2010年11月21日星期日

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections


Rangel's NY supporters urge 'no' vote on censure (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 11:46 AM PST

FILE  -  In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Harlem resident Jackie Rowe Adams, left, sings 'God Bless America' as U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., center, celebrates with supporters on election night at the Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. The prospect of a public scolding in Washington for Rangel over ethics violations has drawn both sadness and scorn in his Harlem neighborhood, where he was just re-elected with 81 percent of the vote and remains an icon to residents who say they'll be the ones to decide his political fate. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - Rep. Charles Rangel's supporters in New York's Harlem want members of Congress to stand by him.


No let-up in Haiti cholera epidemic one week from elections (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 11:19 AM PST

People suffering from cholera rest at Ste. Therese hospital in Hinche on November 20. Haiti's raging cholera epidemic showed no sign of relenting Sunday with the death toll rising to 1,250, amid debate over whether to delay next week's key election until the outbreak is brought under control.(AFP/Hector Retamal)AFP - Haiti's raging cholera epidemic showed no sign of relenting Sunday with the death toll rising to 1,250, amid debate over whether to delay next week's key election until the outbreak is brought under control.


Hillary Clinton: No plans for seek elective office (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:34 AM PST

AP - Don't expect to see Hillary Rodham Clinton's name on an election ballot anytime soon.

Business's Game Plan on Obamacare: Resist, Not Repeal (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:15 AM PST

Time.com - Congressional Republicans are touting plans to repeal the Obama Administration's health care reform law, but face wariness for a full rollback from a key constituency: the business lobby.

Afghan election watchdog strips 19 of poll wins (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:07 AM PST

People protest against the outcome of the recent Afghan parliamentary elections in Kabul on November 10. Afghanistan's election watchdog said Sunday that 19 winning candidates in the country's parliamentary election have been stripped of their victories after fraud allegations were upheld.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Afghanistan's election watchdog on Sunday stripped 19 winners in the country's parliamentary election, including President Hamid Karzai's first cousin, of their victories because of fraud.


Egypt dissent yet to get from Facebook to the streets (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:54 AM PST

Reuters - Internet campaigns for political reform in Egypt are losing traction because opposition groups have failed to channel online voices into a grass-roots movement capable of challenging the authorities.

Afghan election watchdog disqualifies 21 winners (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:43 AM PST

Reuters - Nearly one in ten of the politicians who won a place in Afghanistan's parliament in a September poll have been disqualified for fraud, the country's election watchdog said Sunday.
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