2011年3月18日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Sarah Palin's rumored 2012 run: A timeline (The Week)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2010, file photo former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks during a book signing in Columbia, S.C. By this point every four years, South Carolina expects to see a flood of White House hopefuls crossing the state. This time the tea party has upended the political landscape as Republicans weighing presidential bids have all but ignored the state that in modern history has played an outsized role in GOP nomination fights. (AP Photo/Virginia Postic, File)The Week - Will she or won't she? In the past year, the media has obsessively speculated on the (ever fluctuating) odds of a Palin 2012 presidential bid

GOP 2012 hopefuls line up for Tea Party Summit (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 9, 2010, file photo Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty , left, gives former Massachusetts. Gov. Mitt Romney a pat on the back at a conservative Freedom Foundation of Minnesota event in Bloomington, Minn. Less than a year before the lead-off primaries and caucuses, many of the Republican Party's biggest fundraisers aren't aligned with any one. All-but-certain candidates Romney and Pawlenty have lined up pieces of their fundraising teams; others are moving more slowly. And none is eager to start spending cash. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig,File)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Lindsey Boerma National Journal Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will join former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and businessman Herman Cain at a New Hampshire event next month hosted by the tea party-affiliated Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF). Also invited, …

Can Democrats hold the Senate in 2012? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PDT

Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Charlie Cook National Journal It's hard to imagine a situation much worse than the one that Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and Executive Director Guy Cecil will face in the 2012 elections. The numbers are pretty ominousâ€"23 …

CA officials say no radiation threat detected (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT

An employee weighs the last bottles of ground kelp at Nature Mart Inc. in Los Angeles, after a run on iodine cleaned out the store's supply and ran up hundreds of phone call requests Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the U.S. for potassium iodide that can protect against one type of radiation damage, even though the risk is only in Japan. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Air pollution regulators in Southern California say they have not detected increased levels of radiation from the damaged Japanese nuclear reactors.

Feds: Wiring in Chinese drywall homes no risk (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PDT

AP - Federal regulators are no longer advising people to replace the electrical wiring in homes containing tainted Chinese drywall after a study found no safety hazard if the wiring is left in place.

Pa. man admits threatening congresswoman's office (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:05 PM PDT

AP - A Philadelphia man upset over his lost dentures admits he threatened a Pennsylvania congresswoman's staff.

CBO: Obama understates deficits by $2.3 trillion (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:50 PM PDT

AP - A new assessment of President Barack Obama's budget released Friday says the White House underestimates future budget deficits by more than $2 trillion over the upcoming decade.

Ethics probe says SC Lt Gov spent on meals, trips (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:42 PM PDT

AP - South Carolina's lieutenant governor improperly used thousands of dollars in campaign donations to pay for meals at restaurants, a family vacation to Washington, computer equipment and a gown for his wife, state ethics investigators said Friday.

Aristide returns to Haiti as key vote looms (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide (C) arrives in Port-au-Prince after seven years of exile in South Africa.(AFP/Hector Retamal)AFP - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti's first democratically-elected leader who was twice driven into exile, returned to his homeland Friday to cheers of thousands of supporters who lined the streets for a glimpse.

CBO: Obama budget projection underestimates deficit by $2.3 trillion (Daily Caller)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Daily Caller - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released on Friday a preliminary analysis of the Obama administration's budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year.

Idaho teacher union may ask voters to overturn curbs (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:27 PM PDT

Reuters - The Idaho state teachers union said on Friday it may ask voters to overturn a just-passed law that curtails public school teachers' collective bargaining rights.

Obama's trip seeks to engage with Latin America (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:15 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office to deliver remarks on Japan in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington , Thursday, March, 17, 2011. (AP Photo)AP - It lacks the urgency of a nuclear crisis in Japan, or fighting in Libya or the threat of a government shutdown at home. But President Barack Obama embarks Friday on a trip to Latin America that many in the hemisphere consider long overdue and that the White House believes will help restore U.S. influence in the region.

Lawmakers concerned about U.S. efforts in Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

A supporter of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi shouts during a protest in Tripoli March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - At least a few U.S. lawmakers say President Barack Obama should consult with Congress before committing any U.S. troops to support a U.N.-backed demand for a ceasefire in Libya.

Judge blocks contentious Wisconsin union law (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Judge Maryann Sumi listens to arguments during a hearing Friday, March 18, 2011 in Dane County Curcuit Court in Madison, Wis. Sumi heard a request from Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the secretary of state from publishing the controversial budget repair bill. Ozanne claims the conference committee meeting that advanced the bill violated state open meetings laws because it was not properly noticed. (AP Photo/Pool, Mark Hoffman)AP - The monthlong saga over Gov. Scott Walker's plan to drastically curb collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin took a turn Friday that could force a dramatic rebooting of the entire legislative process.

Deal reached to lift wolf protections in 2 states (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:57 PM PDT

This undated image provided by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks shows a wolf in Montana. Facing mounting pressure from Congress, wildlife advocates and the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday March 18, 2011 reached an agreement to lift gray wolf protections in Montana and Idaho and allow hunting of the predators to resume.(AP Photo/Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks)AP - Facing mounting pressure from lawmakers over gray wolves, wildlife advocates reached an agreement with the Obama administration Friday to lift protections for the species in Montana and Idaho and allow hunting.

Obama condemns violence in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Anti-government protestors react at the site of clashes in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 18, 2011. Yemeni security forces fired from rooftops at protesters as some tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators gathered in central Sanaa, killing at least 31 protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - President Barack Obama condemned the violence in Yemen that killed at least 40 people Friday and injured hundreds, warning that those responsible will be held accountable.

Budget chief says deficits "unacceptably high" (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Reuters - White House budget director Jack Lew said on Friday that newly released projections that the budget deficit will total $1.4 trillion in the current fiscal year showed the need to tame "unacceptably high" deficits.

Obama warns Gaddafi to comply with U.N., halt advance (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:50 AM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers a statement to the media about America's response to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama warned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday to comply with U.N. demands for a ceasefire or else face consequences that include military action.

Obama: US ready to enforce sanctions in Libya (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:45 AM PDT

President Barack Obama makes a statement on Libya, Friday, March 18, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo)AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. will help its allies enforce a no-fly zone over parts of Libya if Moammar Gadhafi does not immediately cease military actions against rebels.

For first time, majority in US back gay marriage: poll (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Members of a gay rights organization hold hands during a rally organised in 2009. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, a majority of Americans say they are in favor of same-sex marriage, a survey released Friday showed.(AFP/File/Jose Cabezas)AFP - For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, a majority of Americans say they are in favor of same-sex marriage, a survey released Friday showed.

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