2011年3月10日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Campaign 2012: The Kabuki phase (Politico)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:30 AM PST

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to an audience at the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesPolitico - The idea, according to the invitation, was for Mitt Romney to “discuss his plans for the 2012 elections” at a “regional organizational meeting” of “the Romney Leadership Team” on Wednesday at the home of a major donor in Florida.

Are some people flirting with a run for the White House to make money? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:39 AM PST

Donald Trump arrives to his Comedy Central Roast in New York, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Reid Wilson National Journal Donald Trump is not a serious candidate for president. Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee are showing more interest in selling books than in building the policy chops required to be commander in chief. And yet …

Something Old, Something Newt (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:10 AM PST

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks with Karen and Tom Quiner, of Des Moines, Iowa, at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Time.com - Determined to save America from "secular socialism," Newt Gingrich says he might take on Barack Obama in 2012. Is he really a potential President or just a skilled showman?

Defense opposes mental exam of Tucson suspect (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:33 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 - The decision to have the suspect in the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage undergo a psychological examination seemed obvious given the man's bizarre behavior both before and after the deadly attack.

Wis. defeat could help launch counterattack on GOP (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:31 PM PST

Protesters walk around the Capitol Square in Madison, Wis. Thursday March 10, 2011 as protests continued after the Senate passed governor's controversial budget repair bill, and the Assembly was meeting to consider final passage. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Steve Apps)AP - With the labor movement suffering an epic defeat in Wisconsin and perhaps other states, union leaders plan to use the setback to fire up their members nationwide and mount a major counterattack against Republicans at the ballot box in 2012.

Top intel official in hot water over blunt remarks (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:07 PM PST

James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 10, 2011, before the Senate Armed Services committee hearing on current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)AP - The government's top intelligence official fumbled the Obama administration's message Thursday about embattled Moammar Gadhafi's fate, telling Congress that the Libyan leader will prevail in his fight with rebel forces there. It was the latest in a series of public gaffes for James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.

Pa.'s attempts to track gas drilling waste flawed (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:53 PM PST

FILE- In this Dec. 15, 2010 file photo, some of the holding and treatment tanks at the water intake and treatment plant for the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority is seen in Beaver Falls, Pa. The natural gas industry’s claim that it is making great strides in reducing how much polluted wastewater it discharges to Pennsylvania rivers is proving difficult to assess, because of inconsistent reporting by energy companies and at least one big data entry error in the state’s system for tracking the contaminated fluids. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)AP - The natural gas industry's claim that it is making great strides in reducing how much polluted wastewater it discharges to Pennsylvania rivers is proving difficult to assess because of inconsistent reporting by energy companies — and at least one big data entry error in the state's system for tracking the contaminated fluids.

Obama to hold White House news conference Friday (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:37 PM PST

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will address rising oil and gasoline prices at a news conference on Friday.

Republicans pass Wisconsin anti-union bill (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:36 PM PST

Wisconsin House Democrats holds up their microphones in protest after the House voted to pass the state's controversial budget bill in the Wisconsin assembly chamber in Madison, Wisconsin. Republicans barred the doors of the Wisconsin legislature to angry crowds and Democratic lawmakers ahead of a vote Thursday on a controversial bill to undermine unions.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Republicans barred the doors of the Wisconsin legislature to angry crowds and Democratic lawmakers ahead of a vote Thursday on a controversial bill to undermine unions, which has become a political flashpoint in the United States.

Source: Giffords to attend husband shuttle launch (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:31 PM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords, left, is shown with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. A person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend the launch of her husband's space shuttle in April. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the family and doctors have not yet publicized the decision. A news conference is scheduled for Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Houston hospital where Giffords is undergoing rehab. Giffords husband, Mark Kelly, is leading the space shuttle's next mission. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File) NO SALESAP - Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour next month to see off her astronaut husband, a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Obama to hold news conference on energy on Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:45 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will hold a news conference on Friday at 11:15 a.m. EST (1615) on issues including rising energy prices, a White House spokesman said, as Americans fret over higher costs tied to unrest in North Africa and the Middle East.

Tears, shouts as terror hearing becomes political (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:35 PM PST

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 10, 2011. King opened hearings into Islamic radicalization in America, dismissing what he called the 'rage and hysteria' surrounding the hearings. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Congress pushed deep into a raw and emotional debate Thursday over American Muslims who have committed terrorist attacks in the name of religion, in a hearing punctuated by tearful testimony, angry recriminations and political theater.

Sheriff clashes with US lawmakers over Muslim group (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:35 PM PST

Leroy Baca, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The high-profile sheriff who testified Thursday about the radicalization of US Muslims rebuked a congressman who called Muslim group CAIR a AFP - A high-profile sheriff who testified Thursday about the radicalization of US Muslims rebuked a congressman who called Muslim group CAIR a "terrorist organization" and challenged authorities to charge it with a crime.

40% of Americans link Islam to violence: poll (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:16 PM PST

Four in 10 Americans believe Islam is more likely to encourage violence than other religions, up sharply from March 2002, six months after the September 11 attacks, according to a new Pew poll.(AFP/File/Vyacheslav Oseledko)AFP - Four in 10 Americans believe Islam is more likely to encourage violence than other religions, up sharply from March 2002, six months after the September 11 attacks, according to a new Pew poll.

Obama to bullying victims: I know what it's like (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:56 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks at a conference on bullying prevention in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama smiled when he said his large ears and funny name once made him a target of school-yard harassment. But he was all seriousness Thursday when he told a White House conference on bullying that torment and intimidation must not be tolerated.

Protesters removed from Wis. Capitol before vote (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:56 PM PST

Police try to secure a door during a protest at the Wisconsin state Capitol, Thursday, March 10, 2011, in Madison, Wis. The standoff over union rights that rocked Wisconsin and the nation for weeks headed for a swift end Thursday, as Republican lawmakers were set to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers and deliver one of the strongest blows to the power of unions in years. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP - Police carried dozens of protesters from a hallway leading to the Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday morning as Democratic representatives pounded on the locked door of the chamber, demanding to be let in before a historic vote on an explosive bill taking away public workers' collective bargaining rights.

Who'll pay bigger fees for your debit card use? (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:24 PM PST

Jason Kratovil, lobbyist for the Independent Community Bankers of America, sits at his office in Washington on Thursday March 10, 2011. Bankers and merchants, pillars of the business world and frequent allies, are embroiled in a bitter lobbying war over something Americans do 38 billion times a year, swipe their debit cards. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - Bankers and merchants, pillars of the business world and frequent allies, are embroiled in a bitter lobbying battle over something Americans do 38 billion times a year — swipe their debit cards. Both sides vigorously claim to speak for consumers.

Next stopgap bill would cut $6 billion over 3 weeks (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:14 PM PST

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at TechBoston Academy in Boston, March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - House Republicans are preparing another stopgap-spending bill that would cut $6 billion from current levels and keep the government running for three more weeks, Representative Steven LaTourette said on Thursday.

Wis. Senate GOP's Election Day Gamble: Strip Union Rights (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:11 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In a procedural move worthy of a filibuster, the Wisconsin Senate bypassed Democrats, who fled to Illinois, and cut collective bargaining rights from all public employees save firefighters and police.

House OKs GOP bill killing refinance program (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:11 PM PST

AP - Republicans pushed a bill through the House on Thursday killing assistance for people who want to refinance homes that are worth less than they paid for them.

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