2011年1月31日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

White House launches new program for startup firms (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:02 PM PST

Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and chairman of the Case Foundation, right, accompanied by Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, speaks during the launch of 'Startup America,' a national campaign promoting entrepreneurship with new initiatives to encourage private sector investment in job-creating startups and small firms, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The Obama administration launched a consolidated effort to spur new start-up businesses Monday, part of the White House's campaign to emphasize job creation while downplaying new economic spending initiatives that could face congressional opposition.

California's Brown says voters need voice on budget (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:54 PM PST

Reuters - Governor Jerry Brown pressed California lawmakers in his state-of-the-state address on Monday to let voters decide on his budget plan, saying any attempt to block a special election on the issue would be irresponsible.

88 Percent of Republicans Wanted Party to Embrace Tea Party Before Michele Bachmann's Speech (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:53 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A Gallup Poll released on the last day of January reveals that, before President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address and Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Michele Bachmann (R-MN) gave their responses, 88 percent of Republicans would like to see the Republican Party take into consideration Tea Party positions and objectives when they attempt to tackle the nation's problems. Of all adults surveyed, 71 percent believed the Tea Party's stances should be considered in the future.

WH: Ambassador Huntsman to leave China post (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:53 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama stands with U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman at a town hall style event with Chinese youths at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai. The White House says Huntsman, a Republican, has advised officials that he intends to leave the post during the first part of this year. Huntsman is considered a potential GOP presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, a Republican with potential presidential ambitions, submitted a letter of resignation to the White House on Monday announcing he intends to leave the post April 30, a senior administration official said.

Officials: US hoping Mubarak skips re-election bid (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:52 PM PST

People evacuated from Egypt pick up their luggage from outside Larnaca airport terminal, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. They were among 42 people evacuated from Cairo aboard a U.S. military plane. Most of the 42 were U.S. citizens working at embassies including South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Ukraine and Russia, but several were third country nationals - also employees at U.S. embassies - who were in Cairo for a conference. (AP Photo/Philippos Christou)AP - The United States has a vision for Egypt's transition to real democracy: President Hosni Mubarak ends the state of emergency that has underpinned three decades of iron rule and gives up any lasting ambitions on winning re-election.

Obama pushes Pennsylvania trip to Thursday (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:37 PM PST

AP - Citing impending bad weather, the White House has rescheduled President Barack Obama's trip to Penn State University to Thursday.

RNC: $23 million debt as it gears up for 2012 (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

AP - Newly elected Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus took the job with $23 million in debt and cut a third of the staff he inherited from his predecessor, the controversial and gaffe-prone Michael Steele.

GOP attorney Ed Martin to run for Mo. Senate (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:57 PM PST

AP - Republican attorney Ed Martin, who narrowly lost a bid for Congress last year, said Monday that he will challenge Democrat Claire McCaskill in Missouri's 2012 U.S. Senate race.

Correction: Obama (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:28 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at Orion Energy Systems, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in Manitowoc, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)AP - In a Jan. 26 story about President Obama's tours of Wisconsin businesses, The Associated Press erroneously reported the size of a small business loan obtained by Skana Aluminum Company. The loan was for $5 million, not $5 billion.

U.S. envoy to China, with eye on 2012, to step down (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:48 PM PST

The U.S. Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, speaks to an audience gathered in a Beijing bookstore October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Christina HuReuters - U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman has told the White House he plans to resign, fueling speculation he may be laying the groundwork to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Judge strikes down healthcare reform law (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:18 PM PST

Victoria Will (L) has her blood pressure checked by nurse practitioner Sapana Patel during a routine physical in New York March 22, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul as unconstitutional on Monday in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.

EU, US slap new sanctions on Belarus leader, allies (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:05 PM PST

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko signs an act of taking an oath during an inauguration ceremony at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk, on January 21. The European Union and United States slapped a new raft of sanctions on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and his inner circle on Monday as punishment for a post-election crackdown on the opposition.(AFP/POOL/File/Vasily Fedosenko)AFP - The European Union and United States slapped a new raft of sanctions on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and his inner circle on Monday as punishment for a post-election crackdown on the opposition.

Gibbs: Action, not appointments, needed in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:28 AM PST

AP - The White House is calling for free and fair elections in Egypt, but refusing to say whether the U.S. believes President Hosni Mubarak should run in those contests.

US slaps new sanctions against Belarus (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST

Former Belarusian presidential candidate Vladimir Neklyayev(R) in Minsk shortly after his release from prison on January 30. The United States on Monday imposed a raft of new sanctions against Belarus following the post-election crackdown against the country's opposition, the State Department said Monday.(AFP/File/Kseniya Avimova)AFP - The United States on Monday imposed a raft of new sanctions against Belarus following the post-election crackdown against the country's opposition, the State Department said Monday.

Is President Obama Avoiding the Climate Change Debate? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:56 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | With the economy fragile, the housing market as soft as ever and unemployment stubbornly high, is President Barack Obama less focused on climate change as a political issue than he seemed to be during the 2008 campaign, even while the nation is battered by extreme weather this winter?

Obama's Dangerous Game in Egypt (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:52 AM PST

The Daily Beast - If Egypt’s revolution is successful, the U.S. will lose an influential ally, says Andrew Roberts—and if history is any guide Obama may wish Mubarak had remained in power. Plus, full coverage of the Egypt protests.

Axelrod on way out: 'We've learned some lessons' (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:10 AM PST

David Axelrod, outgoing senior adviser to President Barack Obama, is interviewed by the Associated Press in his West Wing Office at the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Since early December, what's happened in the White House amounts to a presidential rediscovery in the eyes of Axelrod. He considers the last two months a template for the next two years and a re-election campaign in which, he promises, Obama will try to 'play big' all over the electoral map and reassemble a weakened coalition. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - David Axelrod, protector of President Barack Obama's message, picked the right day to show up at a news conference. His boss wasn't just going off script. He was going off.

White House to launch job-creating start-up effort (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:03 AM PST

President Barack Obama buys a sandwich before he hosts a round table discussion with small business leaders at the Grand Central Bakery in Seattle, Washington, August 17, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The White House will announce an effort on Monday to encourage job-creating start-up businesses in hopes of reducing the country's stubbornly high unemployment rate.

Myanmar opens junta-dominated parliament (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:45 AM PST

Myanmar people offer prayers at the newly-completed Uppatasaniti Pagoda in Naypyidaw. Myanmar's new junta-dominated parliament has opened in Naypyidaw as lawmakers assembled in secrecy following a widely panned election for the country's first legislative session since the late 1980s.(AFP/Soe Than Win)AFP - Myanmar's new junta-dominated parliament opened on Monday as lawmakers assembled in secrecy following a widely panned election for the country's first legislative session since the late 1980s.

Huntsman team preps for possible 2012 bid (Politico)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:38 AM PST

Politico - Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the U.S. ambassador to China, sent a resignation letter to President Barack Obama on Monday and now is likely to explore a Republican presidential bid, a close associate told POLITICO.

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