2009年10月11日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Key Democrat wants boost in forces in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:28 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures to journalists after giving a press conference at Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. 'Day by day, Afghanistan faces more security problems, there is a decrease in the national income, there is an increase in insecurity across the country, there is a negative impact on daily business,' Karzai said. 'I wish the election results could be announced sooner.' (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The U.S. mission in Afghanistan is in "serious jeopardy" and needs more troops to turn the tide against an increasingly potent Taliban insurgency, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday, putting her at odds with an influential Democratic colleague on military matters

In 2008 Afghanistan firefight, US weapons failed (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 04:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2006 file photo, Staff Sgt. Cristopher Davis of Pensacola, Florida, cleans his M4 assault rifle before going out on a patrol near Camp Florida in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, FILE)AP - It was chaos during the early morning assault last year on a remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan and Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine had quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either.

CDC official downplays risk from swine flu vaccine (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:12 AM PDT

Saudi schoolboys wear face masks upon their arrival at Al-Yamama secondary school in Riyadh October 10, 2009. The Saudi government delayed the opening of state-run and many private schools because of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and concerns over the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA EDUCATION HEALTH SOCIETY)AP - A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.

Air of unease across Rust Belt from climate plan (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:39 AM PDT

Rick Garbrandt of Sherrodsville, Ohio, removes a covering over a clean-out hole in a brick kiln at a Belden Brick Co. manufacturing facility in Sugar Creek, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. The kiln runs on natural gas and reaches temperatures of 2,000 degrees. Chairman Bill Belden told the Associated Press things will change for the 124-year-old family-owned company, which has thrived on the region's rich red clay and shale and its cheap energy, if Congress approves the climate bill it is considering. A cap-and-trade system forcing businesses away from fossil fuels, especially coal, will mean higher electricity and natural gas costs, he says, and layoffs at the Belden Brick Co. (AP Photo/Phil Long)AP - Nestled in Ohio's Amish country, Bill Belden's 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region's rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.

Uphill climb to 60 votes on climate bill (Politico)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:32 AM PDT

Politico - South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham announced his support for a climate bill this year on Sunday — but Democrats still face a steep climb to gain broad bipartisan backing for the legislation.

Clinton downplays threat to Pakistan nuke arsenal (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:17 AM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at Chequers, the Prime Minister's official country residence, Sunday Oct 11, 2009. Mrs Clinton is undertaking a five-day tour of Europe and Russia which includes an address to the Northern Ireland assembly in Belfast on Monday. (AP Photo/Oli Scarff, pool) )AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday the Taliban siege of Pakistan's army headquarters showed extremists are a growing threat in the nuclear-armed American ally, but she contended they don't pose a risk to the country's atomic arsenal.

Senate GOP leader says he would back troop request (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:02 AM PDT

AP - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says that if President Obama asks for more troops in Afghanistan to fulfill a request by commanders there, he expects Republicans to support the action.

Obamas attend Episcopal church near White House (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their, children Sasha, second from left, and Malia, right, walk across Pennsylvania Ave as they head back to the White House after leaving St. John's Church in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama and his family attended Sunday services at St. John's Church, an Episcopal church on Lafayette Square just across the street from the White House.

Key Democrat urges better strategy for Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:58 AM PDT

AP - A leading Democrat on military matters says a better strategy and a firm resolve to succeed in Afghanistan are more important than an increase in U.S. troops there.

Think Progress makes its mark (Politico)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Politico - Can a liberal blog launched in the midst of the Bush era – a blog that once obsessed over Alberto Gonzales, Donald Rumsfeld, Karl Rove and the outing of Valerie Plame – still make its mark in the age of Obama?

Afghan vote fraud 'significant': UN special envoy (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:17 PM PDT

The United Nations special representative to Afghanistan Kai Eide addresses a press conference at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office in Kabul. Eide said Sunday that the level of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election was AFP - The UN special representative to Afghanistan acknowledged Sunday for the first time that the country's presidential election had been tainted by "significant" and "widespread" fraud.

Obama talks strategy with US ambassador to Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 01:53 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, pictured on October 10, spoke Sunday with the US ambassador to Kabul about the country's recent election and the administration's review of US strategy in the region, the White House said.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - President Barack Obama spoke Sunday with the US ambassador to Kabul about the country's recent election and the administration's review of US strategy in the region, the White House said.

Obama Pledges to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy (Bloomberg)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:03 PM PDT

Bloomberg - Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama told the largest U.S. gay-rights group that he’ll work with Congress and the Pentagon to end the policy that forbids openly gay men and women from serving in the military.

Chavez says Obama did "nothing" to deserve Nobel (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Venezuela's socialist leader Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama had done nothing beyond wishful thinking to earn the Nobel Peace Prize.

U.N. mission chief denies Afghan fraud cover-up (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:44 AM PDT

Kai Eide, head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, addresses a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Eide acknowledged Sunday that there was 'widespread fraud' in the August presidential election but refused to give specifics or lay blame to avoid influencing the ongoing recount. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Reuters - The head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan denied accusations on Sunday that he had helped cover up election fraud, and said he still believed a result could be reached that Afghans would find credible.

McCain says Palin remains strong force in the GOP (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:00 AM PDT

AP - Sen. John McCain says Sarah Palin remains a formidable force in the Republican Party despite widespread criticisms of his 2008 running mate.

Tea partiers turn on GOP leadership (Politico)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 05:00 AM PDT

Politico - While the energy of the anti-tax and anti-Big Government tea party movement may yet haunt Democrats in 2010, the first order of business appears to be remaking the Republican Party.

Presidential Authority: Echoes of Administrations Past (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 04:54 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Although Barack Obama campaigned on the promise to break with many of George W. Bush's national security policies and pledged to work more closely with Congress on issues such as Guantanamo, that has not translated into an apparent readiness to make Congress an equal partner in that area.

Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:08 PM PDT

A methane gas well works next to a house in La Plata County southeast of Durango Colo., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. A recent greenhouse-gas inventory of La Plata County found that the thousands of natural gas pumps and processing plants dotting the landscape are the single largest source of heat-trapping pollution locally. That has the industry bracing for a hit on two fronts if federal climate legislation passes Congress. (AP Photo/Jerry McBride)AP - The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.

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