2011年4月28日星期四

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections


Donald Trump parades through Portsmouth, N.H. (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Real estate magnate and television personality Donald Trump holds up a newspaper as he makes a reference to a story in it while walking through downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire April 27, 2011.  REUTERS/Joel PageExclusive to Yahoo! News - By Alex Roarty National Journal PORTSMOUTH, N.H.â€"Think of it as Donald Trump's version of retail politics. When most candidates meet voters one-on-one, they usually visit a quiet diner to shake hands and trade small talk. But low-key meet-and-greets aren't a …


Push to ban circumcision in San Francisco (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:57 PM PDT

The San Francisco skyline is seen behind the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in 2005. Activists who want to ban male circumcision in San Francisco have taken a step toward putting the issue to a popular vote, sparking outcry from Jewish and Muslim groups.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Activists who want to ban male circumcision in San Francisco have taken a step toward putting the issue to a popular vote, sparking outcry from Jewish and Muslim groups.


Tucson suspect returns to Ariz. after mental exams (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:32 PM PDT

AP - The suspect in a January shooting rampage that left six dead and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others was returned to Arizona on Thursday after undergoing mental exams in Missouri, authorities said.

California's smallest city may be dissolved (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

Reuters - The California Assembly on Thursday voted to dissolve the smallest city in the state, a focal point of local government pay and corruption charges that infuriated state residents last year.

Budget Fight Gets Symbolic in the Senate (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:17 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a plan for budget legislation. Or rather, he has a plan to get the Senate to vote on legislation he doesn't want to pass. He announced Wednesday he would force Republicans to actually vote on the 2012 budget drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan and passed by the House. That way GOP senators would have to actually say whether they supported the bill, which calls for major changes to Medicare and Medicaid. The gamesmanship is to get Republicans on the record for supporting the major changes in Medicare and Medicaid, or expose disunity among Republicans.

Texas governor: Washington taking care of Alabama, not Texas (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday blasted the Obama administration for not responding to an April 16 request for a disaster declaration for the parched Lone Star State, where wildfires have scorched nearly 2 million acres this year.

Berkley charging ahead with bid for Ensign's seat (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT

AP - Democratic U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley is charging ahead in her bid for one of Nevada's U.S. Senate seats, even as her Republican rival prepares to take the post in an appointment that's a first for the Silver State.

Republican budget plan gets jeers from voters (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan speaks during a markup hearing before the House Budget Committee on April 6 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Angry voters jeered and booed Thursday as the architect of the Republican budget plan tried to explain to a Wisconsin town hall meeting why raising taxes on the rich wouldn't help the United States deal with its deficit problems.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Angry voters jeered and booed Thursday as the architect of the Republican budget plan tried to explain to a Wisconsin town hall meeting why raising taxes on the rich wouldn't help the United States deal with its deficit problems.


Immigrants' fingerprinting program under scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:50 PM PDT

AP - A California congresswoman asked on Thursday for an investigation of whether Homeland Security employees lied to the public, local governments and Congress about an immigration enforcement program known as Secure Communities.

Obama assembles all-star cast to talk immigration (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Southern California radio host Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, left, with Lili Estefan, the Cuban-American host of 'El Gordo y la Flaca' on Univision speak at the White House after meeting President Obama to discuss immigration reform, in Washington, Thursday, April 28, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - His immigration overhaul stalled, President Barack Obama is enlisting an array of voices, including Latino entertainment and media stars, to help jump-start legislation and reassure crucial but restless Hispanic voters that he has not abandoned his campaign pledge to change the law.


Obama vows to push again on immigration (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:07 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Congress fundraiser at The Town Hall in New York on April 27. Obama Thursday called for an end to the false debates and heated politics blocking a push for immigration reform, an issue with deep implications for the 2012 elections.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US President Barack Obama Thursday called for an end to the false debates and heated politics blocking a push for immigration reform, an issue with deep implications for the 2012 elections.


Trump Dominates Media Attention with Non-Issues, Non-Campaign (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:12 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Donald Trump is quickly becoming the butt of every Democratic and Republican joke when it comes to the 2012 presidential campaign. He is not yet a candidate and the media are swimming around him like a school of piranha waiting for a drop of blood to hit the water.

Senate to vote on dueling budget plans (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Reuters - As Congress gears up for a fight on America's rising debt load, Republicans and Democrats are trying to embarrass each other -- by forcing votes on opposing deficit-cutting plans that would highlight politically unpopular elements.

In one stroke, a new Obama national security team (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama stands with outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Defense Secretary-nominee Leon Panetta, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 28, 2011, as he introduced his reworked reworked national security team . (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The reshuffled national security team President Barack Obama introduced on Thursday will be charged with fighting not only the overseas war in Afghanistan but also budget battles on the home front over Pentagon spending that has ballooned into a fat target for deficit hawks.


Daniels faces dilemma in Planned Parenthood bill (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:25 PM PDT

AP - It's anybody's guess which Mitch Daniels will show up when it comes time to sign or veto an Indiana measure that cuts off $3 million a year in federal funding to Planned Parenthood in the state.

Kids visit first lady for take child to work day (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:13 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama takes questions while meeting with the children of White House employees on 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day,' Thursday, April 28, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Michelle Obama talked with kids about a few of her favorite things for the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.


Obama 'War on Oil' Policy Increasing Federal Budget Deficit (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:02 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis titled "The Fiscal Impact of the Offshore Drilling Moratorium" confirms that Obama administration "War on Oil" policies are widening the federal budget deficit.

Obama Administration Releases New Commitment to Clean Water (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:02 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The Obama administration officially released Wednesday a national Clean Water Framework which outlines the importance of providing the nation's people with clean water and protecting natural waters as a way to ensure public health as well as a healthy economy and environment.
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