2011年3月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Poll: Despite improving economy, Americans see U.S. on wrong track (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:46 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) holds an Australian Football League (AFL) football presented by Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, after their Oval Office meeting on March 7, 2011, in this photograph released to Reuters on March 9, 2011. REUTERS/David Foote/AUSPIC/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. 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 CLIENTSReuters - Americans' confidence in the way the country is going has slumped to a two-year low in the last month, and one pollster blamed soaring gas prices.

Will Bachmann steal Palin’s thunder? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Cut spending, no matter what. Don’t let the government borrow any more. Shut it down if you have to. The cast of potential White House contenders is telling Congress to be tough, cut spending and, if necessary, close the doors to federal agencies if the Republicans don’t secure enough concessions from Democrats. However dangerous such brinksmanship is for lawmakers, and the country, it offers White House hopefuls the opportunity to criticize Washington spending while portraying themselves as the commonsense alternatives. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Lindsey Boerma National Journal It's looking increasingly likely that Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., will dive into the 2012 presidential waters. Among the evidence was a packed schedule for this past weekend, including two stump-like stops in Florida on Friday and a Sunday appearance on NBC's Meet …

Voters in troubled California city bring new day (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:20 PM PST

A voter holds a ballot and a flyer while waiting to vote in the special election in Bell, Calif., on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Voters have a chance to clean house Tuesday after months of outrage directed at a city government that turned the modest Southern California suburb of Bell into the national poster child for municipal corruption. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) special election in Bell, Calif. on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Voters had a chance to clean house Tuesday after months of outrage directed at a city government that turned the modest Southern California suburb of Bell into the national poster child for municipal corruption. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - It was a scandal, residents frequently complained, that made their modest Southern California city the laughingstock of the nation.

Gingrich: Work for nation factor in indiscretions (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:08 PM PST

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., speaks as his wife Callista looks on during a meeting with Gov. Nathan Deal in the Governor's office Thursday March 3, 2011 in Atlanta. Gingrich said he is launching a website to explore a run for president.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - Newt Gingrich says his passionate hard work for his country contributed to his marital infidelity. In an interview posted Wednesday by The Christian Broadcasting Network, Gingrich — who recently converted to Catholicism — said he had sought God's forgiveness for mistakes in his past.

Some SEC officials in dark on lawyer's Madoff link (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:07 PM PST

Personal property of Bernard and Ruth Madoff is seen during a press preview of the auction items seized in New York and Florida by the United States Marshals Service, in New York November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted on a method to compensate victims of swindler Bernard Madoff with some commissioners and staff unaware that the SEC's then general counsel had personal ties to the fraud.

Tucson shooting survivors attend Loughner hearing (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PST

Attorney Judy Clark and defendant Jared Loughner stand before the judge in federal court Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. as shown in this artists' rendering. Suspected shooter Jared Loughner, who is charged with shooting U.S. Rep. Garbrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and 18 others, was in court for a status hearing to consider whether to order the suspect in the Tucscon, Ariz., shooting rampage to give handwriting samples to compare with documents seized in a search of his home. (AP Photo/Bill Robles)AP - Survivors of the Tucson shooting rampage came face to face Wednesday with the man accused of carrying out the attack that killed six people and wounded 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Search warrants released in Tucson rampage case (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:22 PM PST

FILE - This photo released Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Loughner. A judge on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 will consider whether to order the suspect in the Tucscon, Ariz., shooting rampage to give handwriting samples to compare with documents seized in a search of his home. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)AP - Court documents released Wednesday show that police found two shotguns, ammunition and drawings of weapons in the home of the suspect charged in a Tucson shooting rampage.

Testimony doesn't match furor over terror hearing (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:21 PM PST

AP - Family members of two young men who were inspired to terrorism, with deadly consequences, plan to tell Congress that the men were victims of brainwashing by radical elements in local Muslim communities, according to prepared testimony obtained by The Associated Press.

House counsel to defend gay marriage ban in court (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:12 PM PST

AP - House Speaker John Boehner says the House counsel will defend the federal ban on gay marriage, now that the Obama administration won't.

Senate Roll Call: How they voted on Dem cuts (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:30 PM PST

AP - The 58-42 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate rejected a Democratic plan to cut $12 billion in federal spending this year.

Wisconsin governor a polarizer, not a compromiser (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:24 PM PST

Reuters - When Scott Walker, Wisconsin's new Republican governor, kicked off his campaign for the job nearly two years ago, he vowed to take this state, with its long progressive history, in "a new direction."

Wis. GOP bypasses Dems, cuts collective bargaining (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:23 PM PST

State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, says 'no' during a vote on the budget repair bill after a meeting of a state Legislature conference committee at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Wednesday evening, March 9, 2011. Senate Republicans used a procedural move on Wednesday to pass the proposal without the Democrats present. Schultz was the lone Republican voting against the bill. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)AP - The Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers, approving an explosive proposal that had rocked the state and unions nationwide after Republicans discovered a way to bypass the chamber's missing Democrats.

Wis. Gov. Walker praises union rights vote (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:11 PM PST

AP - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is praising Republicans in the state Senate who have voted to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers.

Attorney General warns against alienating Muslims (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:44 PM PST

Reuters - Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday warned against alienating the U.S. Muslim community, in a veiled criticism of a congressional probe into the radicalization of Muslims at home.

Boston church aims to bring back lapsed Catholics (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:42 PM PST

AP - Cardinal Sean O'Malley kicked off a massive ad campaign Wednesday to draw Boston's vast population of lapsed Catholics back to the church by inviting them to "come home."

Flight 93 families seek money for 9/11 memorial (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:18 PM PST

Patrick White, left, watches on as Sarah Wainio, center, is hugged by Calvin Wilson, right, after she became emotional while talking about her sister Honor Elizabeth Wainio, who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Families of those who died on Flight 93 are seeking more federal money for a 9/11 memorial at the rural crash site in Pennsylvania. Family members are asking Congress to approve the $3.7 million for the memorial President Barack Obama asked for in his new budget. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Families of those who died on United Airlines Flight 93 said Wednesday they hope Congress won't forget the heroism displayed aboard the hijacked flight as it considers giving more federal money for a 9/11 memorial at the crash site in Pennsylvania.

Obama taps close aide Shapiro as Israel ambassador (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:18 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama has chosen Daniel Shapiro, a senior adviser who has helped shape the response to the Middle East upheaval, as ambassador to Israel, the White House said on Wednesday.

House to defend gay marriage ban in court (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:14 PM PST

Speaker of the House John Boehner presides over a Joint Session of Congress. Top US House of Representatives leaders voted along party lines Wednesday to defend in court a law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman after President Barack Obama repudiated it.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - Top US House of Representatives leaders voted along party lines Wednesday to defend in court a law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman after President Barack Obama repudiated it.

House panel to examine Muslim radicalization (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST

Reuters - The House of Representatives will investigate radicalization in the American-Muslim community, sparking outrage that the probe is a witch hunt akin to the 1950s anti-Communist campaign.

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