.

U.S. and China trade taunts at summit (Politico)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 04:19 AM PST

Politico - COPENHAGEN — Reaching an international agreement to curb the dangerous impacts of global warming largely depends on the two key players at the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen  — China and the United States.

Obama argues for strong financial watchdog agency (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:05 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama defended on Saturday a consumer watchdog agency the financial industry wants to weaken or strip from legislation that would strengthen the regulation of Wall Street.

Major makeover of Wall Street rules passes House (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:43 AM PST

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., center, accompanied by Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, D-Pa., left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, following the House Passage for Wall Street Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession.


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