2009年12月19日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:48 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks on climate change and healthcare reform in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama's signature issue firmly on a path for Christmas Eve passage.

Obama raced clock, chaos, comedy for climate deal (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 03:23 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks on climate change and healthcare reform in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - It was almost unthinkable. The president of the United States walked into a meeting of fellow world leaders and there wasn't a chair for him, a sure sign he was not expected, maybe not even wanted.

Senators OK defense budget bill, much left to 2010 (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:33 PM PST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., arrives for a news conference, followed by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - The Senate cleared its year-end plate of some must-do work Saturday as it passed a critical budget bill that blends money for the Pentagon with additional help for the jobless.

AP Poll: Most see climate change as serious (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:29 PM PST

U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer walks off the stage after the final press conference in Copenhagen Saturday Dec. 19, 2009. A final session of the climate conference delegates that lasted through the night casted doubt on whether the president of the conference, Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, could declare the Copenhagen Accord approved. Several countries, including Bolivia, Venezuela and Sudan said the document is unacceptable because it lacks targets for reducing carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Three of every four Americans view climate change as a serious problem that will harm future generations if not addressed, according to an Associated Press-Stanford University poll.

Democrats strike health care deal (Politico)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 06:34 AM PST

Politico - Senate Democrats announced a deal Saturday morning on a wide-ranging overhaul of the nation’s health care system, setting a course for a vote by Christmas and delivering President Barack Obama a badly needed victory on his top legislative priority. 

Health bill revives abortion issue for young women (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 file photo, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks to reporters after voting on Capitol Hill in Washington,.As the only known Democratic holdout in the U.S. Senate on a landmark health overhaul bill, Nebraska's Ben Nelson is being pressed not only by his Senate colleagues, but by the anti-abortion voters who got him to Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)AP - At 21, Jelena Woehr describes herself as a feminist, focusing on issues such as domestic violence and improved career opportunities for women.

Grab the parkas, snow boots: Senate's in session (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., arrives on a snowy morning for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. In the ornate Senate, heavy brown boots were as common as wing tips, particularly for the many senators with homes on Capitol Hill, including Conrad.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Ski bums would have called it a "powder day" and blown off work.

GM identifies Spyker as possible Saab savior (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 12:17 PM PST

AP - If Dutch luxury car maker Spyker doesn't buy the Saab brand, General Motors Co. will let it die a quiet death by Dec. 31, GM's chairman said Tuesday.

Suspected al-Qaida leader in Yemen escapes raid (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:23 AM PST

AP - A military strike on al-Qaida's network in Yemen killed the deputy commander of the terrorist network's cell in Abyan province, the Yemeni government said.

Obama says US `on the cusp' of health care reform (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 10:53 AM PST

The U.S. Capitol is seen during the snow storm as the health care debate continues in the Senate into the evening on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - President Barack Obama says he thinks the country is "on the cusp of making health care reform a reality."

Democrats gain 60th vote on health bill (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 02:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 file photo, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks to reporters after voting on Capitol Hill in Washington,.As the only known Democratic holdout in the U.S. Senate on a landmark health overhaul bill, Nebraska's Ben Nelson is being pressed not only by his Senate colleagues, but by the anti-abortion voters who got him to Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)Reuters - Senate Democrats reached a compromise on Saturday with the last holdout senator that secured the 60 votes they need to pass a broad healthcare overhaul sought by President Barack Obama.

ON THE ROAD WITH MULLEN: Parking concerns in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:50 AM PST

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, talks to Iraqi Brig. Gen. Nabeel Darwish Mohammad, the police director for the town of Abu Ghraib, during a walk through the Abu Ghraib market, in Abu Ghraib outside of Baghdad, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Mullen is on a tour of the region and stopped to touch base with local military commanders. (AP Photo/Joe Barrentine - The News Tribune)AP - The merchant who buttonholed the top U.S. military officer at a street market on the outskirts of Baghdad wasn't worried about car bombs or infiltrators in suicide vests.

Obama welcomes the snow (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:30 AM PST

AP - Now that's the kind of storm a Chicagoan can love.

Hawaii dimmed by education, election, health cuts (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:15 AM PST

A homeless man who wished not identify himself naps under his blanket at Kapiolani Park Friday Dec. 18, 2009. Due to the bad economy the Oahu homeless population has grown. Many now camp at Kapiolani Park which is in the shadow of Diamond Head and Oahu's main tourist destination Waikiki Beach. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)AP - Hawaii public schools are closed most Fridays, rats scurry across bananas in uninspected stores and there may not be enough money to run the next election.

Obama hails climate breakthrough (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:06 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama calls the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen a breakthrough for action, but says more must be done to actually achieve significant reductions in global warming pollution.

Stupak aims to sink 'unacceptable' abortion compromise (Politico)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 10:26 AM PST

Politico - An aide to Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) coordinated opposition to the Senate health bill's abortion compromise this morning with the Republican Senate leadership, according to a chain of frantic emails obtained this morning by POLITICO.

Pa. assembly corruption probe nears critical phase (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 09:36 AM PST

AP - A widening criminal investigation accuses some of Pennsylvania's most powerful state lawmakers of illegally converting the public work force and the Legislature's thick bankroll into potent re-election tools.

Budget office: Democrats' bill covers 94 percent (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 09:32 AM PST

AP - Congressional budget scorekeepers say the latest Democratic health care bill would cover 94 percent of eligible Americans while reducing the federal deficit.

What's in health care proposals for 5 Americans (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 09:29 AM PST

In this Dec. 10, 2009 photo, Carol McKenna, 68, speaks during an interview in Pembroke Pines, Fla. If McKenna believes the claims of the insurance industry and many Republicans, she and her husband are among the most at risk to be hurt by Congress' health proposals. If Democrats are telling the truth, they be among those with the most to gain. She refrains from any worry, or any premature celebration. She simply believes, 'It'll work out.' (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - As Congress gets closer to a final health care bill, many Americans want to know: What's in it for me?

Senate approves 2010 military budget (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 06:35 AM PST

US soldiers patrol in Nuristan Province on December 18. The US Congress has sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)AFP - The US Congress on Saturday sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq.

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