2011年3月5日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Romney seeks to address health care woes (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PST

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, arrive at the Carroll County Republican Committee Lincoln Day Dinner, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Bartlett, N.H. Romney was the keynote speaker. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Call it an attempt to address an obvious political vulnerability. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Saturday derided President Barack Obama's health care law — modeled in some ways after one the ex-governor signed in Massachusetts — as a misguided and egregious effort to seize more power for Washington.


Blowouts onshore: Fear, pollution, uncertainty (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:19 PM PST

In this Aug. 31, 2010 photo, environmentalist Deb Thomas stands next to the Crosby 25-3 gas well, which blew out in 2006 when it was being drilled in the Line Creek Valley, about 40 miles east of Yellowstone National Park. The blowout released potentially explosive gas and authorities evacuated homes in the valley for three days. Local residents remain concerned about a plume of groundwater pollution they fear could spread to their water wells.  (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)AP - A gas well blowout in the shadow of Yellowstone National Park spewed a cloud of explosive natural gas, forced evacuations for miles around and polluted the drinking water — and the people who live in Wyoming's Line Creek Valley still wonder four years later if their lives will return to normal.


China's Wen pledges to address 'great resentment' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 08:10 AM PST

VIDEO: At the National People's Congress, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao acknowledges AFP - VIDEO: At the National People's Congress, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao acknowledges "great resentment" over growing income disparity, corruption and other problems and vows his government will take action. Duration: 1:04


England 'eyed royal ties for 2018 World Cup bid' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:58 AM PST

Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York (R) and Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (C, L) at the inauguration ceremony of the Qatargas 2 plant in the northern Ras Laffan industrial zone on April 2009. England's failed 2018 football World Cup bid tried to use Prince Andrew's relationship with the Qatari royal family to secure a voting alliance, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File)AFP - England's failed 2018 football World Cup bid tried to use Prince Andrew's relationship with the Qatari royal family to secure a voting alliance, a report said Saturday.


Tucson suspect charged with murders of judge, aide (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 01:04 AM PST

FILE - This combination of file photos released Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Loughner . The suspect in the Tucson shootings that critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was charged on new counts that include the murders of a federal judge and a congressional aide, according to an indictment released Friday, March 4, 2011. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)AP - The suspect in the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was hit with dozens of new charges as federal prosecutors formally accused him of killing six people and wounding 13 others during a Tucson shooting rampage.


Veteran federal judge visits drug gang's NYC turf (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:34 AM PST

Judge Jack Weinstein speaks with reporters after visiting the Louis Armstrong housing projects in Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, Friday, March 4, 2011.  Weinstein toured the area in connection with the sentencing of eleven defendants who distributed crack and heroin from the projects.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - The scene in a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood had the feel of a political campaign stop, except the stately man trailed by aides, a bodyguard and two news photographers wasn't making speeches or working a crowd.


Gingrich: I expect to be 'in the race' (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 11:43 PM PST

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., speaks as his wife Callista looks on during a meeting with Gov. Nathan Deal in the Governor's office Thursday March 3, 2011 in Atlanta. Gingrich said he is launching a website to explore a run for president.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he expects to be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.


New Mexico advances bill to ban licenses for illegals (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PST

Reuters - New Mexico lawmakers passed a bill to ban undocumented immigrants from getting driver's licenses on Friday, advancing legislation backed by newly elected Republican governor Susana Martinez.

Report: Dem's campaign skirted contribution limits (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:33 PM PST

AP - Nevada's secretary of state says his office is looking into whether former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid formed numerous political action committees that were used to funnel $750,000 into his campaign and skirt contribution limits

AP sources: Ex-congresswoman to run for US Senate (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:11 PM PST

AP - Former Republican U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson will enter the race for New Mexico's U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman.

Next up for Senate: votes on two budget plans, more than $50 billion apart (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:50 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Senate is gearing up for head-to-head votes on two budget plans â€" more than $50 billion apart â€" to fund the last seven months of the fiscal year. Without agreement, funding runs out on March 18.

The GOP's Abortion Distraction (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:15 PM PST

The Daily Beast - Rep. Mike Pence's push to defund Planned Parenthood is shortsighted political posturing that may score ideological points with a few voters but shifts focus away from serious issues like entitlement reform, says Mark McKinnon.

Bring On a Third Party for the 2012 Presidential Election! (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:14 PM PST

The Daily Beast - Kent Conrad, Joe Lieberman, and Jon Huntsman can’t compete as presidential candidates because they aren’t ideologically pure enough—though the public is crying out for viable alternatives to the major parties. Douglas Schoen on why it’s time for a change.

Dem congressman: GOP intentionally sabotaging economy to ‘defeat Barack Obama in 2012′ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:07 PM PST

Daily Caller - This is the sort of cynical notion you might expect from one of the talking heads that appear nightly on MSNBC, but it might be a bit of a surprise coming from a sitting member of Congress.

Obama takes first steps on road to 2012 elections (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:17 PM PST

Democratic Party donors take pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama with their cellphones during a Democratic Party fundraiser in Miami March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama took the first steps on the road to the 2012 elections on Friday, presiding over the first of many fund-raising events to ensure his Democrats can compete against the Republicans.


Wisconsin: Slightest signs of compromise emerge (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:06 PM PST

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) holds a news conference at the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Darren HauckThe Christian Science Monitor - The standoff in Wisconsin over the power of public employee unions is showing signs of budging as feuding state lawmakers, including Gov. Scott Walker (R), hint that some element of compromise is the only thing that will prevent the stalemate from entering its fourth week. Opinion polls released this week suggest that Wisconsin voters are becoming restless as the protracted battle drags on.


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