2010年8月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

GOP calls Obama insensitive over stand on mosque (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 06:31 PM PDT

Rabbi Arthur Waskow of the Shalom Center in Philadelphia, left, accompanied by Mahdi Bray, executive director of Muslim American Society (MAS), speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, about religious freedom and President Barack Obama's comments regarding the construction of an Islamic community center and mosque within blocks of Ground Zero in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Republican candidates around the country seized on President Barack Obama's support for the right of Muslims to build a mosque near ground zero, assailing him as an elitist who is insensitive to the families of the Sept. 11 victims.

Notable Democrats Left Off Initial GOP Hit List (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:31 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Several Democratic incumbents considered vulnerable in this Republican-friendly election year were left off the National Republican Congressional Committee's initial list of districts where it plans to spend a total of $22 million in ad buys this fall.

Democrats will keep both houses in mid-term elections: Obama (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:43 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with a server before holding a roundtable discussion with small business owners at the Grand Central Bakery in Seattle, Washington. Obama is AFP - US President Barack Obama is "confident" his Democratic Party will keep control of both houses of Congress in November's mid-term elections, the White House said Tuesday.

U.S. plans to ease travel to Cuba: lawmaker's aide (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration is getting ready to relax travel restrictions to Cuba for some Americans, without lifting the trade embargo and a ban on U.S. tourism to the island, a congressional aide said on Tuesday.

Boston judge blasts leak in Obama aunt asylum case (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to people gathered on a sidewalk, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 as he leaves a fundraising event at a private residence in Seattle. Obama was in town for two fundraising events and a round-table discussion with small business owners. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - A judge who granted asylum to President Barack Obama's African aunt ruled she deserved to stay in the United States because a federal government official leaked her status to a news organization, making her a potential target for persecution in her native Kenya.

Poll: Republicans hold largest lead yet for 2010 elections (The Upshot)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:12 PM PDT

The Upshot - Voters prefer Republicans over Democrats for Congress by the largest margin yet this year, according to a Gallup poll released today. Fifty percent of registered voters indicated they would choose a Republican for Congress, while 43 percent expressed a preference for a Democrat. That seven-point differential marks the largest advantage for Republicans in generic Gallup [...]

Obama pushes Republicans on jobs bill (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 01:45 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to people gathered on a sidewalk, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 as he leaves a fundraising event at a private residence in Seattle. Obama was in town for two fundraising events and a round-table discussion with small business owners. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Reuters - President Barack Obama pressed Senate Republicans on Tuesday to pass his $30 billion plan to help banks boost lending to small businesses, blasting the opposition for playing "political games" with a measure he says will help generate jobs.

Crist refunds contribution from indicted ex-GOP chair (The Upshot)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 01:13 PM PDT

The Upshot - Gov. Charlie Crist has long refused to return contributions from Republican donors angry that he quit the GOP to run as an independent in Florida's Senate race, but now he's made an exception. Crist's campaign this week refunded $9,600 in donations from embattled former state GOP chair Jim Greer and his wife, after Greer wrote [...]

Primaries being decided in 3 states (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Members of the Raging Grannies are applauded as they sing while walking in front of the hotel where President Obama was to speak Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, in Seattle. The visit by Obama was his first to Washington since his election. He appeared at a business round-table at a bakery to talk about jobs, then headlined two fundraisers for Sen. Patty Murray. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Democratic Sen. Patty Murray looked to move a step closer toward a fourth term Tuesday in a race that Republicans believe they can win in an election year when antiestablishment sentiment is running high.

House GOP plans $22 million ad blitz against Dems (The Upshot)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 11:25 AM PDT

The Upshot - House Republicans are planning a $22 million ad blitz this fall, targeting 39 vulnerable House Democrats. The initiative is clearly aimed at the surging GOP's ultimate goal to regain control of Congress. It's also a response to a new push from congressional Democrats to shore up the party's electoral standing. The move comes just a [...]

Obama undaunted by fallout from mosque remarks (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 10:41 AM PDT

The former Burlington Coat Factory building that will make way for the AP - President Barack Obama isn't worried about the furor unleashed by his comments on a planned mosque near Ground Zero, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Epic primary battles still lie ahead (The Upshot)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 10:12 AM PDT

The Upshot - Hard-fought primaries in Colorado finally wound down last Tuesday, and Democrats celebrated by rushing out to hold "a unity rally." Today, Colorado Republican chair Dick Wadhams disparagingly refered to the event as the Democrats' "Kumbaya moment." Yet, for all its closely choreographed good cheer, that Democratic rally also included a significant event: Andrew Romanoff's endorsement [...]

AP sources: US weighs Cuba travel restrictions (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 09:09 AM PDT

A man paints a wall mural dedicated to Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro in celebration of Castro's 84th birthday during an event organized by the Young Communist League in Havana August 13, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer(CUBA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)AP - U.S. and congressional officials say the Obama administration is considering easing travel restrictions to Cuba and could announce a decision before the end of next week.

Emily’s List targets Palin and her Mama Grizzlies (The Upshot)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:50 AM PDT

The Upshot - Emily's List, a group that works to elect pro-choice Democratic women, is going after Sarah Palin and her Mama Grizzlies. The group launched a new organizing effort today called "Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me," which will raise money to counter what they describe as Palin's "backward-looking agenda." The effort includes a website that lists what [...]

Obama: Wis. plant symbolizes clean-energy future (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:23 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says a Milwaukee-area battery plant represents the country's future in renewable energy.

Granny tweets as Oz voters embrace social media (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:35 PM PDT

Australian grandmother Lesley Dewar, a prolific political commentator who has amassed a large following on Twitter during Australia's election campaign. The retired financial planner, 66, began using the microblogging site two years ago and is now ranked among the top 100 most influential Tweeters heading into Saturday's vote.(AFP/Tony Ashby)AFP - Grandmother Lesley Dewar is an unlikely hit in Australia's election campaign with 12,350 people following her 140-character political reflections on Twitter.

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