2010年3月22日星期一

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

Senate passes bill to update air traffic system (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:19 PM PDT

AP - The Senate passed a bill Monday that would speed modernization of the nation's antiquated air traffic control system, a major source of airline delays.

Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:58 PM PDT

Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainees, who were cleared for release but with no country to go to, show a home-made note to visiting members of the media in June 2009. The Uighurs -- who have all been cleared of wrongdoing -- had sought 30 days notice before being transferred from Guantanamo, fearing they would face torture if they were suddenly sent to China or within reach of Chinese agents.(AFP/POOL/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - A judge has ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who is described as a significant al-Qaida operative in the commission report about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Obama praises committee vote on Wall St. rules (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:54 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is praising the Democrats' massive Wall Street regulation bill as it heads to the full Senate.

Health overhaul: Immediate change, long term steps (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:28 PM PDT

AP - When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law in 1965, seniors got their health insurance cards less than a year later.

Pelosi bets the House on health care (Politico)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:13 AM PDT

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California smiles during a press conference after the House passed health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Politico - In 2001, running hard to be House Democratic whip, Nancy Pelosi had a blunt message for her caucus: If she won, she was going to lead from the front — and if colleagues didn't want that style of leadership, they shouldn't vote for her.

Obama lauds House for passing health care bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:19 AM PDT

President Barack Obama makes a statement to the nation Sunday night following the final vote in the House of Representatives for comprehensive health care legislation, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call of history."

Clinton accuses Israel of hurting US credibility (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:16 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington, Monday, March 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Israel of undermining U.S. credibility as a Mideast peacemaker Monday on the eve of critical talks between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On health care, Pelosi kept Democrats thinking big (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:32 PM PDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. acknowledges applause from House members after signing the Senate Health Reform Bill, Monday, March 22, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., Pelosi, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich.,, and Rep. John Larson, D-Conn. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The landmark health care bill about to be signed into law is as large as it is due in no small part to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stewardship. When Democrats in Congress and the White House were despondent and inclined to retreat on health care just two months ago, Pelosi stood firm against despair and downsizing.

EPA to issue stricter drinking water standards (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:18 AM PDT

AP - The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening drinking water standards to impose stricter limits on four contaminants that can cause cancer.

Democrats push Wall Street bill to full Senate (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2010 file photo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Geithner said Monday, March 22, 2010, the administration will not accept a financial overhaul bill that does not provide strong consumer protection and restraints on risk taking by large banks.(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, file)AP - Democrats sent a massive Wall Street regulation bill to the full Senate on a party line vote Monday after a temporary retreat by Republicans that still left the bill's chances for bipartisan passage in doubt.

After health, Obama allies zero in on climate (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:35 PM PDT

US Senator John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the Bella center in Copenhagen, during the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in 2009. After a hard-fought victory on health care reform, President Barack Obama's allies in Congress are setting their sights on climate change -- but some on both sides are already crying foul.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - After a hard-fought victory on health care reform, President Barack Obama's allies in Congress are pledging to move forward on climate change -- but some environmentalists are skeptical.

Obama allies target bank reform after health care win (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:04 PM PDT

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd unveils new financial legislation, on Capitol Hill on March 15, in Washington, DC. The US Senate banking committee on Monday approved, by a vote of 13 to 10, a package of reforms for the country's enormous banking sector, paving the way for a full Senate vote.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - Fresh from a landmark victory with Congress passing health care reform, the Obama administration set its sights Monday on sweeping reforms of Wall Street's "too-big-to-fail" banks.

White House all-a-Twitter in historic healthcare vote (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:11 PM PDT

Reuters - As the clock ticked down to the historic healthcare vote on Sunday and congressional leaders scrambled to get holdout Democratic lawmakers on board, the White House was all-a-Twitter.

Health care gains start soon — bigger ones later (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, with Vice Preisdent Joseph Biden at his side, makes a statement to the nation Sunday night following the final vote in the House of Representatives for comprehensive health care legislation, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The first changes under the new health care law will be easy to see and not long in coming: There'll be $250 rebate checks for seniors in the Medicare drug coverage gap, and young adults moving from college to work will be able to stay on their parents' plans until they turn 26.

White House disappointed Google, China at odds (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:27 PM PDT

AP - The White House says it's disappointed that Google and the Chinese government have been unable to reach an agreement that would allow the Internet search engine to operate freely in China.

Texas Republican says he shouted 'baby killer' (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PDT

In this image made from video, the vote tally for House Resolution 3590, the Senate health care bill, is shown on Sunday, March 21, 2010. Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage. (AP Photo/CSPAN)AP - Texas Republican Rep. Randy Neugebauer acknowledged Monday that he is the lawmaker who shouted out "baby killer" during a floor speech by Rep. Bart Stupak, an anti-abortion Democrat whose vote was crucial to passing the Democratic health care bill Sunday evening.

Obama to sign health plan as fight shifts to US Senate (AFP/File)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:46 PM PDT

The US Capitol in Washington. US President Barack Obama plans to sign his historic health care overhaul into law shortly then wage an all-out push to win over wary US voters ahead of November elections, his spokesman said Monday.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP/File - US President Barack Obama plans to sign his historic health care overhaul into law shortly then wage an all-out push to win over wary US voters ahead of November elections, his spokesman said Monday.

Obama to sign healthcare bill on Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:03 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama is flanked by Vice President Joe Biden (L) as he makes a statement about the House of Representatives' final passage of health care legislation, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 21, 2010. Obama on Sunday hailed the House of Representatives vote for his sweeping healthcare plan as a victory for the American people that answered the call of history. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama will sign his healthcare reform bill into law Tuesday and travel Thursday to promote the plan in Iowa, a farming state split over the overhaul of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system.

Health care vote brings champagne celebrations (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:46 PM PDT

AP - The news was so good, it called for champagne.

British Airways counts cost of strike, fears new action (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Striking British Airways cabin crew give the thumbs down sign towards a BA aircraft as it flies past their picket line on the final day of a three-day strike near Heathrow airport. A strike by British Airways cabin crew cost over 10 million dollars a day, the airline said Monday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to limit pre-election fallout from the industrial dispute.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - A strike by British Airways cabin crew cost over 10 million dollars a day, the airline said Monday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to limit pre-election fallout from the industrial dispute.

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