2010年4月29日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


A containable accident, then suddenly a crisis (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:17 PM PDT

Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes, second from right, speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. From left are, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Suddenly, everything changed. For days, as an oil spill spread in the Gulf of Mexico, BP assured the government the plume was manageable, not catastrophic. Federal authorities were content to let the company handle the mess while keeping an eye on the operation.


Fed officials, Navy equipment rushing to oil spill (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes, second from right, speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. From left are, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama pledged an all-out response Thursday to the massive oil spill now expected to reach the Gulf Coast within a day and dispatched top officials to the region to help coordinate defenses against the potential environmental disaster.


White House: Oil spill could affect drilling plan (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:12 PM PDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, listens to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, right, during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The massive oil spill off the Gulf coast has complicated President Barack Obama's plan to expand offshore oil drilling in areas long out of bounds to energy development, forcing administration officials to promise a more critical look at the potential environmental risks.


AP source: Obama interviews Thomas for high court (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the  9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shows federal appeals court Judge Sidney Thomas of Montana. A person familiar with the conversation tells The Associated Press that President Barack Obama has interviewed federal appeals court judge Sidney Thomas of Montana on Thursday, April 29, 2010,for the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals)AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday interviewed federal appeals court Judge Sidney Thomas of Montana for an opening on the Supreme Court, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.


Fla. gov dumps GOP, runs for Senate as independent (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist points during a rally Thursday, April 29, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla. after announcing he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. (AP photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Former GOP darling Gov. Charlie Crist defected from the Republican Party on Thursday to run as an independent for U.S. Senate after months of being ripped by conservatives as too supportive of President Barack Obama.


Congress approves referendum on Puerto Rico future (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT

From left, Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Chatz, Gov. Luis Fortuno and Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierlusi, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill where they spoke in support of the Puerto Rico Democracy Act. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - The House on Thursday approved legislation that could set in motion changes in Puerto Rico's 112-year relationship with the United States, including a transition to statehood or independence. The House bill would give the 4 million residents of the island commonwealth a two-step path to expressing how they envision their political future. It passed 223-169 and now must be considered by the Senate.


Obama takes immigration reform off agenda (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves  the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama's major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress facing voter disillusionment. Sounding the death knell was Obama himself.


House panel releases auto safety proposals (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

FILE- This Jan. 27, 2008, file photo shows a Toyota logo on a Sequoia SUV in Littleton, Colo. On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, Toyota Motor Corp. recalled about 50,000 Sequoia sport utility vehicles from the 2003 model year to fix an unexpected slowing of the vehicle in the latest recall issued by the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP - New cars and trucks would be required to carry black boxes to record crash information and automakers would pay fees to help fund the government's auto safety agency under a series of proposals in Congress in response to Toyota's massive recalls.


Obama helps Democrats raise $1M at DC fundraiser (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - With midterm elections looming, President Barack Obama helped his Democratic Party raise more than $1 million at a dinner at a private home near Washington's Georgetown neighborhood.

Clinton warns Iran, Syria on threats to Israel (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration Thursday warned Iran and Syria that America's commitment to Israel's security is unshakable and that they should understand the consequences of threats to the Jewish state.

Britain's Cameron judged winner of election debate (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:26 PM PDT

BBC moderator David Dimbleby (L) hosts Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron (2nd L), Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) in the third and final televised party leaders' debate in Birmingham April 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jeff Overs/BBCReuters - Polls declared Conservative leader David Cameron the winner Thursday of a final TV debate before next week's British election, giving him a boost going into the closing stages of the campaign.


Florida Democrat says Crist switch is his gain (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:36 PM PDT

AP - Florida Democrat Kendrick Meek says he is now in a "commanding position" to win Florida's open Senate seat after Republican Gov. Charlie Crist said he was going to run as an independent.

Brown fails to win back voters in last British debate (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Labour Party leader Gordon Brown participates in the final of three live televised debates, at the University of Birmingham. Brown sought to recover from a major gaffe by trumpeting his economic credentials in the final pre-election TV debate Thursday, but polls showed he failed to convince voters.(AFP/POOL/Gareth Fuller)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to recover from a major gaffe by trumpeting his economic credentials in the final pre-election TV debate Thursday, but polls showed he failed to convince voters.


Florida governor bolts Republican Party for lone Senate run (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:19 PM PDT

Florida Governor Charlie Crist, pictured on April 26, on Thursday dropped his bid for the state Republican Party's Senate nomination, announcing he would run an independent bid under no party banner in November's election.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Thursday dropped his bid for the state Republican Party's Senate nomination, announcing he would run an independent bid under no party banner in November's election.


Navy sends equipment to help with Gulf oil spill (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:11 PM PDT

This April 28, 2010 photo released by Greenpeace, shows an aerial view of the Gulf of Mexico south of Louisiana, where oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead continues to spread. The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than believed and as the government grows concerned that the rig's operator is ill-equipped to contain it, officials are offering a military response to try to avert a massive environmental disaster along the ecologically fragile U.S. coastline. (AP Photo/Greenpeace) NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - The Navy sent equipment to help with cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the Pentagon said Thursday it stands ready to expand its response to the disaster.


Palin wades into Minn. governor's race (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2010  file photo, Sarah Palin flashes a thumbs up towards her husband Todd as she begins to address a crowd during a stop of the Tea Party Express on Boston Common in Boston. Sarah Palin could have hardly picked a more liberal town than Eugene to give a speech. The university town has been a hotbed of radical activity over the years, from the Vietnam War to environmental activism. But Palin is the headliner at a Republican Party fundraiser Friday night. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)AP - Sarah Palin is wading into Minnesota's governor's race to throw her support to a "straight talking hockey dad" locked in a tight race to be the Republicans' favored candidate in November.


Obama calls Height a champion of 'righteous cause' (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama  wipes his eyes, as he attends Dorothy Height's funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington Thursday, April 29, 2010. From left are, the president, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari )AP - Recognizing his debt to her quiet perseverance, an emotional President Barack Obama eulogized Dorothy Height as a humble champion of civil rights who deserved a seat of honor in American history.


Obama: Every resource will be used on oil spill (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:29 PM PDT

President Barack Obama talks about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Thursday, April 29, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama says his administration will use "every single available resource at our disposal" to respond to the massive oil spill expected to reach the Gulf coastline within a day.


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