2010年10月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Records: GOP's Miller admits to computer use, lies (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:37 PM PDT

AP - Alaska Republican Senate hopeful Joe Miller admitted to improperly using three government computers over a lunch break to participate in a political poll, then cleaning the caches to try to cover up the activities.

Calif. gov candidates asked to forgo negative ads (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:21 PM PDT

California gubernatorial candidates Democrat Jerry Brown, right, and Republican Meg Whitman, left, are seen on stage with Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during the Women's Conference Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - California gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown were placed on the hot seat during a joint appearance at a women's conference Tuesday when they were asked to pull their attack advertising a week before Election Day.

Big money: Outside groups spending for Republicans (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, former White House senior adviser Karl Rove answers a question at Penn State University in State College, Pa. A year ago, two top Republican strategists sat down for lunch at the venerable Mayflower Hotel, five blocks from the White House, to calculate how to exploit the voter anger they had seen erupt at Democratic town hall meetings that summer. Today, a coordinated GOP-allied attack led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Karl Rove-inspired American Crossroads has stunned opponents and even its architects with the breadth of its success. (AP Photo/John Beale, File)AP - A year ago, two top Republican strategists sat down for lunch at the venerable Mayflower Hotel, five blocks from the White House, calculating how to exploit the voter anger they had seen erupt at Democratic town hall meetings that summer.

Rand Paul volunteer ordered to court for scuffle (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

In this Monday, Oct. 25, 2010 image taken from video and released by WDRB/Louisville, Lauren Valle of liberal group MoveOn.org, seen in red, is held on the ground by supporters of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul as she tries to confront the candidate, in Lexington Ky., after Paul and Democratic opponent Jack Conway debated. (AP Photo/WDRB/Louisville) MANDATORY CREDITAP - The volunteer with Rand Paul's Republican U.S. Senate campaign who stepped on the head of a liberal activist and pinned her face to the concrete said Tuesday the scuffle was not as bad as it looked on video and blamed police for not intervening.

California Senate hopeful Fiorina hospitalized (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina speaks to a group of volunteers during a visit to a phone bank at Republican headquarters in Sacramento, Calif. Fiorina was admitted Tuesday morning, Oct. 26, 2010 to an undisclosed hospital, where she is being treated for an infection associated with her reconstructive surgery after breast cancer. Deborah Bowker, the campaign's chief of staff, says in a statement, Fiorina, 56, who fought breast cancer before her run against Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, has canceled two campaign events scheduled for Tuesday, but expects to return to the campaign trail soon. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - California GOP Senate challenger Carly Fiorina was sidelined Tuesday from the campaign trail in the final week of a close race to be treated for an infection associated with her reconstructive surgery after breast cancer.

Obama to test Republicans after November 2 elections (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after touring the facilities of American Cord & Webbing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama's senior aides on Tuesday accused Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of promoting political gridlock and gamesmanship for saying he wants to ensure Obama is a one-term president.

Conn. gov candidates talk taxes in live TV debate (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:59 PM PDT

Republican candidate for governor Tom Foley, left, gives an autograph to 4th grade student Maddie McGee during a visit to a Frenchtown Elementary School for Democracy Day in Trumbull, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - The two major-party candidates for Connecticut governor say they'll lure good-paying jobs to the state but continue to criticize each other's plans to reduce the state's $3.4 billion deficit.

Opponents go after 'shove it' Dem in RI gov debate (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT

AP - The three opponents of Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio have criticized him in a televised debate for saying President Barack Obama can "shove it," with one calling him a "knucklehead" and another saying he acted like a "petulant child."

Obama calls Pakistan's Zardari, urges more effort (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:47 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama called his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday, the White House said, as Washington steps up pressure on Pakistan to do more against Taliban and al Qaeda militants.

Republicans poised to win House and gain in Senate (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:44 PM PDT

From left, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) Alaska, and Republican candidate Joe Miller laugh during a political debate Tuesday, Oct 26, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. Murkowski is running a write-in campaign following her loss in the primary to Miller. (AP Photo / Michael Dinneen)Reuters - Republicans enter the final week of a bitter election campaign as heavy favorites to win control of the House of Representatives and score big Senate gains, dealing a severe blow to President Barack Obama two years after he entered the White House.

Iowa 2010 election voter guide (associatedcontent)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:16 PM PDT

associatedcontent - Election Day 2010 in Iowa has young guns nipping at the heels of the 50-year political veteran and Republican incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley. Former U.S. District Attorney and Democrat Roxanne Conlin is campaigning hard to unseat the longtime politician.

After the Midterm Elections: How Obama Can Meet Promises (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:05 PM PDT

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown makes a point during his appearance at the Women's Conference 2010 in Long Beach, California, October 26. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)Time.com - It is time for a new White House plan. Even the best case for Democrats in the midterm elections will leave President Barack Obama with the tarnish of repudiation and far fewer members of his own party with whom to work

Chicago is Clinton's latest stop to rally Dems (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:01 PM PDT

Former President Bill Clinton joins Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, second to left, U.S. Senate candadate Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, and U.S. Rep.Debbie Halvorson, right, at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, in Chicago. Both Giannoulias and Quinn are locked in tight races with their Republican opponents with a week to go in the election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Former President Bill Clinton rallied voters Tuesday to keep Democrats in control of Illinois, especially in the races for governor and President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat as Republicans gain razor-thin leads.

Soros donates a million dollars to campaign for legal marijuana (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:58 PM PDT

Billionaire George Soros, pictured on October 5, donated a million dollars Tuesday to a campaign to legalize marijuana in California through an initiative placed on ballots in the November 2 election.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Billionaire George Soros donated a million dollars Tuesday to a campaign to legalize marijuana in California through an initiative placed on ballots in the November 2 election.

Lincoln touts independence as race hits last week (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:46 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., greets Charles Koehler and his two dogs during a campaign stop in Mountain View, Ark., Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln reprised her chief argument of the primary campaign — that her independence has made her a target of outside groups — as she opened the final week of her uphill fight to keep her job.

Pence may leave GOP leadership (Politico)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2010 file photo, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., gestures while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Pence is hot on the campaign trail, attending fundraisers, opening campaign offices, making speeches and talking to voters. But he's doing all those things for other candidates, building cash for their campaigns while stockpiling political capital for himself that could pay off should he decide to seek higher office, such as a 2012 White House run. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)Politico - House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence  of Indiana is considering stepping down from his post in the GOP leadership in preparation for a possible bid for president or governor in 2012.

Calif. city recall initiative qualifies for ballot (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

AP - The city clerk in the scandal-ridden Los Angeles suburb of Bell says county elections officials have verified enough voter signatures for a recall election targeting three City Council members.

Palin to attend rally with Alaska Senate candidate (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:05 PM PDT

AP - Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, are scheduled to headline a rally in Alaska hosted by Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Miller.

Key Pennsylvania Senate race in dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:47 PM PDT

Reuters - A Senate race in Pennsylvania that could determine whether President Barack Obama's Democrats retain control of the chamber is deadlocked one week before the election, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.

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