2011年5月16日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Trump for president? You're out, he tells himself (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, possible 2012 presidential hopeful, Republican Donald Trump speaks during a luncheon with the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce in Nashua, N.H. Trump announced, Monday, May 16, 2011 that he won't seek the Republican nomination. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Donald Trump to self: You're fired.

Rep. Bachmann: Always rising, never compromising (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2011 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks during the Conservative Principles Conference, in Des Moines, Iowa. Bachmann stands ready to shake up next year's GOP presidential nominating contest and plans to decide on a campaign by June. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - Michele Bachmann was a self-styled "education researcher" making a run for a Minnesota school board seat in 1999 when the question came up at a candidate forum: If elected, would she serve all four years?

Obama working to rebuild grassroots army (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:31 AM PDT

This photo released and Sunday, May 15, 2011, by CBS News' 'Face the Nation' shows President Barack Obama greeting audience members with hosts Harry Smith, right, and Erica Hill as he answers questions about the economy during a town hall meeting pre-taped at the Newseum in Washington May 11. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)AP - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is barely a month old, but Camille Gervasio and other volunteers nationwide already are hard at work.

US Rep. Ryan: Gingrich misunderstood Medicare plan (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:56 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan said Monday that Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich does not fully understand a GOP proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher system, dismissing criticism from the former House speaker that the plan would be a radical change.

Rep. Berg announces North Dakota US Senate bid (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:03 PM PDT

AP - North Dakota U.S. Rep. Rick Berg says he's running for the U.S. Senate.

Obama oil plan aims to hush rancor in Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's new plan to expand oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska is an attempt to deflate Republican criticism that he's not doing enough to expand drilling and appeal to voters as they struggle with high energy cost.

Can Male Circumcision Be Banned in San Francisco? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:26 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - On Wednesday, the San Francisco Elections Commission will hold its monthly Elections Committee Meeting.

Blago judge: Obama unaware of any seat swap bid (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 05:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2011 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and wife Patti arrive at federal court for final jury selection and opening statements in his second corruption trial in Chicago. Heading into the third week of Rod Blagojevich's retrial on May 16, it's clear prosecutors are guided by the adage that less is more as they streamline what jurors in the first trial complained was an overly complicated case. Blagojevich, who was convicted of one count of lying to the FBI in his original trial, faces 20 federal counts at his second trial, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)AP - There's no evidence Barack Obama knew that Rod Blagojevich may have sought to trade an appointment to the president-elect's vacated U.S. Senate seat for a Cabinet post or other top administration job, the judge at the ousted Illinois governor's retrial said Monday.

Obama raises campaign cash close to home (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama doesn't have to venture far from home to add to his re-election war chest.

Court leaves lockout in place until hearing (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 04:44 PM PDT

A young football fan walks on the projected logo of the NFL. NFL owners won a key victory in their legal fight with players on Monday when the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to allow the lockout of players to continue indefinitely.(AFP/File/Jeff Haynes)AFP - NFL owners won a key victory in their legal fight with players on Monday when the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to allow the lockout of players to continue indefinitely.

GOP Will Need a Mirror-Image Candidate to Best Obama in 2012 (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 16 May 2011 04:10 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | With former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's weekend announcement that he will not run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, political analysts across the country and deep within the farthest corners of the Internet are all asking the same question: Can the GOP put forth a challenger that will survive the uphill battle against an incumbent president with a billion dollars in his campaign fund?

Critics say Obama abandons science in forest rules (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration's proposed new rules for protecting clean water and wildlife on the United States' nearly 200 million acres of national forests goes against the president's pledge to let science be the guide, conservation groups and two former Clinton administration officials said Monday.

Todd Palin: The Model Political Spouse (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:56 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - Friends and family say Todd Palin can handle another campaign with his wife, Sarah Palin, but they don’t think he would be very happy. Zef Chafets reports from their home in Wasilla.

Republican rift widens over Medicare cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Reuters - A Republican rift over the government health program for older Americans widened on Monday as Congressman Paul Ryan hit back at criticism of his Medicare overhaul plan from within his own party.

Romney phone bank raises $10.25M in a single day (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:17 PM PDT

Mitt Romney, center, greets supporters during a phone bank fundraiser, Monday, May 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. The former Massachusetts Gov. and likely GOP presidential contender worked with volunteers to reach out to voters and donors through cell phones and computers in a bid to raise money. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Mitt Romney wants his money to show his might.

Obama tell Memphis students their success inspires (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:03 PM PDT

President Barack Obama congratulates a student as diplomas are presented at the commencement ceremony for Booker T. Washington High School on Monday, May 16, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. After the school administration implemented educational changes, the graduation rate jumped from 55 percent in 2007 to nearly 82 percent in 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Offering a lift to a flood beleaguered city, President Barack Obama hailed the transformation of a once struggling but venerable Memphis high school Monday, telling its graduates, "You inspire me, that's why I'm here."

Obama assets valued at $1.8M to nearly $12 million (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:51 PM PDT

AP - The White House says the assets held by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are valued between $1.8 million and nearly $12 million.

Budget deal costs $3 billion more in short term (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Reuters - A hard-won budget deal that was touted as the biggest domestic spending cut in U.S. history when it passed Congress last month will actually cause the government to spend $3.2 billion more in the short term, according to a new estimate released on Monday.

Jon Huntsman scores key endorsement in South Carolina (Daily Caller)

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Potential 2012 presidential candidate Jon Huntsman scored a key endorsement in the early-voting state of South Carolina Monday. Mike Campbell, the son of former governor and political heavyweight Carroll Campbell, has announced his support for the former ambassador to China.

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