2009年6月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Democrats pare back subsidies in health care bill (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 04:42 PM PDT

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., holds up a stack of documents comprising of the health care reform bill as Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee ranking Republican and Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., looks on, before the committee's markup hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Key Senate Democrats are paring back subsidies designed to make insurance more affordable as they reach for bipartisan support on health care legislation. An outline circulated during the day by Sen. Max Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, also leaves open the possibility that there would be no direct government competition against private insurors.

House puts new restrictions on Gitmo closing (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:46 PM PDT

Detainees at the maximum security prison Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base, in Guantanamo, Cuba, in 2004. The United States officially asked Hungary Thursday to accept former inmates from its AP - The House on Thursday used the first spending bill for 2010 to notify the White House that it will not go along with President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Officials: US tracking suspicious ship from NKorea (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 04:11 PM PDT

Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, right, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The U.S. military is tracking a ship from North Korea that may be carrying illicit weapons, the first vessel monitored under tougher new United Nations rules meant to rein in and punish the communist government following a nuclear test, officials said Thursday.

Geithner faces Fed skepticism (Politico)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 12:13 PM PDT

Politico - One day after the Obama Administration unveiled its sweeping new financial regulatory proposal, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner headed up to Capitol Hill on Thursday to sell the plan to lawmakers who will craft the legislation that drives it.

Judge to review Cheney interview in CIA leak case (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 04:08 PM PDT

FILE -- In this March 15, 2009 file photo, former Vice President Dick Cheney appears on CNN's 'State of the Union' Sunday, in Washington. A federal judge said Thursday that he wants to look at notes from the FBI's interview with Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)AP - A federal judge said Thursday that he wants to look at notes from the FBI's interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.

Almost summer? East wonders 'who'll stop the rain' (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 01:22 PM PDT

A pedestrian shelters under an umbrella while walking around a puddle during heavy rainfall in Brooklyn, New York, Thursday June 18, 2009. Forecasters at the National Weather Service warned that up to 2 inches of rain could fall Thursday. From North Dakota to New York's Long Island, rain after rain after rain has dampened spirits, swamped roads and delayed sports this spring. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Mud season has been extended. From North Dakota to Long Island, rain after rain after rain has dampened spirits and swamped roads. Picnics and kids' baseball games have been washed out, rescheduled and rained out again. Big-time sports, too.

Analysis: Deficit threatens Obama's popularity (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:12 PM PDT

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during his daily briefing, Thursday, June 18, 2009, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - The solid armor of President Barack Obama's popularity may have a crack — a nearly $2 trillion-sized one.

Civilian deaths present strategic problem in war (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:03 PM PDT

FILE - This May 5, 2009, file photo, shows an injured Afghan child from the Bala Baluk, district of Afghanistan, on a bed at the hospital in Farah province of Afghanistan. Abdul Basir Khan, a member of Farah's provincial council, said villagers brought some 30 bodies, including women and children, to Farah city to show the province's governor, that they had been killed reportedly by coalition airstrikes. A report on deadly airstrikes in Afghanistan calls for better training for air and ground forces to reduce civilian casualties that have undermined the counterinsurgency campaign, The Associated Press has learned. The recommendation on training and a second one urging a review of the use of air support are among a half-dozen findings in an unreleased report on the May 4 bombing that was aimed at Taliban militants but also killed dozens of Afghan civilians, two Defense Department officials said Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Abdul Malek, file)AP - U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan need more precision weapons systems to better avoid unintended civilian deaths, a top military officer told Congress Thursday.

Obama says Democrats are tireless, need to do more (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 04:49 PM PDT

AP - Lobbyists were banned from a fundraiser Thursday night where President Barack Obama raised $3 million for Democratic candidates, but that won't stopping them from donating cash to the same political account.

Republicans force lawmakers to vote, vote and vote (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 04:31 PM PDT

AP - The House may have set a record getting people on the record Thursday.

Congress approves $106 bln for wars, swine flu, IMF (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 04:05 PM PDT

A US helicopter lands at FOB Nijrab in Nijrab district of Kapisa province, north of capital Kabul. US lawmakers late Thursday sent President Barack Obama a 106-billion-dollar emergency bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, fight swine flu, aid Pakistan and boost IMF loans to poor nations.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - US lawmakers late Thursday sent President Barack Obama a 106-billion-dollar emergency bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, fight swine flu, aid Pakistan and boost IMF loans to poor nations.

Like US, much of world speaking cautiously on Iran (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:53 PM PDT

In this image made available from Mousavi's election campaign media operation Ghalam News shows supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, carrying a black banner during a demonstration in Tehran on Thursday June, 18, 2009. Tens of thousands of black-clad protesters filled the streets of Tehran again Thursday, joining opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes over Iran's disputed election. (AP Photo/Ghalam News.)AP - The Obama administration again chose caution over condemnation in its comments Thursday on the Iranian election crisis, a careful tack followed by other democratic nations anxious not to damage prospects for engaging whatever government emerges.

Senate panel approves FCC nominee (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:48 PM PDT

Reuters - The nomination of Julius Genachowski to become the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission took a major step forward after the Senate Commerce Committee voted on Thursday overwhelmingly in favor of the Obama administration's nominee.

Thousands mourn Iranians killed in protests (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:37 PM PDT

Iran's presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi (3rd R) joins a crowd of supporters in Tehran June 17, 2009. Demotix/ReutersReuters - Iran's supreme leader will address the nation on Friday for the first time since a disputed election result triggered the biggest protests the Islamic Republic has seen.

Congress sends $106 billion war funds bill to Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the DSCC/DCCC democratic fundraiser at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, June 18, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS)Reuters - The U.S. Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a $106 billion bill to pay for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars after political sparring that could foreshadow tougher fights over Obama's agenda.

Duncan: States could lose out on stimulus cash (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:09 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration warned states Thursday it may withhold millions of dollars if they use stimulus money to plug budget holes instead of boosting aid for schools.

Senate passes 'cash for clunkers' program (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:04 PM PDT

AP - Congress approved a "cash for clunkers" program Thursday to provide government incentives of $3,500 to $4,500 to motorists who trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel efficient vehicles after Senate Democrats narrowly defeated a Republican effort to kill the plan.

Congress carves into Obama financial rule reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PDT

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2009, during his opening statement. The committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Reuters - Senior U.S. lawmakers launched an assault on Thursday on the centerpiece of the Obama administration's financial reform plan -- giving the Federal Reserve new powers to police broad risks in the economy.

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