2011年3月7日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Prosecutors seek mental exam for Tucson suspect (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:44 PM PST

Jim and Doris Tucker speak with U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) (C) in Tucson, Arizona, in this photograph taken on January 8, 2011 and released on March 5, 2011. Giffords, who was gravely wounded in a mass shooting that day, continues to recover in a Houston hospital. REUTERS/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords/Sara Hummel-Rajca/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Prosecutors say the suspect in the shooting rampage that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords made menacing Internet postings in the months before the attack that suggest he may have mental issues.

Obama officials push for S. Korea trade pact (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:31 PM PST

AP - The Obama administration said Monday it's ready to send a highly coveted South Korea trade agreement to Congress for final approval but warned that delaying the deal would cause U.S. companies to miss out on jobs and export opportunities.

Former Rep. Heather Wilson announces for US Senate (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PST

AP - Former Republican Rep. Heather Wilson made official Monday what had been rumored for days — she's running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Jeff Bingaman.

AP source: Obama to tap Locke for China ambassador (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2010 photo, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announces results for the 2010 U.S. Census at the National Press Club, in Washington. A senior administration official says President Barack Obama plans to nominate Locke to be the next U.S. ambassador to China. A formal announcement is expected Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Locke is the first Chinese-American to become commerce secretary. His father and grandfather were born in China. He would succeed Jon Huntsman, whose resignation is effective next month. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - President Barack Obama will nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, the son and grandson of Chinese immigrants, to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a senior administration official said Monday. A formal announcement could come as early as Tuesday.

Autopsies released for victims in Giffords attack (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:52 PM PST

This Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows the Arizona congresswoman listening intently as she talks with Jim and Doris Tucker, two of her constituents, one of whom also was injured, in Tucson, Ariz. Shortly after the photo was taken, a man walked quickly up to the group and shot Giffords and 18 other people. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) NO SALESAP - A medical examiner released autopsy reports Monday for the six people slain in the January shooting rampage that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, detailing how a gunman killed three of them with gunshots to the head as he opened fire on a crowd at a political event.

Report says too many whites, men leading military (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:50 PM PST

AP - The U.S. military is too white and too male at the top and needs to change recruiting and promotion policies and lift its ban on women in combat, an independent report for Congress said Monday.

Obama restarts Guantanamo trials (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:50 PM PST

A view of a control tower building for an abandoned airport at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base July 27, 2008. REUTERS/Randall Mikkelsen/FilesAP - President Barack Obama reversed course Monday and ordered a resumption of military trials for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, making his once ironclad promise to close the isolated prison look even more distant.

5 mulling GOP presidential bids take Iowa stage (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PST

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks during a Presidential Lecture Series sponsored by The Family Leader, Monday, March 7, 2011, in Pella, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Five Republicans mulling 2012 presidential bids have taken the stage for a forum in Iowa, hoping to set themselves apart in a scattered field.

Missouri's Todd Akin Thinks 'We as a Nation' Are Stupid on Defense (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:27 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In the ever-ongoing Congressional war to put forth a budget that will be acceptable to both parties -- at least enough to get the fiscal budget passed -- there is an equally ongoing compulsion among legislators to reconcile their hypocritical actions with justification wordplay. Neither party has a monopoly on anything resembling honesty, but nothing seems to be able to beat the jingo-laden rhetoric with which the GOP can justify their votes for legislation while at the same time claiming that they are trying to balance the budget and decrease the national debt.

Nevada GOP Sen. Ensign won't seek re-election (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:57 PM PST

In this Aug. 17, 2010 photo, U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., participates in the Tahoe Summit at the Sand Harbor State Park near Incline Village, Nev. The Associated Press has learned that GOP Senator John Ensign of Nevada will announce that he won't seek re-election. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)AP - Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, damaged politically and facing a Senate ethics investigation over an extramarital affair, said Monday he won't seek re-election next year.

US, allies edge toward military options for Libya (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron arrives at the Conservative spring forum, in Cardiff March 5, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS)AP - The U.S. and its NATO allies edged closer Monday to formulating a military response to the escalating violence in Libya as the alliance boosted surveillance flights over the country and the Obama administration signaled it might be willing to help arm Moammar Gadhafi's opponents. Europe, meanwhile, kick-started international efforts to impose a no-fly zone.

Former Hastings aide files sexual harassment suit (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:14 PM PST

AP - A former aide to Rep. Alcee Hastings filed a lawsuit Monday claiming he repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances and threatened her position when she refused him, allegations the congressman denied as "ludicrous."

Military diversity group says there are too many white men on top (Daily Caller)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PST

Daily Caller - As if the military did not have enough to worry about with two wars, troops around the globe and members of Congress calling for the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya (a de facto act of war), the Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC) Monday released a report informing those in uniform that there are too many white men in their uppermost ranks.

Obama administration keeps giving out Obamacare waivers, despite new Republican spotlight (Daily Caller)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:21 PM PST

Daily Caller - Although House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, is about to launch a congressional investigation into Obamacare waiver selection, the administration continues to approve waivers from health-care law for labor unions and others. In fact, since Upton first requested documentation from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in late January, the administration has issued 307 more Obamacare waivers, 47 of which for labor unions. That brings the total number of waivers to 1,040. Labor unions received 269 of those.

Court rejects appeal challenging Obama eligibility (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:11 PM PST

AP - The Supreme Court has rejected for the second time a challenge to Barack Obama's eligibility to serve as president over the unsubstantiated claim that he was not born in the United States.

Obama treads carefully on Libya, rebuffs pressure (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PST

Reuters - The White House pushed back on Monday against pressure from some lawmakers for direct intervention in Libya, saying it first wanted to figure out what various military options could achieve.

Federal hearing in Pa. addresses gas pipelines (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PST

AP - A Pennsylvania utility executive said at a congressional hearing Monday that it's possible a leak in a natural gas pipeline developed after an inspection a day before an explosion that killed five people in Allentown last month.

Private contractors at record in Afghan war: US report (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:53 AM PST

An Afghan man walks next to barbed wire as a US Marine from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines Regiment patrols in Garmser, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The number of private security personnel working for the US military in Afghanistan rose to 18,919 at the end of last year, the highest level used in any conflict by the United States, a congressional report said.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - The number of private security personnel working for the US military in Afghanistan rose to 18,919 at the end of last year, the highest level used in any conflict by the United States, a congressional report said.

Trump aide in Iowa to gauge presidential interest (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:25 AM PST

Reuters - A top aide to celebrity real estate tycoon Donald Trump visited Iowa on Monday to gauge interest in the idea of a Trump bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Analysis: Are deficit hawks making higher taxes inevitable? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:22 AM PST

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., questions Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, during the committee's hearing on the fiscal 2012 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Daniel Gross Yahoo! Finance Deficit hawks are roosting all over Washington â€" in think tanks, in the White House, in Congress, at newspaper editorial boards and all over the Internet. All agree, in chorus, that the massive deficit ($1.5 …

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