2010年5月31日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama administration concerned about Gaza incident (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Demonstrators protest outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - President Barack Obama voiced "deep regret" over Monday's deadly Israeli commando raids, and the White House said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed by phone to reschedule White House talks "at the first opportunity."

After rain-out, Obama delivers speech back home (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 04:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama departs Fisher House where he met with wounded veterans and their families, Monday, May 31, 2010 in Hines, Ill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama says the meaning of Memorial Day is found in the story of ordinary Americans who become extraordinary for one simple reason: love of country.

After rain-out, Obama to deliver speech back home (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 02:11 PM PDT

People brave a driving rain storm after President Barack Obama encouraged them to go to their cars for safety during Memorial Day ceremonies at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill., Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - President Barack Obama is going to deliver his Memorial Day speech after all.

Kagan: No need for court review of rogue juror (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 08:10 AM PDT

AP - A federal judge warned jurors in a death penalty trial 41 times not to discuss the case with anyone, not even each other, until they were sent off to deliberate on a verdict.

A GOP reversal on disclosure? (Politico)

Posted: 28 May 2010 02:36 AM PDT

Politico - For years, Republicans who opposed efforts to restrict campaign spending had a sure-fire alternative they said would be more effective in fighting corruption: disclosure. 

Study: 10 minutes of exercise, hour-long effects (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:34 PM PDT

AP - Ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour. The unfair news for panting newbies: The more fit you are, the more benefits you just might be getting.

GOP upbeat about gubernatorial prospects, Midwest (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 02:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 9, 2010 file photo, California Attorney General Jerry Brown, who is running for governor, speaks to Google workers at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. A political tail wind boosting their prospects, Republicans have significant opportunities to gain governorships across the Great Lakes and Midwest this fall. But, in a wrinkle to their coast-to-coast victory plan, the GOP is struggling with internal fights in a handful of primaries, giving Democrats hope of snatching a few big states. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - A political tail wind boosting their prospects, Republicans have significant opportunities to gain governorships across the Great Lakes and Midwest this fall. But, in a wrinkle to their coast-to-coast victory plan, the GOP is struggling with internal fights in a handful of primaries, giving Democrats hope of snatching a few big states.

Oil disaster shows a divide from physical world (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama, left, picks up a 'tar ball' as LaFourche Parish president Charlotte Randolph, center, and U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, look on during a tour of areas impacted by the Gulf Coast oil spill in Port Fourchon, La. In yet another failed attempt a high-tech nation this time threw brute mass, old tools and golf balls at the oil gushing from the ocean floor, like blast from past. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, )AP - It's all so last millennium, that filthy business in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.

Debt-induced stress continues for many Americans (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 01:56 AM PDT

Cynthia Bryant, 73, looks for a plant in a green house near her home in Denver, Friday, May 27, 2010. Bryant, like many Americans, still feel stressed out by debt, despite the economic recovery. The economy is growing again and producing jobs, a big turnaround from a year ago, when the economy was shrinking and employers were slashing their work forces to survive the worst recession since the 1930s. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - The economy trudges ahead yet debt dogs many Americans, stressing them out even as they firm up their own financial foundations.

Man arrested on warrant after flight diverted (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 03:01 AM PDT

Passengers walk under security notices in Terminal C at Boston's Logan International Airport September 11, 2006. REUTERS/Brian SnyderAP - An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City was diverted to Montreal on Sunday when the U.S. denied the flight access to its airspace after a man named in an outstanding warrant was reported aboard, an official said.

Obama urges Netanyahu to get facts on Gaza ship raid (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 02:46 PM PDT

Israeli forces approach a naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea May 31, 2010. REUTERS/Uriel Sinai/PoolReuters - President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he deeply regretted the loss of life in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday and urged him to quickly get to the bottom of the incident.

Colombia's Santos favored for runoff (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 01:05 PM PDT

A man waves a Colombia's flag near to a polling station in Bogota May 30, 2010. REUTERS/Eliana AponteReuters - Former Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos is favored to win a June run-off after a solid victory in a first round presidential vote that consolidated his position as heir to the popular incumbent.

Thunder, lightning stop Obama Memorial Day speech (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:57 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the pouring rain during a Memorial Day event at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, May 31, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama's Memorial Day observance was stopped in its tracks on Monday by a torrential downpour accompanied by bolts of lightning and booming thunder.

Obama Memorial Day talk canceled by severe storm (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 10:52 AM PDT

AP - Torrential rain, lightning, thunder and strong winds forced President Barack Obama to cancel a Memorial Day speech he'd scheduled at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Illinois.

Plane flies into restricted space, forced to land (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 07:41 AM PDT

AP - Military aircraft forced a private Cessna aircraft to land near Chicago after it flew into a temporary restricted zone established for President Barack Obama's weekend visit to his home there.

Stories that could rock the summer (Politico)

Posted: 31 May 2010 03:21 AM PDT

Politico - On the eve of the summer campaign doldrums, the narrative for the midterm elections seems well-established: Big losses are in store for Democrats in November, incumbents of all stripes ought to be looking over their shoulders and the political establishments in both parties are out of favor. 

First family enjoys sleepover in own Chicago home (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:47 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, takes a walk in the neighborhood of his Chicago home with family members on Saturday, May 29, 2010. With Obama, from right, are his brother-in-law Craig Robinson with his wife Kelly Robinson, and daughter Leslie Robinson, first lady Michelle Obama, and her mother Mirian Robinson, and the president's daughter Malia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Good friends, good food and the comforts of his own home.

Colombia presidential vote heads for runoff (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 08:00 PM PDT

A Colombian police officer looks at three nuns voting at a polling station in Cajica, Colombia. Colombia's presidential election was headed for a runoff after none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, election officials said.(AFP/Eitan Abramovich)AFP - Colombia's presidential election was headed for a runoff after none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, election officials said.

Ill. Sen. hopeful questioned about military claim (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 06:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 19, 2010 file photo, Illinois Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., responds to a question during a news conference in Chicago. Rep. Mark Kirk said he has amended his biography after he misstated an award he received for military service. The Illinois Republican, who is locked in a high-stakes Senate race against Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, is highlighting his service as a Naval Reserve commander as he fights to win the seat vacated by President Barack Obama. But in a campaign blog posting Thursday, Kirk said he misidentified the award, telling constituents he was given the Navy's prestigious Intelligence Officer of the Year honor. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - On a weekend dedicated to honoring military service, Illinois Senate candidate Mark Kirk found himself on the defensive over his past claims that he was named the U.S. Navy's intelligence officer of the year, an award he never won.

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