2010年4月19日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections


US complains to Syria of arms sales to Hezbollah (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT

AP - The State Department has summoned the senior Syrian diplomat in Washington to complain about what U.S. officials say is his country's "provocative behavior" in supplying arms to the Iranian-aligned militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Moving faster, Toyota recalls SUVs, agrees to fine (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2010 file photo, a red 2010 Lexus GX 460 is seen at a dealership, with other Lexus vehicles behind it, in Portland, Maine. A Transportation Department official said Monday, April 19, Toyota will recall the 2010 Lexus GX 460 to address a potential problem with the SUV rolling over.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, file)AP - Toyota hurriedly ordered recalls of nearly 10,000 Lexus SUVs for possible rollover dangers Monday and agreed to a record $16.4 million fine for a slow response in its broader earlier recall, scrambling to fix safety worries that threaten the Japanese auto giant's reputation.


Democrats look at Goldman lawsuit to spur new regs (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:32 PM PDT

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, speaks to reporters about  financial reform on Wall Street after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - A fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs became a political weapon for Democrats Monday as they fought for Republican support for a sweeping financial regulatory bill. Republicans remained unswayed in opposition.


Court splits sharply on campus Christian argument (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:39 PM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court seemed to split sharply Monday on whether a law school can deny recognition to a Christian student group that won't let gays join, a case that could determine whether nondiscrimination policies trump the rights of private organizations to determine who can — and cannot — belong.

Eight Republicans who may break ranks on bank bill (Politico)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:44 PM PDT

Politico - The Republican rhetoric sounded tough on financial regulatory reform early this week.

Obama taps Harvard professor to head Medicare (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:11 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has nominated Harvard medical professor Donald Berwick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid.

Justice Stevens turns 90; only Holmes was older (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:01 PM PDT

In this file photo taken Friday, March 3, 2006, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens sits for a portrait session with other members of the high court at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Stevens is the court's oldest member; he was nominated by President Gerald Ford and took his seat Dec. 19,1975. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - His tenure on the Supreme Court touched four decades, following service in a war that defined his generation and a childhood in a prominent family. He celebrated his 90th birthday among court colleagues at least a dozen years younger.


Ignoring DC pressure, Crist mulls independent run (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Gov. Charlie Crist announces his veto of Senate Bill 6 concerning teacher tenure and merit pay on Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Tallahassee, Fla. Already trailing badly in the GOP Senate primary race, Crist further alienated many powerful Republican and business interests Thursday by vetoing a contentious teacher merit-pay and anti-tenure law they pushed through the Legislature. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)AP - Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he may quit his GOP primary race and run for the Senate as an independent, his once-promising career threatened by fast-rising conservative opposition.


Obama heads west to boost Democratic Sen. Boxer (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:24 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks to Air Force One as he departs Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, April 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama is lending a hand to one of his party's endangered Senate incumbents, Democrat Barbara Boxer, and raising cash for the Democrats in the friendly confines of California.


IRS promoting tax credits in new health care law (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:09 PM PDT

AP - The government is reaching out to more than 4 million small businesses and tax-exempt groups to make sure they know about a new tax credit offered as part of the nation's health care law.

Senate committee subpoenas Fort Hood documents (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:30 PM PDT

U.S. soldiers pay their respects in front of fallen soldier memorials for the shooting victims after the III Corps and Fort Hood Memorial Ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiAP - In a rare public dispute between a Democratic-led Congress and the White House, a Senate committee on Monday subpoenaed the Obama administration for secret documents and access to witnesses in last year's mass shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.


Obama, Biden to attend memorial for miners (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:52 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama plans to attend a memorial service on Sunday for the 29 coal miners killed in a West Virginia mine blast, the White House said on Monday.

Obama, Senate Dems forge ahead on financial reform (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. takes part in a financial overhaul news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Reuters - President Barack Obama will take his push for tighter financial regulation to New York on Thursday, with Wall Street reeling from the Goldman Sachs case and the Senate inching closer to a pivotal vote.


Obama to eulogize dead of US mining tragedy (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:14 PM PDT

Thomas Jones, a local coal miner, participates in a candelight vigil in Whitesville, West Virginia, on April 7. US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will lead mourners on Sunday at a memorial service in West Virginia for the dead of the worst US mining tragedy in decades.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will lead mourners on Sunday at a memorial service in West Virginia for the dead of the worst US mining tragedy in decades.


White House: Obama will eulogize W.Va. coal miners (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:54 PM PDT

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy Sunday for the 29 miners killed in a West Virginia coal mine explosion.

Obama, Congress ignore their pledge of fiscal discipline (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:28 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders vowed tough budget discipline in February when they approved a "pay as you go" requirement, but they've already avoided paying for major programs twice.

Obama administration subpoenaed in Fort Hood probe (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Two U.S. lawmakers subpoenaed the Obama administration on Monday for information sought in a congressional probe of last year's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 soldiers dead and an Army psychiatrist charged with murder.

White House cranks up pressure on finance reform (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:05 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama makes his way to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. The White House on Monday sought to tar Republicans with Wall Street excess, as Obama cranked up his campaign to quickly pass the most sweeping regulatory reform law in decades.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - The White House on Monday sought to tar Republicans with Wall Street excess, as President Barack Obama cranked up his campaign to quickly pass the most sweeping regulatory reform law in decades.


US urges winning Turkish Cypriot to pursue reunification (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:58 PM PDT

Dervis Eroglu gives a thumbs up after he won the Turkish Cypriot presidential election, ousting pro-settlement candidate Mehmet Ali Talat but vowing to work for a peace deal, on April 18. The United States on Monday urged the hardline winner of the Turkish Cypriot presidential election Sunday to pursue UN-backed plans for the reunification of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.(AFP/Birol Bebek)AFP - The United States on Monday urged the hardline winner of the Turkish Cypriot presidential election Sunday to pursue UN-backed plans for the reunification of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.


Court: Idaho's election law unfair to independents (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:05 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge says Idaho's election laws are unconstitutional and unfairly biased against would-be independent presidential candidates.

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