2011年1月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

In cold, Okla. governor to 'offend' Constitution (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:56 PM PST

Oklahoma Gov.-elect Mary Fallin waves to the crowd as she arrives for her inauguration at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. Fallin took her oath of office to become the first female governor of Okahoma. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)AP - Is she or is she not the governor of Oklahoma?

Obama visits Giffords, others at Arizona hospital (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST

President Barack Obama greet people after arriving in Tucson, Ariz., to attend a memorial service for victims of last Saturday's shooting rampage that killed six people and left 14 injured, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama flew to Arizona Wednesday and headed straight to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' bedside to pay his respects to the wounded lawmaker as he sought to unify a mourning nation.

Obama visits wounded Congresswoman Giffords (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

A news clipping is seen at the memorial outside the offices of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona January 11, 2011. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - President Barack Obama visited wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly shooting spree in Tucson.

Obama visits shot lawmaker in hospital (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:16 PM PST

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama disembark from Air Force One as they arrive at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Obama arrived in Arizona Wednesday to lead national mourning after a shooting tragedy that has unleashed debate about the violent rhetoric in polarized US politics.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama was Wednesday visiting injured congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in hospital shortly after arriving in Arizona to address a poignant memorial service.

AP-GfK Poll: Obama, GOP improve public standing (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:49 PM PST

In this Jan. 10, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Americans give higher marks to President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans after a holiday season of compromise paid dividends for both, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Americans give higher marks to President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans after a holiday season of compromise paid dividends for both, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll.

Officials: Frenetic morning for rampage suspect (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:31 PM PST

The media stakes out the home of Jared Loughner in Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. Loughner is accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at an event in Tucson on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - For Jared Loughner, the morning of the deadly shooting rampage was a blur of activity.

Artist and news wire settle Obama portrait suit (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:50 PM PST

Reuters - The artist who created an iconic portrait of Barack Obama and the Associated Press have agreed to settle a copyright dispute over use of the original photographic image, the news organization said on Wednesday.

Obama's Speech in Tucson Could Set Tone for 2012 (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:57 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama will deliver a speech on Wednesday during a memorial service dedicated to the victims of last weekend's shooting in Tucson, Ariz., an assault that was apparently targeted at Rep Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical yet stable condition four days later.

Line several blocks long for Arizona service (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:38 AM PST

AP - University of Arizona students and others made up a line several blocks long by midday Wednesday outside of the Tucson arena where President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak.

Barack Obama to Speak at Tucson Memorial Service (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:42 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - President Barack Obama travels to Tucson, Ariz., today to offer words of comfort at a memorial service for the dead, wounded and a bereaved of the Tucson Safeway massacre. The New York Times relates the tone of the speech.

AP settles dispute with artist over Obama poster (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:20 AM PST

The Associated Press said Wednesday it had settled a lawsuit with artist Shepard Fairey, seen here in 2009. Fairey used an AP photo of Barack Obama to create the poster seen here that became an iconic image of the 2008 presidential campaign.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - The Associated Press said Wednesday it had settled a lawsuit with an artist who used an AP photo of Barack Obama to create a poster that became an iconic image of the 2008 presidential campaign.

Obama approval rises as economy improves: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:46 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama is getting a bump in his approval ratings from an improving economy but Americans want him to focus on reducing debt and spending, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday.

Obamas to fly to Tucson for memorial service (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:02 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama and the first lady travel to Tucson, Ariz., this afternoon to take part in the memorial service for victims of Saturday's mass shooting.

How the poll was conducted (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST

AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on Congress and politics was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Jan. 5-10. It is based on landline telephone and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,001 adults. Interviews were conducted with 701 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones.

Can Obama Do Empathy? (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 08:50 PM PST

The Daily Beast - The president, often faulted as too aloof, delivers eulogies for those felled by the Arizona shooter today. Samuel P. Jacobs talks to presidential speechwriters about the political minefield ahead. Plus, full coverage of the Arizona shooting.

Obama, Lebanese prime minister to meet Wednesday (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to discuss political tensions in Lebanon stemming from an international investigation into the 2005 assassination of the former prime minister, the White House said Tuesday.

Obama calls Saudi king, voices solidarity on Lebanon (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:45 PM PST

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (front) stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem in Tehran November 27, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - President Barack Obama called Saudi King Abdullah on Tuesday, wishing him a speedy recovery from recent surgery and saying he wanted to keep working with Saudi Arabia and others to stabilize the situation in Lebanon, the White House said.

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