2009年4月11日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

FBI to question US crew in criminal piracy probe (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:15 PM PDT

The ship Maersk Alabama docks at port in Mombasa, Kenya, Saturday, April 11, 2009. The American ship reached Mombasa Saturday evening without their captain, who is still held hostage by Somali pirates in a lifeboat hundreds of miles from shore. The U.S.-flagged ship was attacked by Somali pirates firing automatic weapons on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)AP - FBI agents planned to interview the crew of a U.S. cargo ship Saturday as the bureau began building a criminal case against Somali pirates who attacked the ship and took the captain hostage.

Obama: Global cooperation needed to solve problems (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:31 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama(2ndL), seen here with his wife Michelle(2ndR), daughters Malia(L) and Sasha, and mother-in-law Marian Robinson, broadly hinted on Friday that the first family might get its first dog on Monday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AP - Global cooperation is needed to tackle the financial meltdown, climate change, nuclear proliferation and other pressing problems, President Barack Obama said Saturday.

No strength in numbers for America's uninsured (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:16 PM PDT

Graphic shows number of uninsured Americans and periods of recessionAP - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.

White House says Obama getting updates on pirates (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:26 PM PDT

Crew member of the Maersk Alabama, Ken Quinn waves at the media as he eats pizza aboard the ship after docking in Mombasa, Kenya, Saturday, April 11, 2009. The American ship reached Mombasa Saturday evening without their captain, who is still held hostage by Somali pirates in a lifeboat hundreds of miles from shore. The U.S.-flagged ship was attacked by Somali pirates firing automatic weapons on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)AP - President Barack Obama has been getting updates on the U.S. citizen still held hostage by Somali pirates and the negotiations to free him.

AP chair takes on new media (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:28 PM PDT

Politico - Associated Press chairman Dean Singleton kicked off the week by telling newspaper executives that the AP is “mad as hell”—but at whom, exactly, still remains unclear.

White House mum on puppy's arrival (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:05 PM PDT

AP - Forget the nuclear launch codes and the president's BlackBerry address. The most tightly kept secret at the White House is the first pooch's identity and arrival.

Obama has hundreds of important jobs still open (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

In this April 2, 2009, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on her nomination. At Health and Human Services, where Sebelius will be the last member of Obama's Cabinet to win confirmation by the Senate, 19 of the top 20 slots are being filled by acting career employees and the 20th is empty. This at a time when Obama is calling for sweeping changes in the way people get health care coverage. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - President Barack Obama doesn't have time for a victory lap now that his Cabinet is finally largely in place.

Obama plans Easter Sunday trip to church (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, then President-elect Barack Obama says goodbye to Rev. Luis Leon as he walks out of St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama has told his advisers he needs a church. Obama and his family attended a private service at St. John's Church on Inauguration Day, a tradition for those about to become president. The Rev. Luis Leon welcomed the Obamas to the Episcopalian church and noted every president since James Madison has worshipped at the church at least once, 'some of them kicking and screaming.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - President Barack Obama and his family are looking for a new church, but his decision represents more than merely settling on a pew.

Possible GOP contender in 2012 blasts Obama budget (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 11:07 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2009 file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty responds to questions during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn. 'I thought President Obama's proposal to eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses was a pretty good idea. And his pledge to lower taxes for middle-class Americans was something Republicans wholeheartedly supported,' Pawlenty said in the GOP radio and Internet address Saturday. 'But the budget that Congress is considering doesn't provide that tax relief.' (AP/Photo Craig Lassig, File)AP - A possible White House contender in 2012 said in the GOP's Saturday address that President Barack Obama and the Democrats who run Congress should lower taxes and hold down spending.

Federal budget deficit sets March record $192.3B (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:12 AM PDT

A view of the Treasury Department. The US Treasury Department said Wednesday life insurers owning banks were eligible for a bailout program for financial institutions reeling from a prolonged recession.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AP - The Treasury Department said Friday that the budget deficit increased by $192.3 billion in March, and is near $1 trillion just halfway through the budget year, as costs of the financial bailout and recession mount.

Obamas spend Saturday evening at friend's house (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 04:53 PM PDT

AP - After being out of the town the last three weekends, the Obamas finally stayed in the capital city and dined at a friend's home Saturday evening.

Sec. Council takes aim at No. Korea (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 04:09 PM PDT

Politico - The United States, Russia and China have agreed on a joint statement condemning North Korea's recent missile launch and warning Pyongyang of serious consequences if the action is repeated, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, told reporters Saturday.

No degree, but ASU names scholarship for Obama (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:17 PM PDT

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks on as President Barack Obama makes remarks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Stung by criticism of its decision not to award President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he makes a commencement address next month, Arizona State University announced Saturday it will rename a scholarship program for the president.

Volcker panel yet to meet (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:24 PM PDT

Politico - The former Federal Reserve chief President Obama tapped in early February to head up a board offering outside economic advice, Paul Volcker, doesn't sound happy that the panel has yet to hold a formal meeting.

Crashing the Republican Party (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:44 PM PDT

Politico - Turns out that a McCain did emerge from the 2008 election victorious — not the captivity-surviving, straight-talking, Palin-picking Republican senator from Arizona but his Bud Light-drinking, talk-show-appearing, insouciantly Twittering 24-year-old daughter.

Another judge tees off Justice (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:28 PM PDT

Politico - Another federal judge has issued a sharp reprimand of the Justice Department for prosecutorial misconduct.

DOJ: Courts could harm Afghan effort (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:02 PM PDT

Politico - President Obama’s effort to pursue a new strategy against Al Qaeda and the Taliban could be jeopardized if some prisoners held by the U.S. military in Afghanistan are allowed access to American courts, the Justice Department argued in a court filing Friday.

US envoy in Moldova criticises post-election arrests (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 11:59 AM PDT

Moldovan police hand out riot shields in central Chisinau on April 10, 2009. The US ambassador in Moldova Saturday criticised the arrests of journalists and students in the capital Chisinau after rioting following disputed elections, local media said.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)AFP - The US ambassador in Moldova Saturday criticised the arrests of journalists and students in the capital Chisinau after rioting following disputed elections, local media said.

Obama sees signs of economic progess (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 09:00 AM PDT

President Barack Obama called Peruvian President Alan Garcia, seen here in 2008, Friday to discuss a host of issues, including the upcoming Summit of the Americas both will attend in Trinidad and Tobago April 17-19, the White House said.(AFP/File/Ernesto Benavides)Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday the recession-hit U.S. economy was showing "glimmers of hope" despite remaining under strain and promised further steps in coming weeks to tackle the financial crisis.

Sunday talk show tip sheet (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 05:14 AM PDT

Politico - With the White House taking an Easter break, Army Gen. Ray Odierno and Pastor Rick Warren headline this Sunday’s talk shows.

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