2010年10月11日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Miller refuses to answer questions about past (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, Democrat Scott McAdams, center, and Republican Joe Miller face off in a debate Thursday Oct. 7, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Republican rival Joe Miller traded barbs over federal spending and Democrat Scott McAdams took aim at both during a forum in Anchorage on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)AP - Alaska U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Miller said Moonday he will no longer answer reporters' questions about his background and personal life, following what he called a leak of his personnel record from when he served as a government attorney.

Ohio GOP candidate defends Nazi re-enactments (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Republican congressional candidate Rich Iott from Ohio shows Iott, center, during a WWI re-enactment as an American infantryman. Iott said Monday Oct. 11, 2010 that he has been involved in re-enactments on and off for roughly 35 years. He said he has dressed as an American soldier from World War I and World War II, as well as a soldier from each side of the Civil War. Iott said he could not recall when he and his son Ian joined the Wiking group but that he was no longer involved. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Rich Iott) NO SALESAP - A Republican congressional candidate from Ohio, countering criticism from a House GOP leader, said Monday that he did nothing wrong by wearing a Nazi uniform while participating in World War II re-enactments.

Lincoln may seek compromise on Bush tax cuts (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2010, file photo U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., meets with reporters before speaking to a civic club in Little Rock, Ark. Lincoln said Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, she may propose extending the Bush-era tax cuts to wealthier Americans, as well as the middle-class tax cuts that President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Washington want to maintain. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)AP - Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln said Monday she may propose extending the Bush-era tax cuts to wealthier Americans, as well as the middle-class tax cuts that President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Washington want to maintain.

SPIN METER: Foreign money in politics? Not proven (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden, left center, and U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, right center, visit volunteers and supporters at the congressman's campaign office in Dickson City, Pa. on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Michael J. Mullen) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDITAP - The Obama administration and its allies are going all out against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and GOP-leaning groups, accusing them of using foreign money to help finance political ads. Trouble is, they're providing no evidence.

Indiana may provide early election night clues (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2010, file photo Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. waves to spectators at the Blueberry Festival Parade in Plymouth, Ind. The two-term Democrat is campaigning as an independent lawmaker who opposed one of Obama's signature bills and advertises against it as 'Nancy Pelosi's energy tax on Hoosier families.' Conservative Indiana provided the first sign of a Democratic sweep in 2006. With unemployment is measured at 10.2 percent and newspapers run page after dreary page of home foreclosure notices, Indiana could again be an early indicator of the national trend. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)AP - Conservative Indiana provided the first sign of a Democratic sweep in 2006 when Republicans lost three House seats in the Hoosier state, then glumly watched dozens more fall as polls closed across the country.

Obama accuses Republicans of peddling "snake oil" (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Monday of peddling "snake oil" in their campaigns to gain power in Congress on November 2 and urged Democrats to get motivated about the elections.

GOP gains traction in Jesse Jackson Jr.'s district (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., right, and his wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, greet President Barack Obama at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant. Jackson is being challenged for his House seat by Isaac Hayes, a conservative Republican who is getting more attention lately — and not just because he shares a name with the soul legend known for the 'Shaft' theme. More revelations about Jackson's links to the corruption case of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and a relationship he had with a female 'social acquaintance' have given Hayes an opening in the reliably Democratic and largely black district that Jackson won with nearly 90 percent of the vote two years ago. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Isaac Hayes, a conservative Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., is getting more attention lately — and not just because he shares a name with the soul legend known for the "Shaft" theme.

In Florida, Obama raises money, rallies spirits (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:25 PM PDT

Larry Whitt, who left the Navy after serving 12 years because he is gay, joins other protesters and supporters who watched President Obama arrive in Coral Gables, Fla. Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. Whitt was there to protest the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. Three weeks from Election Day, President Barack Obama tries to buoy Democratic candidates, traveling to four states in seven days, including a stop in South Florida. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - President Barack Obama implored Democrats on Monday to remember why they sent him to the White House and told supporters that a Republican-led Congress would prevent him from accomplishing his agenda.

Obama reaching out to young voters before midterm elections (Daily Caller)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:21 PM PDT

Daily Caller - With the midterm elections fast approaching and Democrats facing major losses, President Barack Obama this week is going back to the young voters he brought out in record numbers in 2008.

Obama, Cameron call for review over slain worker (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron agree their nations must investigate what happened during an American rescue attempt in which a captive British aid worker was killed in Afghanistan.

