2010年8月22日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Calif. GOP hopes statewide slate lifts others, too (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 04:15 PM PDT

California GOP Senate challenger Carly Fiorina speaks to supporters at the California Republican Party 2010 Fall Convention Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Park)AP - For the first time in memory, California Republicans have a diverse statewide slate of candidates to field this fall, a lineup their state party chairman calls "an inspirational ticket." Coupled with national momentum for conservatives, the California GOP is hoping this might be their breakthrough year.

Australian markets fall on election uncertainty (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Reuters - The Australian dollar fell one percent and bonds eased in early trade on Monday after an inconclusive election appeared to have delivered investors' worst fears -- a minority government with power thrust on a handful of independent MPs.

Australian PM seeks deal to end election stalemate (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks to her supporters at a national elections event in Melbourne. Gillard Sunday vowed to keep the country stable after a voter backlash produced a rare hung parliament, raising fears of political paralysis and economic pain.(AFP/William West)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed to keep the country stable while she tries to form a government following an inconclusive general election.

Wyclef Jean to appeal Haiti electoral rejection (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Musician Wyclef Jean plans to appeal his rejection as a candidate in Haiti's November presidential election, his spokeswoman said on Sunday.

LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 11:46 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, the Visual and Performing Arts High School is seen in Los Angeles. Next month's opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968. With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation's most expensive public school ever. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Next month's opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968.

Obama hits links for more Mass. island golf (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 11:43 AM PDT

President Barack Obama holds a tee while playing golf at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. The President is vacationing on the island with his family. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Even rain and darkening skies didn't keep President Barack Obama from another appointed round of golf, as he continued his Martha's Vineyard vacation.

Wyclef Jean to appeal Haiti election ruling (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Wyclef Jean (C) is chased by reporters on August 20, in Port-au-Prince. Hip-hop star Wyclef refused Sunday to abandon his bid to become president of quake-hit Haiti, saying his lawyers would appeal the decision to reject his candidacy.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean refused Sunday to abandon his bid to become president of quake-hit Haiti, saying his lawyers would appeal the decision to reject his candidacy.

Vacationing Obama can't shed White House entourage (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 10:25 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's motorcade makes it's way through Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where the first family is vacationing, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, in this image made through the window of one of the media vans in the actual motorcade. Obama's vehicle was one in a 20-vehicle motorcade, which passed through a cordon of Massachusetts State Police motorcycle officers, in a protective cocoon of Secret Service SUVs and agents. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama had a simple task for his first morning on vacation: shoot over to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore to fill out his daughters' summer reading list and grab himself a novel.

Hip-hopper Wyclef Jean rejected as Haiti candidate (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 09:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Haiti's provisional electoral council has ruled that hip-hop star Wyclef Jean did not meet a residency requirement to run as a presidential candidate in the nation's November 28 election.

Blagojevich threatens a political comeback (The Upshot)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 09:45 AM PDT

The Upshot - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday he's not ruling out a return to politics should federal prosecutors fail to convict him in a second trial on corruption charges. "My adult life was serving the people as a congressman, as a governor. It's what I know," Blagojevich said on "Fox News Sunday." "I'm not ruling [...]

GOP leads 2010 polls, but Dems have a cash advantage (The Upshot)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 09:30 AM PDT

The Upshot - In news that is not likely to help embattled chairman Michael Steele, the Republican National Committee disclosed late Friday that it raised just $4.6 million in Julyâ€"less than half what the Democratic National Committee brought in. According to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, the DNC raised $11.6 million in July, ending the month [...]

Four US soldiers killed in day of Afghan violence (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 08:51 AM PDT

A NATO soldier is seen on patrol in Kukaran in Kandahar province on August 6. Four US soldiers have been killed while fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AFP - Four US soldiers were killed Sunday while fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, NATO said, as the insurgents appeared to step up their campaign against officials and election candidates.

Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Reuters - A pair of wealthy outsiders who spent their way to prominence in Florida's Senate and governor's races now lag behind the political insiders backed by the party hierarchies in Tuesday's primary election.

Murkowski makes the case for Senate seniority (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 07:09 AM PDT

In this photo taken Saturday Aug. 7, 2010, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talks to a constituent during a campaign swing in Ketchikan, Alaska. Defying the anti-establishment anger, Murkowski forcefully makes her case for another term. 'Seniority actually means something in the Senate,' she says of the race in which the legacy of former Sen. Ted Stevens looms large. For decades Stevens consistently delivered billions in federal dollars that transformed the 49th state. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)AP - Defying the anti-establishment anger, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski forcefully makes her case for another term. "Seniority actually means something in the Senate," she insists at a fundraiser in this southeast Alaska tourist and fishing town.

Official: Obama plans Iraq speech after vacation (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 06:16 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama plans a major speech on Iraq after his return to Washington as the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Iraq.

Obama, GOP argue past each other on campaign finance (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 02:23 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - “Money is the mother’s milk of politics,” Jesse Unruh, the “Big Daddy” of California politics, said many years ago, and it’s still true today.

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