2010年10月19日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections


O'Donnell questions separation of church, state (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:55 PM PDT

Delaware U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell speaks during a debate between O'Donnell and her opponent Chris Coons at Widener Law School in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, October 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Robert Craig, Pool)AP - Republican Christine O'Donnell challenged her Democratic rival Tuesday to show where the Constitution requires separation of church and state, drawing swift criticism from her opponent, laughter from her law school audience and a quick defense from prominent conservatives.


Nevada Senate race turns uglier with Hispanic ad (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2010, file photo Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle, left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talk after their televised Nevada Senate debate in Las Vegas as moderator Mitch Fox is seen at center. The polls make the race a toss-up, spending on televised attack ads stand at a multi-million-dollar crescendo and not even Reid's own partisans argue with conviction that he won the only debate that Angle would accept.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - A Republican campaign urging Latinos not to vote was yanked from the airwaves Tuesday amid an outcry from Democrats that it was a dirty trick against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his hotly contested race against Republican Sharron Angle.


Even in liberal bastions, GOP sees election chance (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:27 PM PDT

The Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts 10th congressional district, Bill Keating, right, and his Republican opponent, Jeff Perry, sit together while waiting on the set for their televised debate to begin at the New England Cable News, NECN, network studio in Newton, Mass., Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.  In the congressional district that's home to the Kennedy compound, the Kennedy skating rink and the Kennedy museum, the heart of liberalism is skipping a beat. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - In the congressional district that's home to the Kennedy family compound, a Kennedy public skating rink and a Kennedy museum, the heart of liberalism is beating uneasily.


Illinois Senate candidates spar over character (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:44 PM PDT

AP - The two candidates vying for President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat in Illinois are sparring over character issues.

Boozman tours Ark. to rally support for Senate bid (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:13 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. John Boozman, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, leaves his campaign bus at a stop in Conway, Ark., Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Republican Senate hopeful John Boozman, appearing alongside a former rival who once called him part of a "broken" system in Washington, told supporters Tuesday that this year's election in Arkansas will be part of a "deciding point" for his generation.


Shumlin, Dubie face off again in Vt. gov debate (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:12 PM PDT

AP - The major party candidates for Vermont governor are clashing again — over abortion, taxes, job creation and an attack ad that pictured one of them with a nose that grows like Pinocchio's.

Democrat Cuomo won't commit to more NY debates (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:10 PM PDT

New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo talks about a property tax cap during a campaign event in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo refused to commit to any more debates before the election, saying Tuesday that he wanted to spend the final days of the campaign discussing issues with voters around the state.


US Latinos want offensive campaign ads pulled from TV (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:46 PM PDT

The largest Hispanic rights group in the United States called Tuesday for candidates in the upcoming elections to stop running ads that AFP - The largest Hispanic rights group in the United States called Tuesday for candidates in the upcoming elections to stop running ads that "stereotype and denigrate" Latinos and other minorities.


McMahon gives $41.5M to Conn. Senate campaign (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon is interviewed by the media during a business tour in Guilford, Conn., Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO McMahon is battling Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut  Attorney General, for the senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Chris Dodd.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon has so far spent more than $41.5 million of her own money on her U.S. Senate campaign, inching closer to a pledge to spend as much as $50 million on the nationally watched race in Connecticut.


Obama to appear on Stewart's 'Daily Show' Oct. 27 (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:09 PM PDT

President Barack Obama listens as Javier Garcia of Brownsville, Texas, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, before Obama signed the Executive Order on the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama is taking his campaign message to "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart.


US Latinos call for offensive campaign ads to be pulled (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:51 PM PDT

The largest Hispanic rights group in the United States called Tuesday for candidates in the upcoming elections to stop running ads that AFP - The largest Hispanic rights group in the United States called Tuesday for candidates in the upcoming elections to stop running ads that "stereotype and denigrate" Latinos and other minorities.


Obama: talk of Clinton as VP 'unfounded' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:45 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama said in an interview Tuesday that talk of replacing Vice President Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton to bolster a 2012 re-election bid was AFP - US President Barack Obama said in an interview Tuesday that talk of replacing Vice President Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton to bolster a 2012 re-election bid was "completely unfounded."


Toomey runs with tea party, establishment support (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:42 PM PDT

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey makes remarks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.  Toomey says Congress could have avoided the housing market collapse if it had heeded his warnings to increase regulation of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back in 2003. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Pat Toomey has the GOP's endorsement in Pennsylvania's race for U.S. Senate and spent a decade in Washington, yet he has avoided any tea party-style challenge and even the dreaded label of Washington "insider."


Conn. governor candidates meet in 3rd TV debate (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:32 PM PDT

Republican candidate for governor Tom Foley, left, gestures during a debate with Democratic candidate Dan Malloy, right, at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - The top two candidates for Connecticut governor offered their contrasting plans to create jobs, cut government costs and reduce a troubling academic performance gap during their third live televised debate Tuesday.


Dems: Mo. GOP Senate pick illegally employed woman (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

AP - The Missouri Democratic Party on Tuesday accused Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Blunt of illegally employing an immigrant 20 years ago who was applying for political asylum. Blunt's campaign denied the assertion and said Democrats were distorting a kind gesture.

Kasich team in crosshairs over 'Plumber' statement (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 02:33 PM PDT

AP - Republican John Kasich's running mate in the Ohio governor's race is drawing Democratic criticism for an erroneous claim that a federal law was found broken in the Joe the Plumber records-peeping case.

No charges to be filed in scuffle at Miller rally (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 02:25 PM PDT

AP - No criminal charges will be filed over an incident at an Alaska U.S. Senate candidate rally in Anchorage in which an online journalist was handcuffed and detained.

White says Texas investments politically connected (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 02:14 PM PDT

AP - Democrat Bill White on Tuesday accused appointees of Gov. Rick Perry of pressuring Texas teacher retirement system managers to make potentially risky investments that gave state business to politically connected companies.

McMahon spends $41.5 million on her CT Senate bid (The Upshot)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 02:04 PM PDT

The Upshot - Is Linda McMahon going to break her personal spending limit in Connecticut's Senate race? According to a finance report filed today, the Senate GOP hopeful loaned her campaign another $20 million between July and September, bringing her ultimate investment in the race to $41.5 million so far. That makes her not only the top self-contributor [...]

Anti-abortion group challenging Ohio election law (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 01:43 PM PDT

AP - A national anti-abortion group blocked from putting up a billboard against a Democratic anti-abortion congressman from Ohio has asked a federal judge to overturn a state election law standing in its way.

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