2010年4月13日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Summit endorses Obama goal on nuclear security (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - In full accord on a global threat, world leaders Tuesday endorsed President Barack Obama's call for securing all nuclear materials around the globe within four years to keep them out of the grasp of terrorists. They offered few specifics for achieving that goal, but Obama declared "the American people will be safer and the world will be more secure" as a result.

Toyota to temporarily halt sales of Lexus GX 460 (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:56 PM PDT

A Lexus GX series car sits in the lot at a Lexus dealer in Los Angeles. Embattled Japanese automaker Toyota announced Tuesday it was temporarily suspending sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after a respected US consumer magazine warned readers not to buy the SUV model.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. is temporarily halting sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after Consumer Reports issued a rare "Don't Buy" warning amid concerns the large SUV has handling problems that could cause it to roll over during sharp turns.

Groups look for tea party support on nomination (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:08 PM PDT

In this Sept. 29, 2009 photo, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens sits for a group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington. Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, announced Friday, April 9, 2010 he is retiring, saying he will step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in late June or early July. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Conservative groups preparing to fight President Barack Obama over his next Supreme Court nomination are trying to recruit tea party activists to their cause, hoping their enthusiasm will help them beat back any nominee that could be too liberal for their taste.

Officials: Computer error affected mine scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Flowers sit at the sign outside Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W. Va. on Monday, April 12, 2010. Twenty-nine miners died in the explosion at the mine a week ago Monday. Workers were able to remove the bodies of the last 9 miners from the mine earlier Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - A computer error prevented the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in an explosion last week from receiving a warning about safety violations and a demand that the operator improve conditions in 90 days, federal officials said Tuesday.

Obama: China joining UN talks on Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers a statement during a news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama, wrapping up a 47-nation nuclear security summit, said Tuesday he is confident China will join other nations in pressing for tough new sanctions on Iran for continuing to defy the international community in seeking nuclear weapons.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Ethanol doubles its efforts (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2007 file photo, trucks sit outside the Horizon Ethanol plant, in Jewell, Iowa, built by Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Poet LLC. Is corn-based ethanol fuel the wave of the future, creating domestic jobs and vital to the nation's energy supply? Or is it a taxpayer boondoggle responsible for higher food prices? For some in Washington, the answer to that question has changed. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - Is corn-based ethanol fuel the wave of the future, creating domestic jobs and vital to the nation's energy supply? Or is it a taxpayer boondoggle responsible for higher food prices?

Democrats seek to extend jobless benefits by month (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

AP - A top Senate Democrat proposed Tuesday to give unemployed people jobless benefits through Memorial Day instead of risking another cutoff in just three weeks.

Aide to ex-congressman files harassment complaint (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:17 PM PDT

AP - A male aide to former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has filed a sexual harassment complaint alleging the 50-year-old New York lawmaker regularly groped him, propositioned him and made lewd remarks to him and other staffers.

FACT CHECK: Obama skips fine print in nuke speech (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves at the conclusion of the group photo during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama laid out a nightmare scenario on Tuesday — a terrorist with atomic bomb materials no bigger than an apple who could launch an attack killing hundreds of thousands of people.

Huckabee likens gay marriage to incest, polygamy (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2009 file photo, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks in Omaha, Neb. Huckabee, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, says the effort to allow gays and lesbians to marry is comparable to legalizing incest, polygamy and drug use. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver, File)AP - Mike Huckabee, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, says the effort to allow gays and lesbians to marry is comparable to legalizing incest, polygamy and drug use.

AP, ABC News win journalism awards (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama, right, salutes as a carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Dale R. Griffin of Terre Haute, Ind., who died in Afghanistan according to the Department of Defense, during a casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Ben Feller of The Associated Press was one of the winners of the Merriman Smith award for presidential coverage under deadline pressure it was announced April 13, 2010. Feller was recognized for his coverage of Obama's unannounced, late-night visit to Dover Air Force Base last year to pay respects on the return of 18 fallen Americans, all killed in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Ben Feller of The Associated Press and Jake Tapper of ABC News have won the Merriman Smith Award for presidential coverage under deadline pressure.

Medvedev praises Obama for nuclear summit (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:18 PM PDT

AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is praising President Barack Obama for his nuclear security summit and improved relations with Russia.

Obama: US can't force Mideast peace deal (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama gave a surprisingly downbeat assessment Tuesday of the chances for a U.S.-brokered peace settlement in the Middle East, saying that the United States can't help if Israel and the Palestinians decide they cannot negotiate.

Obama voices frustration on stalled Mideast peace (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:44 PM PDT

US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) speaks with Haitian Prime Minister Rene Preval (L) and his wife Elisabeth Delatour Preval during a surprise visit with Jill Biden (R), wife of US Vice President Joe Biden, to Haiti in Port au-Prince. Obama stopped in Haiti on her way to Mexico on her first solo trip since her husband, Barack Obama, became president of the United States in January 2009.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)Reuters - President Barack Obama voiced frustration on Tuesday over stalled Middle East peace efforts, saying Israelis and Palestinians may not be ready to resolve their conflict no matter how much pressure Washington exerts.

Senate mine hearing to eye enforcement problems (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:46 PM PDT

April Cantley holds her 8-month-old daughter Audrey on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 while looking at a make-shift memorial in Whitesville, W. Va. for the miners who died in the explosion at Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W. Va. a week ago Monday. Recovery teams working before dawn Tuesday finished the grim task of recovering the last of 29 West Virginia miners killed in the nation's worst coal mining disaster in decades. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - The Senate plans to explore weaknesses in federal mine safety laws when it convenes the first of a series of hearings this month on the deadly mining disaster in West Virginia.

Illinois Dem. raises $1.2M in Senate bid 1st qtr (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 11, 2010 file photo, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias talks to the media in Chicago. On Monday, April 12, 2010, Giannoulias said he has raised less money in the first quarter than his Republican opponent, Congressman Mark Kirk, in the race for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - Democrat Alexi Giannoulias said Tuesday that he raised $1.2 million during the first three months of the year in his bid for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat, significantly less than his Republican opponent in a state controlled by Democrats.

Obama: China following through on Iran penalties (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:04 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says China is already following through on what he says is a sincere consideration of tough new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

Obama: Agreement to secure nukes within 4 years (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 01:49 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says all 49 leaders attending a nuclear security summit have endorsed his goal of securing nuclear materials around the world within four years.

GOP hopes for upset in Fla. US House election (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 01:48 PM PDT

AP - Elections officials reported no problems and high voter turnout Tuesday in the first U.S. House race since Congress passed President Barack Obama's massive health care overhaul.

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