2009年8月29日星期六

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

Kennedy carried to Arlington, laid beside brothers (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 04:58 PM PDT

The funeral procession of Sen. Edward Kennedy crosses the Memorial Bridge as it heads to Arlington National Cemetery from Washington, the Lincoln Memorial is in the background in Arlington, Va. Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. Kennedy died late Tuesday of brain cancer at the age of 77. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest alongside slain brothers John and Robert on hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday evening, celebrated for "the dream he kept alive" across the decades since their deaths.

Chances of health compromise take another blow (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 04:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One with first lady Michelle Obama at Logan International Airport in Boston, Mass. Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A leading GOP negotiator on health care struck a further blow to fading chances of a bipartisan compromise by saying Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the country's "finances sicker without saving you money."

Obama pledges to push ahead with Katrina recovery (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 05:09 PM PDT

This home is being raised to prevent further flooding by hurricanes in New Orleans , Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Hurricane Katrina struck the city in August of 2005 and flooded this area. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - President Barack Obama marked the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Saturday by pledging to make sure that turf wars and red tape don't slow the pace of the continuing recovery.

US faces smaller, smarter enemy in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009, file photo U.S. Marine Lt. Malachai Bennett, right, and Lt. Kim of Golf Company 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 2nd MEB, 3rd MEF, look for the source of gunfire from Taliban while out on patrol in the village of Dahaneh, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Marines on the front lines across southern Afghanistan, who also fought in Iraq, told The Associated Press in late August 2009, that the enemy in Afghanistan is a smaller, smarter force, not as religiously fanatic as its Iraqi counterparts, that tends to spread out, and use anonymous attacks, like hiding in fields or planting IEDs on roads. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson/File)AP - After three tours in Iraq, U.S. Marine Sgt. Andre Leon was used to brutal shootouts with enemy fighters and expected more of the same in Afghanistan.

Next step not clear for Vicki Kennedy (Politico)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 05:12 AM PDT

Politico - Even in a family sadly experienced in public mourning, the sight of Victoria Reggie Kennedy thanking the speakers and performers at her husband’s funeral or, flanked by her son as she followed Ted Kennedy’s flag-draped casket out of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston early this afternoon, seemed to have special meaning. 

After Kennedy service, Obama returns to Vineyard (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 05:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks back to his hotel after going to the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel for a private meeting with the Kennedy family in Boston, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama has returned for his last full day of vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

SC GOP vents anger over gov's extramarital affair (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:12 PM PDT

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford pauses as he speaks to the media about his secret trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina and admits to an extramarital affair at the State House in Columbia, South Carolina June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Dominick/The StateAP - Republican legislators fumed Saturday over Gov. Mark Sanford's affair and questionable travel, though they stopped short of trying to force his resignation or impeachment before they return to the Statehouse in January.

US closely watching pivotal Japanese elections (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:32 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech during the final campaign rally for Sunday's parliament's lower house elections in Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - A projected resounding victory for Japan's opposition party could cause headaches for the U.S. as it tries to confront both North Korea's nuclear ambitions and China's increasing military presence in Asia.

Despite rain, Kennedy mourners flock to church (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 04:21 PM PDT

The casket of Sen. Edward Kennedy is carried into Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Basilica in Boston, Saturday, Aug., 29, 2009 for a Roman Catholic Funeral Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Hundreds of mourners lined the sidewalks near Boston's Mission Church where a funeral Mass was held Saturday for Sen. Edward Kennedy, with some holding signs urging lawmakers to approve health care legislation in his honor, and other saying they just wanted to witness a moment in history.

Up to 1,000 rally in NYC for health care bill (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 02:19 PM PDT

AP - About a thousand people rallied in Manhattan on Saturday in support of federal health care reform legislation.

Japan votes in election, opposition tipped to win (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 05:02 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Taro Aso speaks, as a voter waves a Japanese flag, at a campaign for the upcoming lower house election in Kamakura, south of Tokyo, August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Japanese voted in an election on Sunday that looked set to oust the long-ruling conservative party and give the untested opposition the job of nurturing a recovery from the country's worst recession since World War Two.

Kennedy hearse reaches Arlington Cemetery (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 04:21 PM PDT

AP - After a long day of tributes, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's remains have arrived at Arlington National Cemetery where he will be buried alongside his slain brothers, John and Robert.

Kennedy hearse pauses at Capitol (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:25 PM PDT

AP - The limousine bearing the remains of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has stopped in Washington near the steps of the Senate where thousands of people are gathered to pay a final tribute.

Japan's ruling LDP enters elections as underdog (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, greets supporters during a campaign rally for the Aug. 30 parliament's lower house elections in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Japanese cast ballots Sunday in hotly contested parliamentary elections in which the ruling conservative party, battered by a laggard economy and voter desire for change after more than half a century of virtual one-party rule, was expected to suffer an overwhelming defeat.

Judge to decide new trials for ex-Alaska lawmakers (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 02:15 PM PDT

AP - Federal prosecutors have decided against dismissing charges against two former Alaska lawmakers who say their corruption convictions in a bribery case resulted from prosecutorial misconduct.

Ecuador's leader threatens closure of TV network (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 01:50 PM PDT

AP - Ecuador's president is threatening to close a major television network after it aired a tape of a conversation between him and a member of the assembly that drafted a new constitution last year.

Goodbye to 'a kind and tender hero' (Politico)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 11:52 AM PDT

Politico - BOSTON—Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has departed his beloved Boston for the final time to join his brothers, after a mass that celebrated his achievements and perseverance in the face of personal tragedy and political adversity. 

Text of Obama's eulogy at Kennedy's funeral Mass (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 09:41 AM PDT

Military pallbearers carry the casket of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy as his wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy (L) and her son Curran Raclin (2nd L) walk behind during the burial service for Senator Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, August 29, 2009. Kennedy died late Tuesday after a battle with cancer. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS OBITUARY)AP - Text of President Barack Obama's eulogy at Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral Mass on Saturday in Boston, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House:

Karzai extends Afghan vote lead; run-off indicated (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 07:32 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds up his inked stained finger as he gestures during a news conference on election day in Kabul August 20, 2009.REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Partial Afghan election returns released on Saturday showed President Hamid Karzai extending his lead in last week's vote, but still falling short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a run-off.

Obama meets with Sen. Kennedy's widow (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 05:11 AM PDT

Military pallbearers carry the casket of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy as his wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy (L) and her son Curran Raclin (2nd L) walk behind during the burial service for Senator Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, August 29, 2009. Kennedy died late Tuesday after a battle with cancer. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS OBITUARY)AP - President Barack Obama, who is to honor Edward M. Kennedy with a funeral eulogy, visited early Saturday with the late senator's widow.

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