2010年7月1日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


First major oil spill bill passed by House (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Workers make repairs to a $4 million oil booming system in the Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala., that came apart when six foot seas caused by Hurricane Alex battered the pass Thursday, July 1, 2010. Officials said large bolts holding the structure together sheared off in the high seas and they hope to have it back in place by Saturday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - The House on Thursday passed the first major bill related to the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion, voting to allow families of those killed and injured workers to be compensated far more generously than current law allows.


Getting to know her: A portrait of Kagan emerges (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan gestures as she tries to hear a Senator's statement as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010,  before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Confident but still cautious. Smart and then some. Disarming. Knowing. Wicked funny.


DOJ: Detain alleged Russian spies as flight risks (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:54 AM PDT

AP - The Justice Department says it has presented only a fraction of its evidence against four of the alleged Russian spies.

Obama says politics to blame for immigration delay (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:49 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about immigration reform, Thursday,July 1, 2010, at American University in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Hoping to breathe new life into the stalled immigration effort, President Barack Obama on Thursday blamed the delay on recalcitrant Republicans whom he said had given in to the "pressures of partisanship and election-year politics."


Cantor's ambition raises concerns (Politico)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:33 AM PDT

Politico - House Minority Whip Eric Cantor has asked the ethics committee to greenlight a national book tour this August for a new GOP manifesto he's co-authoring with two younger members of Congress, according to sources familiar with the situation. 

1.3 million unemployed won't get benefits restored (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:46 PM PDT

In this June 28, 2010 photo, Jose Villa, of the Nevada Dept. of Public Safety, displays a list of jobs available at a National Career Fair in San Francisco. Unemployment rates in roughly two-thirds of the nation's largest metropolitan areas dipped in May as the gradual economic recovery spurred some hiring. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - More than 1.3 million laid-off workers won't get their unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on a weeklong break for Independence Day.


Democrats struggle to pass war funding bill (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:27 PM PDT

AP - With their ranks infused with anti-war sentiment, Democrats controlling the House were struggling Thursday for a way to both finance President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop surge and salvage their dwindling jobs agenda.

Robert Byrd makes final trip from beloved Senate (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:42 PM PDT

A military honor guard carries the casket of the late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. upon  arrival on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday,  July, 1, 2010.  (AP Photo/Bill O'Leary/ Pool)AP - The Senate bid farewell Thursday to Robert C. Byrd, the homespun West Virginian who for half a century held sway with his thunderous oratory and fierce advocacy of his state and the Senate he loved.


Closing in on genes that help people live to 100 (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:03 AM PDT

AP - The oldest among us seem to have chosen their parents well. Researchers closing in on the impact of family versus lifestyle find most people who live to 100 or older share some helpful genes.

Toyota says 270,000 vehicles have faulty engines (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Visitors look at the Toyota Lexus IS 350 at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo Thursday, July 1, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, have faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, have potentially faulty engines, in the latest quality issue to confront the Japanese automaker after a string of massive recalls.


Democrats use Kagan to sign up voters, raise funds (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan gets out of her seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, after testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The Democratic Party put Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan front and center Thursday on an e-mail appeal to raise funds and sign up supporters for President Barack Obama's agenda.


GOP defends Conn. wrestling CEO running for Senate (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:57 PM PDT

AP - Republican Party leaders in Connecticut are defending U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon's record as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, saying the controversy surrounding steroid use among wrestlers is an old story.

Sen. candidate Paul raises over $1M since April 1 (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:57 AM 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 U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky raised $1.1 million in the three months overlapping his primary victory and the start of the fall campaign, marking his best fundraising performance yet.


Obama Says GOP Votes Needed to Overhaul Immigration System (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:13 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - President Obama appealed for a bipartisan overhaul of the nation's broken immigration system Thursday, in a plea immediately dismissed by Republicans.

Labor board to reopen nearly 100 cases (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:05 AM PDT

AP - The leading federal agency that resolves disputes between labor and management says it will reopen 96 of nearly 600 cases that a recent Supreme Court ruling called into question.

US upset Cyprus let Russian spy suspect get away (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT

An undated handout picture released by the Greek Cypriot police shows 54-year-old Christopher Metsos, a key suspect in the Russia-US spy scandal who was arrested at Larnaca airport in Cyprus on June 29. The disappearance of Metsos provided a stunning twist to a Cold War-style espionage saga that has threatened to upset major efforts to reset ties between Washington and Moscow.(AFP/HO)AP - The Justice Department expressed disappointment Thursday that Cyprus allowed a suspected Russian spy to go free on bail — and promptly disappear.


AP Source: Living soldier could get Medal of Honor (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:26 PM PDT

AP - The military has sent the White House a recommendation to award the Medal of Honor to a soldier for bravery in Afghanistan, which could make him the first living recipient since the Vietnam War.

SPIN METER: Kagan urged substance, then dodged it (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:42 AM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, right, hugs her brother Irving Kagan after testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Elena Kagan declined to discuss her passions, demurred when asked anything that might tip her hand on the Supreme Court and invoked her right to remain inscrutable even on cases buried in the past.


Bipartisan Boehner beat down (Politico)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:49 AM PDT

Politico - Minority Leader John Boehner is two days into a bipartisan beat-down — a small taste of what he can expect should he become speaker of the House and a test of his resilience as a leader.

Obama's Thursday agenda: Iran, immigration (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama will sign tough new sanctions Thursday against Iran over its nuclear development program.

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