2010年8月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections


New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT

AP - Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems.

Democrats, GOP push dueling conclusions on Kagan (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 30, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. A confirmation vote is all but assured for Kagan as the Senate begins debate on making her the fourth female justice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Democrats and Republicans presented dueling portraits Tuesday of Elena Kagan and the Supreme Court she's seeking to join at the start of a politically charged debate over her fitness to be a justice, making what amounted to closing arguments before a near-certain confirmation vote by week's end.


Obama freezes bonuses for political appointees (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:37 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday froze any cash bonuses or similar discretionary pay boosts for political appointees, calling it a prudent example of cost-cutting at a time when many families are just trying to get by financially.

Ginsburg says no plans to leave Supreme Court (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in her chambers in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - After a period of dramatic change at the Supreme Court and in her personal life, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is looking forward to being one of three women on the high court for the foreseeable future.


Republicans want review of birthright citizenship (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:25 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., talks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, after the Republican policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United States.


Interior official: Drill ban may be lifted early (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:12 PM PDT

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, second from right, looks at blowout preventer controls as he tours the Murphy Front Runner deep water oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Second left is Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes, and partially visible at right is Director of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Michael R. Bromwich. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The Obama administration hopes to lift a freeze on deepwater drilling well before its scheduled Nov. 30 expiration date, the nation's top drilling regulator said Tuesday.


Senate Dems delay vote on oil spill, energy bill (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:09 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., calls on a reporter during a news conference on energy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug.  3, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Democrats on Tuesday gave up trying to pass even a scaled-back energy bill this summer that would have removed liability ceilings on oil companies, a reaction to the BP oil spill.


US Senate delaying US-Russia nuclear treaty vote (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:16 PM PDT

AP - A Senate panel is delaying a vote to recommend ratification of a nuclear arms treaty with Russia — a sign that Democrats are struggling to win Republican support for the agreement

Nevada's Angle brings in help after tough stretch (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:37 PM PDT

Sen. Harry Reid answers questions during the Netroots Nation convention at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 24, 2010. Reid faces Republican and tea party favorite Sharron Angle this November in his bid to keep representing Nevada. (AP Photo/Louie Traub)AP - Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle enlisted another seasoned political operative Tuesday to help steady a campaign that has been slowed by growing pains and missteps, including some of her own making.


(AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:50 PM PDT

AP - Robin Carnahan wins Democratic Senate nomination in Missouri.

Wyclef Jean to run for Haitian presidency: report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:35 PM PDT

Musician Wyclef Jean holds a Haitian flag at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 29, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Haitian-American hip hop star and humanitarian activist is expected to announce his bid for his native country's presidency, according to reports. The Caribbean nation is struggling to emerge from a massive earthquake on January 12 that killed 250,000 people.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Gustavo Caballero)AFP - Haitian-American hip hop star and humanitarian activist Wyclef Jean will announce his bid for his native country's presidency this week, CNN reported on Tuesday.


Greene contacts Buffett to dispel Fla. attack ads (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:35 PM PDT

AP - Jeff Greene reached out to fellow billionaire Warren Buffett to help defend himself against Florida Democratic Senate rival Kendrick Meek's attack ads.

Obama urges stand against non-democratic African leaders (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:54 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting with Young African Leaders in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama urged young African leaders Tuesday to work for change on their continent and bolster democracy, slamming many independence-era leaders who were elected but then clung to power.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama urged young African leaders Tuesday to work for change on their continent and bolster democracy, slamming many independence-era leaders who were elected but then clung to power.


Obama freezes bonuses for some government workers (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered bonuses be frozen for political appointees in the federal government, as the White House sought to show it was being careful with taxpayer dollars before the November 2 congressional elections.

McCain lifts hold on Clapper to be spy chief (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Senator John McCain said on Tuesday he would allow a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to be intelligence chief, but another Republican senator indicated he may stall the nomination.

Groups challenge terror-related rule on attorneys (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:56 PM PDT

FILE- This Oct. 2008 file photo shows American-born al-Qaida-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen; al-Awlaki is accused of helping to plan the failed Christmas Day airline bombing. Two civil liberties groups went to court Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, to challenge a requirement that they get a government license before mounting a legal attack on the decision to put the alleged terrorist on a CIA target list. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File)  MANDATORY CREDIT.  NO SALES.AP - Two civil liberties groups went to court Tuesday to challenge a requirement that they get a government license before mounting a legal attack on the decision to put alleged terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki on a CIA target list.


US sanctions Iranians said to support terrorism (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:59 PM PDT

AP - The United States announced new Iran sanctions Tuesday, targeting senior officials of three organizations for alleged support of terrorist groups, including the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Groups seek ban on lead ammunition, fishing tackle (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:56 PM PDT

Corey Slater fly fishes in Lower Lake Mary Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 near Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - Five environmental groups urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to ban lead in ammunition and fishing tackle, arguing that millions of animals are dying from eating lead-shot pellets or carcasses contaminated by lead.


Mo., Mich., Kan., choose candidates in primaries (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:28 PM PDT

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm prepares to cast her gubernatorial primary election vote Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Lewton Elementary School in Lansing, Mich. Granholm can't seek re-election this year because of Michigan's term limits law.(AP Photo/Al Goldis)AP - Voters had no shortage of options in choosing party nominees in Tuesday's primaries as they focused on successors to Republican senators in Kansas and Missouri and term-limited Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.


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