2009年8月1日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Analysis: Recovery for Obama after Gates' arrest? (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 03:11 PM PDT

President Barack Obama departs the South Lawn of the White House with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha, not visible, and Malia in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Behind them is President Obama's mother-in-law Marian Robinson. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The success of President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda — from health care and climate change to education — could depend on how quickly he recovers from the sharp drop in support among white voters after criticizing a white policeman's arrest of a black Harvard scholar.

NRA opposition fails to sway senators on Sotomayor (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 04:52 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 16, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the fourth day of her confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - The National Rifle Association's threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning states and some Republicans who are breaking with their party to support her.

Obama back on campaign trail with a tougher foe (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 03:44 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 29, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama listens to a question during a town hall meeting on health care at a supermarket in Bristol, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)AP - At times, it seems like Barack Obama has time-traveled back to last summer when he was simply a Democrat running for the White House.

Health care debate shifts back to Main Street (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 04:33 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 29, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama holds a town hall on health care reform at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. The health care debate is heading back to Main Street, to cities and towns across the country where Americans are worried about paying for medical costs but increasingly concerned that overhauling the system may do more harm than good. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - The health care debate is heading back to Main Street, to cities and towns where people are worried about medical costs but increasingly concerned that overhauling the system may do more harm than good.

VIDEO: This week in video (Politico)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 05:29 AM PDT

Politico - This week in video

Franken focused on policy, not celebrity (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 03:08 PM PDT

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., right, speaks during the committee's markup vote on the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fellow committee member, Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., a former chairman of the committee, looks on at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Al Franken has immersed himself in the health care debate. He's had a chance to question Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. He's signed on as a co-sponsor of a half dozen bills.

Limited Medals of Honor for Iraq, Afghan wars (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 04:57 PM PDT

FILE -- This photo released by the United States Navy shows Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor while attending cold weather training in Kodiak, Alaska, in 2004. The elite Navy SEAL who threw himself on top of a grenade in Iraq to save his comrades was posthumously awarded the highest U.S. military tribute, the Medal of Honor, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. (AP Photo, United States Navy)AP - Eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 4,000 members of the U.S. military killed in action. More than 34,000 wounded. Just six considered worthy of America's highest military award for battlefield valor.

Obama hails `historic step' on health care changes (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 08:17 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a town hall on health care reform, Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are looking ahead to a health care showdown on the House floor in September following a key committee's passage of sweeping overhaul legislation.

Report: Bush calls for strong message to NKorea (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 05:25 AM PDT

In this photo released Friday, July 31, 2009, by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il tours a spinning mill in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, July 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)AP - Former President George W. Bush called on America's partners in negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program to send a strong and clear message to the regime to stop its atomic activity, a news report said Saturday.

US seeks Swiss help with missing Americans in Iran (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 04:32 PM PDT

AP - The State Department says it's aware of Iranian media reports that three American citizens have been detained in Iran.

States' woes could drag Dems down (Politico)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Politico - A new government report out Friday showed the economy shrinking less than expected last quarter — raising hopes that the recession might end soon.

Obama hails action on healthcare bill (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 01:39 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (C) walks with First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd R), his daughters Sasha (not seen) and Malia (R) and his mother-in-law Marian Robinson (L) to Marine One in Washington, DC, August 1, 2009 as they depart for Camp David. Obama hailed Saturday a key congressional committee's approval of a bill embracing his plan to overhaul the US healthcare system as a AFP - President Barack Obama hailed Saturday a key congressional committee's approval of a bill embracing his plan to overhaul the US healthcare system as a "historic consensus."

Iran reformists back down in court as 100 face riot trial (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 12:33 PM PDT

A picture obtained from the Fars News Agency shows Iranian cleric Mohammad Ali Abtahi (L), a member of the Assembly of Combatant Clerics, sitting in a courtroom during the first hearing in the trial of 100 people accused of rioting after the disputed presidential election in Tehran. Abtahi told the revolutionary court that he should not have taken part in protests as there had not been any fraud.(AFP/Fars News)AFP - Reformists backed down from their allegations of massive fraud in the June presidential election at the start of a trial on Saturday of about 100 Iranians accused of rioting, news agencies said.

Iran tries 100 reformists over election unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 11:16 AM PDT

An exiled Iranian waves flags during a protest in front of the U.S. embassy in Brussels, July 31, 2009, demanding the international community to take action after Iraqi forces took control of Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad. Iraqi forces took control of an Iranian exile camp north of Baghdad on July 28, the government said, in a move camp residents said triggered clashes killing four of the dissidents Iraq hopes to expel. REUTERS/Francois LenoirReuters - About 100 leading Iranian reformists went on trial on Saturday, accused of trying to topple the clerical establishment by orchestrating mass protests after the disputed presidential election, Iranian media reported.

Afghan campaign worker attacked, guard killed (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:40 AM PDT

A US Marine of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade investigates the ground while searching for Improvised Explosive Devices in Nawa district in Helmand Province. Gunmen opened fire Saturday on a campaign manager for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election bid, killing a guard, while one French and three US soldiers died in other insurgent attacks, officials said.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)AFP - Gunmen opened fire Saturday on a campaign manager for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election bid, killing a guard, while one French and three US soldiers died in other insurgent attacks, officials said.

Obama urges work on healthcare after committee vote (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 09:45 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday welcomed the latest vote by a House of Representatives committee on healthcare reform and urged lawmakers to keep up the momentum in the coming weeks.

Afghan poll workers ambushed; U.S. soldiers killed (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 08:32 AM PDT

A US Marine of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade investigates the ground while searching for Improvised Explosive Devices in Nawa district in Helmand Province. Gunmen opened fire Saturday on a campaign manager for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election bid, killing a guard, while one French and three US soldiers died in other insurgent attacks, officials said.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)Reuters - A convoy of campaign workers for Afghan President Hamid Karzai was ambushed five times on Saturday, officials said, as Taliban insurgents step up efforts to disrupt the presidential election.

Obama: 'Spirit of innovation' key to the future (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, and Vice President Joe Biden, left, walk out of the White House and across Pennsylvania Ave. to the Blair House in Washington, Friday, July 31, 2009. Obama is hosting a meeting with members of the Cabinet at the Blair House, the government's official guest house. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama, citing fresh evidence the recession is winding down, says the country's future economic prosperity depends on building a new, stronger foundation and recapturing the "spirit of innovation."

Obama hails House committee vote on health care (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 07:05 AM PDT

Medical assistants at work at a low-cost clinic in Aurora, Colorado in July 2009. President Barack Obama has hailed a key congressional committee's approval of a bill embracing his plan to overhaul the US health care system as a AP - President Barack Obama is hailing a House committee vote on health care overhaul legislation as a "historic step."

Top Iran reformer tells trial vote was 'clean' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 06:18 AM PDT

A picture obtained from the Fars News Agency shows Iranian cleric Mohammad Ali Abtahi (L), a member of the Assembly of Combatant Clerics, sitting in a courtroom during the first hearing in the trial of 100 people accused of rioting after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Tehran. Abtahi backed down from claims of massive vote rigging in the June presidential vote.(AFP/Fars News)AFP - A top Iranian reformist, accused of taking part in deadly riots after the June election, reportedly testified before a Tehran court on Saturday that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory came after a clean vote.

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