2011年2月21日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Giffords wishes husband happy birthday on Twitter (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:17 PM PST

AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wished her husband and brother-in-law a happy birthday — and also thanked the Houston hospital where she's undergoing intensive rehabilitation for a cake that featured the likeness of her astronaut husband.

Chicago mayor candidates wrap up campaigns (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:06 PM PST

Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico campaigns at Lume's Pancake House Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Chicago. Six candidates are on Tuesday's ballot to replace the retiring Mayor Richard Daley, who didn't seek a seventh term. Chico and four other candidates are looking to force a runoff with the former White House chief of staff Rahn Emanuel, who polls show is the frontrunner. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's main rivals in the race to succeed Chicago Mayor Richard Daley spent Monday doing some last-minute campaigning and scratching for every vote they could find in the hopes of forcing an April runoff.


Down to the wire in Chicago mayoral race with Rahm Emanuel leading (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:32 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The leading candidates to succeed Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley spent Sunday in a place where uplift could help their poll standings: church.

President Obama’s ratings: President’s Day edition (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:28 PM PST

Daily Caller - This President’s Day, Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll reported that Barack Obama had some of his lowest numbers since mid-December. Only 44 percent of voters said they at least somewhat approve of the president; 55 percent disapprove.

Obama's ex-enforcer seeks Chicago mayoral crown (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST

Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel greets diners at Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles restaurant during a campaign stop February 21 in Chicago, Illinois. Emanuel hopes to be crowned mayor of Chicago Tuesday after capturing such a decisive lead that the only question is whether he'll win enough votes to avoid a runoff.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)AFP - US President Barack Obama's ex-enforcer Rahm Emanuel hopes to be crowned mayor of Chicago Tuesday after capturing such a decisive lead that the only question is whether he'll win enough votes to avoid a runoff.


Tea Party group asks GOP to wait to endorse Chris Lee replacement, threatens third-party challenge (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:30 PM PST

Daily Caller - The seven Republican county chairmen in New York's 26th District are set to vote tonight on the GOP nominee to replace Chris Lee, but a Tea Party group is trying to throw a wrench in that schedule. TEA New York wrote a letter requesting that the GOP hold off on making an endorsement, saying that their members have not had enough time to vet the potential candidates. The group threatened that if the committee goes ahead and endorses tonight as planned, they might face a challenge from a third-party candidate.

Wisconsin governor calls on Democrats to come home (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:21 PM PST

Reuters - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday urged 14 Democratic state senators who left the state rather than vote on a bill that takes away bargaining rights for state workers to return to work, but warned a massive budget deficit left no room to negotiate.

Univ. of Ariz. starts national civility institute (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:45 PM PST

FILE - This March, 2010 file photo provided by her office shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. A judge overseeing the criminal case against the suspect in the shooting of Giffords and 18 others will hear arguments Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, over whether to release a new mug shot of the suspect and unseal records of a police search of his house. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File)AP - Two former presidents — one Republican, the other a Democrat — will chair a new national institute to promote civility in political discourse in the city where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was severely wounded in a shooting rampage that left six dead, officials announced Monday.


Wis. budget plan may tilt political playing field (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:35 PM PST

Protesters bang drums and shout slogans inside the state Capitol Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents to Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their seventh day of protesting.  (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)AP - The high-stakes fight in Wisconsin over union rights is about more than pay and benefits in the public sector. It could have far-reaching effects on electoral politics in this and other states by helping solidify Republican power for years, experts said Monday.


Anglican parish in Va votes to settle land dispute (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:03 AM PST

AP - A small conservative Anglican parish in northern Virginia has voted to settle its part of a costly property dispute with the Episcopal Church. The case drew national attention when like-minded conservative congregations in Virginia broke from the denomination in a dispute over theology and sexuality.

Wis. gov. says he won't accept union compromise (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:44 PM PST

Protesters listen to a rally as sleet falls outside the state Capitol Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents to Governor Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their seventh day of protesting.  (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)AP - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker again rejected a proposed compromise Monday to end a political stalemate over collective bargaining rights that led to 14 Senate Democrats skipping town and motivated tens of thousands of people to march on the Capitol in protest for more than a week.


IMF chief steals Sarkozy's thunder at French G20 (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes his stint at the helm of the G20 will boost his re-election chances in 2012, but it was a potential challenger who stole the show when finance ministers met at the weekend.

Aussies launch Cup bid amid ticket fury (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:16 AM PST

Cricket World Cup director Ratnakar Shetty is seen in April. Cricket fans have lashed out after it was revealed that just 4,000 tickets will go on sale for the World Cup final at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium. Shetty said organizers had been obliged to provide 20,000 tickets to clubs linked to the Mumbai Cricket Association and 8,500 to the International Cricket Council.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)AFP - Australia got their campaign for a fourth successive World Cup off to a winning start Monday amid growing anger over the lack of seats for fans at the final in Mumbai's historic Wankhede stadium.


"Almost no chance" Obama budget adopted: Moody's (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:55 AM PST

Copies of President Obama's 2012 budget are unveiled on Capitol Hill, February 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama's budget proposal would be "marginally positive" for U.S. credit ratings in the short term, but there is "almost no chance" Congress will pass the plan as it was presented, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.


Herman Cain continues offensive against Wisconsin Democrats (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:36 AM PST

Daily Caller - While Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, on Sunday reiterated to Barack Obama that the president should stay out of his state’s affairs, potential 2012 GOP hopeful Herman Cain flexed his own leadership muscles with attacks on local Democrats.

America's unhappy electorate (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:30 AM PST

The Daily Beast - President Obama hits 50 percent in the new Newsweek/Daily Beast poll, but Americans are largely dissatisfied with Congress, its leaders, and plans. (A bright spot: Trump for president!) Full results below.

Former aide slams Palin in leaked tell-all book manuscript (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:06 AM PST

Daily Caller - The leaked manuscript of a book by former Palin aide Frank Bailey asserts that the Alaska governor was "petty" and broke state election law in her 2006 gubernatorial campaign, reports the Anchorage Daily News, which was among the news outlets that received a copy.

Spot-fixing affair behind us says Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:38 AM PST

Pakistan's cricket coach Waqar Younis answers questions during a news conference prior to a practice session in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Pakistan will face Kenya in a Cricket World Cup match on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)AP - Pakistan coach Waqar Younis says his team is not worried about the recent spot-fixing affair as it prepares to open its World Cup campaign.


Thoughts on Daley, challenges faced by new mayor (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:36 AM PST

AP - In the days leading up to Tuesday's mayoral election, The Associated Press spoke to more than a dozen Chicago business leaders, academics, writers and others about the city under Mayor Richard M. Daley's leadership and the challenges awaiting the next mayor. Here are excerpts from some of those conversations:

Yemen president digs in as protests spread (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:28 AM PST

Yemeni anti-government protesters chew qat as they sit in a tent holding up signs that read in Arabic, AFP - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed on Monday not to quit under popular pressure as demonstrations demanding his ouster spread across the country and the death toll in protests rose.


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