2009年2月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Clinton in China pushes environment, finance (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:08 AM CST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is guided by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. Clinton headed into meetings with senior Chinese officials on Saturday to press the country's leaders to cooperate on climate change, the world financial crisis and security threats like North Korea. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese officials agreed Saturday to focus their governments' efforts on stabilizing the battered global economy and combating climate change, putting aside long-standing concerns about human rights.

Obama nixes plan to tax motorists on mileage (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 09:33 PM CST

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - President Barack Obama on Friday rejected his transportation secretary's suggestion that the administration consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy.

Clinton to Obama: Talk optimistically on economy (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:18 PM CST

In this Jan. 29, 2008 file photo, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, and presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greet one another during a rally at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kan. Sebelius cultivates an image as a bipartisan problem solver, but her ambitions on health care issues have often been frustrated by the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Her record on health care is getting attention because she's viewed in Washington as a leading candidate for Health and Human Services secretary. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, file)AP - Bill Clinton thinks Barack Obama should express more confidence he's going revive the economy. The White House says the president is trying to be realistic about how long it will take.

Analysis: Obama plans eclipsing New Deal spending (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:27 PM CST

Vice President Joe Biden looks on as President Barack Obama speaks to mayors from across the country, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, in the East Room of the White House. In sheer size, the economic measures announced by President Barack Obama to address 'a crisis unlike we've ever known' are remarkable. They amount to the most-expensive plans ever to come through the government in peacetime, rivaling and in many cases dwarfing New Deal spending programs that President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously created to battle the Great Depression. They amount to a political tour-de-force. Yet despite the scope of these remedies, gloom and uncertainty about government's ability to deliver a fix persist. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - In sheer size, the economic measures announced by President Barack Obama to address "a crisis unlike we've ever known" are remarkable, rivaling and in many cases dwarfing the New Deal programs that Franklin D. Roosevelt famously created to battle the Great Depression.

Nation's governors prep for spotlight (Politico)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:00 PM CST

Politico - Buffeted by a recession that has sent state revenues plummeting and demand for social services skyrocketing, the nation’s governors will kick off their annual winter meeting Saturday against a backdrop of brutal budget shortfalls.

Obama backs Bush: No rights for Bagram prisoners (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:48 PM CST

AP - The Obama administration, siding with the Bush White House, contended Friday that detainees in Afghanistan have no constitutional rights.

Official: Pentagon report says Gitmo is humane (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 08:32 PM CST

In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a Guantanamo detainee peers through his hands from inside his cell at the Camp Echo detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A U.S. appeals court has overturned a ruling, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, that would have transferred 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States. The men have been cleared for release from Guantanamo, but the United States will not send them home to China for fear they will be tortured. So they remain in prison while the U.S. figures out what to do with them. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - The Pentagon says the Guantanamo Bay prison meets the standard for humane treatment laid out in the Geneva Conventions, according to a report for President Barack Obama, who has ordered the terrorist detention center closed within a year.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Stimulus still aiding K Street (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 01:07 PM CST

In this Jan. 17, 2008, file photo Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, center, answers a question at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Even after being signed into law, the stimulus bill is stimulating business for lobbying and law firms.'Let's face it, it's not only the interpretation of the statute or the stimulus bill, it's also the contacts,' said Ficano, a Patton Boggs client. 'If you have someone on retainer that has contacts with those that are going to be making the decisions, it's just natural you're probably going to get better results.' (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - The economic stimulus law is stimulating a lot of business for lobbying and law firms.

US to prod Syrian envoy on terrorism, nukes (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 04:43 PM CST

AP - The State Department is reaching out to Syria to discuss U.S. allegations that the Arab country supports terrorist groups and is pursuing nuclear weapons, a department official said Friday.

WH tightens vetting of nominees, taxes (Politico)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 10:35 PM CST

Politico - The White House has dramatically tightened its vetting process following embarrassing revelations of past tax problems by several nominees, according to two officials familiar with the process.

Obama vows to spend stimulus money wisely (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 09:20 PM CST

President Obama addresses the Conference of Mayors in the East Room of the White House, February 20, 2009. (Larry Downing/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed strict oversight Friday of his $787 billion stimulus plan, pushing back against Republicans who have labeled the centerpiece of his economic agenda fiscally irresponsible.

Cartoonists treading lightly when drawing Obama (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 08:45 PM CST

This cartoon image provided by the New York Post appeared in the Post's Page Six Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. The cartoon, which refers to Travis the chimp, who was shot to death by police in Stamford, Conn. on Monday after it mauled a friend of its owner, drew criticism Wednesday on media Web sites and from civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton. (AP Photo/New York Post)AP - Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz was in front of a classroom full of black and Latino kids, drawing presidents. He sketched Bush, then Clinton. Next came his favorite, the man he voted for: Obama.

RGA to announce record cash haul (Politico)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:00 PM CST

Politico - The Republican Governors Association will announce next week that it has raised at least $10.2 million this year, according to a source familiar with the RGA’s fundraising operation.

Obama promises strict oversight of stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:32 PM CST

President Obama addresses the Conference of Mayors in the East Room of the White House, February 20, 2009. (Larry Downing/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday promised careful oversight of a $787 billion stimulus package he signed into law this week and said he would call to task any instances of government waste.

Obama backs Bush on terror prisoners (Politico)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:30 PM CST

Politico - The Justice Department told a federal court Friday that it shouldn’t consider legal challenges filed by prisoners being held in Afghanistan by the U.S. military — another example of the Obama administration hewing to one of President Bush’s war-on-terror stances.

WH may abandon health czar post (Politico)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:13 PM CST

Politico - The White House is considering dumping its newly created Office of Health Reform, a White House official said Friday.

VIDEO: D.C. picks Oscar faves (Politico)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:05 PM CST

Politico - Washington is called Hollywood for ugly people, but it turns out that we actually don't know all that much about Hollywood, as evidenced by this video roundup of pols such as former Sen. George Allen, former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, among others, who struggled to come up with movie names.

Ex-Senate aide charged in Abramoff scandal (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST

AP - A longtime former aide to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran has been charged in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal, accused of accepting gifts and granting favors for the imprisoned former lobbyist.

Sunday talk show tip sheet (Politico)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST

Politico - With the nation’s governors in Washington for their annual winter conference, this Sunday’s talk shows host several of the Republicans squabbling over whether to accept any of the $787 billion in economic stimulus funds just signed into law by President Barack Obama.

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