2009年11月9日星期一

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections


Investigators: Ft. Hood suspect acted alone (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:29 PM PST

Flags and flowers are shown in front of the apartment, upper right, where Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan lived outside of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a rampage that left 13 people dead on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre apparently acted alone and without outside direction in the attack, investigative officials said Monday evening. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will be charged by the U.S. military rather than in a civilian court, they said.


Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:21 PM PST

A U.S. army soldier pass by a burning fuel truck on a road outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. A supply convoy of NATO and coalition forces was attacked by militants near Jalalabad city, two of the tankers were set on fire and three others damaged. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.


Obama to encourage federal hiring of veterans (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:28 PM PST

AP - The White House is launching a program it says will turn the government into the model employer of military veterans.

Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:25 PM PST

AP - The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.

GOP takes aim at vulnerable Dems in health war (Politico)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:14 AM PST

Rep. Bill Owens, D-N.Y., left, surrounded by his family members, makes his remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after a mock swearing-in by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right. From left are, grandson Thomas Antonipillai, Owens, granddaughter Caroline Antonipillai, son Brendan Owens, wife Jane Owens, son in law Warren Jackson, and Pelosi.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Politico - Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform, Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill.


Abortion could roil Senate health care debate (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by (L-R) Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end.


Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:24 PM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves during his address before the 2009 General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.


White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:37 AM PST

This undated photo provided in August 2009 by the Shroud family shows Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers being held in Iran. The families of the three US hikers flatly denied Tehran's new allegation on Monday that their relatives were spies.(AFP/The Shroud Family-HO/File)AP - The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage.


Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST

This 2003 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his M.D. degree. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.


Abortion foe seeks curbs in Senate health bill (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:21 PM PST

FILE -  In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder attends his preliminary hearing in court in Wichita, Kan. Roeder confessed to the Associated Press Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 to killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, saying he has no regrets. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool)AP - Abortion opponents in the Senate want tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, similar to the limits passed by the House this past weekend.


Conn. governor decides not to seek another term (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:00 PM PST

FILE - This Aug. 21, 2009 file photo shows Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell during an interview in her office at the Capitol in Hartford.  Gov. Rell announced in an afternoon news conference that she would not see re-election, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - Gov. M. Jodi Rell will not run for re-election next year, saying Monday that she plans to dedicate her last 14 months in office to solving Connecticut's ever-darkening economic problems.


Obama willing to go to Copenhagen for climate deal (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:20 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama said Monday that he'd be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it.

Obama to be in same meeting with Myanmar PM (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:20 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will be at a meeting in Singapore on Sunday also attended by the prime minister of Myanmar, but he does not intend to speak directly with him, an administration official said on Monday.

Obama says will raise currency topic with Chinese (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to raise the issue of the yuan currency with Chinese officials when he meets with them in Beijing next week.

Obama to meet with Medvedev, Hu on Asia trip (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:59 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to questions during an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as well as with Asian leaders during his trip to Asia starting later this week, administration officials said on Monday.


Feds seek 30 years for Jefferson (Politico)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:23 PM PST

Politico - Federal prosecutors are seeking the harshest prison sentence ever handed out to a member of Congress for former Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), arguing that his “stunning betrayal of public trust” warrants what could be a life sentence for the long-time lawmaker.

Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:56 AM PST

AP - Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries — signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Davis Decides On Re-Election Run (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:08 AM PST

CQPolitics.com - Rep. Danny K. Davis has decided to run for an eighth term in in Congress instead of trying to become president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Clinton, Bush cancel LA, NY appearances (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:29 AM PST

AP - Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have canceled February appearances in Los Angeles and New York because a promoter wrongly billed the events as debates.

Iraq election set for January 21 after new law passed (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 07:32 AM PST

Abbas al-Bayati (C), a Turkmen member of the Iraqi parliament, speaks to the media after voting on an election law at the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Iraqis will vote in a general election on January 21 now that parliament has passed a law needed for a vote to take place, the head of the country's electoral commission said on Monday.


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