2009年12月31日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections

AP sources: Suicide bomber invited on base (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:35 PM PST

Map locates Khost province, Afghanistan where a suicide bomber targeted U.S. personelAP - The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and had not been searched, two former U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday

Judge tosses Blackwater case in Baghdad shooting (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:41 PM PST

FILE - In a Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. Urbina said the Justice Department overstepped its bounds and wrongly used evidence it was not allowed to see. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - A federal judge dismissed all charges Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007.

Report to Obama shows intelligence lapses persist (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:16 PM PST

Transportation Security Administration staffers secure the entrance to the American Airlines terminal during an investigation by the Los Angeles Airport Police bomb squad at the Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - U.S. security chiefs briefed President Barack Obama on Thursday about missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing as lawmakers joined the White House in racing to find out what went wrong.

Critics bemoan 'familiar' intel issues (Politico)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:46 PM PST

Politico - President Barack Obama's announcement that intelligence agencies had information that could have headed off the attempted airplane bombing on Christmas Day but failed to share it has left many of those who have urged a dramatic overhaul of the intelligence community exasperated.

Economy 101: The year in autos, by the numbers (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:47 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2009 file photo, cars traded in as part of the Cash for Clunkers program, at Winner Ford in Cherry Hill, are shown. The Cash for Clunkers program briefly revived auto lots in 2009, and helped sell more fuel efficient cars. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)AP - The car industry got a historic makeover in 2009, most of it not for the better. General Motors and Chrysler almost went broke and now largely owe their survival to billions in taxpayer money. Sales tanked and auto workers lost jobs in droves. And China became the world's biggest auto market.

Report: Immigration cases at record levels in 2009 (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:30 PM PST

AP - Immigration prosecutions rose to record levels in 2009 as the Obama administration kept up aggressive enforcement that began under President George W. Bush.

AP-GfK Poll: Americans seek silver lining in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:30 AM PST

FILE - In this April 9, 2009 file photo, thousands of unemployed people wait in lines for buses to a job fair at the Mall of New Hampshire parking lot in Manchester, N.H. For all their differences, Americans largely agree on one thing: 2009 was a lousy year for the nation, which was rocked by job losses, home foreclosures and a sick economy. Nearly three-fourths of Americans think 2009 was a bad year for the country, and 42 percent rated it 'very bad,' according to the latest AP-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - The bank account is thin, but the future looks pretty good. That, oddly enough, is the view of many Americans who predict 2010 will be a better year than this one, even if they fear that the U.S. economy and their own financial circumstances won't improve.

Ex-Minn. senator seeks revival in governor's race (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 03:14 PM PST

AP - It took Mark Dayton two tries and many millions from his personal fortune to win one of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seats. After one frustrating term, he couldn't wait to flee Washington.

Treasury winds down bank bailouts with $29M outlay (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:17 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2009 file photo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Treasury Department said Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, it has pumped $29.3 million into 10 banks, which will be the last to receive investments as part of the taxpayer-funded program to shore up the financial system. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)AP - The Treasury Department said Thursday it has pumped $29.3 million into 10 banks, which will be the last to receive investments as part of the taxpayer-funded program to shore up the financial system.

Obama hits gym, watches movie, golfs in Hawaii (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:43 PM PST

The crowd watches as the motorcade with President Barack Obama, inside, departs after going to the movies in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama went golfing on New Year's Eve.

Obama summons intelligence chiefs to White House meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:44 PM PST

A slightly charred and singed underpants with a packet of explosive powder sewn into the crotch is seen in government photos obtained exclusively by ABC News, released to Reuters, December 28, 2009. REUTERS/ABC News/HandoutReuters - President Barack Obama has summoned the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies for a meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways of preventing a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25.

Washington Times slashes staff; sports section out (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:31 PM PST

The Washington Times building is seen in Washington, on Thursday Dec. 31, 2009. The newspaper reportedly has laid off more than 40 percent of its employees. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The Washington Times slashed its staff by more than 40 percent and will eliminate its sports section and most local coverage in 2010, shifting its focus to politics, business and investigative reporting.

Obama family goes to the movies to see 'Avatar' (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama's family is spending part of the last day of 2009 watching the futuristic adventure film "Avatar."

Lawyer questions plan to tear down Afghan prison (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST

AP - A Pentagon plan to demolish its prison at Bagram, Afghanistan, amounts to destroying evidence in the cases of detainees who say they were tortured there, an attorney said Thursday.

Arabic study may have been cover for bomb suspect (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:32 PM PST

The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language in San'a, Yemen is seen Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, where Nigerian suspect in the Christmas Day airline attack Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student. The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language told The Associated Press that Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student at the school in August. Administrators at the school said Monday that the director of the school, Muhammad al-Anisi, has spent two days being questioned by Yemeni security officials. He remained in custody Tuesday. (AP photo)AP - The Nigerian suspected of trying to bring down a U.S. airliner with explosives might have used Arabic studies as a pretext for entering Yemen before disappearing for months, perhaps into one of the lawless country's al-Qaida strongholds, fellow students and teachers said.

Obama commends CIA employees for heroic service (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the recent air travel incident at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Obama is to receive a preliminary report on what allowed a 23-year-old Nigerian with suspected terrorist ties to board a plane he tried to destroy on Christmas Day, along with early recommendations about how to reduce chances for more attacks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama says the seven CIA employees killed by a suicide bomber on in eastern Afghanistan come from a "long line of patriots" whose courageous service has helped to thwart terrorist plots and save lives.

Scientists find clue to killer of Tasmanian devils (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:06 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2008 file photo, Tex a Tasmanian Devil reacts in his enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils can't beat a contagious cancer that threatens to wipe them out. Now scientists think they've found the disease's origin, a step in the race to save Australia's snarling marsupial. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)AP - Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils can't beat a contagious cancer that threatens to wipe them out. Now scientists think they've found the disease's origin, a step in the race to save Australia's snarling marsupial.

Top 10 Obama White House surprises (Politico)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:17 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the recent air travel incident at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Obama is to receive a preliminary report on what allowed a 23-year-old Nigerian with suspected terrorist ties to board a plane he tried to destroy on Christmas Day, along with early recommendations about how to reduce chances for more attacks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Politico - Think back to December 2008. Barack Obama had just won a sweeping electoral victory, and the press was speculating about the ways in which Obama had changed America: high-tech campaigns, the post-racial future, even bipartisanship.

New book explores Clinton, Palin candidacies (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:22 PM PST

Reuters - When Hillary Clinton made a strong showing and Sarah Palin was named to the Republican ticket in the 2008 U.S. presidential race, the election of the first female president seemed not so far off.

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