2011年1月18日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Officials: Sen. Joe Lieberman will retire in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:01 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2010 file photo, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., speaks during a news conference in Washington. Lieberman has decided to retire in 2012 according to Democratic officials, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee who angered the party by backing Republican John McCain for president in 2008, will retire and not seek a fifth term, Democratic officials said Tuesday.

Obama discusses Tunisia with Egypt's Mubarak (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:26 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has reassured Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (HAHS'-nee moo-BAH'-rahk) that the U.S. wants calm and an end to the violence in Tunisia and for that country's interim government to uphold human rights and hold free and fair elections.

Sen. Richard Lugar to seek re-election in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2010 file photo, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., right, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, talk during a news conference about the New START Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lugar said Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, he plans to seek a seventh term in 2012 despite a challenge from Tea Party groups. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana said Tuesday he plans to seek a seventh term next year despite a challenge from tea party groups.

U.S., Chinese companies to meet with Hu and Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

Reuters - Executives from General Electric, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola, Boeing, Intel and Carlyle Group will be among U.S. business leaders at a meeting on Wednesday hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a White House official said.

W.Va. justices order 2011 election for governor (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 03:57 PM PST

AP - The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled the state must hold a special election for governor by Nov. 15.

House to get quick start on spending cut pledge (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 02:52 PM PST

FILE- In this Jan. 4, 2011, photo, now House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cantor on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, promised a vote next week to back up the GOP’s promise to cut spending for most Cabinet agencies back to the levels in place before President Barack Obama took office. That’s about $1 of every $6 that domestic agencies spend on their-day-to-day budgets. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - A top House Republican on Tuesday promised a vote next week to back up the GOP's promise to cut spending for most Cabinet agencies back to the levels in place before President Barack Obama took office. That's about $1 of every $6 that domestic agencies spend on their-day-to-day budgets.

Obama mourns death of Sargent Shriver (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 02:51 PM PST

Sargent Shriver is escorted to his seat as U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during the funeral services for Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, Massachusetts, in this August 29, 2009 file photo. Shriver, a member of the Kennedy family and a former U.S. vice presidential nominee who served as the first Peace Corps director, died on Tuesday. He was 95. His family said in a statement that Shriver, known as Sarge, was surrounded by his five children and 19 grandchildren when he died in a Washington-area hospital. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS OBITUARY)AP - President Barack Obama is mourning the death of Sargent Shriver, calling him one of the "brightest lights of the greatest generation."

Obama orders review of government regulations (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST

President Barack Obama discusses the economy and December jobs report during his visit to Thompson Creek Window Company in Landover, Maryland January 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered a review of U.S. regulations, both old and new, in a push to blunt criticism from Republicans and businesses that excessive government is hindering economic growth.

Tea Party Could Damage Itself with Fiery Rhetoric Aimed Obama, McCain (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 02:14 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In its brutal criticism of Sen. John McCain (ascribing lunacy to him) and President Barack Obama (saying he hates America), is the Tea Party overplaying its hand and painting itself into a corner that it will not be able to get out of?

Endangered Dems sound alarms about redistricting (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:13 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 1996 file photo, Dennis Kucinich celebrates his election to Congress in Cleveland. Kucinich is just one of many Democrats in trouble as the long and painful process of redistricting gets under way across America this year. Speculation is growing over which districts will be phased out and which will be spared, heralding a new congressional map from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)AP - While most Democratic lawmakers are staying quiet about the looming threat that congressional redistricting poses to their seats, a few are sounding alarm bells and asking voters for help keeping their jobs.

ND US Sen. Kent Conrad won't run for re-election (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:58 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2010 file photo, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Conrad said Tuesday he will not run for re-election in 2012 saying he will concentrate instead on reducing the national debtand dependence on foreign oil. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad said Tuesday he will not run for re-election in 2012, saying he will concentrate instead on reducing the national debt and dependence on foreign oil.

Tancredo returning to GOP after failed gov bid (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:29 AM PST

AP - Former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo, who quit the party last year to run as a third-party candidate for Colorado governor, is headed back to the GOP.

Obama off to Wisconsin day after State of Union (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:56 AM PST

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will make a day-after the State of the Union visit to Wisconsin.

Democrat Conrad to retire from Senate in 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 08:50 AM PST

Reuters - Democratic Senator Kent Conrad, who has led efforts to get the U.S. budget under control, said on Tuesday that he will not run for re-election in 2012, a decision that helps Republican efforts to win control of the Senate after a strong showing in 2010.

Republican Tim Pawlenty says "leaning towards" 2012 race (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 07:59 AM PST

Reuters - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty said on Tuesday he is leaning toward running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

GOP Senate candidates lining up for Hutchison seat (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:44 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2010, file photo Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, addresses the Greater Houston Pachyderm Club in Houston. Hutchison announced Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, that she will retire after her current term expires next year. (AP Photo/Bob Levey, File)AP - Former President George H.W. Bush is wasting no time deciding who he thinks should succeed Republican U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

US support for Afghan war slips to new low: poll (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:11 AM PST

US Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers carry supplies flown on from an MH-53 helicopter at the Musa Qala District Center base on January 17. US public support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped to the lowest level since Barack Obama became president, a poll showed Tuesday.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)AFP - US public support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped to the lowest level since Barack Obama became president, a poll showed Tuesday.

Obama issues order to review government regulations (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:40 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered a government-wide review of regulations aimed at boosting economic growth and job creation, the White House said.

Cheney dodges 2012 GOP presidential speculation (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:44 AM PST

AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney is declining to say who's out front in the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes, but says he'll be happy to participate in the process.

Voters credit Obama for economy upswing (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:25 AM PST

A pedestrian is seen reflected in the window of an Old Navy store on January 14, in San Francisco, California. US voters are seeing signs of a brighter economy and are crediting President Barack Obama for the upturn, but by a narrow margin want Congress to repeal his health care overhaul, a poll shows.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - US voters are seeing signs of a brighter economy and are crediting President Barack Obama for the upturn, but by a narrow margin want Congress to repeal his health care overhaul, a poll showed Tuesday.

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