2010年5月16日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Kagan unlikely to see GOP filibuster on nomination (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 11:14 AM PDT

** CORRECTS SPECTER'S PARTY AFFILIATION TO DEMOCRAT ** Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan, left, walks in for her meeting with Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, May 13, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is unlikely to face a GOP filibuster but should expect difficult questions from lawmakers who will decide whether she deserves the lifetime appointment despite having no judicial experience, the Senate's second-ranking Republican said Sunday.


Abortion foes capitalize on health law they fought (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 11:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama speaks to the nation following the final vote in the House of Representatives for comprehensive health care legislation in the East Room of the White House. Obama and Democratic House leaders resolved a dispute over abortion earlier that Sunday, securing crucial support from a handful of lawmakers.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it's the law, they're using it to limit coverage by private insurers.


Laura Bush says Kagan nomination is 'great' (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 08:16 AM PDT

AP - Laura Bush says she thinks it's great that Elena Kagan has been nominated for the Supreme Court.

Outside groups spending big to influence vote (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 14, 2010, file photo Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul campaigns at a delicatessen in Scottsville, Ky. Deep-pocketed unions, business groups and others are spending heavily in the year's early primaries. A Kentucky commercial sponsored by American Future Fund shows Paul, tie askew, while an announcer relates the candidate's record on coal production and Iran's nuclear ambitions. Twice within 30 seconds, the doors of a clock swing open. A bird emerges and chirps 'cuckoo.' (AP Photo/Joe Imel, File)AP - Deep-pocketed unions, business groups and others are spending heavily in the year's early primaries, including a staggering $9.6 million to influence a Democratic Senate race in Arkansas, adding volatility to a struggle for control of Congress that has already produced its share of surprises.


Sestak, Specter try to project confidence in race (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:24 PM PDT

Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., a candidate in the Senate Democratic primary race, campaigns at a rally at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, Pa., Sunday, May 16, 2010. Sestak is in a close race in Tuesday's Democratic primary with Sen. Arlen Specter.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - With the election just days away, the candidates in Pennsylvania's too-close-to-call Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate jockeyed Sunday to project confidence and control and prove who will be the stronger man against the Republicans in the fall.


Obama honors law officers killed in line of duty (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 08:21 PM PDT

President Barack Obama pays tribute to peace officers, who died in the duty last year, during a memorial ceremony on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Saturday, May 15, 2010.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday on behalf of a grateful nation to law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while safeguarding their communities.


Bill Clinton campaigns in Pa. in Murtha seat race (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 02:23 PM PDT

AP - Former President Bill Clinton has lent his Democratic star power to a party candidate locked in a tight race to fill the western Pennsylvania seat held by the late Rep. John Murtha.

Paul: His win in Ky. primary good for tea party (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 01:46 PM PDT

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Trey Grayson gestures while speaking at a Republican dinner in Georgetown, Ky., Saturday, May 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Upstart candidate Rand Paul said a clear-cut victory by him in Kentucky's Republican primary for U.S. Senate would be a strong showing for the tea party movement, which has flexed its muscles already in other races across the country.


First lady tells George Washington U. grads: give (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 12:40 PM PDT

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during George Washington University's commencement ceremony on the National Mall in Washington, on Sunday, May 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - First lady Michelle Obama challenged George Washington University graduates at their commencement Sunday to "keep giving" through community service work and to "keep engaging" with the world.


U.S. economy still needs further boost: Romer (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Christina Romer, the Chair of U.S. President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, speaks about Economic Report of the President in the Briefing Room of the White House in Washington February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - The U.S. economy has begun to climb out of the worst downturn since the 1930 Great Depression but still needs additional steps by the federal government to stem a crisis in the job market, a senior economic adviser to President Barack Obama said on Sunday.


Palin joins Arizona gov. to defend immigration law (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 01:09 AM PDT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to supporters after endorsing S.C. gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, during a campaign rally at The Statehouse, Friday, May, 14, 2010, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - As calls spread for an economic boycott of Arizona, the state's governor enlisted the help of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday to defend a new law cracking down on illegal immigration.


Rubio says country relying too much on government (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 09:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2010 file photo, Marco Rubio, surrounded by family members, holds up a signed document declaring his candidacy in the Florida GOP primary for U.S. Senate in West Miami, Fla. Republicans are on offense in scores of House and Senate races nationwide as persistent economic woes and lukewarm support for President Barack Obama continue to weaken Democrats' hold on Congress. From left is his son Anthony, 4, mother Oria, daughter Daniella, 7, wife Jeanette, and son Dominick, 2. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)AP - Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio told an anti-gay marriage group Saturday the country is relying too much on the government, in part because of a breakdown of family and faith values over the last 50 years.


'General Kagan' no newcomer to high court (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 06:01 PM PDT

In this photo taken May 12, 2010, Supreme Court nominee, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, meets with a senator as she makes the rounds on Capitol Hill in Washington with Senate leaders and Judiciary Committee members. Six times in the past nine months, Kagan has argued the government's case before the justices she now hopes to join soon. She already knew most them, and has parried with them on matters of free speech, terrorism, executive power and more, mixing in a larger-than-usual dose of humor, showing herself unafraid to disagree with the justices, or to admit she didn't know something.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Six times in the past nine months, Solicitor General Elena Kagan has come to the mahogany lectern in the hushed reverence of the Supreme Court to argue the government's case before the justices she now hopes to join soon.


Lincoln talks up clout as Ark. primary approaches (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:53 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., center, laughs with Sen. Percy Malone, D-Arkadelphia, left, and World War II Army veteran Dick Batson at an Arkadelphia, Ark., restaurant Saturday, May 15, 2010. Lincoln faces two challengers on the May 18 primary in her bid for re-election. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Days before Arkansas voters deliver a verdict on her political career, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln spent Saturday telling them that she's built up the clout in Washington to best represent the state's interests.


Obama's advice to grads: Don't believe the cynics (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, walks out the Oval Office of the White House with Sec. of Interior Ken Salazar, right, following his closed meeting with his Cabinet and other senior administration officials on the ongoing effort to stop the BP oil spill, Friday, May 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama has some advice for graduates who are about to embark on the next chapter of their lives.


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