2011年3月28日星期一

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections

Auditor: Financial overhaul law cost $1B per year (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:46 PM PDT

AP - The financial overhaul law that President Barack Obama and Democrats enacted last year will cost nearly $1 billion to implement this year, according to Congress' chief auditor.

Judge proposes change in Loughner's mental exam (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PDT

AP - The judge who ordered a mental competency exam for the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage has proposed a change to that ruling.

2 House Republicans vow to stop Obama on Libya (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:29 PM PDT

AP - Two House Republicans are pushing a bill that would force President Barack Obama to stop military operations in Libya until he gets congressional approval.

Rights group accuses Libyan forces of "disappearances" (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have carried out a campaign of forced disappearances to try to crush opposition to his rule, human rights group Amnesty International said on Monday.

Democrats offer deeper cuts in U.S. budget fight (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's Democrats on Monday offered to cut another $20 billion from the U.S. budget in an attempt to reach a deal with congressional Republicans that would avert a government shutdown.

NPR cans search plans for news executive until it hires new CEO (Daily Caller)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:33 PM PDT

Daily Caller - National Public Radio’s interim CEO Joyce Slocum announced the taxpayer-subsidized radio network will stop searching for a senior vice president for News until it finds a new permanent CEO.

With a Shutdown Looming, Budget Bickering Intensifies (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Congress returns Monday for its latest round of budget brinksmanship. After a half-dozen stopgap funding bills in as many months, the threat of a government shutdown looms once more

Huckabee could opt for presidential run by summer (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:51 PM PDT

AP - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Monday it will be at least this summer before he decides whether to run for president again, and he'll only enter the 2012 race if he thinks he can win.

Obama strongly defends US military action in Libya (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about Libya at the National Defense University in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a betrayal of who we are." Yet he ruled out targeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a costly mistake.

Obama says too much testing makes education boring (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PDT

President Barack Obama points to his earpiece, as he explains to the audience, that he is receiving translations during his town hall with students, parents and teachers at Bell Multicultural High School, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured in other ways than just exam results. Too much testing makes education boring for kids, he said.

Appeal denied in high-profile US death row case (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:59 PM PDT

People protesting death row inmate Troy Davis's death penalty hold his portrait during a rally in 2008. The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday the last-ditch legal appeal of Davis, clearing the way for the execution of a man who has become a cause celebre for campaigners against capital punishment.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday the last-ditch legal appeal of death row inmate Troy Davis, clearing the way for the execution of a man who has become a cause celebre for campaigners against capital punishment.

Six things Congress wants to hear from Obama on Libya (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:13 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama, seen here on March 22, will tell Americans Monday why it was in the United States' national security interest to help set up a no-fly zone over Libya after a teetering Kadhafi threatened a bloodbath.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Dan Friedman and Billy House National Journal President Obama's speech on Libya on Monday is well-timed. It comes as a restive Congress returns from recess with both parties clamoring for fuller consultation and faulting aspects of the administration's approach. …

U.S. to remove some vessels from Libya duties (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Reuters - The Pentagon will gradually remove some of its vessels from the Mediterranean now that NATO is taking command of the international campaign in Libya, U.S. military officials said on Monday.

Obama seeks to define Libya goals and exit plan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:55 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the conflict in Libya during an address at the National Defense University in Washington March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama told Americans on Monday the United States would work with its allies to hasten the day when Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi leaves power, but would not use force to topple him.

GOP shifts strategy on housing market overhaul (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:27 PM PDT

AP - House Republicans plan to introduce eight bills on Tuesday that would each take a small step toward pushing taxpayer-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of business, according to congressional aides and lobbyists.

Nevada wants 2012 action, but remains Romney country (The Ticket)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:22 AM PDT

The Ticket - Nevada is in the charmed circle of four states that the national parties have cleared to hold early nominating contests for the 2012 presidential race. So you'd think Nevada has no reason to fight for attention from the presidential contenders. But not so fast, Ray Hagar reports for the Reno Gazette-Journal. Unlike states that risk [...]

Time short, tempers flare in budget showdown (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:53 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a 'Back Off Social Security' rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - With the clock ticking toward a possible government shutdown, spending-cut talks between Senate Democrats and the Republicans controlling the House have broken off in a whom-do-you-trust battle over legislation to keep operations running for another six months.

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