2009年6月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

US discounts Iraq withdrawal risk despite attacks (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 01:08 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers from the 37th Engineer Company are seen at the Crossed Swords monument in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The Iraqi government on Tuesday declared a public holiday to mark next week's withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities. American forces already have begun pulling back from outposts inside the cities ahead of a June 30 deadline, the first phase of a full withdrawal by the end of 2011.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The Obama administration has concluded the risk of a security collapse in Iraq is too slight to slow plans for withdrawing U.S. troops.

Hubris, remorse drove Sanford's week of decisions (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:44 PM PDT

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits to having an affair during a news conference Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. He also announce that he is resigning as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - How did he think he could get away with it? To visit his lover in Argentina, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford slipped his security detail, lied to his staff about his whereabouts and neglected to transfer executive power to the lieutenant governor in case of a state emergency.

US safety board urges changes, can't require them (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:33 PM PDT

Federal and local officials speak near the wreck of a METRO train which collided yesterday with another train in Washington, June 23, 2009. The officials are (L-R) NTSB Debbie Hersman, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty (pointing) and General Manager of METRO John Catoe. Seven people died when two subway trains collided during the Monday afternoon rush hour in the worst rail accident in Washington, D.C.'s history, Fenty said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS TRANSPORT DISASTER)AP - Has the National Transportation Safety Board become the government's "I-told-you-so" agency?

A Republican comeback? (Politico)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:05 AM PDT

Politico - For the first time since their 2006 election drubbing, top Republicans see signs — however faint — of a political resurgence over the next year.

US intel: Al-Qaida numbers, activity drop in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:14 PM PDT

An Iraqi policeman surveys the damage from a truck bomb that exploded the day before in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Residents of the town hit by Iraq's bloodiest attack in 16 months were searched for their loved ones after a massive truck bombing killed 72 people and destroyed dozens of houses.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)AP - The number of al-Qaida extremists in Iraq has plummeted and their ability to maintain a high-level of attacks has been eroded, U.S. intelligence suggests.

Attorney general wants review of cocaine sentences (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at panel discussion titled 'Rethinking Federal Sentencing Policy, 25th Anniversary of the Sentencing Reform Act.', at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Attorney General Eric Holder sought support Wednesday for erasing the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity that hits black defendants the hardest.

Group calls for investigation of Ensign affair (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:59 PM PDT

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. leaves the Republican Policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - A watchdog group alleged Wednesday that Sen. John Ensign violated the Senate's ethics rules by engaging in an affair with a campaign aide who was married to his administrative assistant, then terminating their employment.

Obama leaves door open to tax on health benefits (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, meets with five of the governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. From left are, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Vice President Joe Biden, the president, Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama left the door open to a new tax on health care benefits Wednesday, and officials said top lawmakers and the White House were seeking $150 billion in concessions from the nation's hospitals as they sought support for legislation struggling to emerge in Congress.

Obama sending ambassador to Syria after years (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves a news conference, Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in the White House Press Room in Washington.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - President Barack Obama plans to return an ambassador to Syria, filling a post that has been vacant for four years and marking an acceleration of Washington's engagement with the Arab world, the White House said on Wednesday.

Obama signs bill funding wars (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 05:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama signs the Supplemental Appropriations Act, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure keeping the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from running out of money.

Senate urges Obama to pardon first black champ (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:55 PM PDT

AP - The Senate is urging President Barack Obama to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to prison nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.

Key senator says immigration revamp possible (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:32 PM PDT

AP - A senator leading the Democrats' push to revise the nation's immigration laws this year said Wednesday it can be done if his party and immigration advocates get tough on illegal immigration.

South Carolina Governor Sanford admits extramarital affair (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford wipes his eyes as he speaks to the media about his trip to Buenos Aires and admits to an extramarital affair at the State House in Columbia, June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Erik Campos/The StateReuters - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who has been seen as a potential candidate for the 2012 U.S. presidential election, tearfully admitted on Wednesday he had been unfaithful to his wife and resigned as chairman of the Republican Governors' Association.

Pro-Iranian regime hackers invade Oregon computers (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:50 PM PDT

AP - Hackers defaced the home page of the Oregon University System, posting a caustic message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and stop talking about the disputed Iranian election.

Obama takes health care debate to the airwaves (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:46 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday intensified his campaign to overhaul the nation's health care system, as polls show Americans wanting but fearing change and as a divided Congress grapples over what to do.

White House threatens veto over F-22 jet fighters (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:44 PM PDT

AP - Preparing for a possible showdown with Congress, the White House on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation authorizing a $680 billion military budget if it contains money for jet fighters the Pentagon doesn't want.

Murtha says White House erred on helicopter (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:42 PM PDT

AP - The chairman of a powerful House subcommittee that oversees the military said Wednesday he hopes at least some of the $3.2 billion spent for a new fleet of presidential helicopters can be salvaged.

Obama signs $106 billion bill for Iraq, Afghan wars (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:23 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama signs the Supplemental Appropriations Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Wednesday extended a set of economic sanctions on North Korea for another year as tension soars with the communist state over its nuclear and missile programs.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a $106 billion measure to fulfill his plans to wind down the war in Iraq and ramp up operations in Afghanistan where fighting against militants is intensifying.

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