2011年4月25日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

NH GOP primary not just a Republican party (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2011 file photo, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich arrives for an event in Atlanta. It won’t be up to just Republicans to pick a winner in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary next year in New Hampshire. Independent voters, who make up nearly 42 percent of registered voters, can participate in either party’s primary. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)AP - At fundraising dinner after dinner, state Republican Party Chairman Jack Kimball earns loud applause when he declares that New Hampshire will send forward "a good strong conservative nominee for the presidency of the United States."

GOP’s Daniels hesitant on 2012 run (Washington Post)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, left, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice watch the first half of a women's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game between Texas A&M and Stanford in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Washington Post - No prospective Republican presidential candidate has done more to highlight the issue of debt and deficits than Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. He calls it the “new red menace,” an ocean of red ink that he says is every bit as dangerous as the Soviet nuclear threat during the Cold War.

Republican Barbour says no to 2012 White House run (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:46 PM PDT

Mississippi Republican Governor Haley Barbour addresses the Conservative Political Action conference (CPAC) in Washington, February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, unable to break out of a crowded Republican field, said on Monday he will not run for U.S. president in 2012 and suggested he did not have the "fire in the belly" for a race.

Top US lawmaker open to cutting oil subsidies (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Speaker of the House John Boehner participates in a news conference at the US Capitol on April 4, in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's top Republican foe in the US Congress said Monday that lawmakers should consider cutting multi-billion-dollar subsidies to oil companies now enjoying record profits.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - President Barack Obama's top Republican foe in the US Congress said Monday that lawmakers should consider cutting multi-billion-dollar subsidies to oil companies now enjoying record profits.

U.S. kills GE/Rolls Royce engine for F-35 fighter (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. Defense Department ended a contract with General Electric Co and Rolls-Royce Group Plc on Monday for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Over 60 Percent Will Not Vote for Trump Despite His Lead Among GOP Contenders (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:51 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Despite being the current lightning rod for the mainstream media and a top contender (if not the leader) in various recent GOP-oriented polls, it would appear that real estate mogul Donald Trump will have a difficult time becoming president of the United States.

Sen. Nelson faces tough race in Republican region (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2009 file photo, U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson speaks during a news conference in Omaha, Neb. As Nelson quietly prepares for his 2012 re-election campaign, he is doing so in a region that is trending away from him. As recently as 2004, the Great Plains wasn't just a place where Democrats could win — it was a power center, led by then Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Today, the region is tilting toward the GOP. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)AP - The last time Sen. Ben Nelson ran for re-election, in 2006, Democrats held four of the six Senate seats representing the 650 miles of plains from Nebraska north to the Canadian border.

Paul announcing presidential exploratory committee (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT

AP - Texas Rep. Ron Paul plans to announce the formation of a 2012 presidential exploratory committee at an Iowa event.

Boehner open to repealing oil company tax breaks (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT

AP - House Speaker John Boehner said Monday that Congress should "take a look at" repealing the multibillion-dollar tax subsidies enjoyed by the major oil companies.

Florida protests against US immigration proposals (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Pedestrians walk past a store that displays the US and Nicaraguan flags in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida, in 2007. Hundreds of activists on Monday kicked off a week of protests in several Florida cities calling for the rejection of measures in the state congress that would criminalize illegal immigrants.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - Hundreds of activists on Monday kicked off a week of protests in several Florida cities calling for the rejection of measures in the state congress that would criminalize illegal immigrants.

Obama's campaign boss: make 2008 look prehistoric (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:46 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One on April 22. Obama's 2012 campaign chief warned supporters the president could lose next year, unless they built an insurgent political machine that made his 2008 White House run look AFP - Barack Obama's 2012 campaign chief warned supporters the president could lose next year, unless they built an insurgent political machine that made his 2008 White House run look "prehistoric."

Barbour out, GOP ponders as 2012 field takes shape (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Ready or not, the 2012 presidential campaign is under way in earnest a full 18 months before Election Day. The GOP field — still muddy and made up of no less than a dozen people — will become clearer in coming days as more Republicans declare they'll run or sit out — and President Barack Obama's schedule already is packed with fundraisers and visits to states important to his re-election chances. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Republican Gov. Haley Barbour bowed out of presidential contention Monday with a surprise announcement just as the 2012 campaign was getting under way in earnest, 18 months before Election Day. The Mississippi governor said he lacked the necessary "absolute fire in the belly" to run.

NLRB will sue Ariz., SD over union laws (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:22 PM PDT

AP - The National Labor Relations Board says it will move ahead with lawsuits seeking to invalidate state constitutional amendments in Arizona and South Dakota that require workers to hold secret ballot elections before a company can be unionized.

W.House berates religious leader over birth comments (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, addresses the crowd at the Festival of Hope, an evangelistic rally held at the national stadium in Port-au-Prince, January 9, 2011. REUTERS/Allison ShelleyReuters - The White House struck back at Christian evangelical leader Franklin Graham on Monday for suggesting that President Barack Obama might not have been born in the United States.

White House fails to issue Easter proclamation (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:37 PM PDT

Daily Caller - American presidents issue lots of proclamations. At a rate of more than one per week, President Obama has issued official proclamations for national holidays, both religious and secular, advocacy campaigns, and even one for the "The 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire."

Republican Romney rips Obama over debt warning (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Republican Mitt Romney, who is raising funds to run for the White House in 2012, ripped President Barack Obama on Monday over last week's threat by an influential ratings agency to cut the U.S. credit rating, and called on the federal government to reduce spending.

Deadly bomb blasts rock Nigerian city in latest unrest (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Young men rummage among still smouldering goods at Kafanchan central market in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, as they try to save anything that may have survived the arson attack last week. Bomb blasts have killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, police said Monday, in the latest unrest to hit Africa's most populous nation after presidential elections and ahead of state governorship polls.(AFP/Tony Karumba)AFP - Bomb blasts have killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, police said Monday, in the latest unrest to hit Africa's most populous nation after presidential elections and ahead of state governorship polls.

Californians want budget vote, pension change: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Solar panels cover the roof of a Sam's Club store in Glendora, California. Taking issue with a Republican budget proposal that calls for steep cuts in energy programs, President Barack Obama has said that higher gas prices require investments in renewable energy.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)Reuters - Californians support major changes in state worker pensions and want the chance to vote on a fix for the state budget, pollsters said on Monday.

Haley Barbour not running for president (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:25 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Mississippi Republican Gov. Haley Barbour will not run for president in 2012, according to a statement released Monday.

Miss. Gov. Barbour rules out 2012 presidential run (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2011 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks in Jackson, Miss. Barbour says he won't be a presidential candidate for 2012. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)AP - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour ruled out a 2012 presidential bid on Monday, saying he lacked the necessary "absolute fire in the belly" to run and wasn't ready for the "all-consuming effort."

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