2010年12月13日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

AP sources: Steele says he'll run for re-election (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaks in Washington. Steele could disclose late Monday whether he'll seek re-election to the two-year post as several challengers line up to try to succeed him. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Embattled GOP Chairman Michael Steele is telling Republican National Committee members that he's running for re-election. That's according to several participants listening to a conference call Monday night between Steele and the 168-member committee. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the call was private.

(AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:13 PM PST

AP - AP sources: Embattled RNC chairman Steele announces re-election run.

Ivory Coast poll-winner vows to take control (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

UN troops provide security at the Golf Hotel in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. The United States warned Laurent Gbagbo that he faces punitive sanctions if he continues to refuse to step down following a disputed presidential election that the United Nations says were won by his opponent.(AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)AP - The internationally recognized winner of Ivory Coast's presidential election said he and his supporters will march on state institutions in a bid to take control, and the European Union agreed on sanctions against the incumbent.

Obama praises work of US diplomatic community (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:30 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. commitment to building relations with other nations will remain a cornerstone of foreign policy because it is right for America and "right for the world."

Big legal setback for Obama's health care overhaul (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:25 PM PST

President Barack Obama pauses during a statement on the tax cut bill at the White House on Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul hit its first major legal roadblock Monday, thrown into doubt by a federal judge's declaration that the heart of the sweeping legislation is unconstitutional. The decision handed Republican foes ammunition for their repeal effort next year as the law heads for almost certain eventual judgment by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Summers pushes tax deal, warns of Japan's experience (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:54 PM PST

Reuters - Japan's struggle with economic stagnation shows the need for action to boost the U.S. economy, outgoing senior White House aide Larry Summers said on Monday as he urged passage of a $858 billion tax-cut deal.

Obama honors Lakers, joins them in service project (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:42 PM PST

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant laughs as President Barack Obama looks at a championship banner during an event to honor the NBA basketball champion Los Angeles Lakers, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Honoring a second straight NBA title for the Los Angeles Lakers, President Barack Obama on Monday bypassed the traditional White House ceremony. This time he put the champs to work.

Miller appeals decision in Alaska Senate race (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2010 file photo, Alaska Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller gestures in Juneau, Alaska. A judge has all but ended tea party-backed Republican Joe Miller's hopes of getting legal relief in state court in his longshot challenge of how the state counted write-in votes for rival Lisa Murkowski in their Senate race. (AP Photo/Chris Miller, File)AP - Republican Joe Miller is taking his challenge to the Alaska Senate race to the state Supreme Court.

Clinton Haiti meeting moved due to unrest (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:46 PM PST

Former president Bill Clinton (L) speaks as Haitian Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive listens in October 2010. Another meeting between the two has been moved to the neighboring Dominican Republic because of the post-election unrest.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)AFP - A meeting between UN envoy Bill Clinton and Haitian Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive on Tuesday has been moved to the neighboring Dominican Republic because of the post-election unrest.

Obama may delay start of his Christmas vacation (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama is likely to delay the start of his Christmas vacation to help several of his key legislative goals pass Congress before the end of the year, the White House said on Monday.

First lady visits hospitalized children (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:33 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama reacts when asked a question by one of the patients at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, on what present is she going to give President Barack Obama, during a visit to the hospital. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - If Michelle Obama is still trying to figure out what to get the president for Christmas, she got plenty of ideas while visiting sick children in the nation's capital.

Decision day for Republican chief Michael Steele (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST

Reuters - Republican Party chief Michael Steele, who has faced criticism despite Republican election victories, planned to announce on Monday whether he would seek to lead the party through the 2012 elections.

WH: Obama to discuss Afghanistan policy Thursday (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:44 AM PST

President Barack Obama praises the work of veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke, the special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, at a reception for international diplomats at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. Holbrooke died Monday night after struggling to recover from surgery on a torn aorta. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will make a statement Thursday about the results of a one-year review of his Afghanistan war strategy.

Obama presses angry allies on tax deal (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:35 PM PST

US President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press to discuss the Senate vote on middle class tax cuts in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. Obama heaped pressure on angry fellow Democrats Monday to back his compromise tax deal with his Republican foes as the contentious bill moved forward in the Senate.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama heaped pressure Monday on angry fellow Democrats in the House to back his compromise tax deal with Republicans, as the contentious package cleared a key Senate hurdle.

Would a national sales tax help bring down the deficit? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:04 AM PST

Presidential Deficit Commission co-chairman Erskine Bowles (L) gestures while seated across the table from U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2nd R) and OMB Director Jack Lew (R) during a meeting of the Deficit Commission at the White House in Washington December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Could a national sales tax help fix the deficit and gain enough political support to break the stalemate in the nation's capital? Yahoo! reader Brad Sylvester believes it could. Following a contentious midterm election, some 81 percent of respondents to …

Haiti, drugs top North American talks (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:45 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a press conference with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa in Wakefield. The United States and Canada Monday signaled mounting impatience with the leaders of Haiti warning them to make greater efforts to resolve their nation's problems or risk an aid freeze.(AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)AFP - The top US, Canadian and Mexican diplomats met here Monday to help Central American nations fight drug cartels and ensure contested Haitian election results are properly reviewed, US officials said.

Liberal sentiment shifts in favor of anonymous donations, disregarding Obama’s campaign rhetoric (Daily Caller)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:01 AM PST

Daily Caller - Labor and liberal group officials made clear Monday that the left should disregard President Obama’s strong and repeated denunciations this year of anonymous money and set up groups to take undisclosed donations it in the 2012 election.

Obama: Nutrition bill vital to children's future (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 07:51 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is signing into law legislation to provide more lunches and dinners to school children and make those meals healthier.

Tax deal clears first test in Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:55 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama's bipartisan tax plan overwhelmingly passed its first test in Congress on Monday, even as a Wall Street ratings agency warned its damage to America's strained finances would outweigh any short-term economic boost.

First Senate vote expected on Obama-GOP tax deal (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:10 AM PST

In this image provided by CBS, White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod talks about tax cuts on CBS's Face the Nation in Washington Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES.AP - Senators get their first chance Monday to vote on the tax-cut deal struck by President Barack Obama and Republicans, but whatever the outcome of the test vote, the White House expects the bill to pass by year's end.

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