2010年11月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama presents plan to disarm Uganda's LRA rebels (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:27 PM PST

An LRA rebel keeps vigil in 2008. President Barack Obama presented Congress Wednesday with a plan to disarm Uganda's Lord?s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in Africa, said the White House.(AFP/File/Tony Karumba)AFP - President Barack Obama presented Congress Wednesday with a plan to disarm Uganda's Lord?s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in Africa, said the White House.

California Democrat McNerney retains House seat (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:22 PM PST

AP - Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney has been re-elected to a third term in a Northern California congressional district, fending off a challenge from Republican David Harmer.

Obama says he doesn't think about race vs. Palin (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:09 PM PST

President Barack Obama greets well-wishers as he arrives at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., on the way to nearby Kokomo where they will tour Chrysler's Indiana Transmission Plant II, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama says he respects Sarah Palin's political skills but hasn't thought about the possibility of facing her in the 2012 presidential election.

Stark choice for Haiti as election battle heats up (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:28 PM PST

Haitian students demonstrate in Port-au-Prince against Haitian president Rene Preval and the UN mission in Haiti. They burned posters of the ruling party candidate Jude Celestin during the rally. Gripped by cholera, Haiti geared up Wednesday for its first presidential elections since January's devastating earthquake with three vastly different candidates emerging as front-runners.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Gripped by cholera, Haiti geared up Wednesday for its first presidential elections since January's devastating earthquake with three vastly different candidates emerging as front-runners.

Obama spares turkeys 'shellacking' he got at polls (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:16 PM PST

President Barack Obama pets 'Apple,' the National Thanksgiving turkey during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. National Turkey Federation Chairman Yubert Envia, left, and first daughters, Sasha, second from right, and Malia, right, watch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Barack Obama performed an annual rite of presidents on Wednesday, pardoning a pair of turkeys on Thanksgiving Eve and cracking jokes about the competition that brought them to his famous doorstep.

Meghan McCain: Sarah Palin's Presidential Run 'Genius' or 'Ultimate Insanity' (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:59 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Everybody seems to be trying to figure out Sarah Palin these days: who she is, what she's doing, what she might be doing in the next few months or years, what she meant, what the hell it was she just said. Meghan McCain has figured out just what in world Palin might be doing -- for the most part.

Obama family volunteers at Washington food pantry (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:39 PM PST

President Barack Obama, right, leans over to listens to hear an unidentified child speak as he helps pack food for Thanksgiving at Martha's Table, a local food pantry in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama and his family have delivered turkeys that didn't receive a presidential pardon to a food pantry for the poor.

Indiana: Obama Touts Successes of His Economic Policies (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:15 PM PST

Time.com - Two years after Obama became the first Democrat in four decades to capture the Hoosier State's electoral votes, Indiana was at the heart of the Republican landslide in the midterm elections

Obama orders review of 'human subjects' safety (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:02 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered a vast review to ensure that those who take part in U.S.-backed research are treated ethically, a response to the revelation that American scientists intentionally infected people at a Guatemalan mental hospital with syphilis in the 1940s.

After election stuffing, Obama pardons turkey (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:00 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey next to National Turkey Federation President Yubert Envia (L) in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - He couldn't preserve the political lives of fellow Democrats this month, but he can still save a turkey.

Pelosi's new mission: Limit Obama deals with GOP (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:50 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., greets President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to the president delivering his State of the Union address. Vice President Joe Biden is at left. Pelosi, chosen after a messy family feud among Democrats to remain as their leader in the new Congress, and President Barack Obama share a keen interest in repairing their injured party after this month's staggering losses. But Pelosi's mandate is diverging from the president's at a critical time, with potentially damaging consequences for Obama's ability to cut deals with Republicans in the new Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Hers was the face on the grainy negative TV ads that helped defeat scores of Democrats. His agenda, re-election chances and legacy are on the line. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, chosen after a messy family feud among Democrats to remain as their leader in the new Congress, and President Barack Obama share a keen interest in repairing their injured party after this month's staggering losses.

Murkowski seeks voice in Alaska election lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2010 file photo, Republican Joe Miller speaks with reporters during a news conference in Juneau, Alaska. Alaska's bitterly contested Senate election went to state court Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, when Miller sued the state over the way write-in ballots for his GOP rival have been counted. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday called for a rapid resolution to a lawsuit brought by election rival Joe Miller, claiming Alaska will be harmed if she isn't sworn in Jan. 3.

US warns of likely harm from WikiLeaks release (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

FILE- In this Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 file picture founder of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, speaks during a press conference in London. A Swedish prosecutor has asked for a court order to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning on suspicions of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.(AP Photo/Lennart Preiss/File)AP - The Obama administration said Wednesday it has alerted Congress and begun notifying foreign governments that the WikiLeaks website is preparing to release sensitive U.S. diplomatic files that could damage U.S. relations with friends and allies.

Coleman urges Miller to 'move on' (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:40 AM PST

AP - The Republican who lost the 2008 U.S. Senate race in Minnesota after a prolonged recount says Alaska's Senate race is over and GOP candidate Joe Miller should move on.

Bipartisanship elusive in post-election Washington (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:34 AM PST

Reuters - Polls show Americans want bipartisanship from the new balance of power in Washington, but so far there is little indication that President Barack Obama and resurgent Republicans will work much together.

Protests, complaints greet "final" Afghan poll results (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:51 AM PST

A supporter of Afghan candidates for the parliamentary elections holds a banner during a protest in Kabul November 24, 2010. Afghan election candidates took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest against a polling process they say was corrupt and shameful ahead of the expected announcement of final results from the Sept. 18 vote. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghan officials announced most of the long-delayed results from a September parliamentary election on Wednesday, but more disqualifications and protests and the emergence of a potential new opposition bloc clouded the poll.

Afghanistan unveils results from fraud-marred vote (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:18 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a conference in Kabul. Afghanistan has released final results from its controversial parliamentary election after massive fraud saw nearly a quarter of votes cancelled and 24 winners disqualified.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - Afghanistan on Wednesday released almost all the final results from its controversial parliamentary election after massive fraud saw nearly a quarter of votes cancelled and 24 winners disqualified.

Thanksgiving events, NKorea dominate Obama's day (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:25 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama's day will focus publicly on Thanksgiving, although North Korea is bound to occupy some of his time.

FLOTUS's White House 'not Camelot' (Politico)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:28 AM PST

First Lady Michelle Obama (R) talks with elementary school children as they try different vegetables at Riverside Elementary School in Miami, Florida November 22, 2010. Obama was helping launch a new initiative to make fresh salads and salad bars available during lunch break to schools around the country. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION)Politico - She has glamorized kitchen gardening, spotlighted childhood obesity and invited thousands of students, many of them minorities, to official White House events.

China turns up heat on Taiwan to talk politics (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:53 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese officials are mounting pressure on Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to move toward political agreements as he shrugs them off despite a recent easing of tension after decades of hostility, analysts say.

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