2009年6月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama welcomes Netanyahu's two-state speech (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 12:47 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv June 14, 2009. Netanyahu accepted on Sunday the U.S.-backed goal of a Palestinian state but balked at meeting President Barack Obama's demand to stop Jewish settlement expansion. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL POLITICS)AP - The White House is welcoming Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu's call for the creation of a Palestinian state.

Co-op compromise gives White House a health option (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:59 PM PDT

AP - With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, Obama administration officials said Sunday that they are open to a compromise: a cooperative program that would expand coverage with taxpayer money but without direct governmental control.

Biden: 'real doubt' on Iran election (Politico)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 12:46 PM PDT

Politico - Vice President Joe Biden, going further than any other high-ranking American official to date in questioning the validity of last Friday's election, said Sunday that “there's some real doubt" that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was legitimately re-elected as president of Iran.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Indian health care needs unmet (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:39 PM PDT

This July 2005 photo provided by the Little Light Family shows Ta'shon Rain Little Light in Crow Agency, Mont. Five-year-old Ta'shon had stopped eating and walking, and complained constantly to her mother that her stomach hurt. On her first and subsequent visits to the Indian Health Service clinic on the Crow Agency, Mont., Ta'shon's mother was told her daughter was depressed, when in fact she had cancer, and died some months later. (AP Photo/Little Light Family)AP - Ta'Shon Rain Little Light, a happy little girl who loved to dance and dress up in traditional American Indian clothes, had stopped eating and walking. She complained constantly to her mother that her stomach hurt.

CIA head says Cheney almost wishing US be attacked (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 01:01 PM PDT

CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks during a National Italian-American Foundation luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - CIA Director Leon Panetta says former Vice President Dick Cheney's criticism of the Obama administration's approach to terrorism almost suggests "he's wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point."

Obama eyes tighter controls on banks, Wall Street (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 05:31 AM PDT

FILE -- In this June 3, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday before the House Budget Committee. President Barack Obama is ready to roll out an overhaul of the intricate rules and systems that govern America's troubled financial institutions, proposing the most ambitious revision since the Great Depression. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - President Barack Obama is ready to roll out an overhaul of the intricate rules and systems that govern America's troubled financial institutions, proposing the most ambitious revision since the Great Depression.

Biden says 'everyone guessed wrong' on jobs number (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 11:25 AM PDT

AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that "everyone guessed wrong" on the impact of the economic stimulus, but he defended the administration's spending designed to combat rising joblessness.

McConnell says blocking Sotomayor is an option (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 09:26 AM PDT

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) on Capitol Hill in Washington June 10, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri GripasAP - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it's too early to talk about supporting or opposing Sonia Sotomayor. But he says blocking her nomination to the Supreme Court with a filibuster is an option.

Obama half brother, George Obama, working on book (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:30 PM PDT

AP - Another Obama relative has a book deal.

Renegade Dems buck Obama (Politico)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:14 PM PDT

Politico - He’s riding high in the polls among his fellow Democrats, but President Barack Obama’s political sway within his own party is about to be tested.

Mousavi seeks to overturn Iran election result (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 03:39 PM PDT

A woman supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi shows stones used for throwing during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - Defeated candidate Mirhossein Mousavi demanded on Sunday that Iran's presidential election be annulled and urged more protests, while tens of thousands of people hailed the victory of the hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants U.S. attacked (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Reuters - CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the "harsh interrogation" of terrorism suspects.

Ahmadinejad defiant as defeated rival protests vote (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 12:43 PM PDT

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to a sea of thousands of flag-waving supporters during a massive rally to celebrate his victory in the presidential elections in Tehran's Valiasr square. Ahmadinejad defended his re-election at a mass victory rally on Sunday but his defeated rival demanded the result be scrapped, setting the stage for further tense confrontations.(AFP/Atta Kenare)AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his re-election at a mass victory rally on Sunday but his defeated rival demanded the result be scrapped, setting the stage for further confrontations after a crackdown on opposition protests.

Biden airs 'real doubts' about Iran election results (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 10:41 AM PDT

The United States refrained from recognizing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday as the winner in Iran's presidential elections, with US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in May 2009, voicing doubts about the outcome.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - The United States refrained from recognizing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday as the winner in Iran's presidential elections, with US Vice President Joe Biden voicing doubts about the outcome.

Lack of votes seen for Obama healthcare program (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 09:43 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's health secretary on Sunday pushed for a new government-run healthcare program, an idea facing skepticism even in his own party, and a senior Senate Democrat flatly said votes are lacking in Congress for the proposal.

Miss. governor tests 2012 GOP waters in Iowa, NH (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 09:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour talks with reporters during a news conference in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, FILE)AP - If the Republican Party is in danger of being marginalized as a conservative, white male Southern enclave, is Haley Barbour — the longtime Washington power broker and current Mississippi governor — the best person to turn things around?

Conrad says gov't insurance plan short of support (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 08:52 AM PDT

AP - The Democrat who heads the Senate Budget Committee says he doubts there are enough votes in the Senate to support President Barack Obama's plan for a government health insurance option.

Durbin: US already paying 'hidden' health taxes (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 08:21 AM PDT

AP - A top Democratic lawmaker says Americans are already paying a "hidden tax" to provide health care for the uninsured.

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