2010年1月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Democrats pull back on health care bill (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:30 PM PST

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at the conclusion of the Democratic Leadership caucus retreat. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Democrats retreated Tuesday from a quick push to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, lacking a workable strategy to salvage the sweeping legislation that has consumed Congress for more than a year.

Officials say stimulus bill to cost $75B more (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:47 PM PST

The US Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC. The US Federal Reserve is expected to signal a steady policy course at its upcoming meeting, in an effort to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AP - Last year's $787 billion economic stimulus bill is going to be even more expensive — $75 billion more.

CBO: Federal deficit projected at $1.35T (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:33 PM PST

President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The Senate on Tuesday rejected a plan backed by President Barack Obama to create a bipartisan task force to tackle the federal deficit this year, despite glaring new figures showing the enormity of the red-ink threat.

Obama's speech to tout plans to energize economy (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:30 PM PST

President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama will try to pivot past rocky times for the nation and himself Wednesday night in his first State of the Union address, offering a skeptical public repackaged plans to energize the economy, stem a tide of red ink and strengthen anti-terror defenses.

McCain turns up heat on Hayworth (Politico)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:45 AM PST

In this Sunday Jan. 24, 2010, photo provided by Face the Nation Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is interviewed in CBS's Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation at their studio in Washington. McCain said the movement he led to reform how political campaigns are financed is dead, and that the Supreme Court has spoken on the constitutionality of political contributions by corporations. (AP Photo/Face the Nation, Chris Usher)Politico - One year after seeing his presidential ambitions extinguished in an overwhelming defeat, Arizona Sen. John McCain is launching a scorched-earth campaign aimed at incinerating a reelection challenge from J.D. Hayworth, the conservative former Arizona congressman and radio talk show host.

Clinton: Critics of US Haiti relief misguided (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:43 PM PST

A US Army soldier speaks on a radio on the top of a military vehicle in downtown Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she resents criticism of the level of U.S. effort to help stricken Haiti. Thousands of US troops arrived to the country after the Jan. 12 earthquake to treat the wounded, distribute relief supplies, clear roads and direct air traffic. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she resents criticism of the U.S. effort to help stricken Haiti and pledged to redouble efforts to help survivors of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Tea Partiers shaking up races across country (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:03 PM PST

FILE - In this April 15, 2009, file photo, man holds up a tea kettle during the Atlanta Tea Party tax protest in Atlanta. A once-dismissed loose confederation of Tea Party activists opposed to big government, bailouts and higher taxes is causing heartburn for establishment candidates across the country. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - A once-dismissed loose confederation of Tea Party activists opposed to big government, bailouts and higher taxes is causing heartburn for establishment candidates across the country.

US redefines Yemen strategy (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009, file photo, Yemenite army cadets marching during a graduation ceremony in San'a, Yemen. The terror incubator in Yemen, birthplace of the Christmas Day airliner attack, is forcing the United States and allies to pour millions of dollars into a shaky government officials suspect won't spend the money wisely and isn't fully committed to the battle against al-Qaida. (AP Photo/File)AP - The terror incubator in Yemen, birthplace of the Christmas Day airliner attack, is forcing the United States and allies to pour millions of dollars into a shaky government that officials suspect won't spend the money wisely and isn't fully committed to the battle against al-Qaida.

Clinton: Nigeria failing to curb extremism (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:19 AM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a town hall style meeting with employees marking her one year anniversary at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Nigeria on Tuesday for corruption and poor living standards that she said encourage the sort of extremism typified by the attempted bombing of an American airliner.

Obama to announce plan to respond to bioterrorism (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:05 PM PST

FILE - In this May 30, 2009 file photo, former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, chairman of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation, is seen in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)AP - President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the White House said Tuesday.

Deficit report highlights Obama's challenge (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:34 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. budget outlook is "daunting," with deficits stuck at levels not seen since World War Two, congressional forecasters said on Tuesday in a report that lays out the challenge facing President Barack Obama as he seeks to boost the economy while cutting spending.

US commends high turnout in Sri Lanka (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST

A Sri Lankan election official carries a ballot box to be transferred to a counting centre in Colombo. The United States on Tuesday commended Sri Lanka on the high turnout in its first post-war presidential election amid a brewing dispute over the opposition candidate's legitimacy.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - The United States on Tuesday commended Sri Lanka on the high turnout in its first post-war presidential election amid a brewing dispute over the opposition candidate's legitimacy.

AP source: Obama to freeze top officials' pay (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:46 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama plans to freeze the salaries of his top aides at the White House and appointees across his government.

Obama to freeze salaries of top White House officials (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:38 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama is to freeze salaries of senior White House officials and other top political appointees, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

Obama heads to NH next week (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:10 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama plans to visit New Hampshire next week to sell policy proposals he's including in Wednesday's State of the Union address.

Obama to emphasize jobs, economy in State of the Union (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Barack Obama who'll deliver the State of the Union address Wednesday night faces a grimmer, more dubious audience than the popular new president who was riding high when he first addressed Congress last February did.

Business urges Obama resist Iran sanctions bill (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:32 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. business groups warned the White House on Tuesday that congressional plans to expand U.S. sanctions on Iran threaten to significantly undermine U.S. economic and security interests.

Analysis: Deficit-cutting vows not matched by acts (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:46 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and Congress want to have it both ways.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Skepticism on Obama tax credit (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:15 PM PST

President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama's push to create jobs includes a new tax credit for small businesses that add employees, an idea that fell flat in Congress last year and continues to have skeptics this year.

IRS requires firms to report iffy tax breaks (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:57 PM PST

AP - The Internal Revenue Service plans to start requiring large corporations to disclose on their tax returns whether they are taking tax breaks that might be unacceptable to the IRS.

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