2010年8月14日星期六

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

Hole in one! Obama's daughter has lucky stroke (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:21 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama react as their daughter Sasha gets a hole-in-one on the first hole as they play minature golf at Pirate's Island Golf in Panama City Beach, Fla, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. The Obamas are spending the weekend in Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Sasha Obama is proving that the president isn't the only golfer in the family.

Obama declares Gulf Coast 'open for business' (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:14 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet members of the U.S. Coast Guard while visiting the U.S. Coast Guard Panama City District Office in Panama City, Fla, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. The Obamas are spending the weekend in Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama declared Gulf Coast beaches clean, safe and open for business Saturday as he brought his family to the Florida Panhandle and promised residents that the government wouldn't forget them once efforts to stop the leak are finished.

Obama wades into New York mosque debate - again (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 03:58 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (R) watches on as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the Gulf Coast oil spill in Panama City, Florida, August 14, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday he supported the right of Muslims to build a cultural center near the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City but would not comment on the "wisdom" of such a move.

Many voters, many views of election's meaning (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 03:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Democrats say the upcoming mid-term elections are about whether the country wants to return to policies under Bush and the GOP. Obama put it this way at a recent rally in Dallas: 'When you want to go forward in a car, what do you do? You put it in 'D.' When you want to go backwards, you put it in 'R.' We cannot go backwards.' (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster,File)AP - There's the die-hard Democrat from Texas who says November's elections are about keeping Republicans from power. There's the North Carolina Republican who says it's about firing Democrats for growing government. There's the Florida guy who lost his job and says it's all about unemployment.

Whitman adds $13M to campaign for Calif. governor (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2010 file photo, California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman speaks to employees of SynapSense, a computer technology company, in Folsom, Calif. In the midst of one of the worst recessions in decades, a host of former corporate titans are spending millions in the quest for elective office, using their big bankrolls to push past the political machinery and overcome their own lack of experience. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, File)AP - Billionaire Republican Meg Whitman has given her campaign for California governor another $13 million, bringing her total contribution from her personal fortune to $104 million.

Obama warns of Republican plans on Social Security (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:01 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama, pictured, has warned Americans that Republicans plan to privatize a vast government-run retirement program if they manage to take control of Congress in November.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday warned Americans that Republicans plan to privatize a vast government-run retirement program if they manage to take control of Congress in November.

Obama's comments on mosque plans near ground zero (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 01:58 AM PDT

AP - Remarks by President Barack Obama on the plans to build a mosque near ground zero, as provided by the White House:

U.S. expresses concern about Rwanda election (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:49 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States expressed concern on Friday about "disturbing events" surrounding this week's presidential election in Rwanda in which incumbent Paul Kagame drew 93 percent of the votes.

Obama, Karzai agree to keep pressure on Taliban (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 06:30 PM PDT

AP - President Obama is agreeing with President Karzai that the United States and Afghanistan should continue to work together to keep the pressure on the Taliban, fight terrorism and protect the Afghan people.

Protests of Target’s political spending continue (The Upshot)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 01:36 PM PDT

The Upshot - A recent Supreme Court ruling permitted corporations to spend on political campaigns. But one company that's delving into politics is facing a backlash, the Associated Press reports. Liberal groups have been protesting outside of Target's headquarters or stores almost daily since it was revealed that Target Corp. donated $150,000 to pro-business group MN Forward. The [...]

What makes the tea party tick? (The Upshot)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 01:04 PM PDT

The Upshot - Unlike the two major political parties, the tea party movement has no single leader, no centralized structure and no formal organization. So what defines this grassroots movement? In a partnership with Yahoo! News, USA Today's Kathy Kiely and Susan Page set out to answer that question by interviewing tea party activists around the country. Despite [...]

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