2009年3月13日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Upbeat Obama touts new economic model for recovery (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chairman Paul Volcker, makes remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Turning more upbeat, President Barack Obama said Friday his administration is working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. He said that means the days of overheated housing markets and "people maxing out on their credit cards" are over. But first, Obama said, "We've got to get through this difficult period."

White House: No safer investment than US (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:23 AM PDT

AP - The White House says there is no safer investment in the world than in the United States.

Obama admin. to end use of term 'enemy combatant' (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:56 PM PDT

In this Sept. 19, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, long abandoned chain link and razor wire fencing is seen overgrown with weeds and vines at Camp X-Ray, which for the first few months of 2002 served as the primary detention center at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Nearby sit the modern, state of the art prison facilities used to house detainees since Camp X-Ray was closed down, and which President Obama and ordered closed by January, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - The Obama administration said Friday that it is abandoning one of President George W. Bush's key phrases in the war on terrorism: enemy combatant. But that won't change much for the detainees at the U.S. naval base in Cuba — Obama still asserts the military's authority to hold them. Human rights attorneys said they were disappointed that Obama didn't take a new stance.

Clinton to visit Mexico to support drug crackdown (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 01:56 PM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Mexico this month to show support for that country's crackdown on drug cartels that is blamed for a surge in violence and fears of a large-scale spillover into the United States.

Raynor responds to union vote (Politico)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:23 PM PDT

Politico - UNITE HERE President Bruce Raynor responded just now to his executive board's vote to leave Change to Win and rejoin the AFL-CIO, accusing his rival, John Wilhelm, of imposing "Soviet-style democracy" on the union:

Post-9/11 reforms don't stop passport fakery (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:04 PM PDT

In this June 20, 2007 file photo, people wait in line outside the U.S. Passport Office in downtown Washington. Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security. Despite efforts to boost passport security since the 2001 terror attacks, the investigator fooled passport and postal service employees on four separate applications, according to a new report being issued this week by the Government Accountability Office. A draft summary of the findings was obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security.

Senate Dems squabble over which homeowners to help (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 02:28 PM PDT

Philip Spigner, center, and his wife Gloria Spigner of Columbia, S.C. are struggling to make their mortgage payments after their adjustable rate went up last year. Thousands of South Carolina homeowners seek free counseling during a three day event that started Friday March 13, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America's 'Save the Dream Tour' came to help people keep their homes by restructuring mortgages and permanently reducing the interest rates of at- risk homeowners.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Disagreement among Senate Democrats over how many struggling homeowners should qualify for court-ordered mortgage relief has stalled a key part of President Barack Obama's foreclosure prevention plan on Capitol Hill.

Ginsburg: Possible court opening soon (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:59 AM PDT

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks to students at New England Law in Boston Friday, March 13, 2009. In her remarks at the school's annual 'Law Day,' Ginsburg said advice and camaraderie from her fellow justices have helped her in her fight against pancreatic cancer. The 75-year-old had surgery last month to remove a small malignant tumor but returned to the bench without missing a day of work. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told law students Friday there could be an opening on the Supreme Court soon but didn't hint at who might be leaving.

Officials: Obama close to stating new Afghan goals (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 02:17 AM PDT

Afghan journalists protest in the streets of Kandahar City, Afghanistan on Thursday March 12, 2009. Over 40 journalists gathered in the city to protest the killing of Jawed Yazamy, shown on placards, a freelance cameraman and reporter with close connections to Canadian news outlets, earlier this week. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, A.R. Khan)AP - The Obama administration is close to announcing a redrawn strategy for a war in Afghanistan that the president says the United States is not winning, focusing on enlisting Pakistan in the fight against extremism and trimming U.S. expectations for military victory, administration, defense and intelligence officials said.

Court stays out of Anna Nicole Smith case (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 01:54 PM PDT

Howard K. Stern sits next to Anna Nicole Smith as they watch a boxing match at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida in this January 6, 2007 file photo. Stern and two psychiatrists were charged on March 12, 2009 with conspiring to furnish drugs to former Playboy playmate Smith in the years before her 2007 death from a prescription medication overdose. REUTERS/Hans Deryk/Files (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT CONFLICT SOCIETY)AP - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has turned down a plea for help from the estate of Anna Nicole Smith in a fight over a Texas oil tycoon's fortune.

Obama telephones leaders of Indonesia, Philippines (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:17 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama telephoned the leaders of Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Argentina on Friday to discuss working together on the world's economic crisis, among other issues.

White House defends pick for Iraq ambassador (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:31 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama dug in his heels Friday in support of Christopher Hill to become the nation's top diplomat in Iraq, as Republican support for the nomination eroded.

Economic optimism carries risks (Politico)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:08 PM PDT

Politico - To the president, it’s the “most dynamic free market economy on Earth.”

US ready to work with winner of El Salvador election (AFP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:18 PM PDT

Presidential candidate of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) Mauricio Funes speaks during a press conference with the international press in San Salvador, on March 12, 2009. The United States will respect the choice Salvadoran people make in their presidential election Sunday, the State Department's top diplomat for Latin America, Tom Shannon, said Friday.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AFP - The United States will respect the choice Salvadoran people make in their presidential election Sunday, the State Department's top diplomat for Latin America, Tom Shannon, said Friday.

U.S. Guantanamo inmates no more "enemy combatants" (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:38 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration stopped calling Guantanamo inmates "enemy combatants" on Friday and incorporated international law as its basis for holding the prisoners while it works to close the facility.

Obama spokesman `enjoyed' lashing of CNBC host (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:26 PM PDT

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs answers a reporters question, Thursday, March 12, 2009, during his daily press briefing in the White House Pressroom at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - The White House's chief spokesman on Friday said he enjoyed watching "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart give a lashing to CNBC's Jim Cramer over how he and the business network have covered the collapsing economy.

China 'worried' by U.S. debt (Politico)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 02:57 PM PDT

Politico - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao expressed concern Friday about the safety of all the United States debt his country has purchased.

Judges begin deliberations in Minn. Senate battle (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 02:36 PM PDT

Norm Coleman's attorney Ben Ginsberg speaks to reporters after a hearing in the Minnesota Senate recount trial in St. Paul, Minn. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Pool, Jean Pieri)AP - Judges began deliberating Friday in the dispute over Minnesota's vacant Senate seat, where they must decide if Republican Norm Coleman proved there were enough flaws in the election and a recount to invalidate Democrat Al Franken's 225-vote recount win.

Obama talks to Indonesia, Saudi leaders on economy (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 02:35 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama discussed the global economic crisis with his Indonesian counterpart on Friday and explained his commitment to forging better relations with the Islamic world, the White House said.

Florida Dem chair: Fla. Republicans 'refuse to accept the fact that Barack Obama is the President' (Politico)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 02:25 PM PDT

Politico - Rep. Posey's unusual legislation also just drew fire from Florida Democratic Party Chair Karen Thurman, who emailed party members that  "Florida's Republicans are in denial. They refuse to accept the fact that Barack Obama is the President of the United States."

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