2009年7月18日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Official: WH considers terror interrogation unit (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 05:02 PM PDT

This photo, reviewed by the US military, shows a US soldier at Camp Justice, Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. A US lawmaker on Thursday angrily threatened to cut funds to the Pentagon over accounts that it helped China harshly interrogate prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - The Obama administration is considering creating a special unit of professional interrogators to handle key terror suspects, focusing on intelligence-gathering rather than building criminal cases for prosecution, a government official said Saturday.

AP sources: Taliban video shows captive US soldier (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 04:55 PM PDT

AP - The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban, two U.S. defense officials said.

Swaying court may be tougher than confimation (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 05:28 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 15, 2009, photo, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday July 15, 2009, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sotomayor might find that disarming Republican senators with one eye on Hispanic voters was easier than swaying Supreme Court justices with lifetime appointments. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Sonia Sotomayor might find it was easier to disarm Republican senators who have one eye on Hispanic voters than to sway Supreme Court justices who have lifetime appointments.

Clinton defends US demands for anti-terror help (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 05:49 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hugs a member of Self Employed Women's Association, a non-governmental organization, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 18, 2009. Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by urging India not to make the same mistakes the U.S. has on climate change and emphasizing the nations' mutual interest in fighting global terrorism. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)AP - Off the injured list and back on the world stage, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday gave an impassioned defense of American demands that India and other countries do more to tackle terrorism and global warming.

Obama offers support to Indonesia's president (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 05:37 PM PDT

A worker sweeps at the site of a bomb blast at Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 18, 2009. Investigators worked Saturday to identify a pair of suicide bombers who attacked two American luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital, and health officials confirmed at least four of the dead were foreigners. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - President Barack Obama has called Indonesia's leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people.

Obama: Don't squander chance to reform health care (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 03:38 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about health care, Friday, July 17, 2009, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama told the nation Saturday his health care overhaul is financially sound, but a new analysis by congressional budget experts of emerging House legislation said it would increase deficits by $239 billion over a decade.

Despite critics, Obama stays course on health care (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 07:20 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is using a touch-all-bases approach to try push through his health care overhaul, a struggle that might demand deep concessions.

Obama: Cronkite was reporter who never let us down (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 02:07 AM PDT

Visitors walk past a large screen displaying a picture of legendary broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite at the Newseum in Washington July 18, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri GripasAP - President Barack Obama praised broadcasting icon Walter Cronkite as a newsman who "never let us down."

Obama's Midas touch dulling, even with Democrats? (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 09:47 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about health care, Friday, July 17, 2009, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Might that Midas magic be dulling for President Barack Obama, even among fellow Democrats?

Quayle: Obama's challenge is taming leftist Dems (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 04:57 PM PDT

Former vice president Dan Quayle tees off on the 12th hole during the American Century Golf Championship at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev., on Saturday, July 18 2009. (AP Photo/Brad Horn)AP - Former Vice President Dan Quayle gives President Barack Obama high marks for surrounding himself with quality advisers on national security and the economy. But Quayle says it's not yet clear whether Obama's Democratic administration will govern more liberally than he campaigned.

Same-sex couples seek immigration benefit (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 12:58 PM PDT

In this Thursday, July 2, 2009 photo, Judy Rickard, left, with her partner, Karin Bogliolo, right, sit at their dining room table at their home in San Jose, Calif. Facing a painful separation, Rickard, 61, retired early from her job at San Jose State University this past April and took a reduced pension so that she could spend more time with her partner, Bogliolo, a citizen of Great Britain who is allowed to stay in the U.S. for up to six months at a time. It was not the preferred option. Rickard wanted to keep working and sponsor Bogliolo for residency in the United States, just as married heterosexual couples can. But U.S. law does not allow for that. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Judy Rickard took an early retirement and a reduced pension so she could be assured of more time with her partner, a British citizen whose stays in the U.S. are limited to six months.

Obama calls Yudhoyono after election, bombs (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 10:41 AM PDT

A worker sweeps debris on the damaged facade of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta. US President Barack Obama spoke to his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by telephone on Saturday, a day after Jakarta was rocked by bomb attacks that left eight dead and 55 injured.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)AFP - US President Barack Obama spoke to his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by telephone on Saturday, a day after Jakarta was rocked by bomb attacks that left eight dead and 55 injured.

Essay: Cronkite and the voice of authority gone (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 08:34 AM PDT

FILE - This undated photo provided by CBS, shows CBS television newscaster Walter Cronkite. Famed CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, known as the 'most trusted man in America' has died, Friday, July 17, 2009. He was 92. (AP Photo/CBS, File)AP - "And that's the way it is," he'd say.

Obama tries to regain momentum in healthcare debate (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 07:41 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington July 18, 2009, before his departure to Camp David. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)Reuters - President Barack Obama appealed to Americans on Saturday to back his ambitious revamp of the U.S. health care system, seeking to regain momentum amid growing worries among lawmakers over how to pay for it.

Iran hardliners round on Rafsanjani in election row (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 06:46 AM PDT

Protesters gather in Tehran July 17, 2009 in this image obtained from Gooya News. In apparent defiance of Iran's supreme leader, a powerful cleric declared his country in crisis after a disputed poll, and tens of thousands of protesters used Friday prayers to stage the biggest show of dissent for weeks. REUTERS/Farhad Rajabali/Gooya NewsReuters - Iranian hardliners hit back at former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Saturday for criticizing the conduct of last month's election and its aftermath, highlighting deepening establishment divisions.

Obama urges Congress to pass health care reform (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 03:14 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama has called on Congress to pass his health care reform, arguing that the stability of the entire US economy was at stake.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for Congress to pass his health care reform, arguing that the stability of the entire US economy was at stake.

Analysis: Obama issues challenge to black America (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 12:48 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during the 100th anniversary convention of the NAACP, Thursday, July 16, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Through his first six months as president, Barack Obama has tended to shy away from the historical significance and potential influence of his role as the nation's first black president.

Obama to Congress: Don't lose heart on health care (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 09:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about health care, Friday, July 17, 2009, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama, worried about growing resistance to his health care plan, exhorted Congress not to "lose heart" Friday and urged deeper cost cuts to calm concern over the huge expense of covering millions of uninsured Americans.

Senate wants expansion of federal hate crimes law (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:49 PM PDT

Senate Judiciary Committee members, from left, chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, before the committee's hearing on hate crime legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - People attacked because of their sexual orientation or gender would receive federal protections under a Senate-approved measure that significantly expands the reach of hate crimes law.

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