2010年9月13日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama to students: Work hard, focus on education (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to NCAA championship student athletes on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - In a pep talk to the nation's students as they settle back into school, President Barack Obama will tell them that nothing is beyond their reach as long as they're willing to dream big, work hard and stay focused on learning.

Giuliani calls for federal anti-gang task force (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:47 PM PDT

AP - Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk has raised the specter of Chicago gangster Al Capone in arguing that the federal government should be more involved in fighting street gangs nationwide.

Obama sends pick for Medicare post back to Senate (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama resubmitted his pick to run the Medicare and Medicaid programs to the Senate on Monday, two months after bypassing the body with a recess appointment.

Jerry Brown apologizes to Clinton over comment (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2010 file photo Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, is seen at a campaign stop at Laney College in Oakland, Calif. Brown's Republican opponent, Meg Whitman, has repeatedly accused Brown of allowing irresponsible growth in spending during his previous tenure at governor. A database analysis of Brown's eight years in office, by the Associated Press, found Whitman's characterizations to be misleading.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)AP - Candidate for California governor Jerry Brown apologized Monday for taking a swipe at fellow Democrat and former President Bill Clinton over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. His apology came a day after Brown said his Republican rival Meg Whitman is using Clinton footage from the 1992 Democratic presidential primary to lie about Brown in a current campaign attack ad.

Obama children's book 'Of Thee I Sing' out Nov. 16 (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 04:52 PM PDT

AP - Coming two weeks after Election Day, a book from President Barack Obama for some of the nation's nonvoters: inspirational stories for children about American pioneers.

Obama renominates Diamond to Fed board: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama renominated Peter Diamond to become a member of the Federal Reserve Board, the White House said in a statement on Monday.

One more time: The GOP vs tea party challengers (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 04:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 23, 2010 file photo, Meg Whitman, center, who is running for Calif. Governor, campaigns with Sen. John McCain, second from right, R-Ariz., former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, far left, former Sec. of State George Shultz, second from left, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, far right, at a fund raising dinner for Whitman in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, April 23, 2010. Whitman, has repeatedly accused her opponent, Democrat Jerry Brown of allowing irresponsible growth in spending during his previous tenure at governor. A database analyisis of Brown's eight years in office, by the Associated Press, found Whitman's characterizations to be misleading.(AP Photo/ Paul Sakuma, file)AP - The Republican establishment confronts a final round of challenges from tea party activists Tuesday in Delaware, New Hampshire and New York, the end of a tumultuous primary season dominated by voter anger at government-as-usual.

Bill Clinton stumps for Democrats in Pennsylvania (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:51 PM PDT

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, center, speaks to supporters at a rally for Dan Onorato, left, Democratic candidate in the primary elections for Pennsylvania governor, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, in Philadelphia. At right is Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)AP - Former President Bill Clinton told Democratic supporters Monday that their party leaders deserve more time to turn the nation's economy around because the Republican leadership before them left such a huge hole.

APNewsBreak: AK Libertarian not stepping aside (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski gives her concession speech at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska. Murkowski told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, that she's been inundated with calls and e-mails from supporters, asking her not to leave the race. She says she's been humbled, and is listening and weighing her options. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, file)AP - If Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski decides to re-enter the race to retain her seat, it won't be as a Libertarian.

Obama: Tough decisions post-election on debt (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:30 PM PDT

U.S. President makes a point at his press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington September 10, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday Washington faces tough decisions on containing its spiraling debt and he hopes Democrats and Republicans will declare a post-election ceasefire to work together on it.

AP Interview: Cohen admits he doesn't have answers (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT

Illinois Independent gubernatorial candidate Scott Lee Cohen speaks during an interview on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 in Chicago. A Chicago pawnbroker, Cohen is making a long-shot bid for Illinois governor after quitting as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP - An independent candidate for Illinois governor doesn't just admit that he can't spell out how he would solve the state's problems. He embraces it.

NH GOP seeks nominee to retain US Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:01 PM PDT

AP - Energized New Hampshire Republicans have spent more than $9.5 million trying to retain the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg — believing the winner of Tuesday's primary will have the edge in November.

APNewsBreak: Wis., Minn. chase double-voting cases (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:58 PM PDT

AP - Prosecutors in Minnesota and Wisconsin are investigating dozens of cases in which voters may have illegally cast ballots in both states in the 2008 presidential election.

Will tea party's latest victim be Delaware's Rep. Castle? (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:37 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Tuesday, the last big primary election day this year, could be the biggest test yet of tea party influence, as the conservative grass-roots movement appears within striking distance of denying veteran moderate U.S. Rep. Michael Castle the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Delaware.

Delaware GOP primary remains bitter to the end (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:31 PM PDT

AP - A nasty campaign for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination in Delaware got even uglier Monday when state Republican officials disclosed what they characterized as a death threat against their party chairman.

Anti-establishment tests on tap for Tuesday’s primaries (The Upshot)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:17 PM PDT

The Upshot - The last big batch of 2010 primaries will be held Tuesday. And in a sharply anti-incumbent season, establishment leaders on both sides of the aisle will be anxiously monitoring the results as portents of the main event: Election Day, Nov. 2, when all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 36 of the Senate's [...]

Afghans say ready to secure parliamentary poll (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 01:18 PM PDT

An Afghan woman walks on a street next to a wall decorated with the posters of candidates for the parliamentary elections, in Kabul September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghan security forces, backed by foreign troops, are "completely prepared" to secure elections this week, the president's office said on Monday, despite soaring violence and a Taliban threat to disrupt the vote.

At Iowa Steak Fry, Dem Strategists Try to Energize Party (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 01:05 PM PDT

Time.com - President Obama's top political strategists, David Plouffe and David Axelrod, visit Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's steak fry with a few pages from the 2008 playbook

U.S. to tell Congress of up to $60 billion Saudi arms deal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration will soon notify Congress of an arms package for Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, U.S. officials said on Monday, a potentially record-breaking deal that may help counter Iran's growing regional muscle.

Florida GOP considers Crist’s possible role in party fundraising scandal (The Upshot)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 11:58 AM PDT

The Upshot - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist could be facing more fallout from his ties to a former state GOP chairman indicted in a party fundraising scandal. Over the weekend, the Republican Party of Florida announced that an internal audit of spending by former chairman Jim Greer suggests that Crist, too, may have run up "hundreds of thousands" [...]

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