2010年7月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Leaks create fresh doubt about Afghan war, secrets (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:54 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a press conference in London Monday July 26, 2010. Assange said Monday he believes there is evidence of war crimes in the thousands of pages of leaked U.S. military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan. The remarks came after WikiLeaks, a whistle-blowing group, posted some 91,000 classified U.S. military records over the past six years about the war online, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings and covert operations against Taliban figures. (AP Photo/Lizzie Robinson, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - The monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents threatened Monday to create deeper doubts about the war at home, cause new friction with Pakistan over allegations about its spy agency and raise questions around the world about Washington's own ability to protect military secrets.

Delta Air Lines subsidiary fined for bumping (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:42 PM PDT

AP - A regional air carrier owned by Delta Air Lines has been fined $275,000 for violating regulations on bumping passengers from overbooked flights, the Transportation Department said Monday.

Leaked documents show a testy US-Pakistan bond (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:34 PM PDT

A woman walks near the illuminated war memorial during AP - The U.S. and Pakistani governments moved swiftly Monday to say that a trove of leaked U.S. military documents paints a dated and incomplete portrait of Pakistan as an untrustworthy partner against militants who use the country as a safe zone.

Key omission in memo to destroy CIA terror tapes (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2007, file photo, then-Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales points to a journalist as he takes questions during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - When the CIA sent word in 2005 to destroy scores of videos showing waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics, there was an unusual omission in the carefully worded memo: the names of two agency lawyers.

Daughter urges Okla. voters to not vote for father (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:22 PM PDT

This image provided by Andrew and Jan Schill is of a political advertisement attacking Jan Schill's father, McClain County, Okla. judicial hopeful John Mantooth. The ad, which reads 'Do not vote for my dad!' and features a picture of the daughter's family, also highlights cases in which Mantooth has been sued and a website the couple started.(AP Photo/Andrew and Jan Schill) NO SALESAP - An Oklahoma judicial candidate is fending off a political attack from his daughter, who has taken out a local newspaper ad urging voters: "Do not vote for my dad!"

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:29 PM PDT

Dr. Wenche Jy, research assistant professor, watches as Eleanor De Asis, assistant lab manager, washes blood, Friday, July 23, 2010, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. This summer, hospitals around the country are launching major new research to settle if fresher blood really is better for at least some patients. And if so, they're also hunting ways to turn back the clock for older blood — like the University of Miami's work to wash away some cellular debris — and offset any deterioration. The University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital is testing whether 'washing' blood before transfusing it could help, by ridding blood of microparticles that accumulate the longer it's stored. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.

RI Rep. Langevin presides over House for 1st time (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:00 PM PDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gives Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., a gavel in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, July 26, 2010, during an event celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA. Langevin was to use the gavel later when he presided over the House of Representatives. From left are, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., Langevin, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., and Pelosi. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Rep. Jim Langevin, who is paralyzed from the chest down, presided over the House for the first time on Monday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Nap Nanny recliners recalled (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:07 AM PDT

AP - Portable baby recliners that are supposed to help fussy babies sleep better are being recalled after the death of an infant.

IRS offers reprieve for charities missing deadline (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:31 AM PDT

AP - Thousands of small charities in danger of losing their tax exempt status because they missed a tax filing deadline were given a reprieve Monday by the Internal Revenue Service.

Tancredo eyes switch from GOP to run for Colo. gov (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 05:10 PM PDT

AP - In a move that complicates Republican efforts to take back the Colorado governor's office, former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo said Monday that he plans to change parties and run on the American Constitution Party ticket.

Obama marks 20th anniversary of Disabilities Act (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:58 PM PDT

President Barack Obama signs an executive order to increase federal employment of individuals with disabilities at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilites Act on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama marked Monday's 20th anniversary of a landmark anti-discrimination law for people with disabilities by promising to boost government efforts at recruiting, hiring and retaining people with physical and mental limitations.

GOP reserves $1.75M for ads in Calif. Senate race (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 03:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2010, file photo, California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina campaigns at a roundtable of business women at a cafe in Los Altos, Calif. Republicans have reserved $1.75 million for television ads to help Carly Fiorina in the final week of the California Senate race. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Republicans have reserved $1.75 million for television ads to help Carly Fiorina in the final week of the California Senate race.

Obama urges Senate to pass campaign ad disclosure bill (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 03:00 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama implored the Senate Monday to pass a campaign finance law that Republicans and business groups are attacking as political censorship and an effort to limit the number of ads aimed at Democratic incumbents in November's elections.

Obama rebukes Republicans over campaign finance bill (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:42 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office down the West Wing Colonnade after speaking about the US Senate campaign finance reform vote in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Republicans Monday not to block a campaign finance bill he said would stop foreign interests and big business from deluging US elections with piles of cash.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama warned Republicans Monday not to block a campaign finance bill he said would stop foreign interests and big business from deluging US elections with piles of cash.

GOP invites blogger Breitbart to fundraiser (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:18 PM PDT

AP - The Republican National Committee has invited conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart to participate in a private GOP fundraiser next month with party chairman Michael Steele.

Paul's father-in-law says others got subsidy, too (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:57 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul's father-in-law says he split more than $10,000 in federal farm subsidy payments between 1996 and 2007 with siblings.

Colo. candidate regrets slam against tea party (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:45 PM PDT

KDRV Television news anchor Ron Zapolo, center, anchors a debate between Colorado GOP U.S. Senate candidates Ken Buck, right, and Jane Norton, left, as they debate the issues during a taping at KDVR Television in Denver, on Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - A Republican Senate candidate for Colorado apologized Monday for making disparaging remarks about tea party members who questioned the authenticity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate.

Obama asks Senate to pass bill on ad disclosure (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:32 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday urged the Senate to approve legislation that would reveal who is behind election campaign advertising, and chided Republicans for opposing a measure he said would protect American democracy.

Obama calls on Senate to pass campaign money bill (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 12:43 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2010, to discuss campaign finance reform. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama is imploring Republican senators to allow a vote on new campaign finance disclosure requirements, warning them not to resort to political delaying tactics that would block the legislation.

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