2010年6月17日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:18 PM PDT

BP CEO Tony Hayward is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, prior to before testifying before the  Energy and Environment subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Channeling the nation's anger, lawmakers pilloried BP's boss in a withering day of judgment Thursday for the oil company at the center of the Gulf calamity. Unflinching, BP chief executive Tony Hayward said he was out of the loop on decisions at the well and coolly asserted, "I'm not stonewalling."


GOP lawmaker apologizes for apologizing to BP exec (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas questions BP CEO Tony Hayward, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010,  during the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on 'the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and oil spill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Who's sorry now? Rep. Joe Barton, that's who.


SC Dems uphold US Senate primary shocker (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:52 PM PDT

Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., greets supporters as her husband Steve, left, watches as the senator claimed victory in the Democratic primary runoff election in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, June 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - South Carolina Democratic Party officials on Thursday upheld a surprising U.S. Senate primary win by an unemployed military veteran, rejecting a protest lodged by their favored candidate that could have required a new vote.


Choreographing Kagan's path to confirmation (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 13, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan walks a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - The White House is quietly choreographing every aspect of Elena Kagan's march toward a lifetime term on the Supreme Court.


More groups exempt from ad rules under House deal (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:47 PM PDT

AP - House Democrats agreed to exempt an unspecified number of large, well-known interest groups from proposed new disclosure requirements on political advertising on Thursday, seeking to quell charges they were giving special treatment to the powerful National Rifle Association.

High court: Go ahead, search cop's sexy texting (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:17 AM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court had a common-sense message Thursday for workers with cell phones and other gadgets provided by their employers: Use your own cell phone if you've got something to text that you don't want your boss to read.

Jobless aid, tax bill hits Senate roadblock again (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - In another stinging setback for President Barack Obama and Democrats controlling Congress, the Senate on Thursday rejected long-sought legislation to provide stimulus spending and a reprieve for doctors about to get hit with a big cut in their Medicare payments.


Witnesses: Law against racial profiling needed (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:30 PM PDT

AP - Azaad Singh cried when he entered the glass enclosure at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport for extra screening.

Bank bill would trim bankers' say at Fed banks (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT

St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard in an undated photo. REUTERS/St. Louis Federal Reserve BankAP - Bankers would retain some say over the operations of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks but would lose their ability to vote for regional bank presidents under a House-Senate deal Thursday on a broad financial regulation bill.


Faith in Obama sinks since oil spill: poll (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:01 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC. Fewer Americans think that President Barack Obama is tough enough to handle a crisis after the oil spill disaster, a poll published Thursday found, noting a decline similar to that suffered by George W. Bush after Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/File/Rod Lamkey Jr.)AFP - Fewer Americans think that President Barack Obama is tough enough to handle a crisis after the oil spill disaster, a poll published Thursday found, noting a decline similar to that suffered by George W. Bush after Hurricane Katrina.


Mich. voters could ban criminal public officials (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - In the aftermath of high-profile government scandals in Detroit, Michigan voters will get the chance in November to decide if public officials convicted of committing certain crimes should be banned from office.

Justice still reviewing Arizona immigration law (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Reuters - The Justice Department is still reviewing a possible challenge to the controversial Arizona immigration law, a spokesman said on Thursday, despite a statement last week by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that a lawsuit to challenge it would be pursued.

Despite obstacles, SC gov candidate's star rises (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:45 PM PDT

FILE - In a Monday May 3, 2010 photo, South Carolina Republican candidate for Governor Rep. Nikki Haley,R-Lexington, makes remarks during a televised debate in Columbia, S.C.   She was an obscure state lawmaker just months ago, but now Nikki Haley is the odds-on favorite to be South Carolina's first female governor. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)AP - Accusations of infidelity couldn't sink Nikki Haley. An alliance with the state's disgraced governor couldn't do it either. She's an Indian-American in a state not known for embracing women and minority candidates? No problem.


Ky. Sen. candidate Paul misses disclosure deadline (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:26 PM PDT

Kentucky Senate candidate Republican Rand Paul talks to leaders of the Kentucky Republican Party on Saturday, June 12, 2010 in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Patti Longmire)AP - Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul did not file his campaign financial disclosure report by this week's deadline, but his campaign says it has requested an extension.


North Carolina House candidate alleges White House conspiracy behind BP spill (The Newsroom)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:22 PM PDT

The Newsroom - If you thought Joe Barton's apology to BP this morning was weird, just wait. A GOP congressional hopeful in North Carolina is alleging the Gulf oil spill was a big conspiracy — the handiwork of the Obama administration and BP, working in concert.

Gates says Russians hate US missiles defenses (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:10 PM PDT

From left, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the new START Treaty. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer)AP - Russia will "always hate" U.S. missile defenses because it cannot match them, but that should not stand in the way of ratifying a new U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.


CNN poll shows continued disapproval of Obama's handling of Gulf spill (The Newsroom)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:00 PM PDT

The Newsroom - A day after President Obama pressed BP to open a $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill, a new CNN poll finds a majority of Americans still don't think he's done enough to quell the crisis.

White House welcomes looser hold on Gaza (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:27 PM PDT

AP - The White House is welcoming Israel's decision to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip.

No respite for Blanche Lincoln, poll shows (The Newsroom)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:16 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Though no one expected Lincoln's general election race to be a cakewalk, this poll can't be welcome news for Lincoln, who rebounded just last week by winning a runoff election against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Many political observers handicapped her to lose that race, thanks to big infusions of outside campaign funds and volunteers from national liberal organizations backing Haleter's challenge.

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