2010年10月14日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Republican Boozman defends votes on military, vets (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 05:39 PM PDT

AP - Republican Senate hopeful John Boozman on Thursday fought back against Sen. Blanche Lincoln's criticism of his military record, calling the Arkansas Democrat's charge that he's voted against veterans' programs a sign that her campaign's become desperate.

Ill. candidate's name misspelled as 'Whitey' (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

AP - An Illinois gubernatorial candidate's name was mistakenly listed as "Rich Whitey" instead of Rich Whitney on thousands of Chicago electronic-voting machines and will be corrected, elections officials said Thursday.

Palin starts 3-day Calif. tour, helps rally GOP (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 05:18 PM PDT

AP - Sarah Palin began a three-day swing through California on Thursday that promises to be equal parts promotional and political in a state that has been slow to embrace her conservative star power.

Reid, Angle to meet in only debate of Nev. race (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 05:16 PM PDT

Former president Bill Clinton, left, speaks at a rally in support of Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, right, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican rival Sharron Angle share a local stage and a national spotlight Thursday in the only debate of a caustic campaign that pits the embodiment of the Democratic establishment against a tea party-backed challenger.


Risky Campaign-Ad Fight: Obama vs. Chamber of Commerce (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Hoping to stir his Democratic base, President Obama picks a fight with the Chamber of Commerce over its massive advertising campaign ahead of the midterm elections

First Lady may have violated Illinois election laws (Daily Caller)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Daily Caller - First Lady Michelle Obama reportedly violated Illinois election laws by encouraging voters to support President Obama at a polling place in Chicago Thursday morning.

Corrected - Obama: Sudan one of "highest priorities" (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Reuters - (Corrects to referendums from election in first paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday his administration was using a range of diplomatic means to ensure peaceful voting in referendums in Sudan in January, which he called "a huge issue."

Obama goes after youth vote, gets a grilling (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:59 PM PDT

President Barack Obama participates in a youth town hall event broadcast live on BET, CMT and MTV networks, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Going after the youth vote, President Barack Obama got a grilling Thursday from a mostly under-30 crowd of adults, who sternly challenged him across his economic and social agenda and showed little hesitation to press him for greater results.


Obama hails Chilean president for miners' rescue (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:54 PM PDT

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama has congratulated the president of Chile on the rescue of the 33 miners who had been trapped underground for more than two months.

AP Interview: Brady plans to focus on economy (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate, State Sen. Bill Brady, answers questions during an interview with the Associated Press, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, in Chicago. Brady is running against incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - If chosen to lead the state of Illinois, Bill Brady isn't sure whether he would cut health services expanded by previous governors. He can't specify any sacrifices residents will have to make if the state is going to solve its budget crisis. And he doesn't know who would work in his administration.


Obama backs boosting revenue for Social Security (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he favored raising more revenue for Social Security to prolong the solvency of the U.S. retirement fund, rather than just cutting benefits or making people work longer.

Young voters pose skeptical questions to Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:34 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama faced some skeptical questions from young people and defended his policies, from job creation to immigration, on Thursday in an effort to rev up Democratic voter enthusiasm for the November 2 midterm elections.

Democrats pulling cash from losing candidates: source (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:23 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks at a 'Moving America Forward' town hall meeting sponsored by the DNC at George Washington University in Washington on October 12. The Democratic Party has decided to pull cash from some candidates unlikely to win their races in November mid-term congressional elections and redeploy funds to more competitive races, a source said Thursday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - The Democratic Party has decided to pull cash from some candidates unlikely to win their races in November mid-term congressional elections and redeploy funds to more competitive races, a source said Thursday.


Ark. Republican Boozman raises $1.65M in 3 months (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:12 PM PDT

AP - Republican Senate hopeful John Boozman has $1.3 million in the bank in his effort to unseat Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, his campaign said Thursday.

O'Donnell dodges evangelical issues in Senate race (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:10 PM PDT

Republican candidate Christine O'Donnell responds to Democratic candidate Chris Coons during a televised Delaware Senate debate at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)AP - Suddenly, Christine O'Donnell doesn't want to talk about values and religion. The Republican Senate nominee from Delaware, who said four years ago that she heard the "audible voice of God" encouraging her to run for office, is shying away from publicly stating the evangelical views that built her career as a television pundit and conservative activist.


APNewsBreak: Murkowski to air ads with Stevens (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she plans to air television ads featuring the late-Sen. Ted Stevens.

Barrett slams GOP rival for Wis. gov. on finances (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

AP - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett accused Republican nominee Scott Walker of mismanaging Milwaukee County's finances on Thursday after a report said state law should be changed in case the county wanted to file for bankruptcy.

Clinton to young voters: Don't sit out midterms (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 02:55 PM PDT

AP - Former President Bill Clinton says young people will be committing "malpractice" if they sit out the midterm elections and let Republicans win this fall.

Luis Gutierrez will not enter Chicago mayoral race (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 02:53 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez says he's not running for Chicago mayor.

Michelle Obama tries to revive Democrats' spirits (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 02:43 PM PDT

Amanda Deisch, right, takes a photo as first lady Michelle Obama casts her ballot,  Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at an early voting location in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - First lady Michelle Obama is trying to fire up downtrodden Democrats fearing big midterm losses by trying to recapture their excitement from two years ago.


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