2009年7月23日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections

White House tempers Obama remark about police (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:50 PM PDT

Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley speaks with members of the media at his home in Natick, Mass., Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Crowley responded to a call last week and went to the home of renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. near Harvard University to investigate a report of a burglary. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday he was surprised by all the hubbub over his comments that a white police officer in Cambridge, Mass., had acted "stupidly" in arresting a prominent black scholar for disorderly conduct. The president didn't take back his words, but he allowed that he understood the sergeant who made the arrest is an "outstanding police officer."

Obama takes a stand on race — in a divisive case (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:11 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting on health care at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Thursday, July 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Making his first foray into a divisive racial issue, President Barack Obama sided with Henry Louis Gates Jr. after the black scholar's arrest by a white police officer, a striking departure from Obama's "post-racial" impartiality.

US intelligence gathering in Afghanistan expanded (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:44 PM PDT

A U.S. soldier from 10th Mountain Division stands in front of villagers at a queue for medical checks by a U.S. army doctor in the village of Dah-e-Naw in Logar Province of Afghanistan July 23, 2009. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY HEALTH POLITICS SOCIETY)AP - U.S. military authorities in Afghanistan are assembling a potent intelligence-gathering operation to help defeat the Taliban insurgency, a senior Defense Department official said Thursday.

Obama health plan delayed — trouble ahead? (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall on health care, Thursday, July 23, 2009, at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Slow down, Senate Democrats told President Barack Obama on Thursday, dashing hopes of rushing his sweeping health care overhaul to a summertime vote and adding to the troubles the plan could face as the year wears on. "That's OK," the president replied gamely. "Just keep working."

Dems punting on August deadline (Politico)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 11:03 AM PDT

Politico - Congressional leaders have all but given up on passing health care reform before an August deadline, and Democrats in both chambers of Congress engaged in heated closed-door meetings Thursday as they struggled to find consensus on President Barack Obama's top priority.

US: 160M doses of swine flu vaccine due in Oct. (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:02 PM PDT

Workers at one of the 19 National Pandemic Flu Service call centers in London, Thursday, July 23, 2009, answer calls from people concerned about swine flu. Authorities estimate the number of swine flu cases in Britain has doubled in the last week to about 100,000. The figure is based on a limited number of lab samples as well as the number of people seeking treatment from doctors. Britain's department of health said Thursday that 840 people have been hospitalized with swine flu and 63 are in intensive care. There have been 31 swine flu deaths. Officials have instructed people not to go to a doctor if they have symptoms but instead to visit a new swine flu Web site or call a flu hot line, staffed by people with no medical training. (AP Photo/Richard Pohle/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - The U.S. may have as many as 160 million doses of swine flu vaccine available sometime in October, even though manufacturers worldwide are having serious trouble brewing shots, federal health officials said Thursday.

Obama says Senate's delay in health care bill 'OK' (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at a town hall meeting on health care at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Thursday, July 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - President Barack Obama stepped up his us-against-them pitch for overhauling health care Thursday, saying the American people need it and must overcome resistance from opponents in Washington, whom he described vaguely as naysayers and skeptics.

Obama raises millions for Democrats (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:09 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, is greeted by Illinois Comptroller Dan Hine, second right, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White , middle, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, back, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley left, after arriving at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, July 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - President Barack Obama raised millions of dollars Thursday for Democratic candidates in next year's elections, making a side trip to his hometown of Chicago after pushing for health care changes in Cleveland.

House Blue Dogs find their voice on health care (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:13 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 21, 2009 file photo, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., speaks after he and other Blue Dog Democrats met with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. Listening from left are, Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats are enjoying a power surge like no other in their 15 years, forcing President Barack Obama and their own party leaders to deal with their demands for cost cuts and tax restraints in overhauling health care.

Analysis: Obama putting more emphasis on restraint (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks down the stairs of Air Force One after arriving at 'Hare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, July 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - At a critical moment in his presidency, Barack Obama finds increasing need to talk about taming federal deficits as he struggles with a dour economy.

Obama remark on black scholar's arrest angers cops (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:08 PM PDT

Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley listens to questions from members of the media at his home in Natick, Mass., Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Crowley responded to a call last week and went to the home of renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. near Harvard University to investigate a report of a burglary. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Many police officers across the country have a message for President Barack Obama: Get all the facts before criticizing one of our own. Obama's public criticism that Cambridge officers "acted stupidly" when they arrested black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. could make it harder for police to work with people of color, some officers said Thursday.

House passes increase for housing, high-speed rail (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:52 PM PDT

AP - The Democratic-dominated House Thursday approved generous funding for housing subsidies for the poor and President Barack Obama's initiative to build high-speed railroads as it passed a $123.1 billion transportation and housing bill.

Obama stirs racial passions in Harvard case (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:41 PM PDT

Exiled Nigerian author Wole Soyinka (L) walks with Harvard University professors Cornell Lake (C) and Henry Louis Gates Jr. to a lecture at the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 15.Reuters - President Barack Obama plunged his presidency into a charged racial debate and set off a firestorm in one of America's most liberal bastions by siding with a black Harvard scholar who accuses police of racism.

Obama: 'Victory' not right word for Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:41 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says he's uncomfortable using the word "victory" to describe the United States' goal in Afghanistan. He says the U.S. fight there is against broader terrorism and not a nation.

Obama says he prays 'all the time' for guidance (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:38 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets spectators after arriving at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, Thursday, July 23, 2009. Obama will visit the Cleveland Clinic and hold a town hall style meeting on health care reform at a local high school. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - President Barack Obama says he's gone from praying nightly before going to bed to praying all the time because he has a "lot of stuff" on his plate and needs "guidance all the time."

Pitch perfect: President congratulates Buehrle (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:35 PM PDT

Chicago ace Mark Buehrle, seen here delivering a pitch, had a rare no-hitter in the White Sox's 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming just the second Chicago pitcher to toss two no-hitters in his career.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Boehm)AP - First fan Barack Obama made time for a congratulatory call to the pitcher on his favorite baseball team who just threw a perfect game.

Senator involved in affair loses key staff members (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:17 PM PDT

AP - Republican Sen. John Ensign, who last month admitted to an extramarital affair with a campaign aide, is losing his chief of staff and his spokesman.

New burst of attention for old doubts about Obama (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh talks with guests in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Six months after Barack Obama's inauguration, a persistent and noisy legion of doubters won't let go of an already debunked claim, that he is actually a foreign-born, illegal president. Mainstream Republicans who want the issue to go away are having a tough time stamping it out as the so-called 'birthers' resurface, with assists from talk show host Rush Limbaugh and CNN's Lou Dobbs. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)AP - Six months after Barack Obama's inauguration, a persistent and noisy legion of doubters won't let go of an already debunked claim — that he is actually a foreign-born, illegal president.

Top US Senate ally deals blow to Obama health plan (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PDT

Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid, seen here in June 2009, said Thursday that lawmakers had given up on voting on a sweeping health care overhaul before September, in a blow to President Barack Obama's plans.(AFP/Karen Bleier)AFP - Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that lawmakers had given up on voting on a sweeping health care overhaul before September, in a blow to President Barack Obama's plans.

Poll: US image abroad surges under Obama (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:27 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets spectators after arriving at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, Thursday, July 23, 2009. Obama will visit the Cleveland Clinic and hold a town hall style meeting on health care reform at a local high school. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - President Barack Obama's popularity has boosted America's image abroad even though deep suspicions about the U.S. persist in the Muslim world, according to a poll released Thursday.

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