2009年6月1日星期一

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Obama: Nationalization of GM to be short-term (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:24 PM PDT

An American flag flies in front of the General Motors, Global Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, Monday, June 1, 2009. General Motors Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as the iconic U.S. automaker moved to shrink its global operations and shed thousands of jobs, with massive help from the Obama administration and C$10.5 billion from the Canadian and Ontario governments. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)AP - In a defining moment for American capitalism, President Barack Obama ushered General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy protection Monday and put the government behind the wheel of the company that once symbolized the nation's economic muscle.

Analysis: Gov't firmly behind the wheel at GM (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:41 PM PDT

In this photo taken on May 19, 2009 GM President Fritz Henderson, right, is shown as President Barack Obama greets auto industry executives in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington at an event announcing new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama now owns General Motors, even though he insists he's taking it out only for a spin.

Judge holds Bagram detainee cases pending appeal (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:07 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge on Monday put a hold on his groundbreaking order allowing detainees at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan access to U.S. courts until an appeals court can rule on the case involving prisoners held in an active war zone.

Sotomayor preps for Senate courtship (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:31 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, center, meets with unidentified members of the White House Counsel's office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington , Monday, June 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Venturing into a tradition of protocol and politics, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor prepared Monday to greet the senators who will decide her judicial future as control of her Supreme Court journey shifts to Capitol Hill.

Obama health plan takes shape (Politico)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:28 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform, Monday, May 11, 2009, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Politico - If Congress were to take a vote on a health reform bill today, Democrats and Republicans would find a surprising level of agreement — so much so that the broad outlines of a consensus plan already are taking shape.

Mideast trip next step in Obama's Muslim outreach (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about General Motors and the auto industry, Monday, June 1,2009, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Barack Obama began on Day One of his presidency to "reboot" America's damaged relationship with the world's 1.5 billion Muslims. With this week's Mideast trip and long-promised speech in Cairo, he takes a perilous leap into the effort.

White House declines to say what NY trip cost (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:55 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama walk together on the South Lawn of the White House as they return from a date in New York City Saturday on Marine One helicopter, Sunday, May 31, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is declining to say what it cost for President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, to eat dinner and take in a play in New York over the weekend.

Health industry delivers savings plan to Obama (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:17 PM PDT

AP - Health industry officials sought Monday to make good on a $2 trillion savings proposal announced with great fanfare at the White House, but they came up short by several hundred billion dollars.

Burris is an outcast in clubby Senate (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2009 file photo, Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., returns to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Even before the FBI recording of Burris' musings about raising money for the ousted governor who gave him Barack Obama's seat in Congress, the new senator's standing with his colleagues couldn't go much lower. The shunning of Roland Burris — overt and everywhere he goes on Capitol Hill — is without precedent, even in a club famous for the ways it ostracizes the unwanted. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, file)AP - Even in a Senate club famous for how it ostracizes the unwanted, the shunning of Democratic Sen. Roland Burris is unprecedented.

Judge: Gitmo legal documents must be public (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 01:03 PM PDT

The sun sets over Camp Justice and its adjacent tent city, the legal complex of the US Military Commissions, at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba, in 2008. A federal judge on Monday ordered the US Justice Department to publicly reveal allegations and evidence in more than 100 pending cases of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - A federal judge ordered the United States on Monday to publicly reveal unclassified versions of its allegations and evidence justifying the continued imprisonment of more than 100 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay.

Woman stole money from Kansas senator's PAC (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:46 PM PDT

AP - A former employee of a fundraising firm has admitted stealing nearly $18,000 from a political action committee for Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts.

Cheney "wrong" on facts: Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama makes remarks on the American automotive industry and the bankruptcy of GM as he stands with his automotive task force in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama on Monday struck back at one of his toughest critics, saying former Vice President Dick Cheney was wrong when he criticized White House plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Fear of corruption — again — in mayoral race in NJ (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:22 PM PDT

AP - There's a certain sickness surrounding the latest ballot box scandal in this seaside gambling resort, where elections and allegations of corruption often go hand-in-hand.

Feds spike voter citizenship checks in Georgia (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:09 PM PDT

AP - The Justice Department has rejected Georgia's system of using Social Security numbers and driver's license data to check whether prospective voters are citizens, a process that was a subject of a federal lawsuit in the weeks leading up to November's election.

Health industry spells out cost saving to Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:32 PM PDT

Reuters - A coalition of U.S. health industry groups on Monday outlined how they plan meet President Barack Obama's goal of cutting $2 trillion in costs industrywide over the next decade.

Clinton tries to remake US image in Latin America (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to ease long-standing resentment of U.S. policies in Latin America by showing up this week for events that highlight Washington's awkward history with the region.

Obama looks to Congress to push ahead reforms (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:04 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the American automotive industry from the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC. US lawmakers face a slew of key debates before the August recess, with Obama urging them to back his ambitious agenda with bills on healthcare reform and global warming, and the confirmation of a new Supreme Court judge.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - US lawmakers face a slew of key debates before the August recess, with President Barack Obama urging them to back his ambitious agenda with bills on healthcare reform and global warming, and the confirmation of a new Supreme Court judge.

Obama visits troops at Naval Hospital (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:52 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has visited wounded and recovering troops, awarding two Purple Hearts.

With election ahead, politics likely to enter GM decisions (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:10 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The federal government, in a nearly unprecedented move, now has a stake in running General Motors, and that means politics is likely to creep into a lot of big decisions, despite President Barack Obama's vow that Washington won't get heavily involved.

Health groups outline plan to cut costs (Politico)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 01:12 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on reforming the health care system to reduce costs at the White House in Washington May 11, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesPolitico - Six major health care organizations submitted a 28-page proposal Monday to President Barack Obama detailing how they could save $2 trillion over 10 years.

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