2009年11月12日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Women face tough choices on abortion coverage (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST

FILE - In this July 17, 2007 file photo, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., takes part in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, FILE)AP - Millions of American women will face tough choices about abortion coverage if restrictions in the House health care bill become law, both sides in the abortion debate agree.

Gates to lead 6-month push against roadside bombs (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:57 PM PST

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tours tours the research and development area of Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, Wis., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Behind him is a MATV that is made at the company. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will lead an intensive push for new ways to defuse the threat from homemade bombs, the crude ambush weapons that account for eight in 10 casualties in Afghanistan.

Obama promises public support if troops sent off (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:46 PM PST

President Barack Obama, center, speaks during a rally with U.S. troops in Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Standing behind Obama is Gen. William Troy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Nearing a decision on sending more troops off to war, President Barack Obama told a military audience Thursday that he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support — including the backing of the American people.

RNC insurance plan covers abortion (Politico)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:12 PM PST

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele holds a news conference on Captiol Hill. US President Barack Obama's Republican foes rejoiced Wednesday after winning two key election races, painting them as a big step in the bruised party's steep uphill journey to the 2010 mid-term votes(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)Politico - The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party's own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”

CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST

Scarlett Adkins, 1, is held by her mother, Kera Adkins, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 as she reacts to getting her H1N1 vaccine shot from nurse Rhonda Woolum in Ashland, Ken. The Boyd County Health Department gave the shots out by appointment only. (AP Photo/The Independent, John Flavell)AP - Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to startling federal estimates released Thursday.

Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:54 PM PST

Protesters scuffle briefly with riot police as they try to march closer to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, to protest a two-day visit of U. .Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The protesters are demanding the abrogation of the joint military exercise known as the Visiting Forces Agreement, VFA, which they claim to be one of the issues to be discussed by Clinton and the Philippine government. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military's role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons.

AP poll: Family dinner survives tough competition (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:06 PM PST

FILE - IN this April 30, 2008, file photo, Sean, right and Julia O'Connell, rear left, have dinner in their Fox Chapel, Pa., home with their children Violet, 3, left, and Emmet. Instead of eating out two to three times a week, the O'Connells limit trips for them and their two children to Friday nights, shaving their monthly restaurant bill from $400 to under $250. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Pass the gravy — plus the phone and the remote control. It's dinnertime in America.

Obama orders intel review on Fort Hood shooting (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:58 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks down the stairs of Air Force One during his arrival at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and whether the information was properly shared and acted upon within government agencies.

LaHood to create panel to fix airline industry (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:29 PM PST

A commercial airliner prepares to land at London's Heathrow airport. Police charged a United Airlines pilot late Tuesday after his arrest on suspicion of being drunk as he was about to help fly a passenger plane from Heathrow Airport, a spokesman said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AP - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday he will create a special panel to come up with a plan to restore health to the ailing airline industry, which is losing billions of dollars, shedding jobs and blamed for using a business model that critics say undermines safety.

Palin in book: McCain aides kept me 'bottled up' (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:19 PM PST

In this book cover image released by Harper, 'Going Rogue: An American Life,' by Sarah Palin, is shown. (AP Photo/Harper)AP - The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.

Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:13 PM PST

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) stands with U.S. President Barack Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo on Friday for a summit where the two allies will seek to put strained security ties on firmer footing as they adjust to a rising China set to overtake Japan as the world's No. 2 economy.

Winning margin in NY House 23 race tightens (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:58 PM 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)AP - The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all.

Afghan plan to include exit strategy (Politico)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:24 PM PST

U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 infantry 4BDE25ID Task Force Geronimo walk after a patrol at Paktika province, Afghanistan, November 12, 2009 REUTERS/Bruno DomingosPolitico - ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — President Barack Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan will include a plan for “how we’re going to get folks out” after a secure environment can be passed to the Afghan government, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday.

Obama in Alaska to visit troops before Asia trip (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to troops and their families at Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2009, during a stop on his trip to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. Next to the Presidenti are Major Gen. William Troy, commander of the U.S. Army, Alaska, left, and Air Force Col. Mark Camerer, right. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - President Barack Obama is in Alaska for his first visit ever to the state, albeit a very short one.

Highlights of Obama's trip to Asia (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:20 PM PST

AP - A day-by-day look at President Barack Obama's trip to Asia:

Centennial of Scouting to be honored on stamp (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:14 PM PST

The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a 44-cent postage stamp: Celebrate Scouting, at the U.S. Postal Service Museum Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, to honor 100 years of the U.S. scouting. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - From Cub to Eagle, the world of scouting is being honored with its own U.S. postage stamp.

Obama says has strategy to boost U.S. exports to Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 02:14 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, November 12, 2009. Obama departed Washington Thursday to begin his first trip to Asia as President. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he planned to discuss a strategy with Asia Pacific leaders calling on their countries to import more U.S. goods and the world to rely less on exporting to the United States.

CNN doubles down on straight news (Politico)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 01:22 PM PST

Politico - As rival cable networks cash in on commentary, CNN is betting big on straight news.

Pelosi To Endorse Capuano In Senate Primary (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:35 PM PST

CQPolitics.com - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will endorse Rep. Michael E. Capuano in the Massachusetts Senate special election.

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