2011年5月8日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Elections

AP NewsBreak: Iowa GOP donors court NJ's Christie (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 08:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2011, file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie responds to a question about the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces at the State House in Trenton, N.J. Some of Iowa's top Republican campaign contributors, unhappy with their choices in the developing presidential field, are venturing to New Jersey in hopes they can persuade first-term Christie to run. The entreaty is the latest sign of dissatisfaction within the GOP over the crop of candidates competing for the chance to run against President Barack Obama in 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)AP - Some of Iowa's top Republican campaign contributors, unhappy with their choices in the developing presidential field, are venturing to New Jersey in hopes they can persuade first-term Gov. Chris Christie to run. The entreaty is the latest sign of dissatisfaction within the GOP over the crop of candidates competing for the chance to run against President Barack Obama in 2012.

Louisiana governor Jindal caught in birther flap (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2011 05:24 PM PDT

Reuters - A photo of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's birth certificate was published by a newspaper on Saturday even though there is no doubt the Indian American Republican was born in the United States.

NY lawmakers eye bin Laden bounty for 9/11 victims (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:55 AM PDT

AP - Two congressmen from New York City say that up to $50 million in Osama bin Laden bounty money should go to first responders, survivors and families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Apple, Google to face lawmakers in privacy tussle (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Tech companies such as Apple and Google are hoping the tracks of millions of mobile device users will lead to billions of dollars in revenue.

3rd Conn. Democrat announces run for US Senate (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:05 AM PDT

AP - A third Democrat has announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.

Cheney undecided on heart transplant operation (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 08:54 AM PDT

AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he hasn't decided whether to seek a heart transplant.

Republicans short of suitable big-name candidates (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 01:59 PM PDT

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Event in Waukee, Iowa, in March 2011. Big-name Republicans have been slow to enter the 2012 presidential race, giving lesser-known candidates like Pawlenty a chance to break through in key early voting states like Iowa.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Steve Pope)AFP - Big-name Republicans have been slow to enter the 2012 presidential race, giving lesser-known candidates a chance to break through in key early voting states like Iowa.

Bring back waterboarding, says Cheney (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Former US vice president Dick Cheney, pictured in February 2011, credited harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding as playing a role in tracking down Osama bin Laden and called Sunday for them to be reinstated.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - Harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding played a role in tracking down Osama bin Laden and should be reinstated, former US vice president Dick Cheney said Sunday.

White House and Congress Clash Over NASA Funding, Space Cooperation with China (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Another indication that President Barack Obama's 2012 NASA funding request was in trouble occurred when at a hearing of the House Appropriations commerce, justice, science subcommittee on May 3.

Majority agree with Obama decision on bin Laden photos: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Nearly two-thirds of Americans agree with President Barack Obama's decision not to release graphic photos of the dead al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to an NBC poll to be released on Monday.

Poll: Still No Clear Frontrunner Among Republican Presidential Hopefuls (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:16 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - A new poll out from CNN/Opinion Research Corporation indicates there still is no frontrunner among Republicans in a search for a 2012 candidate to run against President Barack Obama.

Bin Laden likely had some support in Pakistan: Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden likely had support within Pakistan, but the nature of that support is not yet known.

Not time to run for Afghan exits: Cheney (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States needs to maintain strong ties with Pakistan and should not use Osama bin Laden's death as reason to "run for the exits" in Afghanistan, former Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday.

Bin Laden directed Qaeda from Pakistan compound (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Osama bin Laden is shown in this video frame grab released by the U.S. Pentagon May 7, 2011. REUTERS/PentagonReuters - Osama bin Laden was actively engaged in directing his far-flung network in plots against the United States from the compound in Pakistan where he was killed, a senior U.S. intelligence official said as new video images of the al Qaeda leader were released on Saturday.

Don't count out "Gang of Six" budget group yet (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2011 05:06 AM PDT

Reuters - Despite suspicions that the "Gang of Six" is doomed, this bipartisan group of senators looking to mediate the budget battle could be key to Vice President Joe Biden's long-range deficit-control efforts.

APNewsbreak: Donnelly to run for US Senate in Ind. (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 04:28 AM PDT

FILE - Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly shown in this undated file photo will announce on Monday May 9, 2011 that he is seeking the Indiana Senate seat currently held by Sen. Richard Lugar. Two Democrats with firsthand knowledge of Donnelly's plans told The Associated Press that the congressman is entering the race because he believes that Lugar will lose a Republican primary offering him a path to the Senate. (AP Photo/File)AP - Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly will announce on Monday that he is seeking the Indiana Senate seat currently held by Sen. Richard Lugar.

Japan "committed to nuclear power" despite shutdown (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2011 04:16 AM PDT

Protesters march at an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo May 7, 2011. More than 1,000 people rallied on Saturday, one day after Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan call for halt at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan, due to worries a strong earthquake could cause another nuclear crisis. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Japanese officials said on Sunday they were committed to nuclear power after the prime minister called for a plant to close, but that the target of obtaining half of Japan's electricity from nuclear power by 2030 needed a rethink.

Obama turns from bin Laden to domestic perils (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 02:01 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama addresses troops at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on May 6, 2011 after he met the AFP - His commander-in-chief credentials burnished by the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama is now seeking to shore up a shaky domestic standing on issues critical to his 2012 reelection bid.

Regime hunts opponents in Syrian towns: activists (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

A picture released by the Syrian Arab news Agency (SANA) shows the funeral procession of Syrian policeman Mohammed Ali Saqa in the village Mushrifa. A 12-year-old boy was among several people killed Sunday as Syrian troops hunted down opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in two restive cities, activists said, despite world anger over the bloody crackdown.(AFP/SANA)AFP - A 12-year-old boy was among several people killed Sunday as Syrian troops hunted down opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in two restive cities, activists said, despite world anger over the bloody crackdown.

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