2009年2月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama vows to lead US from dire 'day of reckoning' (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:14 PM CST

Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., applaud as President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington , Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)AP - Standing before the nation on a "day of reckoning," President Barack Obama summoned politicians and public alike Tuesday night to forge a path out of the worst economic disaster in a quarter-century by embracing shared sacrifice and costly new endeavors to improve health care, schools and the environment.

GOP leaders say Obama's plan is irresponsible (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:24 PM CST

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at an event with Republican presidential candidate John McCain at Pontchartrain Center in 2008 in Kenner, Louisiana. Jindal prepared Tuesday to give the Republican rebuttal to President Barack Obama's debut speech to Congress, fueling talk of a 2012 White House run.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AP - Republican leaders continued their attacks on President Barack Obama's handling of the economy Tuesday, calling it irresponsible and certain to increase taxes and federal debt.

Burris refuses to resign despite plea from Durbin (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:36 PM CST

Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., returns to his office after a meeting with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - Sen. Roland Burris refused to resign on Tuesday, rebuffing a call from the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, who argued that the embattled Illinois lawmaker has little hope next year of winning the seat vacated by President Barack Obama.

Analysis: Obama address renews audacity to hope (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:14 PM CST

President Barack Obama is greeted Chief Justice John Roberts in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, prior to his address to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)AP - President Barack Obama gave America the audacity to hope again.

We have seen the enemy and it is us (Politico)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:30 PM CST

Politico - It was a night of reckoning. It was a night to face up to the mistakes of the past, the calamity of the present and the hopes of the future.   It was a night when Barack Obama showed why he had been elected president.

FACT CHECK: Obama glosses over complex realities (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:59 PM CST

US President Barack Obama greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi alongside US Vice President Joe Biden as he arrives to address a joint session of Congress. In an hour packed with cheers, standing ovations, a little laughter and a handful of jeers, Obama got a taste of the pitched political battles yet to come in his young presidency.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AP - President Barack Obama's assurance Tuesday that his mortgage-relief plan will only benefit deserving homeowners appears to be a stretch.

Officials: Most troops out of Iraq in 18 months (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:14 PM CST

In this Thursday, June 19, 2008 file photo, a U.S. Marine takes cover behind an Iraqi Army humvee during the beginning of combat operations in Amarah, Iraq, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad. The United States will withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19 months after President Barack Obama's inauguration day, according to administration officials who expect Obama to make the announcement this week. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban,. File)AP - President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August of next year, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war that helped define his upstart presidential campaign — although a little more slowly than he promised.

Controller thought plane that ditched was doomed (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:30 PM CST

US Airways flight 1549 Capt. Chesley B Sullenberger III, second from right, talks with Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., second from left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, before the start of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa. is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The air traffic controller who handled Flight 1549 thought ditching in the Hudson River amounted to a death sentence for all aboard. Now the veteran pilot who pulled off the feat safely says harsh pay cuts are driving experienced pilots from the cockpit.

No terror talk: Homeland Security head's new tone (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:31 PM CST

AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano avoids the terms "terrorism" or "9/11" in remarks prepared for her first congressional testimony since taking office, signaling a sharp change in tone from her predecessors.

Obama says he will raise pay for troops (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 08:36 PM CST

In this Thursday, June 19, 2008 file photo, a U.S. Marine takes cover behind an Iraqi Army humvee during the beginning of combat operations in Amarah, Iraq, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad. The United States will withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19 months after President Barack Obama's inauguration day, according to administration officials who expect Obama to make the announcement this week. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban,. File)AP - President Barack Obama says he wants to raise the pay of America's fighting forces and improve health care and benefits for veterans.

What Obama really meant (Politico)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:53 PM CST

Politico - President Obama’s maiden speech to Congress was loaded with durable lines, many aimed with precision at specific audiences or political objectives. As is often the case, the most memorable lines were often written with subtlety and delicacy to keep the speech above petty politics and blame-casting.

Obama's words: Negative and positive (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:39 PM CST

AP - President Barack Obama has described the economy in grim terms in the weeks leading up to his address to Congress. To reassure a worried nation, Obama chose more optimistic words Tuesday night.

Bing, Cockrel advance to Detroit mayoral runoff (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:37 PM CST

Detroit mayoral candidate Dave Bing speaks to suporters at a primary election night rally in Detroit, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009. Voters in financially strapped Detroit were deciding Tuesday in the special, nonpartisan election, which two of 15 candidates will advance to a May 5 runoff to replace the disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, sent to jail last year. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing and incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. advanced Tuesday to a May 5 runoff election, vying to serve out the remainder of disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's second term.

Detroit mayoral field narrows from 15 to two (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:37 PM CST

Reuters - Detroit's interim Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. and NBA legend-turned-businessman Dave Bing appeared set to face off in a May election to pick a mayor for the troubled and cash-strapped city for the remainder of 2009.

The 21st-century fireside chat: Did Obama connect? (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:29 PM CST

AP - At a harrowing national moment, Franklin D. Roosevelt commandeered the young airwaves for a "fireside chat" with the American people — a candid talk about big troubles and how to fix them. He was confident and strong, a father figure to a nation that was losing its way.

Obama calls for carbon cap legislation (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:19 PM CST

President Barack Obama urged Congress to draft legislation setting market-based caps on carbon gases in a bid to combat global warming.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - President Barack Obama urged Congress to draft legislation setting market-based caps on the emissions of carbon gases in a landmark move in the United States to combat global warming.

Obama: U.S. to survive economic "day of reckoning" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:59 PM CST

US President Barack Obama greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi alongside US Vice President Joe Biden as he arrives to address a joint session of Congress. In an hour packed with cheers, standing ovations, a little laughter and a handful of jeers, Obama got a taste of the pitched political battles yet to come in his young presidency.(AFP/Saul Loeb)Reuters - President Barack Obama sought to strike a delicate balance between hope and reality on Tuesday to reassure Americans mired in economic crisis that they would survive a "day of reckoning."

A frosty reception for an embattled senator (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:44 PM CST

AP - Sen. Roland Burris got unmistakably polite but distant treatment from House and Senate members at President Barack Obama's address to Congress Tuesday — a sure sign of trouble in the culture of Capitol Hill.

Reactions to Obama's speech (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:05 PM CST

AP - Some reaction's to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress Tuesday.

MSNBC welcomes Jindal: 'Oh God' (Politico)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 09:53 PM CST

Politico - As MSNBC led into Bobby Jindal's response tonight, you can hear an MSNBC host or producer -- which to me sounded like Keith Olbermann -- mutter "Oh God," just as the Louisiana Governor walks out.

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