2010年7月23日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Democrats wary of motivation problem with liberals (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - Democratic Party officials have urged uneasy liberal bloggers and activists in Las Vegas to keep faith with President Barack Obama in an election year as the party braces for losses in Congress.

Despite Sherrod spotlight, black farmers denied (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:37 PM PDT

In a photo made from video provided by CBSNews.com, former USDA official Shirley Sherrod is interviewed Thursday, July 22, 2010 on 'The Early Show'.  President Barack Obama on Thursday apologized to Sherrod over her ouster in the midst of a racially tinged firestorm that ensnared the White House, Agriculture Department, NAACP and a blogger.  (AP Photo/CBSNews.com)AP - Black farmers, due $1.2 billion for a legacy of discrimination by the Agriculture Department, suffered a new and disheartening setback this week, despite the national spotlight provided by the quickly disavowed firing of a black department worker.


Gen. McChrystal retires in military ceremony (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Gen. Stanley McChrystal reviews troops for the last time as he is honored at a retirement ceremony at Fort McNair in Washington, Friday, July 23, 2010. McChrystal's illustrious career came to an abrupt end when he resigned as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan after he and his staff were quoted in a Rolling Stone magazine article criticizing and mocking key Obama Administration officials.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - An embattled Gen. Stanley McChrystal says he's optimistic about his future after leaving his 34-year Army career behind.


Former AG says he's angry about criminal probe (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:04 PM PDT

AP - Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday he's angry about being put through a long-running criminal investigation into his role in the firings of U.S. attorneys.

Poll: Bill more popular than Barack (Politico)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:42 AM PDT

Politico - Former President Bill Clinton is much better liked than either of his two successors, according to a new Gallup poll.

Some insurers stop writing new coverage for kids (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:08 PM PDT

In this May 27, 2010 photo, a patient is transferred to Hope Children's Hospital from Advocate Trinity Hospital's emergency room in Chicago. Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can't find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded and wait times even longer under the nation's new health law.  By later this decade, 32 million more Americans will have health insurance. A shortage of primary care doctors will mean many of those newly insured patients will visit ERs for both real emergencies and problems that could be handled more cheaply in doctor's offices. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP - Some major health insurance companies will no longer issue certain types of policies for children, an unintended consequence of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday.


Paul's father-in-law received $10,000 in subsidies (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:59 PM PDT

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul responds to a question during a candidate forum in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, July 22, 2010.  (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul's campaign acknowledged Friday that his in-laws had benefited from federal farm subsidies that he has been criticizing in stump speeches.


Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dies at age 93 (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:47 PM PDT

FILE - In a Thursday, Jan 25, 1996 photo, Daniel Schorr, senior news analyst for National Public Radio, poses for a portrait before he was awarded the Golden Batton, the highest of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards,  on the university campus in New York. Veteran reporter-commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon's notorious 'enemies list' in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.    (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - Daniel Schorr, whose journalism career over more than six decades landed him in the dark corners of Europe during the Cold War and the shadows of President Richard Nixon's notorious "enemies list" in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.


White House predicts record $1.47 trillion deficit (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:28 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 23, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach a record $1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends.


15 candidates file to seek US Senate seat in W.Va. (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:24 PM PDT

AP - The special election for the late Robert C. Byrd's U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia has attracted 15 candidates.

McCain spending tops $10 million in second quarter (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:24 PM PDT

AP - Arizona Sen. John McCain has been beating up on his main Republican primary challenger, but it's come at a price.

GOP Assails Sandlin Family Ties (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:20 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's family situation is becoming a major headache for the South Dakota Democrat in her tough re-election bid, with Republicans ramping up their criticisms of her voting record -- and her lobbyist husband's extensive list of clients.

President Barack Obama takes in daughter's recital (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:11 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama spent Friday evening taking in one of his daughter's recitals.

Congressman: Stop horsing around with sports votes (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:41 PM PDT

AP - House Democrats and Republicans have put aside their differences this year to honor the likes of golfer Phil Mickelson, the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and the Penn State women's volleyball team.

Mass. Sen. Kerry docks yacht in RI, saving $500K (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:55 PM PDT

Senator John Kerry speaks with financier T. Boone Pickens at the Capitol, May 19, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsAP - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is docking his family's new $7 million yacht in neighboring Rhode Island, allowing him to avoid paying roughly $500,000 in taxes to his cash-strapped home state.


Obama, family going to Martha's Vineyard in August (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 23, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama is taking his family back to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., for summer vacation next month.


Va senator calls for ending diversity programs (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:13 PM PDT

FILE - In a Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 file photo, Virginia Sen. Jim Webb speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo. Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column Friday, July 23, 2010, saying they have disadvantaged struggling whites and hurt the cause of racial harmony. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)AP - Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column Friday, saying they have disadvantaged struggling whites and hurt the cause of racial harmony.


Investigation ties military workers to child porn (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:26 PM PDT

AP - A major federal investigation has found that dozens of military officials and defense contractors, including some with top-level security clearances, allegedly bought and downloaded child pornography on private or government computers.

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