2009年11月22日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:27 PM PST

In this photograph provided by 'Meet the Press,' Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., left, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, appear on 'Meet the Press'' Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at the NBC studios in Washington. (AP Photo/Meet The Press, William B. Plowman) MANDATORY CREDIT: WILLIAM B. PLOWMAN, MEET THE PRESS NO SALESAP - Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:41 PM PST

AP - Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:54 AM PST

FILE - This 2003 file photo released by Subhankar Banerjee shows a polar bear walking in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Since an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas pollution was signed in Kyoto, Japan, in Dec. 1997, the level of carbon dioxide in the air has increased 6.5 percent. Officials from across the world will convene in Copenhagen next month to seek a follow-up pact, one that President Barack Obama says 'has immediate operational effect...an important step forward in the effort to rally the world around a solution.' (AP Photo/Subhankar Banerjee, File)AP - Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.

Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:01 AM PST

Morning commuters drive past the Federal Reserve Bank building in Washington March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAP - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.

Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2002 file photo, then-Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is embraced by her uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., at a campaign rally at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted plenty of speculation that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:53 AM PST

AP - Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.

Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 06:43 AM PST

AP - The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:19 AM PST

AP - A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation.

Schumer says public option can pass the Senate (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:50 AM PST

AP - Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate.

Romanian president, rival face run-off vote: exit polls (AFP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 01:24 PM PST

Incumbent president Traian Basescu casts his vote at a polling station in Bucharest. Romania's incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday's first round election, exit polls showed, as the recent EU member tries to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession.(AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - Romania's incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday's first round election, exit polls showed, as the country aims to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession.

Incumbent, rival in Romanian presidential run-off: exit polls (AFP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:24 AM PST

Incumbent president Traian Basescu casts his vote at a polling station in Bucharest. Romania's incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday's first round election, exit polls showed, as the recent EU member tries to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession.(AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - Romania's President Traian Basescu and his Social Democrat rival Mircea Geoana will face a run-off as the two top vote-getters in Sunday's presidential election, television exit polls showed.

Nelson might not back next step for health bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:25 AM PST

AP - A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.

Senate Dems frustrated with sway held by moderates (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:07 AM PST

AP - A Democratic senator says moderates in his party shouldn't be allowed to dictate the terms of the health care debate and that the final bill should include a government-run option for Americans lacking insurance.

Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:01 AM PST

Reuters - The Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January, which could affect the U.S. military's plans for a partial pullout next year.

RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 03:05 PM PST

FILE - Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin, is shown in his office in Providence, R.I, in this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo. Rep. Patrick Kennedy says Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has barred him from receiving communion because of his support of abortion rights. The Providence Journal reported on its Web site Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. Under church rules, Tobin can prevent Kennedy from receiving communion within his diocese, which covers Rhode Island. It's unclear whether bishops outside Rhode Island will take the same path. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)AP - A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.

How health care reform could fall apart (Politico)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:09 AM PST

Demonstrators protest against the health care reform bill outside Capitol Hill. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care barely cleared a key Senate hurdle in a narrow party-line vote the White House immediately hailed as an Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes on a procedural motion to start the health care debate Saturday night – but there’s no guarantee he can pass a bill on the merits.

Key senators seek changes on US health care bill (AFP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 02:30 PM PST

The Senate's health care reform bill sits on the podium following a news conference by Republican Senators on Capitol Hill on November 21, in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, cleared a major Senate hurdle but strong opposition Sunday to key parts of the proposals augured a tough battle ahead.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Hoffman)AFP - Key Democratic allies in the US health care battle warned Sunday that a Senate bill required major changes if it was to earn their support and give President Barack Obama a crucial victory on his top domestic priority.

Rhodes Scholars named for 2010 (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:10 PM PST

AP - Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010.

Polls open in Romanian presidential election (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:33 PM PST

President Traian Basescu (L), Social Democratic Party candidate Mircea Geoana (R) and National Liberal Party candidate Crin Antonescu wave to supporters after their final debate. Polls opened Sunday in Romania's presidential election, as the country struggles with a severe recession and the political turmoil following the government's fall mid-October.(AFP/File/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - Polls opened Sunday in Romania's presidential election, as the country struggles with a severe recession and the political turmoil following the government's fall mid-October.

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