2010年9月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Wary of tea party, GOP attacks Senate candidate (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. answers a question during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)AP - Delaware Republicans call Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell a liar who "could not be elected dog catcher" in a fierce attack that underscores GOP fears of the tea party-backed candidate knocking off top recruit Rep. Mike Castle and winning the nomination.


Arizona governor stumbles during debate (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:47 PM PDT

From left; Moderator Ted Simons (back to camera),  democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard, Green Party candidate Larry Gist and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Republican, go over rules prior to a televised Arizona gubernatorial debate Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.


Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:33 PM PDT

AP - Illinois' prison chief, who became a political liability to Gov. Pat Quinn during an election year because of a secret prisoner release program he oversaw, is stepping down, the governor said Thursday.

White House: No second stimulus being considered (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:23 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team.


Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit? (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:50 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama delivers an address to the nation on the end of combat operations in Iraq from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on August 31, 2010.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?


Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT

AP - An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections.

Dems accuse Fox News of bolstering Ohio candidate (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:16 PM PDT

AP - The Democratic Governors Association has filed an elections complaint in Ohio alleging Fox News Network illegally helped a Republican governor candidate solicit funds.

Campaign Kickoff (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Time.com - A historic election season has already begun, and our coverage of it will be unrivaled in its scope, depth and insight

Obama to hold press conference next Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:45 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is flanked by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) as he makes comments on the Middle East Peace process in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama will hold a press conference on Friday, September 10, the White House said on Thursday.


Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:40 PM PDT

The Upshot - It's a politician's worst nightmare: Drawing a complete blank in a high-profile debate. That's what happened to Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, who lost her train of thought during her opening statement during her first televised debate with her Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Terry Goddard. Brewer was in the middle of talking up her [...]

Obama to hold news conference next week (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:19 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama will hold a news conference at the White House on Sept. 10.

Pawlenty’s 2012 ambitions get him in trouble at home (The Upshot)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

The Upshot - Eyeing a 2012 presidential run, Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty has spent the summer traveling to key primary states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, trying to build up his name recognition. But his ambitions may have gotten him in trouble in his own backyard. A Minnesota Public Radio/Humphrey Institute poll finds that a majority [...]

Afghan leader condemns air strike as Gates arrives (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a meeting with U.S. senator John Kerry at the Presidential Palace in Kabul August 20, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri Cortez/PoolReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned on Thursday an air strike by NATO-led forces which he said killed 10 election campaign workers, although U.S. officials maintained it was aimed at an Islamist leader.


Top Obama ally: Democrats will hold the US Congress (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:11 AM PDT

House Democratic House Chairman Rep. John Larson (D-CT), seen here in 2009, said opinion polls showing Republicans poised for big gains as the sour US economy struggles with stubbornly high unemployment reflect that AFP - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies will defy glum forecasts of a rout in November elections and keep control of the House and Senate, one of the party's congressional leaders said Thursday.


GOP to spend $2.5 million on Rubio; Meek targets Crist (The Upshot)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:09 AM PDT

The Upshot - Marco Rubio will get some serious help this fall in his bid to win Florida's open Senate seat: The National Republican Senatorial Committee announced this week that it plans to spend $2.5 million to boost the former state House speaker's campaign between now and November â€" one of the GOP's biggest investments this election year. [...]

Fired aide to ex-Mo. gov runs for gov's dad's seat (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Scott Eckersley, right, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House, talks with Juli Matthews, left, and her husband Shawn Matthews, as he canvasses local businesses while on the campaign trail in Springfield, Mo., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Eckersley, a former state legal adviser who won a $500,000 settlement after being fired for pointing out the improper deletion of emails by state officials, is running for the seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)AP - It's been three years since Scott Eckersley was fired after asserting that his then-boss, former Gov. Matt Blunt, and others in Blunt's administration should not be deleting certain e-mails because they belonged to the public record.


NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:56 AM PDT

A soldier mans his position at the rear of a British helicopter as it is flown over the Helmand province of Afghanistan on August 31. An Afghan official has said that 10 election campaigners were killed in an airstrike by international forces in the relatively peaceful north of the country.(AFP/Andrew Winning)AFP - Ten Afghan civilians were killed Thursday in a NATO air strike on three vehicles carrying election campaign workers in northern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said in a statement.


As another wrestler dies, McMahon goes after Blumenthal on Vietnam (The Upshot)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:26 AM PDT

The Upshot - Two obvious vulnerabilities have long faced the candidates vying to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd in Connecticut. Republican Linda McMahon has had to struggle with her ties to World Wrestling Entertainment, the company she helped create, and WWE treatment of its performers. Democrat Richard Blumenthal, meanwhile,  has been burned by news accounts that he [...]

Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:04 AM PDT

In this photo made Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Texas, right listens to Army vet Dan Poluda at the VFW post in West, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him.


Economy tops 1st Boxer, Fiorina Senate debate (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:28 AM PDT

Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, left, shakes hands with Republican Carly Fiorina before a debate at St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool)AP - Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina exchanged feisty jabs on taxes, the economy and their records in Congress and corporate America during the first debate in their Senate race.


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