Democrat Sink slams GOP's Smith in 2-minute TV ad (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:00 PM PDT

AP - Florida's Democratic candidate for governor, Alex Sink, said Monday she will begin airing a rare two-minute-long TV ad attacking Republican opponent Rick Scott for the massive fraud scandal that occurred on his watch at his former hospital company.

Obama praises Kyrgyzstan over parliamentary polls (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 03:44 PM PDT

Two Kyrgyz men speak nex to pre-election posters Osh. US President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated the people for Kyrgyzstan on a AFP - US President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated the people for Kyrgyzstan on a "historic" election he said proved they were committed to power transfers by peaceful, democratic means.

As tea partier spars in Colo. debate, Ask America says movement is here to stay (Y! News - Ask America)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 03:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2010, file photo, Republican Ken Buck and his wife, Perry Buck, await the beginning of the Colorado State Fair Parade in Pueblo, Colo. Buck is defending himself against accusations from Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet that he's too conservative to represent the state. Just five weeks from Election Day, groups allied with the Republican Party and financed in part by corporations and millionaires have amassed a crushing 6-1 advantage in television spending, and are now dominating the airwaves in closely contested districts and states across the country. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt, File)Y! News - Ask America - With Election Day about three weeks away, we're getting close to finding out just how much force the tea party movement has had on this year's angry electorate. Sparked partly in response to the ballooning federal deficit and the debate …

NY GOP gov hopeful Paladino says he'd hire gays (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 03:15 PM PDT

Rabbi Yechezkel Roth, left, and another Orthodox Jewish supporter, center, accompany New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino in the Williamsburg neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, after Paladino made campaign stops at the K'Hal Aadas Kasho synagogue, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino said in separate appearances Monday that he stands up for the rights of everyone, including gays, but thinks young children shouldn't be exposed to homosexuality, especially at gay pride parades.

Dems seize on tea party candidates' social stances (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 03:15 PM PDT

Republican New York State gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino marches in the Columbus Day Parade, Monday Oct. 11, 2010 in New York.(AP Photo Stephen Chernin)AP - The tea party movement was born in anger over the recession and the Obama administration's bailouts, and built largely on a platform of lower taxes and smaller government. But some of its candidates are getting tripped up on social issues.

Blumenthal slams McMahon on WWE and steroids (The Upshot)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 03:11 PM PDT

The Upshot - Connecticut Democratic Senate nominee Richard Blumenthal is finally going after GOP rival Linda McMahon's ties to World Wrestling Entertainment, accusing the former CEO in a new TV ad of "putting profits before people." The ad, which is Blumenthal's most negative spot yet in the race, marks the first time the Democrat has raised the broader [...]

Republican involved in Nazi re-enactments defends actions (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 02:44 PM PDT

A woman sells Tea Party buttons and American Flags on the National Mall in Washington, DC. A Republican candidate for Congress who was photographed in a German Nazi Waffen SS uniform has defended himself, saying he wore it for World War Two re-enactments and has no Nazi sympathies. Rich Iott's exploits have provoked a firestorm of criticism of the conservative Tea Party favorite in Ohio.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - A Republican candidate for Congress who was photographed in a German Nazi Waffen SS uniform has defended himself, saying he wore it for World War Two re-enactments and has no Nazi sympathies.

Mass. gov. candidates clash over welfare reform (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 02:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2010 file photo, Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker responds to a question during a debate in Braintree, Mass. Three weeks from midterm elections, Republicans speaking up for fiscal conservatism are making strong runs at governorships across the Northeast, where some of the nation's bluest states went big for President Barack Obama two years ago. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)AP - Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker took aim Monday at a favorite target of his former boss, Gov. William F. Weld, proposing a welfare overhaul in part because of neglect by current Gov. Deval Patrick.

U.S. decision on China yuan practices looms again (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 02:13 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's administration faces a deadline on Friday on whether to formally declare for the first time that China manipulates its currency, following an election-year vote in Congress to get tough with Beijing.

Biden criticizes GOP outside fundraising effort (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 02:06 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden, left center, and U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, right center, visit volunteers and supporters at the congressman's campaign office in Dickson City, Pa. on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Michael J. Mullen) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDITAP - Vice President Joe Biden on Monday criticized outside Republican groups for pouring vast sums of unaccounted-for cash into GOP campaign coffers, hinting that some of the money might come from "foreign sources."

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