2010年8月4日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs nears approval (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:17 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is introduced by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka before he spoke about jobs and the economy during an address before the AFL-CIO Executive Council in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Last-minute money to save the jobs of tens of thousands of teachers and other public workers overcame a Republican filibuster Wednesday and sped toward Senate passage. The House, under pressure to help hard-pressed schools nationwide, was being called back from its summer break for an expected final vote next week.


Gov't has 'high confidence' oil spill almost over (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:34 PM PDT

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, right, gestures towards a chart as NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, regarding the BP oil spill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - No more oil is likely to leak into the Gulf of Mexico now that efforts to plug the blown-out well are succeeding, the government's point man on the spill declared Wednesday. A relieved President Barack Obama said the fight to stop the leak is "finally close to coming to an end."


Missouri vote puts health care back in crosshairs (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:17 PM PDT

Congressman Roy Blunt, right, votes in the Missouri primary election at Glenstone Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo., Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Blunt is the heavy Republican favorite to win his party's nomination to replace retiring U.S. Senator Kit Bond in November's general election. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)AP - Missouri voters' overwhelming opposition to requiring nearly all Americans to buy health insurance puts one of the least popular parts of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law back in the political crosshairs.


Angle: Democrats want to 'make government our God' (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:26 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, to discuss the jobs bill.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle says her campaign is "a war" with Democrats in Washington who are trying to "make government our God."


K Street bets on Reid (Politico)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:32 AM PDT

Politico - K Street has placed a big bet in the Nevada Senate race, putting a bundle of cash behind Harry Reid.

Obama restores rank of disgraced Vietnam general (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:23 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, for a flight to Chicago. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - More than 30 years after his death, an Air Force general has been exonerated of charges that he violated presidential restrictions on aerial bombing during the Vietnam War and that he ordered the falsification of records to conceal the missions.


Former agent alerted authorities in WikiLeaks case (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Paul J. Miller at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Miller, of Traverse City, Mich., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. NATO announced Friday, July 30, 2010 that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)AP - A former Army counterintelligence agent said Wednesday he helped point military authorities to a soldier who is under scrutiny in the massive leak of secret war records to a self-described whistleblower website.


Obama honors 13 citizens for their good deeds (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:21 PM PDT

President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Citizens Medal to Jorge Munoz from New York City during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in Washington. The White House citation reads: By giving his time, energy and resources to feeding the hungry, he has demonstrated the enduring American values of sacrifice and kindness. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Jorge Munoz uses donations and money he earns as a school bus driver to feed about 130 poor people a day from the back of his truck in New York City.


GOP presses concerns on Kagan on confirmation eve (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:24 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 - Elena Kagan marched toward certain Senate confirmation Wednesday, winning enough declared supporters to become the fourth female justice ever to serve on the Supreme Court over increasingly grave Republican objections.


Obama turns 49 with Mrs. Obama, kids out of town (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT

President Barack Obama points towards visitors singing 'Happy Birthday' to him as he walks towards Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. prior to traveling to Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Alone on his 49th birthday, President Barack Obama fled the empty White House mansion and headed for a more intimate celebration with longtime friends in his Chicago hometown.


Obama asks Senate to restore full rank to disgraced Vietnam-era general (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:44 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — It was the scandal du jour. The year was 1972, the Vietnam War was still raging, nearing its bitter finale, and the Congress and press were in full-throated pursuit of a supposedly "rogue" general who'd exceeded his authority and waged his own air war over North Vietnam. There were false intelligence reports from the battlefield, to boot.

Black members of tea party dispute racist claims (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:29 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Aug., 4, 2010. Obama, who's turned 49 today, is traveling to Chicago for his birthday and is planning to celebrate over dinner with friends.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Black members of the tea party movement on Wednesday rejected charges that the group's activists are racist, saying they oppose President Barack Obama because of his policies not his skin color.


Black caucus reels from ethics, election setbacks (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:16 PM PDT

AP - These were supposed to be heady days for African-Americans in Congress, with President Barack Obama occupying the White House and a half dozen blacks holding powerful committee chairmanships and leadership jobs.

Republicans stall intelligence chief vote (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2010 file photo, Director of National Intelligence nominee James Clapper listens to opening statements during Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Thursday, Clapper was unanimously approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Senate Republicans are trying to wring concessions out of the White House before agreeing to vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to become the nation's intelligence chief.


Records: SC gov candidate Haley paid taxes late (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 22, 2010, file photo, South Carolina congressional candidate Bob Inglis speaks to the media after his loss in the runoff election to Trey Gowdy in Greenville, S.C.  Too many Republican leaders are acquiescing to a poisonous 'demagoguery' that threatens the party's long-term credibility, says a Inglis, who was defeated in South Carolina's primary last month. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)AP - Tax records revealed Wednesday that South Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley repeatedly paid fines for not paying her income taxes on time.


Geithner blasts Bush policies for debt (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:24 PM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner delivers remarks at the Center for American Progress in Washington, August 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The Bush administration's "misguided" policies are to blame for huge U.S. budget deficits, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner charged on Wednesday as he sought to build an election-year case for ending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.


Darts shot at Obama likeness in Pa. carnival game (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:19 PM PDT

AP - The head of an eastern Pennsylvania amusement company has yanked a carnival game in which players shot foam darts at an image resembling President Barack Obama.

Former Md. congressman's campaign settles FEC case (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:04 PM PDT

AP - A former Maryland congressman's campaign has settled a case over excessive campaign donations.

Obama seeks to rally labor ahead of key elections (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:46 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about jobs and the economy during an address before the AFL-CIO Executive Council in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Rallying a pivotal part of his base, President Barack Obama pleaded with labor leaders Wednesday to energize their members about the upcoming election, depicting a choice between those who fight for the middle class and those who are "not lifting a finger to help."


House GOP committee pays fine to settle fraud case (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:37 PM PDT

AP - The National Republican Congressional Committee has agreed to pay a fine to settle a case involving a former treasurer accused of embezzlement.

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