2011年1月5日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Rep. Bachmann not ruling out bid for president (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:59 PM PST

FILE - In this April 7, 2010 file photo, Sarah Palin, left, waves to a rally crowd in Minneapolis with Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, right. Bachmann's Chief of Staff Andy Parrish told The Associated Press, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, that she has not ruled out a presidential bid — but wouldn't say when she will decide. But he says Bachmann won't be affected by the decisions of fellow Minnesota Republican Tim Pawlenty or former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)AP - Add U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to the list of potential Republican presidential hopefuls, as the tea party favorite plans a trip later this month to the early caucus state of Iowa — and creates possible complications for fellow Minnesotan and maybe-candidate Tim Pawlenty.

'Systemic' problems led to Gulf oil spill: US probe (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:33 PM PST

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. The April 20 explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that caused the largest environmental disaster in US history occurred because every defense on the BP-leased platform failed, The New York Times reported Sunday.(AFP/USCG/File)AFP - The deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the result of "systemic" management problems and could recur if reforms are not embraced, a US presidential panel probing the disaster said Wednesday.

Obama resubmits judicial nominations to Senate (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:39 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has resubmitted a batch of federal judicial nominations that didn't clear the Senate last year, including four that provoked strong objections from some Republican lawmakers.

Obama's press spokesman Robert Gibbs to leave (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:51 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (R) sits at his desk after announcing plans of his resignation, at the White House in Washington January 5, 2011. Gibbs, one of President Barack Obama's closest aides, said on Wednesday he will resign and become an outside adviser for Obama's re-election campaign as part of a major staff shake-up. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, one of President Barack Obama's closest aides, said on Wednesday he will resign and become an outside adviser for Obama's re-election campaign in a major staff shake-up.

Reconsider health repeal, officials urge Boehner (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:49 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration warned House Republicans on Wednesday that any move to repeal the sweeping healthcare overhaul passed last year would erase critical consumer protections and set the nation back on course toward skyrocketing health costs.

Poland pressing US for aid to Belarus dissidents (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:35 PM PST

AP - Poland is asking the United States to give financial support to dissidents in Belarus following a widely condemned election and a crackdown on dissent.

Former corporate lawyer named Chief of Staff (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:31 PM PST

Reuters - First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday named White House aide and former Chicago corporate lawyer Tina Tchen as her new Chief of Staff, the White House said.

Fired-up Obama foes take over US House (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:16 PM PST

Newly elected US Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio is sworn in during the opening session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A tense new era of political power-sharing dawned in Washington on Wednesday as a new US Congress convened with President Barack Obama's Republican foes in control of the House of Representatives.(AFP/Tim Sloan)AFP - A tense new era of political power-sharing dawned in Washington on Wednesday as a new US Congress convened with President Barack Obama's Republican foes in control of the House of Representatives.

Obama to speak to Chamber next month (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:10 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama will speak to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 7, taking a message of greater American competitiveness to a major trade group that has been sharply critical of some of his domestic policies, the White House said.

Government shutdown in 1995 detrimental to GOP ‘a myth,’ says Red State’s Erickson (Daily Caller)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:36 PM PST

Daily Caller - Fact or fiction: The 1990s government shutdown caused the Republican nominee Bob Dole to lose the election against President Bill Clinton?

Republicans take over House, soften cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:22 PM PST

Reuters - Republicans took power in the House of Representatives on Wednesday with promises of a leaner, more accountable government but softened a pledge of deep and immediate spending cuts that helped them win November's election.

Obama to name new economic team Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 12:22 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks during his news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington December 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - President Barack Obama will announce on Friday whom he has picked to replace Larry Summers as his top economic adviser, with Gene Sperling seen as the front runner to take this influential White House role.

Obama foe Boehner elected US House leader (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:02 AM PST

US President Barack Obama's Republican foes elected their leader John Boehner, seen here January 4, speaker of the House of Representatives as a new US Congress convened Wednesday, ushering in a tense era of power-sharing.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - US President Barack Obama's Republican foes elected their leader John Boehner speaker of the House of Representatives as a new US Congress convened Wednesday, ushering in a tense era of power-sharing.

Obama foe Boehner takes helm as US speaker (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 12:11 PM PST

US President Barack Obama's Republican foes elected their leader John Boehner, seen here January 4, speaker of the House of Representatives as a new US Congress convened Wednesday, ushering in a tense era of power-sharing.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - US House Speaker John Boehner, now the sharpest Republican thorn in President Barack Obama's side, has been both bomb-thrower and bridge-builder in his two-decades in Washington politics.

GOP takes charge: New Speaker Boehner leads House (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:00 PM PST

Incoming House Speaker John Boehner salutes the assembled members as he takes to the podium in front of the speaker's chair for the first time after being elected Speaker on the opening day of the 112th United States Congress on Capitol Hill, January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungAP - Claiming power beneath the Capitol dome, resurgent Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as the 112th Congress convened in an era of economic uncertainty. Dozens of tea party-backed lawmakers took office in both houses, eager to cut spending and reduce government's reach.

Christie surges, Palin stumbles in new poll (Daily Caller)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:25 AM PST

Daily Caller - According to a new Zogby poll, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie leads other possible Republican presidential candidates and would beat President Obama in a hypothetical matchup.

O'Donnell lawyer: Campaign reviews spending (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2010 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell delivers remarks at Values Voter Summit in Washington. Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation of O'Donnell to determine if she broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - An attorney for former Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell has told federal regulators the campaign could not afford finance professionals to oversee its early spending and is now trying to reconcile bank records with its federal spending reports.

House budget chief wants concessions over debt (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:22 AM PST

Reuters - The incoming Republican budget chief in the U.S. House of Representatives said he will demand spending concessions from the Obama administration in exchange for any rise in the national debt ceiling.

McCain willing to seek immigration overhaul bill (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:32 AM PST

AP - Sen. John McCain says he would support congressional work toward an overhaul of the immigration system once "the borders have been secured."

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