2010年11月12日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Murkowski confident about re-election in Alaska (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:12 PM PST

Election workers and observers look over write-in ballots Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, in Juneau, Alaska.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - Sen. Lisa Murkowski maintained a healthy 90 percent of the write-in vote in the Alaska Senate race Friday, even as election officials threw out a number of oddball entries like "Donald Duck," "Elmo" and "Revolt."


Steele draws challenger for GOP chairman (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:12 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaks during an election night gathering hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee, in Washington. GOP activists are making an aggressive push to recruit a challenger to Steele, whose tenure as the central party's chief has been pocked with controversy and has been a period that some leaders are eager to put behind them. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - A prominent Michigan Republican said Friday he is running against Michael Steele, arguing the GOP can win in 2012 only if the party chairman steps out of the limelight and allows candidates to be the voice and face of the party. Saul Anuzis, who lost his bid for Republican National Committee chairman two years ago, made his plans known in an e-mail.


McMahon has no regrets over $50M Conn. Senate race (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:11 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Connecticut Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon gestures during her election night party in Hartford. McMahon says she has no regrets about spending nearly $50 million on her failed bid for Connecticut Senate and is not ruling out a return trip to the campaign trail. In a telephone interview Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 with The Associated Press, the Republican first-time nominee said she plans to meet with her consultants and analyze the campaign. She says they'll probably conduct post-campaign polling to determine what went wrong. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)AP - Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon said Friday she has no regrets about spending nearly $50 million on her failed bid for Connecticut's Senate seat and is not ruling out a return trip to the campaign trail.


Obama: "good progress" toward export goals for Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:52 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday he has made "good progress" toward his goal of increasing U.S. exports to Asia during his 10-day trip to the region and renewed his pledge that world leaders must work toward a balanced economic recovery.

Democratic Rep. Ben Chandler wins close Ky. race (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:19 PM PST

AP - Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler finally won his close re-election race Friday when his Republican challenger conceded 10 days after Election Day.

Palin e-mail hacker sentenced to year in custody (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST

David Kernell, right front, walks to the Federal Courthouse with his mother, Lt. Col. Lillian Landrigan, behind, and attorney's Wade Davies, left front, and Anne Passino Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 in Knoxville, Tenn. Kernell was a University of Tennessee student majoring in economics when prosecutors say he hacked into the Yahoo! e-mail account Palin sometimes used for state business. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)AP - A former University of Tennessee student who hacked into Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in custody, with the judge recommending a halfway house instead of prison.


Lawyers look ahead in tangled Minnesota gov race (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:58 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2010, file photo Minnesota Republican governor candidate Tom Emmer greets suporters at rally in Blaine, Minn. With a recount set to begin by month's end, attorneys for Emmer and Democrat Mark Dayton demonstrated how each side is readying for a fight that could push through December, with Republicans suing for faster access to election data and Democrats challenging whether Gov. Tim Pawlenty should stay in office if the battle drags into next year. The new governor is supposed to take his oath on Jan. 3. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File)AP - Competing lawyers involved in Minnesota's tangled race for governor maneuvered Friday for a potentially protracted struggle, with Republicans suing for faster access to election data and Democrats challenging whether Gov. Tim Pawlenty should stay in office if the battle drags into next year.


Field for Chicago mayor thins with deadline near (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:50 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken June 26, 2010, then White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is pictured in Toronto. Emanuel, now former White House chief of staff, is set to formally announce Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, he's in the Chicago mayoral race. The competition looks substantially different than when he resigned from President Barack Obama administration to face uncertain prospects in a mayoral race where he was quickly labeled an outsider.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - When Mayor Richard Daley announced in September he wouldn't seek a seventh term, enough aldermen, congressmen and other public officials talked about running to field a couple of football teams.


Cindy McCain differs with husband on gay policy (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:25 PM PST

FILE - In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is seen in Phoenix. McCain, the wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, is speaking out against the ban on gays serving openly in the military while her husband is working to maintain it. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)AP - Cindy McCain is very publicly differing with her husband, 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, over the ban on gays serving openly in the military, opposing the policy in a new video while her husband works to maintain it.


Perry of Texas seeking to lead GOP governors group (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:51 PM PST

AP - Gov. Rick Perry expects to be selected next week as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, a Perry aide said Friday.

Dayton lawyers question Pawlenty holdover status (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 01:58 PM PST

AP - Democrat Mark Dayton's lawyers say they don't agree that Gov. Tim Pawlenty is constitutionally required to stay in office if the race to replace him isn't resolved by early January.

Voters are already gloomy about a GOP Congress (The Upshot)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 01:14 PM PST

The Upshot - It was probably a smart idea for House Republicans to ban confetti at their election-night watch party. Two separate polls out this week â€" one from CBS News, and another from the Pew Research Center â€" find that voters aren't too excited about the new Republican majority that's about to take charge of the House [...]

Obama denies his global footprint has shrunk (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:59 AM PST

US President Barack Obama gestures as he delivers remarks during a press conference at the G20 Summit in Seoul. Obama insisted on Friday that he now had more clout on the world stage -- not less -- dismissing comments that a mid-term election rout at home had shaved his power abroad.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - US President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that he now had more clout on the world stage -- not less -- dismissing comments that a mid-term election rout at home had shaved his power abroad.


Opinion: Health Care the Focus of Political Concerns (associatedcontent)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:07 AM PST

associatedcontent - To hear the results of November's election from a Republican, you would think that Sarah Palin was staging a presidential coup. To a Democrat, Nov. 2 was an apocalypse.

Obama Bipartisan Commission Recommendations Aimed at Middle America (associatedcontent)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:07 AM PST

associatedcontent - The yawning chasm between what politicians say they want to do and what they actually do is called the U.S. debt. At the "landing page" for Office of Management and Budget, the first thing you see is a short message by President Barack Obama: "Let's invest in our people without leaving a mountain of debt." I don't know if I want to be regarded as an "investment." That appellation sort of objectifies us—people as commodities. Commodities are traded taxed.

Meghan McCain Has Doubts About Sarah Palin's 2012 Electability (associatedcontent)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:07 AM PST

associatedcontent - It seems that every time one sees Meghan McCain anymore, someone is inevitably going to ask her what she thinks of something Sarah Palin has said or done or is talking about doing.

Analysis: Three Concerns a Political Consultant Has Following the 2010 Election (associatedcontent)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:07 AM PST

associatedcontent - As a former political consultant, and a current political writer, I have been asked by many people about what my concerns are going forward after the 2010 Election. I have found that I have three significant concerns about the future of politics in the United States. While many Americans are worried about gridlock in Congress, I find that my main concerns are falling elsewhere.

Republican Party head Michel Steele faces competition (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:14 AM PST

Reuters - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, fresh off Republican election wins but often under fire from some party members, will face a challenge if he seeks a new term to lead the party through the 2012 elections.

Obama, Republicans set for "lame-duck" tax test (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PST

Reuters - A wrangle over extending tax cuts for millions of Americans will be the first major test of whether President Barack Obama and resurgent Republicans can work together to fix the U.S. economy.

S.Korea trade deal in limbo after talks failure (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 06:40 AM PST

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk (L) with South Korean Trade Minister Jong-hoon Kim in 2009. A top ally of President Barack Obama is predicting Congress will support a free trade deal with South Korea, but opponents hope the failure to meet a key deadline would lead to a rethink.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - A top ally of President Barack Obama is predicting Congress will support a free trade deal with South Korea, but opponents hope the failure to meet a key deadline would lead to a rethink.


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