2009年5月31日星期日

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GOP senators sidestep harsh criticism of Sotomayor (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:41 PM PDT

U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor is pictured as U.S. President Barack Obama announces her as his choice as the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Larry DowningAP - Leading GOP senators on Sunday offered more subtle criticism of the first Hispanic nominated to the Supreme Court, but passed up the chance to stifle racially charged critiques of Sonia Sotomayor by some fellow Republicans.

Obama's efforts to engage Cuba facing big test (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:46 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves to photographers upon her arrival to the 'Pathways to prosperity of the America's' meeting in San Salvador, Sunday, May 31, 2009. Clinton is in El Salvador to attend the inauguration ceremony of El Salvador's President-Elect Mauricio Funes on June 1. The man at right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - A diplomatic tug-of-war over Cuba's outcast status in the Organization of American States takes center stage at the group's meeting this week in Honduras, testing U.S. efforts to engage the communist nation.

GM prepares for bankruptcy protection announcement (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:41 PM PDT

File - General Motors world headquarters is shown in Detroit, in this Tuesday, April 21, 2009 file photo. GM said Wednesday May 27, 2009 that not enough of its bondholders agreed to swap their debt for company stock, meaning the troubled automaker is almost certainly headed for bankruptcy protection. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - With the clock ticking on a June 1 government deadline to restructure, General Motors Corp. worked feverishly Sunday to shore up its global businesses to clear the way for a speedy reorganization in bankruptcy court.

Iowa presidential campaigning returns (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2008 file photo, Mike Huckabee speaks in Duluth, Ga. It's been six months since voters handed the White House to President Barack Obama, and in the minds of a lot of Iowa activists that means only one thing - it's time to start the campaign again. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)AP - It's been six months since voters handed Barack Obama the White House, and in the minds of a lot of Iowa activists that means only one thing: It's time to start the campaign again.

Dems differ on 'wise Latina' defenses (Politico)

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:51 PM PDT

Politico - As Republicans continue to hammer Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for a 2001 assertion that’s become known as the “wise Latina” remark, her backers are struggling to come up with a single coherent line of defense.

Official: US-Cuba talks on immigration to resume (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:31 AM PDT

A Cuban worker takes a break next to a mural in Havana. Cuba has agreed to resume talks with the United States on migration and direct mail, another positive move between the two tense neighbors, a senior State Department official said.(AFP/File/Adalberto Roque)AP - Cuba has agreed to resume talks with the Obama administration on legal immigration of Cubans to the United States and direct mail service between the two countries, a State Department official said Sunday.

Geithner calls for closer economic ties with China (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:35 AM PDT

FILE -- In this May 12, 2009 file photo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington. Geithner's upcoming trip to China as treasury secretary comes at a vulnerable time for the United States. Mired in recession, the U.S. needs China to boost its purchases of U.S. goods, let its currency rise and take other steps to narrow a massive trade gap. And on the foreign policy front, America needs China's help to combat a growing threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - After years of acrimonious economic relations with China, the U.S. insists it wants to turn the page and develop closer ties with the world's third largest economy.

Muslims want tangible change on Mideast from Obama (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:18 PM PDT

An anti-American poster is seen in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 30, 2009. Poster reads - 'Yes, Yes for Iraq'. Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood, a promise to get out of Iraq quickly: That's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia want to hear from President Barack Obama this week when he speaks to them from this Arab capital. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq — that's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia say they want to hear from President Barack Obama this week when he addresses them from this Arab capital.

Schumer: Sotomayor `virtually filibuster-proof' (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 01:48 PM PDT

AP - A leading Democratic senator says that President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee is "virtually filibuster-proof" when his colleagues look at her record.

Obama says he's shocked, saddened by Tiller death (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 04:43 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says he is shocked and outraged over the killing of an abortion provider at a Kansas church.

Obama takes it slow before upcoming busy week (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 05:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, center, shakes hands with his golf partners outside of the main residence of the White House, Sunday, May 31, 2009 in Washington. The President was returning from Fort Belvoir where he played golf. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - It was a leisurely weekend for President Barack Obama, whose schedule is about to kick into high gear for domestic and overseas business.

Obama still courting Pennsylvania (Politico)

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:58 PM PDT

Politico - Obama topped off months of small rewards Pennsylvania, the state that helped propel him to the presidency, with a big one on Thursday—the administration's announcement that it had selected Pittsburgh to host next year’s G-20 Summit, which will give a big economic boost and international spotlight to the once-industrial city.

New line of attack in SCOTUS fight (Politico)

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:49 PM PDT

Politico - “Judicial activism” has been the catchphrase for conservative resistance to Democratic judicial nominees, but some opponents of Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination are injecting another term – “Legal Realism” – into the fight.

Obama keeps promise with New York date (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 02:29 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama make their way to board Air Force One before departing John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Barack Obama swept First Lady Michelle off to a Broadway show on Saturday night -- to honor a promise made in the heat of his gruelling 2008 campaign.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US President Barack Obama swept First Lady Michelle Obama off to a Broadway show on Saturday night -- to honor a promise made in the heat of his gruelling 2008 campaign.

McConnell: Need time to review Sotomayor's record (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:16 AM PDT

AP - The Senate's top Republican says the debate over President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee should not begin with a deadline for a vote, as the president wants.

Afghan presidential hopeful vows to create PM post (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Afghan presidential hopeful and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kabul May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - Afghan presidential hopeful and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah said he would revise Afghanistan's constitution to install a prime minister and boost the powers of parliament if he wins elections in August.

Costs top $50M as Minn. Senate fight trudges on (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 08:01 AM PDT

AP - Senate foes Al Franken and Norm Coleman stepped off Minnesota's campaign trail last November after sinking $37 million into commercials, consultants and statewide tours.

Berlusconi to talk regulation with Obama before G8 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who currently chairs the G8 group of industrial nations, said on Sunday he would meet U.S. President Barack Obama on June 15 to discuss new rules to regulate the world economy.

GOP senator: Sotomayor not better than a white man (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:49 AM PDT

AP - A GOP senator on the committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination says her early life of hardship is praiseworthy. But it doesn't make her better than he or other white men.

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