2010年8月15日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections


A boat ride and ice cream cap Obama's trip to Gulf (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 02:15 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha swim at Alligator Point in Panama City Beach, Florida, August 14, 2010. REUTERS/Pete Souza-The White House/HandoutAP - President Barack Obama and his family cruised the waters off their Florida Panhandle hotel on Sunday, offering a portrait of a family on vacation to boost a region struggling with the economic damage wrought by the nation's worst oil spill.


AP-GfK polls show Obama losing independents (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 11:29 AM PDT

President Barack Obama watches as his wife and daughter (not visible) play a round of arcade golf during a vacation in Panama City Beach, Fla.,  Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010.  (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Independents who embraced President Barack Obama's call for change in 2008 are ready for a shift again, and that's worrisome news for Democrats.


Republicans attack Obama over Muslim center comments (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 09:09 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the Iftar dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington August 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Republicans attacked President Barack Obama on Sunday for his comments on a controversial plan to build a Muslim cultural center in New York, saying he was "disconnected" from the nation in an election year.


Wealthy newcomer gains the edge in Fla. GOP race (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 09:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2010 file photo, Florida Republican gubernatorial candidates Bill McCollum, left, and Rick Scott are shown before the start of their first face-to-face debate in Miami. Down in the polls for most of the summer and running out of money in a Florida governor's race once considered his to lose, Republican Bill McCollum's long career in public service is proving to be his albatross. In a year when angry voters are embracing fresh new faces, McCollum's primary opponent, wealthy businessman Rick Scott, is wielding the label career politician like a club, beating McCollum with it in endless TV commercials and two televised debates. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)AP - Down in the polls for most of the summer and running out of money in a Florida governor's race once considered his to lose, Republican Bill McCollum's long career in public service is proving to be his albatross.


GOP senator suggests mosque will be election issue (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Pedestrians walk past the 19th century building on Park Place in Manhattan where Muslims plan to build a mosque and cultural center Saturday, Aug.14, 2010, in New York. President Barack Obama says Muslims have the right to build a mosque near ground zero in New York, but he's not saying whether he thinks it's a good idea to do so. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - A Republican senator is suggesting there could be political fallout from President Barack Obama's remarks about building a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City.


How the poll on independent voters was conducted (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 05:40 AM PDT

AP - The data from the AP-GfK polls combines surveys conducted Apr. 7-12, May 7-11 and June 9-14 by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. The combined dataset is based on landline and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 3,047 adults.

Man drowns about 8 miles from where Obamas swam (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 08:53 PM PDT

AP - A man has drowned in the Gulf of Mexico about eight miles from where President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha were taking a dip.

Hole in one! Obama's daughter has lucky stroke (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 08:05 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, eats lunch with first lady Michelle and daughter Sasha at Lime's restaurant on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 near Panama City, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Wardlow, Pool)AP - Sasha Obama is proving that the president isn't the only golfer in the family.


Whitman adds $13M to campaign for Calif. governor (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 06:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2010 file photo, California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman speaks to employees of SynapSense, a computer technology company, in Folsom, Calif.  In the midst of one of the worst recessions in decades, a host of former corporate titans are spending millions in the quest for elective office, using their big bankrolls to push past the political machinery and overcome their own lack of experience.  (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, File)AP - Billionaire Republican Meg Whitman has given her campaign for California governor another $13 million, bringing her total contribution from her personal fortune to $104 million.


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