2010年9月1日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:09 PM PDT

Members of the The Daisy Mountain Tea Party Patriots attend a town hall meeting in Phoenix August 17, 2010. Radio personality and former U.S. Congressman JD Hayworth, who will challenge current U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) during the primary election August 24 spoke during the event. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming.


Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT

In this Feb. 25, 2010 file photo, former congressman Jim Traficant talks about politics at a diner in Boardman, Ohio. Traficant  a former Ohio Democratic congressman who served time in federal prison for corruption has won a place on the Nov. 2 ballot to again run for a U.S. House seat, this time as an independent.  (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)AP - Outspoken former Democratic congressman Jim Traficant, who served time in federal prison for corruption, has fought his way back onto the Nov. 2 ballot to again run for a U.S. House seat — this time as an independent.


Latest distraction for CO candidate: Kansas resume (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:53 PM PDT

This photo taken Aug.17, 2010 shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes at his campaign headquarters in Englewood, Colo. Dan Maes' murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign. Maes has claimed he was fired by the police department in Liberal in the 1980s because police and politicians were corrupt, and told supporters that he worked undercover for state investigators gathering information on a local bookmaking ring. But the Kansas Bureau of Investigation denies Maes ever worked for them, and Liberal's police department won't talk about Maes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.


Alaska Democrat's campaign for US Senate ramps up (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:53 PM PDT

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks during a news conference in June, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. In a new blow to US incumbents, Joe Miller, a political novice backed by Sarah Palin and the AP - Ten days ago, Scott McAdams had a volunteer treasurer and a few thousand dollars to help him pursue the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator in Alaska.


Losing Fla. Senate candidate sues papers for libel (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT

AP - Failed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene is suing two Florida newspapers for libel over articles Greene claims cost him votes.

Romer: U.S. must find will for further stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Christina Romer, the departing White House economist, speaks about Economic Report of the President in the Briefing Room of the White House in Washington in this February 11, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Departing White House economist Christina Romer said on Wednesday the United States needed to find the political will for more economic stimulus, even if it pushed up the fiscal deficit in the short run.


Was the tea party responsible for Joe Miller’s win in Alaska? (The Upshot)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:20 PM PDT

The Upshot - Following  Sen. Lisa Murkowski's concession last night, the headlines read "Tea Party Win in Alaska." But was the tea party message really decisive in the Alaska GOP Senate upset? Joe Miller naturally went out of his way to mention the tea party in his statement last night, since he wants the enthusiastic base of small-government [...]

GOP to pump $2.5 million to help Rubio in Florida (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:43 PM PDT

AP - The Republican Party is supplying $2.5 million in advertising support to Marco Rubio's Senate campaign in Florida, a sizable commitment to a candidate the party once tried to push out of the contest.

U.S. in final phase of Iraq mission, urges new govt (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:19 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama hugs the wife of a U.S. soldier serving overseas during his visit to Fort Bliss, Texas, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. forces are in the final phase of the Iraq war after ending combat missions, officials said on Wednesday as they urged Iraqi leaders to get on with forming a government six months after an election.


Obama: Killing of Israelis 'senseless slaughter' (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:22 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, followed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, walk out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, to deliver a statement following their meeting. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama says the killing of four Israelis in the West Bank was a "senseless slaughter" that won't stop the U.S. from seeking peace in the Middle East.


FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for US? (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT

Iraqi policemen stand guard at a check point in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the end of American combat operations Tuesday leaves his country independent and an equal to the United States and he assured his people their own security forces will protect them. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Despite President Barack Obama's declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead.


Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:27 AM PDT

President Barack Obama (L) and Vice President Joe Biden (R) meet with the national security team on Iraq in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, August 11, 2010. REUTERS/Pete Souza/The White House/HandoutReuters - President Barack Obama declared an end to the seven-year U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday and promised recession-weary Americans "my central responsibility" now is to repair the U.S. economy.


Obama holds Mideast talks (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:03 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama will hold separate meetings Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH'-hoo) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS').

Myanmar's cyber generation boots up for first-time vote (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT

An Internet cafe is pictured in Yangon. With busy cyber cafes across the city, the web offers a way to tap the city's youth, despite slow connections, frequent power cuts and huge risks over online activity that the regime deems subversive.(AFP/File)AFP - One of Myanmar's self-described "pioneer bloggers" proudly opens his popular website -- officially banned by the military rulers -- and scrolls to his updates on the approaching election.


Troops, families glad to hear end to Iraq combat (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Steve Baskis, 24, who lost his sight as an U.S. Army specialist serving in Iraq, rubs his eyes as he listens to President Barack Obama's address to the nation on the end of combat operations in Iraq, at his Glen Ellyn, Ill., home, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - As President Obama spoke, Violeta Sifuentes snuggled with her 6-year-old twins on the suede sofa — Samuel beside her, Selena sprawled across her legs. When the 29-year-old Army captain explained what the president meant by combat operations in Iraq being over, "Nina" let out a loud, "Woo-hoo!" then asked, "Can we go play now?"


Murkowski was 'capable, energetic' for Alaska (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:29 AM PDT

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) Alaska, stays upeat with supporter Kirk Wickersham as returns show her trailing her primary opponent Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's stunning defeat in the Alaska primary ends a 30-year family legacy of holding that seat, an era that spanned a majority of Alaska's statehood.


Pawlenty health order as much about 2012 as Minn. (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:12 AM PDT

AP - Take note, Mitt Romney.

Republicans Eye McCain's Millions in Excess '08 Funds (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:39 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Sen. John McCain's victory in the Aug. 24 Arizona Republican primary was fueled partly by transfers of $7.5 million from his 2008 presidential campaign compliance fund -- an account GOP Congressional strategists are now eyeing as they look to finance a growing list of competitive midterm races.

Murkowski concedes to Miller in Alaska Senate race (The Upshot)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:40 PM PDT

The Upshot - A week after the primary, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded to challenger Joe Miller Tuesday night, becoming the seventh congressional incumbent and fourth Republican to lose a primary challenge this election year. Miller, who was endorsed by Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express, narrowly defeated Murkowski in last week's voting. Murkowski's campaign was hopeful [...]

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