2010年3月9日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections


AP-GfK Poll: Public wants elusive accord on health (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:41 PM PST

Graphic shows poll results on public opinion about health careAP - Americans and their lawmakers are dramatically out of sync on health care, with large majorities of people looking for bipartisan cooperation that's nowhere in sight.


Obama pushes senators for climate bill (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:54 PM PST

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks to reporters following the weekly caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year.


Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:54 PM PST

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou before their meeting, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.


Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

FILE - This Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008 picture shows Eric Massa, Democratic candidate for New York's 29th Congressional District in Rochester, N.Y. On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Rep. Eric Massa, a freshman Democrat from New York, said that he will not seek a second term after a recurrence of cancer late last year, dismissing blog reports that he had harassed a staffer.  He was elected in 2008. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual.


Lights, camera, reconcile! (Politico)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:46 AM PST

Politico - The yearlong debate over health care reform — a titanic contest involving big ideas, passionate convictions and lofty principles — is headed toward a highly unlikely endgame: a clash between parliamentary procedure attorneys.

Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:55 PM PST

U.S Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hand  with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  Biden said there is a 'moment of opportunity' for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.


Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:37 PM PST

Job seekers during a career fair in San Diego, California, in January 2010. The United States lost fewer jobs than expected in February and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the government said Friday, cautioning the data may be skewed by winter storms.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)AP - Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tuesday that guarantees it will soon pass the Senate.


A policy change on abortion, but how radical? (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. on Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but it would not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars as some abortion opponents fear.


Govt to warn on baby slings because of deaths (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

A baby sling is displayed in Washington, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby. The concern is that infants can suffocate, and a few have. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move.


Reconciliation bill will be hard for GOP to derail (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:57 PM PST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, following the weekly caucus luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make the bill tough for Republicans to derail in the Senate. But GOP lawmakers will still be able to force votes and make arguments that could give them ammunition for November's congressional elections.


US general eyes 'months' before Iraq government (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:33 PM PST

The top US general in Iraq US commander in Iraq Ray Odierno, seen here in 2009, predicted it would take AFP - The commander of US forces in Iraq on Tuesday predicted it would take "a couple of months" for leaders to form a post-election government but downplayed fears of instability.


Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. Vitter (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:56 PM PST

AP - A challenger to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter filed an ethics complaint Tuesday, claiming a fundraising letter for the Republican incumbent's campaign makes illegal use of a government emblem.

Democratic senator opposes fast-track health bill (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:07 PM PST

Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, before attending the weekly caucus luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation.


Michelle Obama donates ball gown to Smithsonian (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:50 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama stands with the gown that she wore to the 2009 inaugural ball as she donates it to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2010. The one-shouldered, white chiffon gown designed by Jason Wu is becoming part of the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Michelle Obama said Tuesday that she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as first lady.


Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:14 PM PST

AP - The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after being neglected by a private security contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to detect explosives.

Biden condemns new E. Jerusalem settlements (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:02 PM PST

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden rekindle the Eternal flame at the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, making a visit that seemed aimed at winning over a country apprehensive about his administration's Mideast policies, assured Israelis Tuesday they can count on strong U.S. backing and encouraged them to 'take risks for peace.' (AP Photo/David Silverman, Pool)AP - Vice President Joe Biden is condemning Israel's approval of 1,600 new settlement homes in disputed East Jerusalem and says the timing undermines the peace process the United States is attempting to revive.


US official apologizes for joke about Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:52 PM PST

AP - A senior State Department official said Tuesday he's sorry for a joking remark he made about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that prompted Libya to threaten diplomatic retaliation unless he apologized.

Business groups launch ad against health care bill (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:23 PM PST

AP - Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House.

Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate race (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:10 PM PST

In this photo taken March 8, 2010, a pedestrian walks past the main branch of the Broadway Bank on Chicago's North Side. The bank, owned by the family of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, could be on the verge of failing. Broadway's financial struggles, and reports that loans were made to a convicted bookmaker when Giannoulias was the senior loan officer have quickly become the central issue in the race between Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, and Republican Mark Kirk, a five-term congressman. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - With the public still furious over bank bailouts, Democrats desperate to keep President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are scrambling to counter revelations that a bank owned by their candidate's family may be nearing collapse.


Brown team to apply winning strategy elsewhere (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:07 PM PST

In this Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 photo, Rob Cole, right, a Shawmut Group member, walks with R.I. State Rep. John Loughlin, R-Tiverton, left, during an event held to announce Loughlin's candidacy for Congress, in Lincoln, R.I. The Shawmut Group also worked on Republican U.S. Senator Scott Brown's successful race in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - The political team that helped Scott Brown stage his improbable victory in the Massachusetts Senate race wants to apply its winning strategy elsewhere this election year. First stop: Rhode Island.


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