2010年4月16日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Bank bill in peril, WH urges part be dropped (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama looks to Paul Volcker, Chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, as Vice President Joe Biden looks on, left, Friday, April 16, 2010, during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - In the face of stiff GOP opposition, Obama administration officials want Senate Democrats to purge a $50 billion fund for dismantling "too big to fail" banks from legislation that aims to protect against a new financial crisis. Republicans contend the provision would simply continue government bailouts of Wall Street.

Toyota to recall 600,000 Sienna minivans (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:49 PM PDT

Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, waits in the pit area before the afternoon practice session for the IRL Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Indy Car auto race in Long Beach, Calif., Friday, April 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States to address potential rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard in the latest safety problem to strike the beleaguered automaker.

Officials: Piracy suspects may be in US for trial (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:12 PM PDT

In this photo of Tuesday, April 21, 2009, A French Commando escorts one of the suspected pirate from the ship. Nivose, a French frigate serving in the international fleet trying to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden arrived in the Port of Mombasa Kenya. Somali pirates scooped up by U.S. and European warships are sitting in legal limbo on the high seas. Lawless Somalia is not an option and Kenya says it can't take any more suspected pirates because they strain the country's justice system. But diplomats say Kenya may just be angling for more money from the international community. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)AP - As many as 20 suspected pirates held on U.S. ships off the coast of Somalia may soon be headed to the U.S. for prosecution, according to U.S. officials.

Obama asks businesses to get behind climate bill (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:41 PM PDT

President Barack Obama looks to Paul Volcker, Chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, as Vice President Joe Biden looks on, left, Friday, April 16, 2010, during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama wants business leaders to push Congress to pass long-stalled climate legislation awaiting action in the Senate.

Brown risks rift with right (Politico)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:06 AM PDT

Politico - When an aide to Sen. Jim DeMint used her Twitter account to call out Sen. Scott Brown and other Republicans for breaking ranks on a jobs bill, an annoyed Brown confronted DeMint on the Senate floor after privately suggesting he may have been attempting to stir up trouble with the conservative base. DeMint said it wasn’t so, and the two men are downplaying the spat now. 

Thousands hit by stop in flood insurance program (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 01:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2010 file photo, water encircles homes from the flooded Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, R.I. Many people trying to buy a house with a riverfront view were up a creek the past few weeks because of the temporary shutdown of the federal program that provides flood insurance. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)AP - Many people trying to buy a house with a riverfront view were up a creek the past few weeks because of the temporary shutdown of the federal program that provides flood insurance.

Clinton alludes to 1995 bombing, says words matter (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010 file photo, former President Bill Clinton speaks at the University of California at Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif. Clinton warned of a slippery slope from angry anti-government rhetoric to violence like the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, saying 'the words we use really do matter.' (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)AP - Former President Bill Clinton warned of a slippery slope from angry anti-government rhetoric to violence like the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, saying "the words we use really do matter."

Obama's expansion of gay rights draws tepid praise (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:23 PM PDT

President Barack Obama looks to Paul Volcker, Chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, as Vice President Joe Biden looks on, left, Friday, April 16, 2010, during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama's move to grant same-sex partners full visitation rights in hospitals is the latest example of his making concessions to liberals without getting too far ahead of public opinion.

Feds indict former Blackwater president, 4 others (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:37 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by attorney James Sweeney, shows former Blackwater Worldwide vice president Bill Mathews. Mathews, a former Navy SEAL, was among former Blackwater employees indicted Friday on federal weapons charges. (AP Photo)AP - The former president of Blackwater Worldwide was charged Friday with using straw purchases to stockpile automatic weapons at the security firm and filing false documents to cover up gifts given to the king of Jordan.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health care fight still rages (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

This undated handout frame grab provided by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is taken from a television ad used in tightly contested Congressional districts. They've merely shifted battlefields. With the reshaping of the country's health care system now law, business, labor, medical, consumer and ideological groups are focused on the regulatory arena. They're also fashioning lawmakers' votes into ammunition for this year's congressional campaigns and beyond. (AP Photo/SEIU)AP - The fight over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul hasn't ended, it's simply shifted to a wider arena.

Republicans blast Obama's appellate court choice (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

California law professor Goodwin Liu, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 16, 2010, prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be US Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Senate Republicans fiercely criticized President Barack Obama's choice for a seat on a San Francisco-based federal appellate court Friday, in an intensifying test of his ability to install an unabashed liberal.

U.S. won't share Ft Hood evidence with Senate: Gates (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration, facing a subpoena threat from Congress, will not share information that could compromise its prosecution of the suspected gunman in last year's Fort Hood shooting, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.

Obama will focus on energy bill after bank reform (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday his administration would shift its focus to climate and energy legislation after finishing financial regulatory reform, which he said would take a few more weeks.

Obamas to visit North Carolina for weekend getaway (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:27 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama plans to spend next weekend in Asheville, N.C.

Treasury: Drop $50 billion fund from banking bill (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:01 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Friday,, April 16, 2010, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Vice President Joe Biden, the president, White House economic advisor Lawrence Summers and White House adviser Paul Volcker. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The Obama administration is urging Senate Democrats to drop a $50 billion bank liquidation fund from a financial regulation bill. The money has become a target of Republicans, who have branded the fund a Wall Street bailout.

Romney to endorse Rubio over Crist for Fla. Senate (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Gov. Charlie Crist announces his veto of Senate Bill 6 concerning teacher tenure and merit pay on Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Tallahassee, Fla. Already trailing badly in the GOP Senate primary race, Crist further alienated many powerful Republican and business interests Thursday by vetoing a contentious teacher merit-pay and anti-tenure law they pushed through the Legislature. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will endorse Marco Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist in Florida's Republican Senate primary more than two years after Crist helped crush Romney's presidential aspirations by endorsing rival John McCain.

Rating Change: Hawaii Special A Tossup (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:00 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The special House election in Hawaii ought to be a slam-duck for Democrats. But a free-for-all ballot that pits one Republican against two Democrats has opened up a clear opportunity for the GOP in the Honolulu-based district.

Farmer's daughter Senator takes on Wall Street (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 01:31 PM PDT

Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) (C) speaks in Washington, February 9, 2006. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Senator Blanche Lincoln, a self-styled "farmer's daughter" facing a tough re-election race in Arkansas, had not been expected to become the latest Democrat to rail against the risky practices of Wall Street.

New stamps to honor cowboy heroes (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 01:28 PM PDT

This image provided by the US Postal Service shows the four postage stamps honoring the cowboys of the silver screen. Top row, from left, Roy Rogers and Tom Mix. Bottom row, from left, William S. hart and Gene Autry. The dedication ceremony will take place at the National Cowboy & Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Okla., when the 44-cent first-class stamps and 28-cent stamped postal cards go on sale nationwide April 17. (AP Photo/USPS)AP - Back in the days when there were good guys and bad guys and it was easy to tell the difference, some of the most beloved heroes were movie cowboys.

Gov't report sees increase in campus violence (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:36 PM PDT

AP - Targeted college campus violence, from serious assaults to the mass shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007, is up sharply over the last two decades.

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