2010年2月25日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama, GOP fail to reach accord on health bill (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST

US President Barack Obama(center L) hosts a bipartisan meeting to discuss health reform legislation at Blair House. Obama warned Democrats and Republicans to avoid AP - Giving no ground, President Barack Obama and Republican leaders fought forcefully for their competing visions of historic health care reform Thursday in an exhausting, often-testy live-on-TV debate. Far from any accord, Obama signaled the Democrats were prepared to push ahead for an all-or-nothing congressional vote.


Ethics panel finds Rep. Charles Rangel broke rules (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., arrives for the health care reform meeting, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at the Blair House in Washington. The Associated Press has learned that the House ethics committee has concluded that Rangel knowingly accepted Caribbean trips in violation of House rules that forbid hidden financing by corporations.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Rep. Charles Rangel, the most powerful tax-writing lawmaker in Congress and a 40-year veteran of Capitol Hill, acknowledged Thursday that an ethics panel has accused him of accepting Caribbean trips from a corporation in violation of House rules.


House sends extension of Patriot Act to Obama (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:37 PM PST

AP - Key provisions of the nation's primary counterterrorism law would be extended for a year under a bill passed by the House Thursday evening after Democrats retreated from adding new privacy protections.

Bush, Cheney meet for first time in more than year (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Center For Security Policy dinner at Union Station in Washington. Cheney is in a Washington hospital Monday night, Feb. 22, 2010, after experiencing chest pains. Peter Long, Cheney's assistant, said in a statement that former vice president is resting comfortably and his doctors are evaluating the situation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney met for coffee in their first reunion since President Barack Obama's inauguration more than a year ago.


Obama's task: One tune, five crowds (Politico)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 02:06 AM PST

Politico - President Barack Obama’s “summit” Thursday is officially billed as a meeting of the minds with congressional Republicans  — but, in truth, Republicans are the least of his concerns.

Holder, Gates: Congress should not restrict trials (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:04 PM PST

AP - Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are urging Congress not to restrict the executive branch from prosecuting terrorism defendants in federal courts or in reformed military commissions in the United States.

Federal Reserve comes in from Senate deep freeze (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The Federal Reserve, once in danger of being stripped of its bank supervision powers by the Senate, is getting a second look from key lawmakers amid a new flurry of bipartisan negotiations over a massive overhaul of the rules that govern Wall Street.


FACT CHECK: Dueling polls and dubious stats (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:07 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a bipartisan meeting to discuss health reform legislation at Blair House in Washington February 25, 2010. Alongside Obama is Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Beware of politicians quoting poll numbers. That was one lesson from the White House health policy conference Thursday as lawmakers in both parties cherry-picked survey results, ignored contrary findings and presented public opinion, which is highly nuanced on these questions, as a slam-dunk.


Dylan, Eastwood get White House awards (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, director Clint Eastwood is seen in Beverly Hills, Calif. Eastwood is a recipient of a 2009 National Medal of Arts. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - President Barack Obama honored actor and director Clint Eastwood and singer Bob Dylan with arts and humanities awards Thursday.


NY Gov. Paterson won't drop bid despite scandal (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:39 PM PST

Gov. David Paterson listens to a question during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 in New York. Paterson is under pressure to drop his run for a full term this year after a report about a domestic abuse complaint against a top aide David Johnson stemming from a Halloween 2009 argument between the aide and a woman, according to a police report.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - Despite calls from leading Democrats to step aside, Gov. David Paterson said Thursday he won't drop his election bid amid a growing scandal surrounding accusations of domestic violence against a key aide.


Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trials (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:37 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration bluntly urged the Congress on Thursday to steer clear of directing where terrorism suspects should be prosecuted, pushing back against efforts to require military rather than civilian trials.

Campaign flashback: McCain clashes with Obama (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:06 PM PST

President Barack Obama greets Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., at the start of the health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Who said the 2008 presidential campaign was over? President Barack Obama upbraided his former Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, on Thursday for resorting to political "talking points" at a health care summit Obama organized in hopes of bridging the divide between the two parties.


New York scandal threatens Gov. David Paterson's election bid (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:32 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The political problems of New York Gov. David Paterson are intensifying.

In the room: smiles, smirks and serious looks (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:19 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks back to the White House, from the Blair House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, after stopping to speak with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, during a break in the health care reform meeting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Smirks, smiles and staredowns.


Summary Box: Dems' health care overhaul shortcut (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:46 PM PST

AP - THE SHORTCUT: Democrats may use the so-called reconciliation process, which would let them push President Barack Obama's health overhaul bill through the Senate with a simple majority. Republicans — who hold 41 of the Senate's 100 seats — have been using filibuster rules to force Democrats to garner 60 votes.

Coast Guard pick wants to refine homeland mission (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:20 PM PST

This 2006 image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows President Obama's nominee to become Coast Guard commandant, Vice Admiral Robert Papp Jr. An internal memo from Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., says that starting in 2012, he would slash funding for programs in the agency's homeland security plan, including patrols and training exercises. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard)AP - President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Coast Guard proposed major cuts to the agency's counterterrorism mission over the next five years.


US Congress poised to approve tourism boost (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:16 PM PST

Tourists snapping pictures of Manhattan from under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Looking to reverse a decade-long slump in US tourism, the US Congress was poised Thursday to send President Barack Obama a bill to launch a charm offensive to woo free-spending overseas travelers.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Looking for an edge in the global war for tourism dollars, the US Congress worked Thursday to send President Barack Obama a bill to launch a charm offensive and woo free-spending overseas travelers.


Obama defends Democrats-only health bill (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:57 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has defended the idea of pushing health care overhaul legislation through Congress with no Republican votes.

Fight of the Texas titans in home stretch (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:53 PM PST

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, speaks at the 2010 Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner hosted by the Harris County Republican Party Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 in Houston. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)AP - A Republican showdown building for years between two Texas titans, Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, highlights the anti-establishment, anti-Washington mood of voters and the muddle that the tea party movement is making in midterm elections.


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