2010年11月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Gallup poll: Likely voters prefer Republicans over Democrats leading country by wide margin (Daily Caller)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:52 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Voters are heading to the polls tomorrow hoping to send President Obama a message, and a plurality want the commander-in-chief to know that they are not happy.

Obama pulls back on 'enemies' remark to Latinos (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT

Only days before the crucial midterm election, President Barack Obama makes a final get-out-the-vote push for Democratic candidates in Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - A day before the pivotal midterm elections, President Barack Obama pulled back from remarks he made last month when he called on Latino voters to punish their "enemies" on Election Day. In an interview Monday with radio host Michael Baisden, Obama said he should have used the word "opponents" instead of enemies.


Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, left, speaks at a news conference at a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building with attorney John Bouma, right, and Governor's office counsel Joe Kanefield, rear, in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over Arizona's request to enforce its controversial new immigration law. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Arizona's immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state's governor appeared in person to support the controversial provision on the day before the election in which she's seeking her first full term.


Early clues: What to watch in Tuesday's elections (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT

Rand Paul, left, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Jim Bunning right, smiles as he receives encouragement from Bunning during a campaign stop at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Boone County, Ky. Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/The Eqnuirer, Patrick Reddy)AP - How early will America know if it's a Republican romp or if Democrats somehow minimized their damage? There should be plenty of clues Tuesday evening — and long before bedtime. Final results in some states might not be known for days. But trends could be evident from the Midwest and South — especially from Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia — even before most of the nation has finished dinner.


GOP upbeat, Dems brace for losses on election eve (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT

U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner speaks during a rally at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Zanesville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)AP - A takeover of the House in sight, Republicans brimmed with confidence while Democrats braced for losses on the eve of recession-era elections for control of Congress and dozens of statehouses. "The American people are in charge," declared GOP leader John Boehner, vowing to shrink the size and cost of government if his party wins power on Tuesday.


Candidates make final push in Alaska Senate race (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:48 PM PDT

Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Scott McAdams appears at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. McAdams claims momentum is on his side heading into what he still considers a 'wide open race.' with Republicans Joe Miller, who won the GOP primary, and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who is conducting a write-in campaign. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)AP - Alaska's three main U.S. Senate candidates made their final cases to voters Monday, with high-profile surrogates also weighing in on the hotly contested race that might remain in limbo well after Election Day.


Cuomo casts Dems as "antidote" in NY gov race (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:46 PM PDT

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo, center, attends a rally in New York, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Democrat Andrew Cuomo, comfortably ahead in New York's race for governor, energized union voters and other supporters Monday by casting Democrats controlling state and federal government as the antidote to years of lingering problems caused by Republicans.


Appeals court extends life of gay military policy (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 4, 2009 file photo, military personnel join the march during an annual gay pride parade in central London organized by Pride London, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender charity. Most of America's closest allies opted years ago to allow gays to serve openly in their militaries. As U.S. policymakers wrestle with the issue, there's sharp disagreement over whether those allies' experiences are relevant to the debate. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori, File)AP - A federal appeals court on Monday indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge's order halting enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, heightening pressure on the Obama administration to persuade the U.S. Senate to repeal the law before a new Congress is sworn in.


Senate campaigns enter sprint to finish in Calif (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:27 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. addresses get-out-the-vote volunteers at the International Association of Firefighters Local 1014 in El Monte, Calif. on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. Boxer is running for re-election against Republican Carly Fiorina. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)AP - Creating an aura of victory was the strategy Monday for Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, as the two sought to energize their campaigns for one last day before voters go to the polls.


Voters likely to hand GOP big governorship wins (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:22 PM PDT

California Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, left, talks with Steven Glazer, campaign manager, en route in San Diego, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Republicans are anticipating major gains in governorships across the nation's industrial heartland and in several vital presidential swing states.


Palin endorses Tancredo in Colo. gov race (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:14 PM PDT

AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has offered a last-minute endorsement to former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo in the Colorado governor's race.

Opinion: Why Washington Sen. Patty Murray has my vote (associatedcontent)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PDT

associatedcontent - This midterm election is filled with very passionate campaigning on all sides.

Biden rallies Delaware Democrats ahead of election (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:09 PM PDT

AP - Vice president Joe Biden is urging fellow Delaware Democrats to get voters to the polls for the midterm elections.

Judge sentences Dallas man who threatened Obama (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:07 PM PDT

AP - A judge has sentenced a Dallas man to more than two years in federal prison for threatening President Barack Obama.

Sleepy judge vote a focal point of Iowa election (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:56 PM PDT

AP - The last time Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus was on the ballot, nearly half of voters didn't bother to weigh in on whether she should keep her job. What a difference eight years and a ruling allowing gay marriage can make.

Mass. gubernatorial candidates wrap up campaign (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:54 PM PDT

Massachusetts incumbent Gov. Deval Patrick, left, is greeted by Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, right, as they arrive for lunch at Kennedy's Pub, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, in Marlborough, Mass. Patrick will face Republican candidate Charlie Baker in Tuesday's general election. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - The four candidates for Massachusetts governor made their final pitch to voters Monday, with Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick trying to fend off a serious challenge from Republican Charles Baker amid an anti-incumbent, pro-GOP wave sweeping the country.


In closely watched races, campaigns hunt for votes (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:49 PM PDT

Nevada Assemblyman David Bobzien, D-Reno, talks with Reno resident Craig Rasmussen while campaigning door-to-door with volunteer Erin Burger-Gohl on Monday morning, Nov. 1, 2010 in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)AP - If the nation's most closely watched Senate race is a battle, the campaign offices and neighborhoods of recession-ravaged Nevada were the trenches on Monday in the final hours before Election Day.


Obama makes 11th hour appeal to US voters (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Interactive graphic on key issues at stake in the US mid-term elections as President Barack Obama faces a rebuke from voters with Republicans set to win back the House of Representatives.(AFP iactiv)AFP - President Barack Obama warned that key US elections Tuesday "will have an impact for decades to come," as his Democratic allies braced for a rout fueled by deep voter anger at the sour economy.


Blumenthal, McMahon stump for last-minute votes (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:40 PM PDT

Connecticut Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, who is running against Richard Blumenthal, answers a question during a campaign stop at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon traveled across the state on Monday to meet with committed supporters in their U.S. Senate race while trying to drum up new ones before Tuesday's election.


Obama seeks to blunt Republican attack over comment (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:35 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a DNC Moving America Forward Rally at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday he should not have used the word "enemies" to describe his political opponents as Republicans sought to make an issue of the comment a day before congressional elections.


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