2011年1月17日星期一

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

Obamas mark King holiday with service at DC school (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:56 PM PST

President Barack Obama helps to paint cartoon characters in a lunchroom as he observes the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday by participating in a community service project at the Stuart Hobson Middle School in Washington, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday by joining a painting project at a school on Capitol Hill.

Obama welcomes indictment in Hariri case (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says he welcomes the first indictment in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri (rah-FEEK' hah-REER'-ee).

High marks for Obama handling of Arizona attack: poll (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the memorial event 'Together We Thrive: Tucson and America' at the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, Arizona, on January 12. The vast majority of Americans approved of President Barack Obama's handling of the Arizona shooting but were divided on the role political rhetoric played in the attack, a poll found Monday.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - The vast majority of Americans approved of President Barack Obama's handling of the Arizona shooting but were divided on the role political rhetoric played in the attack, a poll found Monday.

U.S. welcomes reforms in Tunisia, wants elections (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:55 PM PST

Tunisia's Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi walks before a news conference at his office in Tunis January 17, 2011. Ghannouchi appointed opposition figures to a new unity government on Monday, trying to establish political stability after violent street protests brought down the president last Friday, and said the government was committed to releasing all political prisoners, and that anyone with great wealth or suspected of corruption would face investigation. REUTERS/Zoubeir SouissiReuters - The Obama administration welcomes reforms announced in Tunisia, and expects the country's government to hold free and fair elections, a White House spokesman said on Monday after the appointment of a new Tunisian unity government.

Obamas volunteer at school to celebrate King holiday (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:12 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to reporters as he and his family volunteer to help decorate the cafeteria in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Stuart-Hobson Middle School on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama volunteered at a local school on Monday to mark the Martin Luther King Day holiday, testing his talents as a painter while emphasizing the importance of community service in America.

US ready to help Tunisian elections: Obama advisor (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST

A soldier stands guard as people demonstrate during a protest in central Tunis. The United States is ready to help the Tunisian government hold elections after the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's government, a key advisor to US President Barack Obama said Monday.(AFP/Martin Bureau)AFP - The United States is ready to help the Tunisian government hold elections after the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's government, a key advisor to US President Barack Obama said Monday.

AP-GfK Poll: Opposition to health care law eases (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:50 AM PST

FILE - In this March 27, 2010, file photo Virginia Paiva, of Providence, protests against the health care reform bill recently signed into law by President Barack Obama during a rally in front of the Statehouse in Providence, R.I. Ahead of a vote on repeal in the GOP-led House the week of Jan. 16, 2011, strong opposition to the law stands at 30 percent, close to the lowest level registered in AP-GfK surveys dating to September 2009. The nation is divided over the law, but the strength and intensity of the opposition appear diminished. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl, File)AP - As lawmakers shaken by the shooting of a colleague return to the health care debate, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds raw feelings over President Barack Obama's overhaul have subsided.

Obama's China Summit Woes (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 08:15 PM PST

The Daily Beast - Failure to compromise on tough economic and security issues this week will have dangerous consequences for the president and Hu Jintao. Leslie H. Gelb on why the trick is to fight off the hawks on both sides with concrete deals on critical issues.

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