2010年11月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama sees prospect of deals on tax cuts, START (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 04:30 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks to the White House in Washington November 14, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsReuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday he was hopeful of working out a deal with Republicans over tax cuts and of winning ratification of a new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia.

Centrist challenger seeks to stir up revolt against Pelosi (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:27 PM PST

A Democratic centrist on Sunday became the the first US congressman to publicly mount a challenge to outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who he said should step aside after an election drubbing by resurgent Republicans. But with no one else stepping forward in a bid to topple her, two-term US Representative Heath Shuler, pictured in 2007, acknowledged he was an unlikely challenger.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mitchell Layton)AFP - A Democratic centrist on Sunday became the the first US congressman to publicly mount a challenge to outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who he said should step aside after an election drubbing by resurgent Republicans.

Haiti cholera death toll soars as election nears (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:22 PM PST

A boy looks at a man in an ambulance on November 10, at the hospital AFP - Haiti's cholera toll rose above 900 on Sunday, including dozens of deaths in the teeming capital, as the outbreak showed no sign of abating just two weeks ahead of presidential elections.

Obama tells Republicans he will work with them (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST

US President Barack Obama steps off Marine One at the White House in Washington upon his return from a ten-day trip to Asia. Obama warned Sunday that Americans did not vote for gridlock in mid-term polls as he called on Republicans to work with him, as he returned to a changed Washington from Asia.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - President Barack Obama warned Sunday that Americans did not vote for gridlock in mid-term polls as he called on Republicans to work with him, as he returned to a changed Washington from Asia.

UH is 1 of 2 universities eyeing an Obama library (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:32 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2008 file photo, students cheer on stage at a Barack Obama rally with a poster of Obama at the right at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, in Honolulu. Barack Obama hasn't even finished the second year of his first term in the White House, but officials with two universities that are interested in building his presidential library are already positioning themselves to win the Hawaii-born president's favor. The University of Hawaii is well into early preparations — including preliminary searches for potential sites, talks with National Archives officials and deliberations on what if any new academic center might accompany an Obama library and museum. The University of Chicago, located in the city where Obama's political career began, signaled an interest a year ago but is saying very little now. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni, File)AP - Barack Obama hasn't even finished the second year of his first term in the White House, but officials with two universities that are interested in building his presidential library are already positioning themselves to win the Hawaii-born president's favor.

Sarkozy appoints right-wing cabinet with eye on 2012 (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:29 PM PST

Media gather in front of the entrance of the Elysee Palace in Paris. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy named Prime Minister Francois Fillon head of a new smaller and more right-wing government Sunday, setting the stage for his undeclared 2012 re-election bid.(AFP/Boris Horvat)AFP - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy named Prime Minister Francois Fillon head of a streamlined and more right-wing government Sunday, setting the stage for his undeclared 2012 re-election bid.

Obama back in White House after 10-day Asia trip (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is back in the White House after returning from a 10-day Asian tour to four nations.

Top Obama aide launches Chicago mayor bid (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:25 AM PST

Six weeks after quitting the White House to pursue his dream of becoming Chicago mayor, President Barack Obama's former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, pictured in October 2010, has kicked off his campaign with a tough message for voters.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Six weeks after quitting the White House to pursue his dream of becoming Chicago mayor, President Barack Obama's former chief of staff has kicked off his campaign with a tough message for voters.

Obama aide flags departure to work on 2012 campaign (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:21 AM PST

This White House handout photo shows US President Barack Obama talking with Senior Advisor David Axelrod (L) on the Colonnade of the White House, in 20-09. The chief strategist for President Barack Obama's 2008 run, David Axelrod, plans to leave the White House around February or March to focus on the 2012 re-election campaign, he said Sunday.(AFP/White House/File/Pete Souza)AFP - The chief strategist for President Barack Obama's 2008 run, David Axelrod, plans to leave the White House around February or March to focus on the 2012 re-election campaign, he said Sunday.

US Rep. Davis announces bid for Chicago mayor (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:19 AM PST

FILE - In this March 19, 2010 file photo, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. Davis announced Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 that he is running for mayor of Chicago. Davis was tapped earlier this month by a coalition of black leaders as their preferred candidate. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - U.S. Rep. Danny Davis declared his candidacy for mayor of Chicago on Sunday, joining a growing field of candidates that includes former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

Uncertainty reigns over replacing SF mayor (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:04 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2010 file photo, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, listens to testimony against his bill to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana use in California in front of the Assembly Public Safety Committee at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Mayor Gavin Newsom is leaving his post early after winning election last week to serve as California's next lieutenant governor. Newsom's victory cut short his second term and opened a vacancy for an interim mayor — and an opportunity for someone to seek a full term next November. The list of potential candidates includes openly gay politicos Tom Ammiano and Mark Leno, policy wonks such as San Francisco Public Utilities Commission chief Ed Harrington, and political war horses such as former Mayor Willie Brown, though he denies any interest. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, File)AP - The November election results have touched off intense political jockeying in San Francisco over who will become mayor, setting the stage for the possibility of the city being led for the first time by an Asian-American or openly gay man.

Tea Party Patriots tells members to stop phone drive (The Upshot)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:03 AM PST

The Upshot - The tea party insurgency has arrived in Washington, and so far, at least, it's proving to be a rather rocky match. One of the movement's national leadership groups, the Tea Party Patriots, mounted a phone drive last week seeking to influence incoming members-elect in Congress and get its message across to Washington think tanks. But [...]

Shuler wants to challenge Nancy Pelosi–but not yet (The Upshot)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 08:22 AM PST

The Upshot - North Carolina Democratic Rep. Health Shuler  confirmed Sunday that he is, in fact, planning to challenge Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader of the House. But the former professional football player stopped short of actually jumping into the race to unseat the California Democrat. "If it comes down to this coming week and she doesn't step [...]

Axelrod starts Obama's re-election work next year (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 06:17 AM PST

AP - Top Obama administration adviser David Axelrod says he will leave the White House in the first half of next year to begin the president's re-election campaign.

Hobbled Dems, eager GOP back for lame-duck session (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2010, file photo Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Seven weeks ahead of the GOP House takeover, hobbled Democrats and invigorated Republicans return Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, to a testy tax dispute and a lengthy to-do list for a post-election session of Congress unlikely to achieve any landmark legislation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - It's still seven more weeks before the Republicans' dream election becomes a reality, but change already is in the air as lawmakers return Monday for a postelection session of Congress.

Obama makes return visit to sacred Buddha statue (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 11:56 PM PST

People gather at a train station to have a glimpse of the motorcade of U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday Nov. 14, 2010 as he arrives at the grounds of Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan. Obama visited the Great Buddha of Kamakura, a statue cast in the 13th century, in the temple. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - President Barack Obama made a return visit to the Great Buddha statue in Japan, noting "I was only 6" the last time he visited the sacred site.

Obama leaves Japan, heads back to United States (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 10:50 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has left Japan for the United States, ending a 10-day Asian tour that focused heavily on economics and featured personal remembrances of his life as a child in Indonesia.

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