2009年1月27日星期二

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

AP IMPACT: US bets on bank execs to fix this mess (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:15 AM CST

In this April 3, 2008, file photo, JP Morgan Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Banking Committee. Even banks that were involved in risky lending saw little turnover including JPMorgan Chase & Co., which invested billions in subprime mortgages and has the same leadership team, led by CEO Dimon. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - They've been bailed out, but not kicked out. At banks that are receiving federal bailout money nearly nine out of every 10 of the most senior executives from 2006 are still on the job, according to an Associated Press analysis of regulatory and company documents.

Senate confirms Geithner as treasury secretary (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:12 PM CST

Vice President Joe Biden swears-in Timothy Geithner, right, as Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in Washington, as his wife, Carole Geithner holds the Bible. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner won confirmation Monday as President Barack Obama's treasury secretary despite personal tax lapses that turned more than a third of the Senate against him. Obama immediately put him to work fixing an economy in "dangerous jeopardy."

Obama considers regulating greenhouse gases (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:07 AM CST

AP - President Barack Obama's push for cleaner-running automobiles is being viewed as the clearest signal yet that he intends to regulate greenhouse gases.

Obama speaks with foreign leaders (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 08:25 PM CST

President Barack Obama (L) waves after Timothy Geithner (R) is sworn in as U.S. Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department in Washington, January 26, 2009. From L-R are: Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, and Geithner. (Larry Downing/Reuters)AP - President Barack Obama emphasized a desire to build stronger working relationships with Russia, Germany, France and Brazil in telephone conversations Monday with his counterparts in those countries.

GOP weapon: Obama earmarks pledge (Politico)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 07:57 PM CST

Politico - As Barack Obama meets with Republicans Tuesday, some in the GOP have enlisted an unlikely ally to derail his $825 billion stimulus plan – Barack Obama.

House Judiciary chairman subpoenas Karl Rove (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:14 AM CST

In a March 24, 2007 file photo, Karl Rove prepares to address the Jackson County Lincoln Day dinner in Jackson, Mich. The House Judiciary Committee chairman is again demanding testimony from former White House aide Karl Rove on whether he politically interfered in U.S. attorney firings and the prosecution of a Democratic governor. Rep. John Conyers believes he'll now have White House support. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - The House Judiciary Committee chairman is again demanding testimony from former White House aide Karl Rove on whether he politically interfered in U.S. attorney firings and the prosecution of a Democratic governor. Rep. John Conyers believes he'll now have White House support.

Officials: Family planning money may be dropped (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:21 PM CST

In this Jan. 5, 2009 file photo, Senate Minority leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, House Minority leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Whip Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., left, speak at a news conference following their bi-partisan meeting with President-elect Barack Obama on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - House Democrats are likely to jettison family planning funds for the low-income from an $825 billion economic stimulus bill, officials said late Monday, following a personal appeal from President Barack Obama at a time the administration is courting Republican critics of the legislation.

Senate OKs 4-month delay to digital TV changeover (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:26 PM CST

Earl Mostoles, right, helps Arlene Sato set up her digital receiver for her old analog television in Honolulu, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Hawaii is the first in the nation to make the switch to digital tv from the old analog system. The rest of the states will follow in February. (AP photo/Ronen Zilberman)AP - The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12 — setting the stage for Congress to pass the proposal as early as Tuesday.

White House e-mail system crashes (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 08:03 PM CST

AP - So the new White House finally gets its e-mail up and running smoothly, and then what happens?

Obama: Geithner must get to work right away (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:51 PM CST

AP - President Barack Obama says the nation's new treasury secretary must move quickly to help an eroding economy.

Obama seeks GOP input on economy (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:31 AM CST

President Barack Obama (L) waves after Timothy Geithner (R) is sworn in as U.S. Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department in Washington, January 26, 2009. From L-R are: Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, and Geithner. (Larry Downing/Reuters)AP - President Barack Obama is making good on his promise to hear from Republicans as he pushes for swift passage and bipartisan backing of his massive $825 billion plan intended to jerk the country out of recession.

Obama to woo Republicans on stimulus (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST

US President Barack Obama at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, January 26. Obama Tuesday holds exclusive talks with congressional Republicans who complain his 800 billion dollar plus stimulus plan is too expensive, will not work and is larded with unneeded spending.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama Tuesday holds exclusive talks with congressional Republicans who complain his 800 billion dollar plus stimulus plan is too expensive, will not work and is larded with unneeded spending.

Obama to push for stimulus package on Capitol Hill (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 12:46 AM CST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about climate change reform before signing executive orders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 26, 2009. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to try to build momentum for an $825 billion package he says is urgently needed to keep the U.S. economy from sinking into an even deeper recession.

Obama orders push to cleaner, more efficient cars (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:14 PM CST

President Barack Obama speaks about jobs, energy independence, and climate change, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama opened an ambitious, double-barreled assault on global warming and U.S. energy woes Monday, moving quickly toward rules requiring cleaner-running cars that guzzle less gas — a must, he said, for "our security, our economy and our planet."

Obama gives first TV interview to Arabic network (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 10:58 PM CST

President Barack Obama (L) waves after Timothy Geithner (R) is sworn in as U.S. Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department in Washington, January 26, 2009. From L-R are: Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, and Geithner. (Larry Downing/Reuters)AP - President Barack Obama gave his first formal television interview as president to an Arabic cable TV network, telling Al-Arabiya that when it comes to Middle East matters "all too often the United States starts by dictating."

Obama: U.S. not your enemy (Politico)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:56 PM CST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jason ReedPolitico - President Barack Obama presented a humble and conciliatory face of America to the Islamic world Monday in the first formal interview since he assumed office, stressing his own Muslim ties and hopes for a Palestinian state, and avoiding a belligerent tone — even when asked if America could "live with" an Iranian nuclear weapon.

Mass. church fire defendants freed on bail (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:36 PM CST

AP - Three men accused of burning a predominantly black church in Massachusetts hours after the election of President Barack Obama have been released on house arrest.

Obama says Mideast peace talks should resume (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:24 PM CST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about climate change reform before signing executive orders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday Israel and the Palestinians should resume peace negotiations, and he praised Saudi King Abdullah for putting forward an Arab plan for peace in the Middle East.

Cashing in on Obama (The Yahoo! Newsroom)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 07:29 PM CST

People walk past a vendor displaying T-shirts featuring pictures of US President Barack Obama in Washington, DC. A Barack Obama T-shirt sells for five dollars on K Street in Washington. An Obama bronze medallion costs 60 dollars through the official presidential inauguration committee outlet.(AFP/Jewel Samad)The Yahoo! Newsroom - As President Barack Obama works on getting Congress to pass his stimulus bill, retailers around the globe continue to work on their own Obama-inspired stimulus plans.

Fiscal hawk Democrats seek Obama budget commitment (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 07:12 PM CST

Reuters - President Barack Obama not only has to convince skeptical Republicans to back the $825 billion economic stimulus package, he must also win over fiscally conservative Democrats who are demanding he work on balancing the government's checkbook.

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