2011年1月29日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Miss. gov. juggles White House hopes, state's past (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:27 PM PST

In this Dec. 14, 2010 photo taken at his Jackson, Miss., office, Gov. Haley Barbour discusses his hopes for his final legislative session as governor which began Jan. 4, 2011. Barbour's folksy style, savvy leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and success as a GOP strategist have made him an outside contender for the Republican nomination for president. But the 63-year-old has shown a penchant for airbrushing his state's segregationist past. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - Haley Barbour's folksy style, savvy leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and success as a GOP strategist have made the two-term Mississippi governor a serious contender early in the wide-open contest for the Republican presidential nomination.

Irish senate passes bailout bill ahead of election (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:27 PM PST

Ireland's upper house of parliament passed Saturday a key finance bill needed to secure the country's bailout package, paving the way for embattled Prime Minister Brian Cowen, pictured on January 22, to call elections.(AFP/File)AFP - Ireland's upper house of parliament passed Saturday a key finance bill needed to secure the country's bailout package, paving the way for embattled Prime Minister Brian Cowen to call elections.

Obama touts clean energy firm as way of future (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks to the Families USA's 16th annual Health Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday touted gains made by a Wisconsin renewable energy firm as the kind of innovation that will bolster the United States.

Obama reiterates call for restraint in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:26 PM PST

Protesters throw firebombs at riot police after police shot at protesters accompanying the funeral procession of an anti-government protester killed yesterday, in a street near Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Thousands of protesters returned to Cairo's central Tahrir Square, chanting slogans against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and demanding his departure. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - President Barack Obama is calling for restraint in Egypt and renewing his support for universal rights and concrete steps that lead to political reform.

Commerce cuts coming in Obama's reorganization? (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama makes a point during his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. A big laugh line in the speech was 'The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater. I hear it gets even more complicated once they're smoked.' New Commerce Secretary William Daley provided the anecdote to the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)AP - It was a big laugh line in President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech: "The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater. I hear it gets even more complicated once they're smoked."

Will the Tea Party Help Barack Obama Get Re-Elected? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:15 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Egypt at the White House in Washington, January 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungContributorNetwork - A mere three months after sweeping the electorate, which seemingly delivered President Barack Obama's agenda a devastating blow, the Republican Party seems to be at a very serious crossroads in terms of its future and leadership. The party, in fact, seems to be fighting itself.

At midterm, Obama tries can-do slogan, details TBD (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:13 AM PST

President Barack Obama speaks in Washington, in this photo taken Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. There's a new slogan in town, and it's a winner. At least that's what President Barack Obama has in mind. The president unveiled his 'Winning the Future' mantra in his State of the Union address, and now the upbeat phrase is part of every speech, policy and pronouncement coming out of the administration. It's also emerged as a fat target for his Republican critics. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - There's a new slogan in town, and it's a winner.

Obama: Innovation is building block to more jobs (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:13 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Egypt at the White House in Washington, January 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungAP - President Barack Obama says business innovation is a building block to more jobs, pitching a retooled economic message that aims to highlight advances in the private sector over government programs.

Mandela 'doing very well': deputy president (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:03 AM PST

South African schoolgirls stand behind a banner wishing well to former South African president and Nobel Peace prize laureate Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. Mandela's health is stable and he is resting at home after a two-day stay in hospital for a respiratory infection, a presidential spokesman said Saturday(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Nelson Mandela is "doing very well" and is resting at home after a two-day stay in hospital for an acute respiratory infection, South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said Saturday.

Haiti to release election results Wednesday (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:19 AM PST

Haitians write political slogans on a wall during a demonstration in Port-au-Prince. Haiti's election commission said it would announce definitive results from the first round of a disputed November vote on February 2, and set a second round for March 20.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Haiti's election commission has said it will announce definitive results from the first round of a disputed November vote on Wednesday and has scheduled a second round for March 20.

NY man sentenced for streaking at Pa. Obama rally (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:30 PM PST

AP - A New York man has been sentenced to probation for streaking at a rally for President Barack Obama in Philadelphia.

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