2010年5月13日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Swipe this card; shopping could be cheaper (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:47 PM PDT

Shoppers carry shopping bags, after buying goods at Macy's flagship department store in Herald Square in New York in this March 2, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Natalie BehringAP - Striking at a lucrative bank business, the Senate on Thursday voted to force credit card companies to reduce fees for debit card transactions and permit merchants to offer customer discounts based on their payment method.


Senate panel takes up war funding measure (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 05:17 PM PDT

AP - A key Senate panel approved a $58.8 billion war funding measure Thursday that would raise the total price tag for Pentagon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade to $1 trillion.

EPA moves to regulate industrial greenhouse gases (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:28 PM PDT

AP - The Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to more tightly control air pollution from large power plants, factories and oil refineries, a step to limit emissions widely blamed for global warming.

AP-Univision Poll: Immigration splits Americans (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:03 PM PDT

FILE - In a Wednesday, May 5, 2010 file photo, a group of protesters against Arizona's controversial immigration bill march on the State Capitol in Phoenix. A new telephone poll by the Pew Research Center shows that 59 percent of Americans approve of Arizona's new law cracking down on illegal immigrants while only 32 percent disapprove. The polll was conducted on May 6-9 and released Wednesday, May 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)AP - Illegal immigrants are a boon, not a burden to the country, a resounding majority of Hispanics say, according to an Associated Press-Univision Poll that underscores sharp contrasts between the views of Hispanics and others. Most non-Hispanics say illegal immigrants are a drain on society.


Climate bill's fate down to business (Politico)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Politico - In an ornate Senate hearing room, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) unveiled their energy measure Wednesday before an audience packed with both environmentalists and industry titans. 

US war aim: protect civilians first, then troops (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:56 PM PDT

AP - A key to the U.S. approach to fighting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is this seemingly backward logic: The more aggressively you protect your own troops, the less secure they may be.

Obama promotes small-business agenda in Buffalo (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:23 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets Dolores Giambra as he tours the facilities of Industrial Support inc. in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, May 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday to act quickly on a new round of jobs legislation, arguing that "fancy formulas and mathematical equations" from economists mask the continuing pain in American households.


Obama asks Congress to aid Israel defenses (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 01:49 PM PDT

An Israeli police observes Israeli youths, not pictured, during a march celebrating Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks Israel's capture of east Jerusalem and the reunification of the city, which had been divided into Israeli and Jordanian sectors from Israel's establishment in 1948 until the 1967 war. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - The Obama administration is asking Congress to approve $205 million to help Israel speed up deployment of a new short-range rocket defense system, the White House said Thursday.


Poll: Good marks for Obama on spill, more drilling (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:29 PM PDT

Workers in protective suits scour the public beach and Sand Island for tar balls Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in Dauphin Island, Ala. (AP Photo/The Press-Register, Mike Kittrell)AP - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill hasn't stained President Barack Obama nor dimmed the public's desire for offshore energy drilling, according to a new Associated Press-GfK Poll.


Salazar names 2 to oversee agency restructuring (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:58 PM PDT

AP - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday he has named two high-level officials to oversee a restructuring of an agency that oversees offshore drilling.

Suspects in Mass. church fire face more charges (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 05:18 PM PDT

AP - A federal grand jury has filed more charges against two white men accused of torching a predominantly black Massachusetts church in response to President Barack Obama's election.

Draft GOP plan keeps Iowa, NH 1st in voting cycle (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 05:14 PM PDT

AP - The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party says a national GOP panel supports keeping Iowa and New Hampshire first in the presidential nominating process.

Clinton to Afghan women: 'We will not abandon you' (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 05:08 PM PDT

** CORRECTS FIRST NAME OF ROBERT GATES  ** Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates tour Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, Thursday, May 13, 2010. Section 60 is the final resting place for US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghansitan. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Women's rights will not be sacrificed in any settlement between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban militants, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday.


Obama counters Republican critics on jobs agenda (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:57 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a DCCC fundraising dinner in New York, May 13, 2010.  REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - President Barack Obama defended his administration's economic recovery efforts on Thursday and accused Republicans of trying to block Democratic policies for political gain.


Obama seeks funds to boost Israeli rocket defenses (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:44 PM PDT

An Israeli police sapper collects the remains of a Qasam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip to the Israeli town of Sderot in 2009. US President Barack Obama has asked Congress to approve 205 million dollars to help Israel deploy an anti-missile defense system, the White House said Thursday.(AFP/File/Yoav Lemmer)AFP - US President Barack Obama has asked Congress to approve 205 million dollars to help Israel deploy an anti-missile defense system, the White House said Thursday.


Obama seeks $205 million for Israel rocket shield (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will ask Congress to provide $205 million to Israel to spur production and deployment of a new short-range rocket defense system, administration officials said on Thursday.

Todd Palin helps Murkowski challenger (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:49 PM PDT

Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential nominee talks to supporters at an 'Evening with Sarah Palin' event on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in Rosemont, Illinois. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)AP - Todd Palin, former Alaskan "first dude" and husband of one-time Republican Gov. Sarah Palin, is helping raise money for a long-shot candidate challenging GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski.


In NYC, Obama praises Times Square bomb responders (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:36 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is thanking the New York City police officers who responded to the May 1 attempted bombing of Times Square.

US, China begin human rights talks (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:23 PM PDT

A Chinese man walks past a huge poster showing multi racial children play together with the words 'Build a new area hand in hand' in Beijing Wednesday, May 12, 2010. This week's resumption of U.S.-China human rights talks after two years will spotlight what critics say is a deterioration in Beijing's record on legal protections, free speech and civil society. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - The Obama administration faces a delicate balancing act in human rights talks with China that began Thursday: It looks to pressure China to improve its treatment of its citizens while not angering a country that is crucial to U.S. international interests.


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