2010年6月8日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama's getting really, really mad — or is he? (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:11 PM PDT

President Barack Obama points as he walks into a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - First he was going to make BP pay for the Gulf oil mess. Then he declared himself in charge. Now he's trying to find out "whose ass to kick" and making clear he'd fire BP's chief if only he could.


Lincoln faces test as voters choose fall matchups (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:41 PM PDT

Arkansas Senate Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter waves at passing vehicles in North Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Halter is campaigning for Tuesday's runoff against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln battled a union-backed challenger as well as a strong anti-establishment tide in an Arkansas runoff Tuesday, and political outsiders from coast to coast tested their strength on the busiest day of an unpredictable primary season.


Obama to return to Gulf next week for 2-day update (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:43 PM PDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., left, and  House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman  Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, following a meeting on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama will return to the Gulf Coast next week for a two-day update on the Gulf oil spill, reacting to Americans' rising frustration with the government's response to the disaster.


Lawmaker worries about national discussion of gays (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:08 PM PDT

AP - The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday said he thinks the military should keep its ban on openly gay service members in part because he doesn't want to open a national discussion about homosexuality.

Gates may get lift from tea parties (Politico)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 02:49 AM PDT

Politico - As Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes on General Electric, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and other “powerful people” in seeking cuts to major weapons programs, he may get help from an unexpected ally — the tea party movement.

Clinton Iran sanctions will be toughest ever (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:09 PM PDT

A suspected uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, 156 km (97 miles) southwest of Tehran, is seen in this September 27, 2009 satellite photograph released by DigitalGlobe on September 28, 2009. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout/FilesAP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called the proposed new U.N. sanctions against Iran's suspect nuclear program the toughest ever, a day before the U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on the measure.


Obama tells seniors health bill will work for them (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:11 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to sell the health overhaul law to skeptical seniors, launching a defense of his presidency's biggest accomplishment as the election season gets under way and the Gulf oil spill dominates news.


BP CEO Hayward to testify before Congress (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:23 AM PDT

AP - Tony Hayward, the embattled CEO of BP, will make his first appearance on Capitol Hill since the catastrophic Gulf oil spill when he testifies before a congressional committee next week.

Democrats propose further tax hike on offshore oil (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:18 PM PDT

An oiled White Ibis is seen at an unnamed island in Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana Tuesday, June 8, 2010.  The bird was oiled by the Deepwater Horizon spill in the gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - Senate Democrats brought up legislation Tuesday coupling a fivefold increase in the tax that oil companies pay into a spill liability fund with help for the jobless, doctors and cash-starved states.


White House pushes agency budget cuts (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:13 AM PDT

AP - The White House is trying to show federal bureaucrats that President Barack Obama is serious about his promise to freeze most domestic agency budgets.

Primary elections live blog: SC, AR, NV, CA (The Newsroom)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:48 PM PDT

Poll worker Melanie Withey attaches 'I voted' stickers to a box at a polling station during elections Tuesday, June 8, 2010 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)The Newsroom - (This is a live blog of tonight's primary election results, with special emphasis on the races in South Carolina, Arkansas, Nevada and California. For a primer on why those are the states to watch, read Holly Bailey here.)


Obama thanks Congress for 'incredible devotion' (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:45 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, accompanied by personal aide Reggie Love, looks at the fire pit with on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, after returning from a stop in Maryland. The President will host a Congressional BBQ later in the evening. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama is thanking Congress for what he says is lawmakers' "incredible devotion" to the U.S.


How Nikki Haley managed a Teflon primary run (The Newsroom)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:33 PM PDT

State Rep. Nikki Haley, left, Republican hopeful for the nomination for governor, talks to the media after casting her vote Tuesday morning, June 8, 2010 at Mount Horeb United Methodist Church inLexington, S.C.(AP Photo/The State, Gerry Melendez)The Newsroom - South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley appears poised to win today's GOP primary — perhaps even with the outright majority that it takes to avoid a runoff under the party's rules. Given Haley's polish, relative youth, and support from Sarah Palin, that would be an unremarkable political assessment — except that in recent weeks not one but two South Carolina GOP operatives have lodged extraordinarily detailed and public claims that they had slept with her. So how did Haley, who is married and has two children, manage to beat back the attacks and maintain her double-digit lead going into election day?


Timeline on Obama's oil spill comments (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:43 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's escalating comments on the Gulf oil spill:

US Supreme Court blocks Ariz. campaign finance law (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. Supreme Court derailed a key part of Arizona's campaign financing system on Tuesday, preventing the state from giving extra money to publicly funded candidates facing privately funded rivals and changing the election rules in the thick of primary season.

GM recalling 1.5M vehicles over fire concerns (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, Brenda Brandt talks about the 2009 Buick Enclave to a sparse crowd during the auto show at the State Fair of Texas, in Dallas. General Motors Co. said Tuesday, June 8, 2010, it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles worldwide to address a problem with a heated windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire, its second recall over the issue in two years.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file)AP - General Motors Co. said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles worldwide to address a problem with a heated windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire, its second recall over the issue in two years.


Obama to return to Gulf to assess oil spill effort (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:31 PM PDT

A sea turtle is mired in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Grand Terre Island, Louisiana, June 8, 2010. REUTERS/Lee CelanoAP - President Barack Obama is returning to the Gulf Coast for an update on the BP oil spill.


Key primary battles on US 'Super Tuesday' (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:58 PM PDT

A voter fills out her ballot at a polling place at a fire station in Oakland, California. Primary election contests got underway in several US states Tuesday, providing an important barometer of the public mood ahead of November's crucial midterm balloting.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Primary election contests got underway in several US states Tuesday, providing an important barometer of the public mood ahead of November's crucial midterm balloting.


Former Obama adviser signs on with Crist campaign; is her ex-boss next? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:52 PM PDT

** REMOVES INCORRECT PARTY DESIGNATION OF CRIST ** President Barack Obama makes a statement on the Gulf Coast oil spill, Friday, May  28, 2010, in Grand Isle, La.  From left are, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, R-Ala., Obama, U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)The Newsroom - Here's something that's likely to fuel speculation about how President Obama regards Charlie Crist's Senate bid: Former White House communications director and longtime Obama confidante Anita Dunn announced today that she's severing ties with the Democratic National Committee through the 2010 elections. Her reason: Crist.


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