2010年5月15日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

WH asks Clinton library to release Kagan papers (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan, right, walks to the office to meet with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, May 13, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The White House on Saturday asked Bill Clinton's presidential library to speed the release of more than 160,000 pages of paper, including e-mail, in its possession from Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's tenure as a Clinton adviser in the 1990s.

NAACP backs Obama's Supreme Court nominee Kagan (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:32 PM PDT

FILE- this May 12, 2010, file photo Supreme Court nominee, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, arrives for a meeting on Capitol Hill as she makes the rounds with Senate leaders and Judiciary Committee members in Washington. Six times in the past nine months, Kagan has come to the mahogany lectern in the hushed reverence of the Supreme Court to argue the government's case before the justices she now hopes to join soon. The first woman to serve as the government's top lawyer, 'General Kagan' held her own and emerged to declare the experience 'a great deal of fun.' (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - The NAACP gave its backing Saturday to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, expressing confidence in President Barack Obama's pick after early hesitation that she might not be a forceful defender of civil rights.

Obama honors law officers killed in line of duty (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 10:26 AM PDT

President Barack Obama pays tribute to peace officers, who died in the duty last year, during a memorial ceremony on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Saturday, May 15, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday on behalf of a grateful nation to law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while safeguarding their communities.

Outside groups spending big on upcoming primaries (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 07:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 12, 2010, file photo Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is seen in his Capitol Hill office in Washington. Deep-pocketed unions, business groups and others are spending heavily in the year's early primaries. In Nevada, where Republicans choose a challenger for Reid on June 8, the two political parties have each spent about $1 million independently of their candidates to influence the outcome of a race that has become something of a laboratory for the fall. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Deep-pocketed unions, business groups and others are spending heavily in the year's early primaries, including a staggering $9.6 million to influence a Democratic Senate race in Arkansas, adding volatility to a struggle for control of Congress that has already produced its share of surprises.

AP-GfK Poll: Voters tilt back toward Democrats (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:14 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during a DCCC fundraiser in New York City, Thursday, May 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - People want Democrats to control Congress after this fall's elections, a shift from April, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Saturday. But the margin is thin and there's a flashing yellow light for incumbents of both parties: Only about one-third want their own lawmakers re-elected.

'General Kagan' holds her own before high court (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 07:16 AM PDT

FILE- this May 12, 2010, file photo Supreme Court nominee, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, arrives for a meeting on Capitol Hill as she makes the rounds with Senate leaders and Judiciary Committee members in Washington. Six times in the past nine months, Kagan has come to the mahogany lectern in the hushed reverence of the Supreme Court to argue the government's case before the justices she now hopes to join soon. The first woman to serve as the government's top lawyer, 'General Kagan' held her own and emerged to declare the experience 'a great deal of fun.' (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Six times in the past nine months, Solicitor General Elena Kagan has come to the mahogany lectern in the hushed reverence of the Supreme Court to argue the government's case before the justices she now hopes to join soon.

Obama's advice to grads: Don't believe the cynics (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:47 AM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, following his closed meeting with his Cabinet and other senior administration officials on the ongoing effort to stop the BP oil spill, Friday, May 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama has some advice for graduates who are about to embark on the next chapter of their lives.

Palin to join Arizona governor at campaign event (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 04:24 PM PDT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the NRA national convention in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, May 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin plans to appear with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a campaign event in Phoenix on Saturday.

Obama wants light on Wall Street's shadowy deals (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:20 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, walks out the Oval Office of the White House with Sec. of Interior Ken Salazar, right, following his closed meeting with his Cabinet and other senior administration officials on the ongoing effort to stop the BP oil spill, Friday, May 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Closer watch over Wall Street will help consumers make better informed choices about investing and shine light on the shadowy deals that caused the financial crisis, President Barack Obama said Saturday in pushing Congress to pass overhaul legislation.

Lincoln talks up clout as Ark. primary approaches (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 04:54 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., center, laughs with Sen. Percy Malone, D-Arkadelphia, left, and World War II Army veteran Dick Batson at an Arkadelphia, Ark., restaurant Saturday, May 15, 2010. Lincoln faces two challengers on the May 18 primary in her bid for re-election. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Days before Arkansas voters deliver a verdict on her political career, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln spent Saturday telling them that she's built up the clout in Washington to best represent the state's interests.

Specter feels 'victory in the air' at Philly rally (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 04:53 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., shakes hands with Danny Grace, right, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 830, during the Delivering for Pennsylvania: Upgrading the Port of Philadelphia campaign rally at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, Saturday, May 15, 2010, in Philadelphia. With Specter on stage from left are his wife Joan Specter, and granddaughters Lilli Specter and Silvi Specter. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter told a union rally Saturday that "victory is in the air" and reprised his charges that Democratic primary challenger Joe Sestak is misleading voters in Tuesday's Democratic primary and skipping too many votes in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rivals in Kentucky's GOP primary to share stage (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul talks to supporters during a campaign stop at the Patriot Deli in Scottsville, Ky., Friday, May 14, 2010. Paul faces fellow Republican Trey Grayson in next week's primary election. (AP Photo/Joe Imel)AP - GOP front-runner Rand Paul and and his chief opponent, Trey Grayson, were set to share the stage one last time Saturday before Kentucky's U.S. Senate primary.

Tehran to allow French academic to leave Iran: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 01:50 PM PDT

This 2009 photo released by Iran's Fars News agency shows French lecturer Clotilde Reiss defending herself during a hearing at a revolutionary court in Tehran. Reiss -- arrested in Iran in July for allegedly participating in demonstrations against the disputed presidential election -- will be allowed to leave the country soon after a large fine was paid, her lawyer has told AFP.(AFP/Fars News/File/Ali Rafiei)AFP - A French researcher arrested in Iran in July for allegedly participating in demonstrations against the disputed presidential election, will be allowed to leave the country soon after a large fine was paid, her lawyer told AFP on Saturday.

Dems make Ellsworth official pick to face Coats (AP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 01:11 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth became the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate on Saturday, without going through a primary election — a method that brings benefits as well as drawbacks.

White House keeps up heat on BP over oil spill (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2010 12:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers' Memorial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington May 15, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsReuters - Top Obama administration officials demanded "immediate public clarification" from BP Plc about paying for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in a letter released on Saturday, as the White House kept up heat on the British energy giant over the environmental disaster.

New House Ratings Ride a Republican Tide (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 15 May 2010 10:25 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - For the Democrats who control Congress, the outlook for this year's midterm elections is the evil twin of the one they enjoyed in each of the past two election cycles -- as CQ Politics' latest race rating revisions underscore.

Obama presses Senate as finance reform heads for vote (AFP)

Posted: 15 May 2010 10:09 AM PDT

A Wall Street sign. US President Barack Obama turned up the heat Saturday on lawmakers to pass an ambitious Wall Street regulatory overhaul, as the measure headed for a key vote in the Senate.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - US President Barack Obama turned up the heat Saturday on lawmakers to pass an ambitious Wall Street regulatory overhaul, as the measure headed for a key vote in the Senate.

Obama pushes Wall Street reform with populism (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2010 03:05 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday called for swift Senate action on a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street rules to "secure America's economic future" as a reform bill moves into the decisive stage next week.

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