2010年6月10日星期四

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections


Army: Mix-up at Arlington Cemetery (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 27, 2010 file photo, Army Spc. Matthew Burt, 25, of Titusville, Pa., with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment known as 'The Old Guard,' places flags on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)AP - An Army investigation has found that potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, in a scandal marring the reputation of the nation's pre-eminent burial ground for its honored dead since the Civil War.


Hayworth hits McCain for fundraiser's Ponzi scheme (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:57 PM PDT

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, talks to supporters as he was joined by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at a town hall meeting Friday, June 4, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz.  McCain is facing a primary challenge from former Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth in August. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - A now-disbarred Florida lawyer who admitted to orchestrating a huge Ponzi scheme gave more than $180,000 to Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, contributions that McCain's Senate rival is now making an issue in their competitive primary.


Bill Clinton: Another comeback for 'Comeback Kid' (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 07:52 PM PDT

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, center, visits the National Service of Learning Center (SENA) and an exhibit of social programs supported by his foundation in Soacha, south of Bogota, Wednesday June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)AP - Bill Clinton's back.


GOP senators criticize Kagan's work as court clerk (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)AP - Two senior Republican senators criticized Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan Thursday for memos she wrote as a young law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall, saying the papers suggest she lets politics dictate her legal decisions.


Dems' tough new immigration pitch (Politico)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 02:36 AM PDT

Politico - Long pilloried for being soft on illegal immigration, top Democratic officials have concluded there's only one way they can hope to pass a comprehensive immigration bill: 

Obama's greenhouse gas rules survive Senate vote (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:38 PM PDT

Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., center, joined by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, and Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., left, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, to talk about efforts to block the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing climate regulations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - In a boost for the president on global warming, the Senate on Thursday rejected a challenge to Obama administration rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other big polluters.


Obama says he won't forget Gulf oil spill families (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 06:10 PM PDT

Keith Jones, whose son Gordon Jones was killed during the BP well explosion, talks with the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 10, 2010, following a meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday consoled relatives of the 11 workers killed in the Gulf oil spill disaster, acknowledging their "unimaginable grief" and personally assuring the families that he will stand with them.


Nevada's Angle teams with Scott Brown consultants (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Sharron Angle speaks to supporters after winning the Nevada Republican U.S. Senate primary election race Tuesday, June 8, 2010 in Las Vegas. Angle will face Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. in November. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - The new media experts who worked their magic for Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown have teamed up with the Nevada Republican who wants to take down Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.


Clinton: Why is Harry Reid in trouble? (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:22 PM PDT

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, center, visits the National Service of Learning Center (SENA) and an exhibit of social programs supported by his foundation in Soacha, south of Bogota, Wednesday June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)AP - Former President Bill Clinton says he can't understand why Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's seat is in jeopardy in Nevada.


DOJ: US man interviewed by India investigators (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 02:15 PM PDT

AP - Investigators from India have conducted extensive interviews with an American linked to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Menendez Predicts Midterm Victories (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:08 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (N.J.) predicted Thursday that voters would be much kinder to his party on Election Day than others expect.

Obama urges support for Iranian 'freedom' (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 07:55 PM PDT

File picture shows a protest outside the Iranian embassy in Rome last year. US President Barack Obama Thursday urged the world to support the Iranian people in their fight for AFP - US President Barack Obama urged the world to support the Iranian people in their fight for "freedom," one year after disputed elections triggered major demonstrations.


Senate defeats bid to limit EPA authority to regulate emissions (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:43 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Senate Thursday defeated 53-47 an effort to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, and President Barack Obama said the vote was a reminder of the need to pass more comprehensive climate change legislation.

McCain to Snooki: I won't tax your tanning bed (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 04:50 PM PDT

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi attends the 2010 CMT Music Awards, in Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - Arizona Sen. John McCain is taking to Twitter to slam President Barack Obama, this time in an exchange with a star from MTV's hit reality series "Jersey Shore."


Clyburn wants feds to probe SC Senate candidate (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 03:11 PM PDT

South Carolina Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alvin M Greene, poses for a photo in Manning, S.C. Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Greene won his party's nomination in yesterday's South Carolina primary elections, but has been asked by state Democratic party chairwoman, Carol Fowler to step down. Greene said he is staying in the race and will face incumbent U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint in the November elections.. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - The No. 3 Democrat in the U.S. House called on federal authorities Thursday to investigate how an unemployed South Carolina military veteran entered and won the state's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.


Treasury: GM will pick timing of stock offering (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 02:40 PM PDT

AP - General Motors Co., not the government, will determine when the automaker will conduct a public stock offering at the heart of the company's revival, the Obama administration said Thursday.

Ikea recalls over 3 million window blinds, shades (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:49 PM PDT

AP - Ikea is recalling 3.4 million window blinds and shades after a child nearly strangled on a cord.

Cancelling Iran opposition protests 'regrettable': Clinton (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:39 PM PDT

Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi during a protest in Tehran in 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called "regrettable" the Iranian opposition's cancellation of anti-government protests planned for this weekend, the anniversary of last year's disputed presidential election.


GOP lawmaker with BP stock has role in spill probe (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:34 PM PDT

AP - A multimillionaire House Republican who owns thousands of shares of BP stock has no plans to recuse himself from a congressional investigation related to the Gulf oil spill or from votes on Capitol Hill that could affect his investments in the oil company.

AP source: Bennett to endorse Bridgewater (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:32 PM PDT

AP - An official familiar with the situation says Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett will endorse former GOP rival Tim Bridgewater.
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