2011年5月19日星期四

Yahoo! News: Elections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Elections


Don't Count Out Palin for 2012 Just Yet (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 19 May 2011 06:07 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Sarah Palin is still "seriously considering" running for president in 2012, but won't make her announcement by "media-assigned deadlines," she told Fox News' Sean Hannity Wednesday night.

Huckabee exit an opportunity for those unlike him (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 12:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks about his new book at the National Press Club in Washington. Huckabee's decision to forgo a shot at the presidency further muddies the field for a worthy Republican challenger to President Barack Obama, and leaves America's social conservatives without a clear candidate to throw their support behind. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - No single candidate stands ready to fill the gap that Mike Huckabee leaves in the 2012 Republican field for president, and those who do benefit may bear little resemblance to the former Arkansas governor and one-time Baptist minister who was favored by evangelical conservatives.


Bachmann's Presidential Campaign Is 'Beyond Speculation' (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:17 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign is "beyond speculation," a Republican consultant tells Fox News' Chris Stirewalt. "They are doing this." The Minnesota congresswoman's advisers are telling reporters that it's "very likely" she'll jump in the race now that the lineup is starting to shake out. With evangelical favorite Mike Huckabee dropping out, Newt Gingrich in freefall practically minutes into his campaign, and Sarah Palin looking like she won't run, only Rick Santorum stands between Bachmann and the social conservative vote.

Deal near to extend surveillance tactics: aide (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Reuters - Congressional leaders have struck a deal to extend key anti-terrorism surveillance tactics for four years, a senior Democratic aide said on Thursday, a move that would avoid a potentially contentious fight over the tactics.

Prodding Israel, Obama embraces Palestine borders (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:30 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers a policy address on events in the Middle East at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Exasperated by stalled Middle East peace talks in a season of tumultuous change, President Barack Obama jolted close ally Israel Thursday by embracing the Palestinians' terms for drawing the borders of their new nation next door. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel rejected the idea as "indefensible" on the eve of his vital White House meeting with Obama.


Republican advances to runoff in Calif. House race (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT

AP - Republican businessman Craig Huey on Thursday beat California Secretary of State Debra Bowen in a congressional race and will square off against Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn in a July runoff congressional race.

Perry: Too busy with legislature for presidency (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:12 PM PDT

AP - Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday he is too busy concentrating on the Texas Legislature to think about the presidential buzz surrounding him this week.

Nev. judge: Parties get a say in special election (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:57 PM PDT

AP - A Nevada judge ruled Thursday that political parties can pick who will represent them on the ballot for the Silver State's first special election to fill a vacant U.S. House seat.

SF school swaps out name of racist Calif. governor (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:50 PM PDT

AP - For decades, a San Francisco preschool in an underserved, predominantly black neighborhood bore the name of Peter Burnett, California's first elected civilian governor.

Romney: Obama 'threw Israel under the bus' (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:48 PM PDT

AP - Republicans looking to unseat President Barack Obama charged Thursday that he undermined the sensitive and delicate negotiations for Middle East peace with his outline for resumed talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

California Assembly approves electoral vote change (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:35 PM PDT

AP - Lawmakers have taken a step to make California more relevant in presidential politics, voting to give the state's electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.

Tepco to announce record losses, replace president: report (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:34 PM PDT

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Masataka Shimizu, of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, attends a budget committee meeting to discuss the damage caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, at in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Tokyo Electric Power Co is set to book a record annual net loss on Friday due to the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and its top executive will resign to take responsibility for the handling of the crisis, Japanese media reported.


Michelle Obama makes first foray into new campaign (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:34 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum in Washington, Thursday, May 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Michelle Obama made her first foray into the 2012 presidential campaign Thursday, telling donors that her husband needs them to "work like you have never worked before" so he can finish the job he started.


Emails say Loughner brought pocketknife to class (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 8, 2011 file photo released by the Pima County Sheriff's Office shows Jared Loughner, charged with shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. The college where the Tucson shooting suspect once was a student on Thursday released a slew of emails written in the months before he was suspended, painting a picture of Jared Lee Loughner as a struggling student with emotional problems who disturbed others when he brought a pocketknife to class. (AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff's Dept. via The Arizona Republic, File)AP - The college where the Tucson shooting suspect once was a student on Thursday released a slew of emails written in the months before he was suspended, painting a picture of Jared Lee Loughner as a struggling student with emotional problems who disturbed others when he brought a pocketknife to class.


AP sources: Hill leaders agree on Patriot Act (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to reporters as the Senate is poised to vote today to stop tax breaks for oil companies, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2011.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Top congressional leaders agreed Thursday to a four-year extension of the anti-terrorist Patriot Act, the controversial law passed after the Sept. 11 attacks that governs the search for terrorists on American soil.


Gingrich soldiers on, suggests immigration plan (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich attends the 51st Washington Conference with Laffer Associates in Washington May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Newt Gingrich, whose campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination has gotten off to a rocky start, risked fresh controversy on Thursday by suggesting that some illegal immigrants living in the United States "may have earned the right to become legal."


Ex-ICoast strongman Gbagbo in 'good condition': US (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Deposed Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo sit on May 2, in Korhogo at the residence where he is under house arrest. Gbagbo is in AFP - Ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is in "good condition" and has been treated fairly while in custody, a top US diplomat said Thursday in congressional testimony.


Top US lawmakers strike anti-terrorism powers deal (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to the press as House Speaker John Boehner (L) watches in April 2011. US Congress leaders have agreed to extend for five years an array of counter-terrorism surveillance and search powers adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks, sources said Thursday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US Congress leaders have agreed to extend for four years an array of counter-terrorism surveillance and search powers adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks, officials said Thursday.


Paralyzed man stands, steps after spine treatment (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Reuters - A man left paralyzed after a car accident was able to stand and take steps after electrical stimulation of his spinal cord in what researchers described as a breakthrough in treating such devastating injuries.
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