2010年9月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Tea party group wants to question Rep. Grayson (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:51 PM PDT

AP - A group of tea party activists wants to hear from U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson about whether he had a role in getting a candidate from another tea party faction to run to siphon votes from his Republican challenger.

Obama aims to excite young voters at concert/rally (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:16 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama was addressing supporters at a hip hop concert and rally Thursday night, seeking to re-energize the youth vote that helped propel him to the White House,

Calif. governor's race upended by immigrant maid (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:15 PM PDT

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, with he husband Griff Harsh, talks to reporters in Santa Monica, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Meg Whitman's campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper on her payroll for nearly a decade.


Alaska's Miller deletes confident tweets (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:57 PM PDT

AP - Tweets in which Alaska Senate hopeful Joe Miller sounded confident in his chances of winning have been removed from his Twitter feed.

Ex-eBay head blasts maid 'smear' in California poll race (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Republican gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman responds to a question during a news conference in Santa Monica, California. Whitman lashed back Wednesday at a charge she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper.(AFP/Getty Images/Kevork Djansezian)AFP - A former eBay chief running to become governor of California lashed back Wednesday at a charge she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper.


Linda McMahon stumbles on minimum-wage questions (The Upshot)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:40 PM PDT

The Upshot - Connecticut GOP Senate hopeful Linda McMahon has run a largely gaffe-free campaign, until today. The former World Wrestling Entertainment chief was rolling out an endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Business, which opposes a hike in the minimum wage. During a press conference, McMahon was asked if she agrees with the NFIB's position. According [...]

Top Republican Boehner calls House "broken" (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:38 PM PDT

House Republican Leader John Boehner (2nd L) outlines Reuters - The top Republican in the House of Representatives proposed on Thursday that lawmakers be forced to cut federal spending to offset the cost of any new program.


Arizona US Senate candidate denies plagiarism (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:25 PM PDT

AP - The Democrat who is challenging Republican John McCain in Arizona's U.S. Senate race on Thursday denied allegations that his 2005 doctoral dissertation contains sentences plagiarized from other researchers.

APNewsBreak: O'Donnell nonprofit failed to file (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:14 PM PDT

Christine O'Donnell, Delaware Republican U.S. Senate nominee, smiles during remarks to the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit in Washington, September 17, 2010.   REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - A nonprofit evangelical group founded and run by Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware is at risk of losing its tax-exempt status for failing to file required federal tax forms.


NY GOP gov hopeful: Dem rival took post-HUD payoff (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:01 PM PDT

New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The Republican candidate for New York governor — using a video press release to TV stations statewide — is accusing Democrat Andrew Cuomo this week of taking a "payoff" while he was housing secretary during the Clinton administration from a man who is a major political donor and now works for Cuomo's campaign.


Idaho gov. candidates play up cowboy credentials (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2010 file photo, Idaho Gov. C.L. 'Butch' Otter works the heels of a calf while team roping with the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association commissioner Karl Stressman at the Caldwell Night Rodeo in Caldwell, Idaho. From the rims of their Stetsons to the shotguns on their shoulders, Republican C.L. 'Butch' Otter and Democrat Keith Allred appear to be running as much for Idaho's cowboy-in-chief as they are for governor. As different as Otter, a 30-year politician and businessman, and Allred, a former Harvard University professor who ran a nonpartisan reform group, seem in real life, both are tapping images that harken back to the Old West to send powerful messages to voters come Nov. 2 about their characters: individualism, a sense of purpose, common sense — and the spurs to give the economy a little giddy-up.  (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Charlie Litchfield, File)AP - They have castrated thousands of calves. They spend free time riding the range on horseback or hunting with shotguns slung over their shoulders. Cowboy hats, oversized belt buckles and scuffed-up boots are standard attire.


Pa.'s 1 million vets in Senate candidates' sights (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:44 PM PDT

AP - The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey, is trying to appeal to a large voting bloc that might favor his Democratic rival, Joe Sestak: The state's 1 million veterans.

Obama signs bill to keep government operating (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:18 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has signed legislation to keep the government operating for the next two months.

Obama aide Emanuel to run for Chicago mayor (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 01:58 PM PDT

Reuters - White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, one of President Barack Obama's most powerful aides, plans to step down on Friday to pursue a run for Chicago mayor, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Conn. Senate candidate won't rule out wage cuts (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 01:06 PM PDT

AP - Connecticut's Republican U.S. Senate candidate did not rule out cutting the minimum wage to help struggling businesses, and said Thursday that future increases to both the state and federal rates should be evaluated.

Women a key on Nov. 2; Dems' gender edge closing? (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT

New York Republican House candidate Nan Hayworth, shakes hands with members of the Westchester Putnam Association of Realtors in Westchester, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - They're worried about putting food on the table and paying the bills. They're frustrated that more hasn't changed since President Barack Obama was elected. And they feel like nobody in Washington — Republican or Democrat — has a clue what they're up against.


BP unit to pay $15 million for pollution violations (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Reuters - A unit of BP Plc has agreed to pay $15 million to settle Clean Air Act violations related to fires and a leak at its Texas City refinery in 2004 and 2005, the Obama administration said on Thursday.

Rahm out, Rouse in on Friday (Politico)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Politico - President Barack Obama will announce Friday that his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, will leave the White House to run for mayor of Chicago and that senior adviser Pete Rouse will assume the post, sources said Thursday.

White House keeps pressure on China over yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:29 AM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles before a meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in New York on Friday, Sept.  24, 2010. (AP Photo/Pool, Spencer Platt)Reuters - The White House kept pressure on China Thursday over the valuation of its currency but gave no clear sign whether President Barack Obama supports a House bill that threatens to penalize Chinese goods.


Obama, top Democrats huddle one month from elections (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:27 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, seen in June 2010. Obama on Thursday called top Democratic allies to a White House strategy huddle barely one month before elections in which the party fears a rout that may paralyze his agenda.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - President Barack Obama on Thursday called top Democratic allies to a White House strategy huddle barely one month before elections in which the party fears a rout that may paralyze his agenda.


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