2010年4月28日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama: Congress may not tackle immigration soon (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama answers question for members of the media aboard Air Force One entroute to Andrews Air Force Base, Wednesday, April 28, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that there "may not be an appetite" in Congress to deal with immigration immediately after going through a tough legislative year.


GOP abandons blockade of banking regulation bill (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., emerge from a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 26, 2010, ahead of a crucial test vote for the financial reform bill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Republicans abandoned their blockade against legislation to clamp tough new controls on Wall Street Wednesday, clearing a road to likely passage for the most sweeping rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression.


Mojave cross case: a signal on religious symbols (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:28 PM PDT

This undated photo taken by Henry and Wanda Sandoz and made available Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, by the Liberty Legal Institute shows the memorial known as the 'Mojave Cross', on an outcrop known as Sunrise Rock in the Mojave National Preserve, in Calif. The Supreme Court has said a federal court went too far in ordering the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home in California. (AP Photo/Liberty Legal Institute, Henry and Wanda Sandoz) NO SALESAP - The Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled a greater willingness to allow religious symbols on public land Wednesday, a stance that could have important implications for future church-state disputes.


Obama welcomes end of financial regulation impasse (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:22 PM PDT

President Barack Obama points as he delivers remarks on Wall Street reform, Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Oakley Lindsay Civic Center in Quincy, Ill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama hailed a Senate breakthrough on legislation to regulate Wall Street, saying Americans must never again allow the financial practices that triggered an economic meltdown nearly two years ago.


GOP holds firm on Day 2 of standoff (Politico)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s plan to force rapid-fire votes on a Wall Street reform bill rests on a single assumption – eventually, a Republican chastened by negative headlines will fold. 

Democrats want border security before legalization (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:46 PM PDT

President Barack Obama answers question for members of the media aboard Air Force One entroute to Andrews Air Force Base, Wednesday, April 28, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - An emerging immigration proposal by three Democratic senators calls for more federal enforcement agents and other border security-tightening benchmarks before illegal immigrants could become legal U.S. residents.


Report: Afghans still skeptical of new government (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Afghan men share  some bread while waiting outside the Maiwand district center, Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in Kandahar Province of Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Only a quarter of the key regions in Afghanistan support or even sympathize with the government in Kabul, with large swaths of the country still hesitant to swing behind the U.S.-backed authority, according to a Pentagon assessment released Wednesday.


Legal questions raised over CIA drone strikes (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:53 PM PDT

AP - Is the CIA's secret program of drone strikes against terrorists in Pakistan and Yemen a case of illegal assassinations or legitimate self defense?

Court skeptical on keeping petitioner IDs private (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:43 PM PDT

AP - Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday about keeping secret the names of people who signed a petition to repeal Washington state's gay rights law, suggesting citizens cannot always hide behind anonymity if they want to be heard.

Census mail results could be trouble for 5 states (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:21 PM PDT

A female graduate of Marymount Manhattan College waves after getting her diploma. More US women than men have advanced degrees but women still earn substantially less than their male counterparts for the same work, data released Tuesday show.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AP - Five states â€" New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida â€" are perilously close to losing out on congressional seats because of lackluster participation in the U.S. census.


Obama: May be no desire to tackle immigration now (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:52 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday there may not be an "appetite" in Congress to immediately tackle the divisive issue of U.S. immigration reform.

Obama urges swift passage of financial reform (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:49 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama welcomed a U.S. Senate vote on Wednesday opening the way to debate on a Wall Street regulatory overhaul and said he hoped it would lead to swift passage of a reform bill.

Arizona immigrant law energizes Hispanics, Democrats (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:28 PM PDT

People hold signs as they protest against Senate Bill 1070 outside the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona April 25, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - U.S. Hispanics and Democratic lawmakers furious over Arizona's harsh crackdown on illegal immigrants expect huge weekend rallies across the United States, piling pressure on President Barack Obama to overhaul immigration laws in this election year.


(AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:50 PM PDT

AP - Obama: Congress may not have 'appetite' to tackle immigration.

AP source: Obama to nominate Yellen as Fed's No. 2 (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:13 PM PDT

A television screen in a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Fed interest rate decision, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. The Federal Reserve sounded a more confident note Wednesday that the economy is strengthening but pledged to hold rates at record lows to make sure it gains traction. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday will name Janet Yellen to be vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve and will fill two other vacancies at the central bank whose decisions influence economic activity, employment and inflation.


Obama to tap Yellen, others for Fed: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday plans to name San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen to be vice chairman of the U.S. central bank and two others to fill Fed board vacancies, sources familiar with the process said on Wednesday.

Obama: Wall St reform can't wait "another day" (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:54 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama took his push for a Wall Street regulatory overhaul to the Midwestern heartland on Wednesday, insisting that Americans should not have to wait "another day" for financial reform.

Coats gives self $200K loan for Senate campaign (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2010 file photo, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats, right, talks with Indianapolis attorney Vernon Petri after eating lunch at an Indianapolis Deli.  It didn't take long to realize the smooth path back to the Senate many envisioned for former Sen. Dan Coats might not actually be so smooth. Days after he announced he was seeking a Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, Coats dipped into a deli here to visit with some voters. His first question came from a married couple. They wanted to know: Where do you live?   (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)AP - Republican Dan Coats' bumpy campaign for his former Senate seat is running in large part on his own money after he loaned it $200,000, even as his staff denies fundraising troubles ahead of the primary.


British PM calls pensioner 'bigoted' in campaign gaffe (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:51 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks with Gillian Duffy during a campaign visit to Rochdale, north-west England. Brown battled Wednesday to limit the damage to his re-election hopes after calling the elderly widow AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown battled Wednesday to limit the damage to his re-election hopes after calling an elderly widow "bigoted", in an embarrassing gaffe just a week before crucial polls.


"Bigot" gaffe haunts UK's Brown before TV debate (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:40 PM PDT

Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, addresses an audience at The Oasis centre in south London April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown goes into his final pre-election debate on Thursday trying to rescue his Labour Party from defeat while fending off a gaffe in which he called one of his traditional voters "bigoted."


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