2010年12月5日星期日

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections


Ivory Coast's Gbagbo must step down, rival says (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST

Former South Africas President Thabo Mbeki looks on before the start of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit at the presidential guest house in Pretoria, in this January 26, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - Presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara said on Sunday that incumbent Laurent Gbagbo must step down after a disputed poll in Ivory Coast, and he named a rival government as African mediators tried to resolve the stalemate.


Obama: Kennedy Center honorees gave gift of arts (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:00 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says the five men and women who were chosen to receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors have "given the nation the extraordinary gift of the arts."

Egyptians vote in run-off after opposition quits (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST

A woman walks past security after she cast her ballot in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary election in a hospital, which was used as a polling station, in the west bank of Luxor December 5, 2010. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Egyptians voted on Sunday in a run-off parliamentary election which President Hosni Mubarak's party will win almost unchallenged after the two biggest opposition groups quit a contest they said was rigged.


Gingrich says he's more inclined than not to run (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:53 AM PST

AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's more inclined to run for president in 2012 than not to make a bid.

Rivals declare new I.Coast government as war fears mount (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki (L) meets with Ivory Coast incumbent Laurent Gbagbo (R) at the presidential residence in Abidjan. Gbagbo, who claims he is Ivory Coast's re-elected president, named Gilbert Marie N'gbo Ake the country's new prime minister on Sunday, officials said.(AFP/Seyllou)AFP - Rivals challenging Laurent Gbagbo's claim to the Ivory Coast presidency declared they had formed a new government Sunday, as international mediators tried to settle the standoff amid fears of civil war.


Republican senator credits Obama with reaching out (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 06:05 AM PST

AP - A veteran GOP senator credits President Barack Obama with reaching out more to Republicans since last month's election, but he also says there are some in the GOP who don't want to go along with anything the White House wants.

Obama touts S.Korea trade deal, looks for more (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:34 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama vowed at the weekend to work with Republicans and Democrats to pass a free-trade pact with South Korea that he said was a model for future agreements he would seek in Asia and around the world.

Egypt goes to polls as opposition cries foul (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:55 PM PST

An Egyptian man holds a banner bearing burnt ballot papers and a poster for candidate Mustafa Bakri during a protest against election fraud outside the journalists' syndicate in Cairo. Egypt went to the polls on Sunday for second-round runoffs in a parliamentary election that President Hosni Mubarak's party is poised to win almost unopposed in the face of an opposition boycott.(AFP)AFP - Egypt went to the polls on Sunday for second-round runoffs in a parliamentary election that President Hosni Mubarak's party is poised to win almost unopposed in the face of an opposition boycott.


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