2009年6月30日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Franken wins Minn. Senate race; Coleman concedes (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:45 PM PDT

Democrat Al Franken, right, with his wife Frannie Franken smile as they meet the media at their house in MInneapolis Tuesday June 30, 2009 after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Democrat in the Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman. (AP Photo/Andy King)AP - Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Analysis: US role in Iraq doesn't end just yet (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Iraqi traffic police patrol in front of the al Khulani Shiite mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. U.S. troops pulled out of Iraqi cities on Tuesday in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - U.S. troops are out of Iraq's cities but not its future. Even a best-case scenario is likely to feature an American role there for years — militarily as well as diplomatically.

Court: Stay tuned on campaign funds, civil rights (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 9, 2008 file photo, Supreme Court Justice David Souter, reacts after speaking at a dedication ceremony at the State Supreme Courthouse in Concord, N.H. Souter bid his colleagues fond farewells, and expressed gratitude to his fellow justices for the strong relationships forged over the years as he ended a career of nearly two decades at the Supreme Court Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)AP - On civil rights and campaign cash, the Supreme Court earned an "incomplete" grade in the term that just ended. There is a good chance the court will have a new member but the same right-of-center tilt when the justices return in late summer to deal with unfinished business.

Obama consults experts on 1976 swine flu outbreak (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:23 PM PDT

A man holds a protective mask in Buenos Aires June 30, 2009. The mayor of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri declared a health emergency on Tuesday to help control an outbreak of the deadly H1N1 flu strain and urged residents to stay at home as much as possible. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA HEALTH)AP - President Barack Obama is hoping that lessons learned from a 1976 flu outbreak can help the country act wisely to combat the current spread of swine flu.

PhRMA, Families USA launch ad blitz (Politico)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Politico - The pharmaceutical industry and one of the country's leading consumer health care groups on Tuesday launched a multimillion-dollar national television advertising campaign to urge lawmakers to pass quality, affordable health care reform.

Administration sends Congress consumer legislation (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:29 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks away from the podium after delivering remarks highlighting innovative non profits programs, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Tuesday to create a new agency to police the fine print on credit card bills and mortgage documents and determine what fees, penalties and interest rates are fair.

Source: NKorean ship reverses course (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:01 PM PDT

The Kang Nam I, a North Korean 2,035-tonne general cargo ship, is pictured near Lantau Island in Hong Kong in this October 24, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Paul Yeung/FilesAP - U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons.

Analysis: Obama's swift stand on Honduran coup (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya clash with soldiers near the presidential residency Tegucigalpa, Monday, June 29. 2009. Police fired tear gas to hold back thousands of Hondurans outside the occupied presidential residency as world leaders from Barack Obama to Hugo Chavez appealed to Honduras to reverse a coup that ousted the president, Manuel Zelaya. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Dealing with the first Latin American crisis of his presidency, Barack Obama sought a swift, clear response that would not be interpreted as U.S. interventionism in a region that loathes it.

Wal-Mart backs employer health insurance mandate (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on Iraq in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Wal-Mart is the latest in a line of traditionally Republican-leaning businesses to embrace key portions of President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul health care, a trend that could complicate opponents' efforts to build a united front when Congress ramps up its work on the issue this summer.

Foes of Sotomayor emboldened by discimination case (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PDT

Attorney Karen Torre, center, center, pauses as she speaks to members of the media on the steps of Federal Court in New Haven, Conn. with Frank Ricci, front right, the lead plaintiff in the 'New Haven 20' firefighter reverse discrimination case Monday June 29, 2009. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - Foes of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor celebrated the high court's reversal of her decision in a reverse discrimination case.

Obama team members to fan out on summer rural tour (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:24 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is dispatching top administration officials and Cabinet members on a "rural tour" this summer to explore ways to strengthen rural America.

Why Coleman lost (Politico)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:21 PM PDT

Democrat Al Franken (R) is pictured speaking to reporters outside his home in Minneapolis, as former Senator Norm Coleman meets with the media at his home in St. Paul, in a combination image, June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Miller-R/Andy King-LPolitico - The Republican Party put an inordinate amount of faith in Norm Coleman's long-shot legal challenge, spending a million bucks on the idea that he'd catch a break in court.

Romanian uranium taken to secure site (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:34 PM PDT

AP - The last remaining bomb-grade uranium has been shipped out of Romania as part of a U.S.-Russian nuclear nonproliferation program, the Energy Department reported Tuesday.

Biden to take new role overseeing Iraq policy (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:26 PM PDT

President Barack Obama has asked Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in January 2009, to take on a new role overseeing the US departure from Iraq and Washington's effort to promote internal political reconciliation there.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - President Barack Obama has asked Vice President Joe Biden to take on a new role overseeing the US departure from Iraq and Washington's effort to promote internal political reconciliation there.

Senate to hold hearing on college football's BCS (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:26 PM PDT

AP - The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding the Bowl Championship Series. It's the second time this year that Congress is shining a light on the polarizing system college football uses to crown its national champion.

EPA approves California pollution rule (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:47 PM PDT

AP - The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step toward tougher reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks Tuesday by giving California the green light to impose new requirements that could become the national model for combatting tailpipe pollution linked to global warming.

White House: US pullback important step forward (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:45 PM PDT

Iraqis celebrate in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. U.S. troops pulled out of Iraqi cities on Tuesday in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that "Iraq's future is in the hands of its own people," warning of more violence in the days ahead but signaling optimism that Iraq will prevail as a stable, sovereign nation.

Judge grills prosecutors on evidence handling (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:41 PM PDT

AP - A judge asked federal prosecutors in a major drug-dealing case Tuesday if they have a pattern of mishandling evidence after a second high-profile prosecution fell apart in his courtroom because of witness problems.

Treasury sanctions on firm linked to North Korea (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:53 PM PDT

North Korea soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom in 2008. South Korea and Japan AP - The United States on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on a company in Iran that is accused of involvement in North Korea's missile proliferation network.

Obama Criticized as Mr. Nice Guy Toward Iran, Congress (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:08 PM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - Barack Obama is an accommodating and engaging fellow who aims to please. And this was important during the campaign, when likability counted for so much in courting voters. Now, however, it could actually be a problem for him as commander in chief. The question is whether his "politics of nice" is appropriate in a sharply divided capital and a dangerous world.

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