2011年4月20日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Florida may be do-or-die for 2012ers (Politico)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:32 AM PDT

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour speaks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington in this February 12, 2011 file photograph. Barbour, who is considering a run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, had Politico - It’s all coming down to Florida, again.

The Fast Fix: Is Donald Trump really a Republican? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:14 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Just what exactly is GOP 2012 presidential contender Donald Trump's political philosophy? The truth is, no one really knows. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon …

Obama's numbers down, but he's still a 2012 contender (Washington Post)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:00 PM PDT

President Barack Obama answers questions from the audience at a town hall at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus in Annandale, Virginia, April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungWashington Post - Deepening economic pessimism has pushed down President Obama’s approval rating to a near record low, but he holds an early advantage over prospective 2012 rivals in part because of widespread dissatisfaction with Republican candidates, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

FAA issues new rules for first lady, VP flights (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:13 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama speaks at a military community event during a national initiative to support and honor America's service members and their families Thursday, April 14, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. The event highlighted how several businesses have made commitments to ensure transferability to military members and their spouses. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)AP - Aircraft carrying the first lady or vice president will receive a higher level of scrutiny from air traffic controllers following an aborted landing of a plane carrying Michelle Obama this week, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

Obama administration backs FAA despite uproar (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood speaks at a news conference held to discuss the findings of the study on alleged unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles in Washington February 8, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - The Obama administration has full confidence in the top U.S. aviation safety official and his agency following a string of highly publicized lapses by air traffic controllers, including one this week involving a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama.

At Facebook headquarters, Obama seeks 2008 campaign energy (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:53 PM PDT

President Barack Obama answers questions from the audience at a town hall at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus in Annandale, Virginia, April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama sought to reignite the youthful energy that propelled his 2008 election Wednesday with a campaign-style visit to the nexus of social communications, Facebook.

Views on Gas Prices and China by Donald Trump (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:51 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Donald Trump may run for President of the United States in 2012. He has yet to decide, or at least he hasn't announced his intentions. He's saving that moment for prime time television. The Donald is set to announce his decision on his show, "Celebrity Apprentice."

Obama calls GOP Medicare, spending plan 'radical' (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:42 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg take off their jackets simultaneously during a town hall meeting at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that congressional Republicans are pushing a radical plan to trim Medicare and Medicaid, ramping up the rhetoric before a friendly Facebook crowd at the headquarters of the popular social networking site.

Wis. court challenger will seek statewide recount (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:13 PM PDT

JoAnne Kloppenburg speaks during a news conference at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Kloppenburg announced her decision to request a statewide recount in April's State Supreme Court election. Incumbent David Prosser currently holds about a 7,300-vote lead. That's close enough that Kloppenburg can ask for a free recount at the expense of municipalities and counties. Prosser has said a recount would be frivolous. (AP Photo, Wisconsin State Journal, Michael P. King)AP - Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg asked election officials Wednesday for a statewide recount in her flagging upset bid against Justice David Prosser, a race that marked yet another front in the fight over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing union rights law.

Gingrich derides Obama over energy policy (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:59 PM PDT

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) (C) speaks to reporters after a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Republican former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, mulling a run for the White House, on Wednesday derided President Barack Obama over energy policy and high gasoline prices.

Sender of offensive Obama email calls it satire (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT

Marilyn Davenport, who forwarded an email depicting President Obama as a chimpanzee, issues an apology for those who found the work offensive but refuses to resign her position as an elected member of the Orange County Republican Central Committee, at a news conference outside her home in Fullerton, Calif., Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - A Southern California GOP official who sent an email depicting President Barack Obama as a chimpanzee said Wednesday she considered the email political satire — not racist — and would not step down, even as local party leaders called for her resignation and launched an ethics investigation.

Poll: Romney neck and neck with Obama; Trump, Palin far behind (Daily Caller)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Daily Caller - A McClatchy-Marist poll released on Wednesday shows Mitt Romney in a statistical deadheat with President Barack Obama. Obama leads Romney, 46 percent to 45 percent.

At Facebook HQ, Obama courts young voters (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:19 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on during a town hall meeting at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Obama on Wednesday urged young voters who backed his historic 2008 election to AFP - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged young voters who backed his historic 2008 election to "double down" in 2012 as he paid a campaign-style visit to Facebook headquarters.

Haiti leader wins ringing endorsement from Clinton (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:32 PM PDT

Haiti's president-elect Michel Martelly smiles after answering a question during a press conference along with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton following their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC. Martelly won fulsome praise from Clinton on a visit to the United States in which he criticized the AFP - Haiti's president-elect Michel Martelly won fulsome praise Wednesday from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a visit to the United States in which he criticized the "desperately slow" reconstruction of his quake-hit nation.

Congressman urges lawsuit on Utah immigration law (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:24 PM PDT

AP - The Texas congressman who heads the U.S. House Judiciary Committee has accused the Justice Department of being "hypocritical" for not pursuing legal action against a Utah law approving a guest worker program for illegal immigrants.

Wisconsin court race heads for recount (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Wisconsin's election oversight agency said on Wednesday that the challenger in the close race for a seat on the state Supreme Court has asked for a recount.

Obama says spending cuts could trigger second recession (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:53 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes the U.S. economy could lapse back into recession if government spending is cut too deeply.

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