2010年9月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections


AP Source: Murkowski expects to mount write-in bid (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski gives her concession speech  at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska. Murkowski told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, that she's been inundated with calls and e-mails from supporters, asking her not to leave the race. She says she's been humbled, and is listening and weighing her options. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, file)AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who lost Alaska's GOP primary last month in a stunning upset to a tea-party backed rival, is expected to announce Friday that she'll mount a write-in candidacy in a bid to hold onto her job, a person close to her campaign told The Associated Press.


Pre-election Rangel, Waters ethics trials unlikely (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. walks to a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Chinas exchange rate policy, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Tuesday, Rangel, a 40-year House veteran, easily won renomination in his first time on the ballot since the House ethics committee accused him of 13 violations, most of them relating to his personal finances.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Highly visible ethics trials for two prominent Democrats will almost certainly be put off until after the November election, denying Republicans a televised spectacle that could influence voters near the end of campaigns dominated by economic issues.


Carter: Iran rescue effort should have worked (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Former President Jimmy Carter speaks at The Carter Center Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 in Atlanta. Carter discussed his recent trip to North Korea where he secured the release of American prisoner Aijalon Gomes. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)AP - Former President Jimmy Carter felt his efforts to rescue U.S. diplomats held hostage by Iran should have worked but were thwarted by a "strange series of mishaps," and the mission's failure played a major role in his 1980 re-election defeat, the Georgia Democrat writes in a new book assembled from diary entries.


Dems to voters: You may hate us, but GOP is worse (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons looks on at right as Vice President Joe Biden speaks to volunteers, Friday, Sep. 17, 2010, at Coons' campaign headquarter in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis)AP - With just six weeks to avoid a possible election catastrophe, Democrats are trying to limit the damage with a closing argument that's more plea than platform: We know you voters are furious with us, but just let us explain why the Republicans would be worse.


Tea party pick O'Donnell addresses conservatives (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 04:52 PM PDT

Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell delivers remarks at Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The tea party's latest darling, Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, aligned herself squarely with the Republican Party's social conservative base Friday in criticizing Democrats and "ruling class elites" in her first national appearance since her upset primary victory.


VP Biden rallies Democrats in Del. Senate race (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden, second from right, visits Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons, right, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis)AP - Vice president Joseph Biden rallied Democratic Party volunteers in his home state Friday, encouraging them to keep up the fight to keep the Senate seat he held for more than 35 years.


APNewsBreak: Paul's sheriff endorsements shaky (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:57 PM PDT

AP - A Kentucky sheriff says the campaign of Senate candidate Rand Paul wrongly declared he endorsed the GOP hopeful, while another initially disputed the use of his name but later gave Republicans candidates blanket support.

Sweden's welfare state at heart of final election debate (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Mona Sahlin, Chairman of the Social Democratic party, stands in front of a relief of the party's first chairman Hjalmar Branting during her election rally in Stockholm on September 16. The future of Sweden's famous welfare state was a central theme when the country's main political party chiefs met late Friday for a final televised election debate.(AFP/File/Jonathan Nackstrand)AFP - The future of Sweden's famous welfare state was a central theme when the country's main political party chiefs met late Friday for a final televised election debate.


Stewart and Colbert plan spoof of Tea Party rally (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Reuters - In an apparent spoof of the recent Tea Party rally in Washington, America's leading satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will hold rallies on the National Mall days before the November election.

White House says Obama will visit Des Moines (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:53 PM PDT

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will visit Iowa and two other states in late September as part of his effort to focus attention on middle class families.

Idaho's Minnick, Labrador battle over immigration (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 01:53 PM PDT

AP - A Democrat in a battle to keep his U.S. House seat picked a fight with his Republican challenger, only to watch his adopted teenage daughter get pulled into fray.

Doubts surround Pa. candidate's business reference (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 01:50 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. Justice Department has no record that a former federal prosecutor in Pennsylvania received permission to serve as a personal reference for a businessman seeking a state casino license, as the now-candidate for Congress has claimed, according to a department source.

Afghanistan braces for violent polling day (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 01:29 PM PDT

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers sit in a truck in front of a poster of a candidate, in the outskirts of Kabul September 17, 2010. Afghans go to the polls on Sept. 18 in a parliamentary election where poor security and fraud will be among the major issues. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Afghanistan braced for a day of violence Saturday as voters headed to the polls for a parliamentary election that is a crucial test of government credibility and the strength of its security forces.


Unapologetic SC senator spurring GOP infighting (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., speaks to the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Sen. Jim DeMint proudly recalls the moment he became a thorn in the side of the Republican establishment.


November election will define Obama presidency (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks towards Air Force One at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in this September 16, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The congressional election in November will define President Barack Obama's next two years in office as Republicans look likely to pick up seats and put their stamp on issues ranging from the huge budget deficit to economic recovery and immigration.


Obama taps Warren for watchdog job (Politico)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Politico - President Barack Obama, sidestepping a bruising confirmation fight while throwing a bone to his liberal base, announced Friday that he has selected consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren as the architect of the newly-formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency set up as part of the Wall Street reform act.

White House: Palin may be testing presidential run (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:17 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's spokesman says he believes Sarah Palin is heading to Iowa to test the waters for a possible presidential run.

White House: Obama to meet China's Wen in NY next week (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:33 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Connecticut Attorney General and Democratic candidate for US Senate Richard Blumenthal in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Blumenthal is running in the Nov. 2 general election to fill the seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York next week, the White House said on Friday.


Poll: GOP voters want to replace Boehner, McConnell (The Upshot)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

The Upshot - The Democrats' campaign to keep John Boehner from becoming the next Speaker of the House may be resonating â€" with Republicans, anyway. A new Public Policy Polling survey finds a majority of GOP primary voters think Boehner and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell should lose their leadership posts. Fifty-seven percent of Republicans say the congressional [...]

Clinton will campaign for Brown, a former rival (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:21 AM PDT

AP - Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown next month in what will be a show of unity between the past political rivals.

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