2010年7月7日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

US: NYC subway bomb plot linked to British cell (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:33 AM PDT

AP - A failed plot to set off bombs in the New York subway system last year was part of a larger al-Qaida terrorist conspiracy that planned a similar attack in England, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday.

Obama says new export initiative off to good start (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:19 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama declared good progress Wednesday on his pledge to double U.S. exports over the next five years, saying the nation's sales abroad were up 17 percent in first four months of this year.

5 suspects in Russia spy case to be moved to NY (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:06 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 1, 2010, file artist rendering three northern Virginia residents, accused spies for Russia, from left, Patricia Mills, Michael Zottoli, and Mikhail Semenko, standing, appear in federal court in Alexandria, Va. A scheduled court hearing for three suspects in the Russia spy case was postponed Wednesday, a defense lawyer for one of them said, amid speculation that the U.S. and Russia are arranging a spy swap. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren, File)AP - Five suspects in the Russia spy case were hastily ordered to New York on Wednesday amid reports that the U.S. and Russia are arranging a spy swap.

General doesn't expect big change in battle rules (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Samantha Cameron (R), wife of Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, speaks with Christina Schmid, whose husband Olaf was killed in service in Afghanistan, during a reception at Downing Street in central London July 7, 2010. Along with Schmid, Samantha was also announced as a Patron for Tickets for Troops as she hosted her first charitable reception at the Prime Minister's official residence. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - The No. 2 general in Afghanistan says he doesn't expect significant changes in battlefield rules now that there has been a change of command for the war.

Biden flexes muscles as deal maker (Politico)

Posted: 04 Jul 2010 09:06 PM PDT

Politico - BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden is using his political capital with Iraq's leaders to urge them, in starkly personal terms, to break the four-month stalemate that followed their parliamentary elections.

Netanyahu: No preconditions to direct peace talks (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 05:45 AM PDT

President Barack Obama walks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his car outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the best way to make peace with Palestinians is to "put aside all the grievances and all the preconditions" to direct talks.

W.Va. gov says he'll consider run for Byrd's seat (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:17 AM PDT

AP - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said Wednesday he will consider running for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Democrat Robert C. Byrd if it's on the November ballot.

Obama bypasses Senate for new Medicare chief (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:22 AM PDT

This undated handout provided by Goodman Media International, Inc., shows Donald Berwick. Bypassing Republicans eager to grill an administration official over the new health care law, President Barack Obama is planning to appoint the head of Medicare and Medicaid without Senate hearings. Obama intends to use a so-called recess appointment to put Berwick in charge of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a White House official said Tuesday night. The appointment was expected Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Goodman Media International, Inc.)AP - President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate Wednesday and appointed Dr. Donald Berwick, a Harvard professor and patient care specialist, to run Medicare and Medicaid.

Kagan: Harvard Law's $476 million dean (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:49 AM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this photo taken June 30, 2010. There was hardly a mention of it in her confirmation hearings last week, but Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Harvard Law School from wealthy donors while she was its dean. She could one day sit in judgment on cases involving some of those same donors. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - One talent Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan displayed in her career climb could create unique ethics questions for her as a justice: the ability to persuade Harvard Law School alumni and other wealthy donors to give hundreds of millions of dollars, more than meeting a daunting fundraising goal that came with her job as dean.

Analysis: A critical US-Israel issue is left open (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:45 AM PDT

President Barack Obama walk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Netanyahu's car outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama played the good cop in his latest face-to-face with Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to bolster the Israeli prime minister's standing at home with honeyed praise for his readiness to make peace with the Palestinians.

U.S. on track to double exports in 5 years: Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:38 AM PDT

President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting about the economy at the Racine Memorial Hall in Wisconsin, June 30, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The United States is on track to double its exports within five years, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday, as he fills out a high-powered private sector council to help reach that goal.

Obama bypasses Senate to fill Medicare post (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:18 AM PDT

This undated handout provided by Goodman Media International, Inc., shows Donald Berwick. Bypassing Republicans eager to grill an administration official over the new health care law, President Barack Obama is planning to appoint the head of Medicare and Medicaid without Senate hearings. Obama intends to use a so-called recess appointment to put Berwick in charge of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a White House official said Tuesday night. The appointment was expected Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Goodman Media International, Inc.)Reuters - President Barack Obama appointed health expert Donald Berwick on Wednesday to run the Medicare and Medicaid programs that provide care to seniors and the poor, bypassing the Senate to fill a key job over Republican objections.

Obama: will use every tool to ensure fair play for U.S. trade (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would fight to ensure U.S. exporters had a level playing field to compete for world trade, and named China as a vital market where Americans were keen to sell.

Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman tied in California governor's race (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman are in a dead heat ahead of the November election for California governor, a Field Poll released on Wednesday showed.

How a Supreme Court Ruling Has Reshaped Campaign Finance (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 9, 2010 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's arguments as solicitor general in several cases on government secrecy were at odds with a promise of transparency made by President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Time.com - Its decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission could change American democracy forever

Obama to highlight commitment to export promotion (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:51 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama will spend part of his day on export promotion as well as the Gulf oil spill.

EPA: Clean-air rule would overturn Bush-era plan (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 04:54 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration is proposing a new rule to tighten restrictions on pollution from coal-burning power plants in the eastern half of the country, a key step to cut emissions that cause smog.

Obama administration sues Arizona over immigration law (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 03:54 PM PDT

An US Customs and Border Protection bike patrol agent assists Mexican's being returned to Mexico after they were apprehended for entering the United States illegally June 2 in Nogales, Arizona. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has voiced hope for reform to the immigration system this year and rejected criticism that the United States was unwelcoming to foreigners.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)Reuters - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law, attempting to wrestle back control over the issue but infuriating Republicans who said the border required more security.

As Dems lay low, GOP hits Obama on Arizona lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 03:53 PM PDT

People hold flags as they are sworn in as U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony on Tuesday, July 2, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)AP - Republicans denounced the Obama administration's challenge of Arizona's new immigration law Tuesday, a fresh sign they may try to paint Democrats this fall as soft on illegal border crossings.

Obama plans economy speech during 2-day Vegas trip (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 03:28 PM PDT

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama has added a second day to his visit to Las Vegas this week, and has scheduled a speech at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about the economy.

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