2010年10月6日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections


4 candidates for RI governor meet in 1st TV debate (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:28 PM PDT

AP - Independent candidate for governor Lincoln Chafee defended his plan to impose a sales tax on groceries, medications and other exempt items during a debate Wednesday in which his Democratic rival pointed to his own cost-cutting record as proof that he's the best qualified to deal with Rhode Island's financial problems.

Gallup poll shows few voters supporting incumbent representative primarily because they think they are doing a good job (Daily Caller)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:21 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Incumbents in Congress this election season are having to deal with the stinging realization that a lot of the people who voted them into office and will be voting for them again this November are not doing so necessarily because they think they are doing a good job.

After angry e-mail, Todd Palin, Miller deny rift (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2010 file photo, Alaska Republican Senate candidate  Joe Miller gestures in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Chris Miller, File)AP - First Todd Palin was mad at Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller for stepping around the question of whether his wife is qualified to be president. Now he's mad at the media for releasing his angry e-mail to Miller, who received a key endorsement from Sarah Palin on his way to becoming a tea party favorite.


Fla. Senate candidates critical of each other (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:18 PM PDT

Florida U.S. Senate candidates  Marco Rubio, left, Charlie Crist, center, and Kendrick Meek share a laugh shortly before airtime at the start of their debate, at the studios of WFTV, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)AP - The three-way race for the Senate became a discussion of extremes during a debate Wednesday night — radical-right, far-left and all over the place.


Gingrich brands Democrats 'party of food stamps' (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2010, file photo, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich waves to his supporters after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)  in Washington. Gingrich may be running for the Republican presidential nomination. Or maybe he is just running all the way to the bank.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is advising Republican candidates on November's ballots to frame the choice for voters between Democrats as "the party of food stamps" while selling the GOP as "the party of paychecks."


Feds sue Guam, US territory's election officials (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:49 PM PDT

AP - The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Guam and the U.S. territory's election officials to ensure military service members and other U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate in the Nov. 2 federal general election.

Poll shows Blunt leading Carnahan for Mo. Senate (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:37 PM PDT

AP - A new poll shows Republican Rep. Roy Blunt leading Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan in Missouri's U.S. Senate race.

Nev. Supreme Court: Ashjian's name stays on ballot (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:31 PM PDT

AP - The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that U.S. Senate candidate Scott Ashjian's name should stay on the November election ballot despite challenges to his qualifications.

Kennedy son rallies Conn. unions in Senate race (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:27 PM PDT

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator in Connecticut, speaks during a rally in New Haven, Conn., Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Blumenthal is opposed by Republican Linda McMahon.  (AP Photo/Bob Child)AP - The son of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy rallied unionized workers Wednesday to back Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the state's U.S. Senate race, saying the candidate shares his father's vision of fairness in society.


Obama asks New Jersey donors for help (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:24 PM 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)AP - President Barack Obama asked wealthy donors Wednesday to help him close an "enthusiasm gap" with Republicans four weeks ahead of pivotal midterm elections.


AP-GfK Poll: Working-class whites move toward GOP (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:11 PM PDT

David Winston, president of The Winston Group, poses for a photo in his office in Washington, Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Working-class whites are favoring Republicans in numbers that parallel the GOP tide of 1994 when the party grabbed control of the House after four decades.


Vt. sued over refusal to release auditor DUI video (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT

AP - Vermont races for governor and state auditor are figuring into a federal lawsuit over the state's recent refusal to release a police video of a drunken driving arrest.

Attorney: New subpoenas in Edwards campaign probe (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:49 PM PDT

Former presidential candidate John Edwards answers a student's question after delivering a speech entitled 'Beautiful America' to students at Brown University in Providence, R.I. Tuesday, March 10, 2009. It is one of Edwards' first public appearances since his admission of infidelity last summer. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Federal prosecutors have issued a fresh round of subpoenas for a probe into John Edwards' campaign finances, an attorney for the two-time presidential candidate said Wednesday.


Ga. congressman says he didn't steer scholarships (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop says he wasn't involved in decisions to award scholarships from the nonprofit Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to his stepdaughter and a niece, an issue dogging his re-election campaign.

Ad links GOP Pa. Senate hopeful to Santorum, Palin (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:31 PM PDT

AP - A new ad in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race is tying Republican Pat Toomey to conservative former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

Democratic Sen. Lincoln uses Clinton in Ark. ad (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:27 PM PDT

AP - Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is again relying on a familiar face as she heads into the homestretch in a heated fight to keep her job.

Even in Chicago, residents wanted more from Obama (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:14 PM PDT

AP - Even in President Barack Obama's hometown, they had hoped for more.

Obama reaffirms support to Ecuador's president (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:58 PM PDT

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama has called Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to urge that tensions in that country be resolved through democratic means.

White House shoots down talk of Obama-Clinton 2012 ticket (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:46 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (R) speaks to the press with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) in September 2010 in Washington, DC. The White House on Wednesday shot down talk that Obama might name Clinton as his vice president for a reelection bid in 2012.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - The White House on Wednesday shot down talk that President Barack Obama might name Hillary Clinton as his vice president for a reelection run in 2012, branding such rumors "absolutely untrue."


Gov. Lynch ad hits NH rival over foster parents (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:35 PM PDT

AP - Democratic New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is criticizing Republican rival John Stephen in a new television ad over Stephen's decision while he was health and human services commissioner to let some felons be foster parents.

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