2011年2月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Republicans to probe Fannie, Freddie executive pay (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:58 PM PST

Reuters - A key congressional panel charged with overseeing financial matters plans to question Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives over their multimillion-dollar compensation packages paid for by U.S. taxpayers.

Obama, GOP steering onto budget collision course (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:53 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - On a collision course over spending, House Republicans advanced a sweeping, $61 billion package of budget reductions on Tuesday despite a veto threat and a warning from President Barack Obama against cuts "that could endanger the recovery."

Senate votes to extend provisions of Patriot Act (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:49 PM PST

AP - The Senate on Tuesday voted to extend for 90 days the legal life of three post-Sept. 11 terrorism-fighting measures, including the use of roving wiretaps, that are set to expire at the end of the month.

US Senate votes extension of anti-terrorism powers (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:40 PM PST

The US Senate voted Tuesday to extend controversial counter-terrorism search and surveillance powers at the heart of the Patriot Act law adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - The US Senate voted Tuesday to extend controversial counter-terrorism search and surveillance powers at the heart of the Patriot Act law adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Senate votes to renew anti-terrorism provisions (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST

Reuters - The Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to extend for 88 days three provisions of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act set to expire in two weeks.

Investigators find poor US oil, gas management (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:34 PM PST

AP - Congressional investigators have concluded U.S. management of oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters is the newest high risk area of the government — and may be costing taxpayers billions of dollars.

A Deal Between Obama and Republicans on Entitlements? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:14 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It has been noted in a number of media venues that President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal year 2012 budget does not contain any cuts in entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare. House Republicans have promised that their budget would have these things.

Florida's Scott takes businessman's ax to budget (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:57 PM PST

Reuters - Many newly elected Republican governors have pledged to run their states like a business as they grapple with low revenues and multibillion-dollar budget gaps with little relief from a fragile U.S. economic recovery.

Highlights of $1.2 trillion GOP spending bill (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:33 PM PST

AP - Republicans controlling the House are advancing a $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill to wrap up the unfinished 2011 spending bills they inherited from Democrats. The measure cuts $61 billion from the 2010 bills endorsed by President Barak Obama. Highlights include:

Obama on Mideast: Power by coercion won't last (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:10 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Warily watching protests ripple across the Middle East, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that governments in the vital, volatile region are figuring out that they "can't maintain power through coercion." He slammed Iran as an exception, accusing the U.S. foe of beating and shooting protesters.

Obama awards freedom medals to Bush, Merkel, Buffett (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:01 PM PST

President Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to recipient Warren Buffett during a ceremony to present the awards at the White House in Washington February 15, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama awarded America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Tuesday to an eclectic group ranging from a Republican predecessor to artists and civil rights figures.

Final Hawaii vote on civil unions delayed (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:30 PM PST

AP - The Hawaii Senate is delaying a final vote on same-sex civil unions by one day due to procedural concerns.

Letters to Obama from Americans becoming a book (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:17 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama may have inadvertently stolen an author's thunder on Tuesday when he told the country that someone is working on a book about the 10 letters from regular Americans that he reads every night.

Chevron penalty is $9.5 bln for cleanup in Ecuador (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:57 PM PST

An oil waste pool in the Shushufindi 38 well, Orellana, Ecuador, drilled in the 1970s by Texaco company, seen here March 2010. US oil giant Chevron's court-ordered indemnification of Ecuadoran communities for environmental pollution increases 10 percent to $9.5 billion under a provision in Ecuadoran law, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Rodrigo Buendia)AFP - US oil giant Chevron's court-ordered indemnification of Ecuadoran communities for environmental pollution increases 10 percent to $9.5 billion under a provision in Ecuadoran law, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Tuesday.

Obama's ed budget a tough sell on Capitol Hill (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:55 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama's budget request for increased spending in education is likely to face a tough fight against Republicans — and even if ends up being approved, the extra money wouldn't stave off another round of layoffs and classroom cuts expected this year as federal aid dries up and states struggle to recover from the recession.

Conservative GOP could prompt some to skip Iowa (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2011, file photo Mitt Romney speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. In the last few months, a handful of prospective candidates for the GOP nomination in 2012 have visited Iowa, but the visits have been less frequent than in the past. Romney has been notably absent leaving some wondering if the Iowa Republican party’s shift to the right is scaring off some hopefuls and making the Iowa caucuses less competitive -- and less important. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - A run for the White House has long meant enduring icy days campaigning in Iowa for the contest that starts the presidential election calendar. But this winter fewer candidates have braved the Midwestern chill. And that has left some wondering if the Iowa Republican party's shift to the right is scaring off some hopefuls and making the Iowa caucuses less competitive -- and less important.

Harry Reid: Rand Paul’s proposal to reduce FAA spending would ‘terrorize’ air traffic systems (Daily Caller)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:49 PM PST

Daily Caller - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned Tuesday that rolling back spending for the Federal Aviation Administration to 2008 levels would "terrorize" air traffic systems and invoked the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 in urging members to vote to provide the agency more funding.

3 Big Lies About Cutting the Deficit (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:28 PM PST

U.S. News & World Report - Maybe they're finally starting to get it in Washington. Just a couple months ago, politicians of both parties were lavishing a fresh round of tax cuts on practically every American. Now they're competing over who can take the most money away. President Obama's budget for the next fiscal year proposes $25 billion in spending cuts for 2012, plus a freeze on certain categories of spending that could save another $40 billion per year. Republicans say that's not enough, and they're aiming for $100 billion or more in cuts. ...

Obama promises veto of GOP spending bill (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:21 PM PST

AP - The White House is issuing a thinly-veiled veto threat against a $1.2 trillion Republican spending bill that cuts about $60 billion from the budget for the ongoing fiscal year.

Obama: I didn't punt on entitlement reform in federal budget (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:48 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama pushed back Tuesday on bipartisan criticism that his 2012 budget proposal fails to address the unchecked growth of government entitlement programs â€" foremost Medicare and Medicaid, which are big contributors to the nation’s unsustainable fiscal picture.

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