2009年7月21日星期二

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

AP sources: US debating payoffs to poppy growers (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:47 PM PDT

Zarbakht, 22, receives treatment at the self-immolation or AP - The Obama administration is considering whether to pay off Afghan farmers to stop them from growing heroin poppies on contract for the Taliban, senior officials said Tuesday.

AP-GfK Poll: Great hopes for Obama fade to reality (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:40 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - That was fast. The hope and optimism that washed over the country in the opening months of Barack Obama's presidency are giving way to harsh realities.

Obama wins fight to limit fighter jets (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 03:59 PM PDT

FILE - This June 22, 2009 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor executing a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska. The Senate voted Tuesday to halt production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets in a high-stakes, veto-laden showdown over President Barack Obama's efforts to shift defense spending to a next generation of smaller, single-engine F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. (AP Photo/US Navy - Ronald Dejarnett, File)AP - The Senate voted to terminate further production of the Air Force's topline F-22 fighter jets Tuesday, giving President Barack Obama a major spending victory and siding with the Pentagon's desire for smaller jets better suited to 21st century wars.

Clinton declares the US 'is back' in Asia (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:35 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 21, 2009. Clinton is on a three-day visit to Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, Pool)AP - On her second trip to Asia as U.S. secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is carrying a no-nonsense message about American intentions.

Reid blasts GOP for opposing plan (Politico)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 01:19 PM PDT

Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid followed President Barack Obama's lead today in blasting Republicans for opposing a plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system and create a government-subsidized insurance program.

GAO says Pentagon didn't break rules on propaganda (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:19 PM PDT

AP - The Pentagon did not violate a federal prohibition on propaganda by using retired military officers to tout the Bush administration's war policies in the media, congressional investigators said Tuesday.

AP Interview: NRC to press ahead with Yucca review (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:42 PM PDT

AP - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will press ahead with its review of a license for a nuclear waste dump in Nevada, even as the Obama administration has made clear it is abandoning the project, the commission's chairman said Tuesday.

AP Interview: Product safety chief warns industry (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 02:39 PM PDT

Inez Tenenbaum, chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission answers questions during an Associated Press newsmaker interview in Washington, Tuesday July 21, 2009. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)AP - One of the nation's top safety officials is putting manufacturers on notice: Comply with new rules aimed at keeping children's products safe, or face the potential of big fines.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Do Obama deals break pledge? (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - In cutting deals with hospitals and drug makers, President Barack Obama is giving a private inside track to special interests that's at odds with his promise to make policy in the open.

Budget chief: Docs fees not paid for in Obama bill (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 04:15 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's pledge to make sure health care legislation is fully paid for excludes $245 billion to raise fees for doctors treating Medicare patients, a senior administration official said Tuesday.

Delays drag as Obama financial reforms advance (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:39 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration's plan to form a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency, a central part of its bold regulatory reform agenda, sailed onto the shoals of congressional delay on Tuesday.

White House goes a little bit country (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:14 PM PDT

President Barack Obama give thumbs up at the start of the White House music series celebrating country music in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama says people may think of him as a "city boy," but he enjoys listening to country music and appreciates it.

House approves sanctions against Myanmar (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:10 PM PDT

AP - The House has voted to renew sanctions meant to penalize the junta that runs the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, also called Burma.

Bob Dole released from hospital after skin graft (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:01 PM PDT

AP - Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole left the hospital Tuesday after undergoing surgery for open sores on his legs.

Senators raise alarms on Delaware sports betting (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 04:33 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 16, 2009 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. questions Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington. In speaking about the president's health care overhaul Kyl said, 'The president and some Democrats insist we must rush this plan through, Why? Because the more Americans know about it, the more they oppose it. Something this important needs to be done right, rather than done quickly.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - A pair of veteran Republican senators urged Attorney General Eric Holder to look into the legality of a new Delaware law allowing sports betting and to defend a federal anti-sports betting law that New Jersey politicians are challenging.

Jackson Browne wins Republican apology over song (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 04:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Senator John McCain and his Republican Party publicly apologized to singer Jackson Browne on Tuesday for using his song "Running on Empty" without permission in a campaign advertisement last year.

Senate votes to stop production of F-22 jet (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 04:20 PM PDT

A US F-22 Raptor fighter flies during an aerial display in 2008. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates vowed to fight lawmakers over his proposed cuts to the F-22 fighter program, saying it was a test of efforts to reform entrenched military spending.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)Reuters - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to stop production of the F-22 fighter plane, handing President Barack Obama a victory as he tries to rein in defense spending.

Markey pushes $12M Kennedy earmark (Politico)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 03:55 PM PDT

Politico - With Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) fighting brain cancer, his longtime colleague, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is pushing a $12.6 million earmark for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate at the University of Massachusetts campus in Boston.

Top Democrats warn Obama on IMF funding qualifier (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 03:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Senior Democrats warned President Barack Obama on Tuesday not to ignore restrictions they placed on U.S. funding for the International Monetary Fund in a war spending bill, a practice they consistently criticized former President George W. Bush for.

Democrats irked by Obama signing statement (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 03:04 PM PDT

President Barack Obama arrives to speak on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Barack Obama has irked close allies in Congress by declaring he has the right to ignore legislation on constitutional grounds after having criticized George W. Bush for doing the same.

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