2009年8月30日星期日

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Justice Dept. again fielding charges of politics (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 01:06 PM PDT

A man walks across the the lobby of the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia. The US Justice Department's probe of alleged abusive interrogation techniques by CIA agents drew fire Tuesday from critics who said the probe is not wide enough, while others warn of a long and arduous process.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AP - Besieged during the Bush administration for bending to the White House's will, the Justice Department is again accused of playing politics with cases — this time in investigating whether CIA interrogators illegally abused terror suspects.

Democrats: Honor Kennedy through civil debate (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 12:24 PM PDT

Onlookers wait for the body of late US Senator Edward Kennedy to be driven in a hearse by motorcade on its way to burial at Arlington National Cemetery August 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. With bipartisan farewells to liberal lion Edward Kennedy still in the air, Democrats and Republicans rejoined the fight Sunday over the health care reform that the late senator called AP - Democrats evoked memories of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on Sunday in calling for a civil debate over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system. A key Republican said Kennedy's death leaves Democrats without a leader capable of forging a bipartisan compromise.

Return of swine flu: What's ahead for Americans? (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:48 AM PDT

Charlie Houley, 8, of Annapolis, Md., receives a shot of a trail vaccine for the swine flu from nurse Peggy Hughes, right, as his brother Jack Houley, center, 10, looks on during a visit to Annapolis Pediatrics in Annapolis, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. With flu's favorite chilly weather fast approaching the nation girding for fall's return of swine flu. The mantra until we know how sick the nation will be this fall, and until the vaccine arrives in October, is wash your hands, sneeze into your elbow, stay home so you don't spread illness when you're sick. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world's dominant strain of influenza, and it's putting a shockingly younger face on flu.

Advice on when flu needs TLC or a doctor's care (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:20 AM PDT

Jack Houley, 10, of Annapolis, Md., receives a shot of a trail vaccine for the swine flu from nurse Peggy Hughes, right, during a visit to Annapolis Pediatrics in Annapolis, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. With flu's favorite chilly weather fast approaching the nation is girding for the return of swine flu. The mantra until we know how sick the nation will be this fall, and until the vaccine arrives in October, is wash your hands, sneeze into your elbow, stay home so you don't spread illness when you're sick. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - When is swine flu just miserable and when do you need a doctor?

Cheney digs in (Politico)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:40 AM PDT

Politico - Former Vice President Dick Cheney delivered another harsh rebuke of the Obama administration, calling the Justice Department's new investigation into whether CIA interrogators broke the law "an outrageous political act” and questioning Barack Obama's ability to lead the country.

Cheney says he and Bush disagreed at times (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:36 AM PDT

AP - Did they disagree on national security policy decisions? Certainly. But was Dick Cheney frustrated or even disappointed when overruled by his boss, President George W. Bush? Not at all, the former vice president says.

Obama drops in store as vacation winds down (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 04:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and daughters Malia Obma, 11, right, and Sasha Obama, 8, stop in to pick up some things at a store while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard in West Tisbury, Mass., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama spent his last day on a Martha's Vineyard vacation buying ice cream for his daughters at a general store and an oatmeal-raisin cookie for himself at a deli.

Blackwater tapped foreigners on secret CIA program (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 11:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2007, file photo, Blackwater USA founder, Erik Prince, testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The private contractor had won the government's confidence by handling security and training operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the decision, revived by CIA in 2004, to use the private contractor as part ofits now-abandoned secret program to kill or capture terrorists in sensitive overseas operations, struck some former agency officials as highly unusual. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh, File)AP - When the CIA revived a plan to kill or capture terrorists in 2004, the agency turned to the well-connected security company then known as Blackwater USA.

Kerry: Kennedy would compromise if necessary (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:01 AM PDT

AP - A leading Democratic senator says the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy would have been ready to compromise on overhauling health care, but negotiations had not yet reached that point.

Kennedy remembered for his years in the Senate (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:48 AM PDT

Sen. Edward Kennedy's grandchildren and family members kneel over his coffin during his burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Kennedy, 77, died Tuesday, Aug. 25 more than a year after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, laid to rest alongside his slain brothers John and Robert, was remembered as a "veritable force of nature" who worked tirelessly in the Senate for nearly five decades on the causes he cared about deeply.

Labor gears up for key governors races (Politico)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Politico - Organized labor is betting big in Virginia and New Jersey, where two critical off-year gubernatorial races are taking place in November.

Obama returns to DC area from vacation (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 03:05 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has returned to the Washington area after a weeklong vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

Focus on Ind. Gov. Daniels sparks White House talk (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 11:54 AM PDT

This July 23, 2009 photo shows Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels looking over his itinerary for the day before getting on his Fat Boy Harley Davidson motorcycle in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - Republican Mitch Daniels has repeatedly insisted that his 2008 run for a second term as Indiana's governor was his last election and that he's not interested in the "savagery" of a national campaign.

WITNESS: You can't miss "Ali" in pre-vote Gabon (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 11:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Based in Dakar, Senegal, Daniel Magnowski has worked as West and Central Africa Correspondent for Reuters since July 2008, covering military coups, elections and political crises.

Cheney says politics behind CIA probe at Justice (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 09:09 AM PDT

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks about national security at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington in this file image from May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/FilesAP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says politics are driving the Justice Department's decision to investigate whether CIA interrogators abused terror suspects detained after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Cheney Says Obama Probe of CIA Interrogations a ‘Political Act’ (Bloomberg)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 08:35 AM PDT

Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney called the Obama administration’s probe of aggressive interrogations of terrorists an “outrageous political act” that will have “devastating” consequences within the CIA.

Kennedy's dogs will be missed on Hill (Politico)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:22 AM PDT

Democratic lion Edward Kennedy was reunited with his slain brothers as he was laid to rest in a Virginia cemetery while a lone bugle played bringing the curtain down on a political dynasty.(AFP/Pool/Richard A. Lipski)Politico - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was years ahead of the curve when it came to Take Your Dog to Work Day. The constant presence of his three Portuguese water dogs in his Russell building office helped humanize their owner and brought a sense of fun to a workplace known for rules and formalities.

New GOP tactic: The counter-town hall (Politico)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:15 AM PDT

Politico - Republican challengers across the country have found a new way of capitalizing on the roiling emotions surrounding congressional health care town hall meetings.

Serious fraud complaints double in Afghan vote (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 03:54 AM PDT

Afghan men transport a ballot box at the Independent Election Commission in Kabul on August 25, 2009. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Afghanistan's election fraud watchdog said on Sunday it is probing 567 allegations of abuse it considers serious enough to affect the outcome of the Aug 20 vote, more than double the number announced two days ago.

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