2009年7月5日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, speaks during his interview with Italian journalists at at the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow, on Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)AP - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.

Mullen advises 'measured' approach to gay policy (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 11:45 AM PDT

In this photograph provided by CBS, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen appears on 'Face the Nation' at the CBS studios in Washington Sunday, July 5, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)AP - The nation's top military officer said Sunday he has advised President Barack Obama to move "in a measured way" in changing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military.

Rove: Palin resignation part of a 'risky strategy' (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 09:12 AM PDT

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)AP - One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's potential presidential rivals said Sunday that her abrupt resignation won't help her dodge scrutiny. President George W. Bush's chief political adviser said her strategy is, at best, unclear.

Biden: Israel free to set own course on Iran (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 01:09 PM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, is seen with his son, U.S. Army Capt. Beau Biden, left, at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. assistance will be jeopardized if the country reverts to ethnic and sectarian violence. Biden began Independence Day by greeting more than 200 U.S. soldiers who were becoming American citizens at a naturalization ceremony in a marble domed hall at one of Saddam Hussein's palaces at Camp Victory, the U.S. military headquarters on the outskirts of Baghdad. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, Pool)AP - Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing.

Kristol: Palin qualifications on par with Obama (Politico)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Politico - Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, who's emerged as one of Sarah Palin's highest profile conservative boosters, defended the Alaska governor's decision to step down today in a panel appearance on "Fox News Sunday," and compared her level of experience to that of Barack Obama, who served less that one full term in the Senate before being elected president.

Biden predicts more jobs because of stimulus money (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 09:24 AM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to troops at a naturalization ceremony at al-Faw Palace on the western outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Biden was in attendance as some 237 soldiers from 59 countries tool the oath during his visit to Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)AP - The Obama administration "misread" the depth of the economic troubles it inherited and still expects more new jobs in the long term as the spending pace from the $787 billion stimulus plan quickens, Vice President Joe Biden said.

US-Russia framework deal on arms control expected (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Russian matryoshka nesting dolls decorated with the images of US President Barack Obama(L) and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. Obama leaves for Russia Sunday, seeking to honor a US vow to AP - The White House said Sunday it expects President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to announce progress in negotiations that could lead to a new nuclear arms control treaty by the end of the year.

Powell says Iraq surge should have come earlier (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 06:00 AM PDT

FILE -- In this July 1, 2008 file photo, former Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks in Providence, R.I., (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)AP - Colin Powell says the U.S. took too long to strengthen its forces in Iraq after Baghdad fell early in the war.

Obama plan could trim back financial powerhouses (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 11:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 17, 2009 file photo, a sign at the Citigroup Center is seen in New York. They are the biggest of the big — the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other behemoths of the financial system. The Obama administration doesn't want so many around anymore. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, FILE)AP - They are the biggest of the big — the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths. The Obama administration doesn't want so many around anymore.

Obama bemoans golf swing to Russian reporter (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 11:25 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2009. Obama visits Russia Monday hoping to seal agreements on military transit and a key nuclear arms treaty to revive a relationship that last year plunged to a post Cold War low.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AP - President Barack Obama says he doesn't like his golf swing and the ball never goes where he wants.

Observers: Palin resignation cuts losses in Alaska (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 04:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blows a kiss to supporters after speaking at a rally at the Silver Spurs Arena, in Kissimmee, Fla. A day after abruptly announcing she would soon give up her job as governor, Palin on Saturday July 4, 2009 indicated on a social networking site that she would take on a larger, national role, citing a 'higher calling' to unite the country along conservative lines. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool, File)AP - Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail, many Alaskans felt her heart wasn't in the job.

Obama travels to Russia seeking arms, Afghan deals (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 01:49 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev expect to make progress on arms cuts and Afghanistan at a Kremlin summit on Monday but the rest of Obama's first visit as president may be more difficult.

Palin "getting truth to u" through Twitter (Politico)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 01:11 PM PDT

Politico - Sarah Palin, who's stayed clear of the MSM since announcing she'd leave office, has kept up her online presence. Her latest Twitter:

Senators say compromise key to health care bill (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 12:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 15, 2009 file photo, Gov. Jay Nixon talks to reporters during a news conference in Jefferson City, Mo. Nixon started the new fiscal year by vetoing or freezing $430 million in spending — halting college construction projects, reducing Medicaid rate increases to some health care providers and eliminating 200 more state jobs on top of the 1,245 already axed. (AP Photo/Kelley McCall, file)AP - It will take a compromise on a government option for insurance if the Senate is to agree on a health care overall before next month's break, two senators said Sunday.

Iran frees foreign reporter amid fresh vote claims (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi throw stones at Iranian police during a violent demonstration in Tehran in June 2009. Iran has freed a British-Greek journalist and police say have released most of the people detained in election protests but fresh challenges were made to the outcome of the presidential vote.(AFP/File)AFP - Iran on Sunday freed a British-Greek journalist and police said they had let go most other people detained in election protests but fresh challenges were made to the outcome of the presidential vote.

Analysis: GOP struggles for anti-Sotomayor message (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 11:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is escorted by security officials, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she's not fit to be a justice with just one week to go before hearings on her confirmation. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she's not fit to serve.

Obama and networks: a symbiotic relationship (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 09:29 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during the Radio and Television Correspondents dinner at the Washington Convention Center in Washington June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEADSHOT MEDIA)AP - Even President Barack Obama, a gleam in his eye as he talked at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner two weeks ago, seemed to recognize the special relationship he's forged with TV networks in the opening months of his administration.

White House does not favor second stimulus now: Biden (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 09:22 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama and his advisers do not favor second stimulus package now to cut the highest U.S. unemployment rate in nearly 26 years, Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday.

Biden Says Obama Administration ‘Misread’ Economy (Bloomberg)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 08:34 AM PDT

Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama administration “misread the economy” when it forecast unemployment would peak at 8 percent if Congress enacted a $787 billion fiscal stimulus.

Rove 'perplexed' by Palin, Huckabee calls move 'risky' (Politico)

Posted: 05 Jul 2009 08:21 AM PDT

A video frame grab shows former U.S. Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announcing that she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor in Wasilla, Alaska, July 3, 2009. REUTERS/KTUU-TVPolitico - Former Bush adviser Karl Rove and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee both seemed to be scratching their heads over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to resign her office in an appearance along with Alaska Lt. Gov Sean Parnell on "Fox News Sunday."

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