2015年2月2日星期一

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Breaking down the Obama budget

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 01:21 PM PST

President Barack Obama's new $4 trillion budget plan is distributed by Senate Budget Committee staffer Eric Chalmers as it arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Monday, Feb. 02, 2015. The fiscal blueprint for the budget year that begins Oct. 1, seeks to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations and use the extra income to lift the fortunes of families who have felt squeezed during tough economic times. Republicans, who now hold the power in Congress, are accusing the president of seeking to revert to tax-and-spend policies that will harm the economy while failing to do anything about soaring spending on government benefit programs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Obama's $4 trillion budget, like every president's, is a wish list, but it also serves as a key mission statement.


US weighs arms deliveries to Ukraine

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 01:17 PM PST

A Ukrainian soldier stands watch on a road between Debaltseve and the Ukrainian-controlled town of Artemivsk, in the Donetsk region, on February 2, 2015President Barack Obama's aides and top commanders are seriously considering providing arms and more military equipment to Ukraine as its army struggles against pro-Russian separatists, officials said Monday. The Obama administration had previously ruled out sending weapons to Ukraine's government but the failure of economic sanctions to persuade Russia to halt military assistance for the separatists has prompted a second look at the option, officials told AFP. Some senior figures in the administration now backed the move despite earlier concerns about triggering a dangerous escalation with Russia, officials said. Washington so far has provided non-lethal assistance to Ukraine, including flak jackets, medical supplies, radios and night-vision goggles.


Chris Christie: Parents should have choice in vaccinations

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 03:49 PM PST

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks during his visit to the One Nucleus life science company headquarters in CambridgeThe GOP governor of New Jersey takes a controversial stance on vaccines.


Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 12:03 PM PST

A serviceman from the battalion "Aydar" waves a Ukrainian flag during a protest in front of Ukraine's Defence Ministry in KievSeparatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine.


New Yemen drone strike kills four Qaeda suspects

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:36 AM PST

Image grab from a video released on March 29, 2014 by Al-Malahem Media allegedly shows Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula jihadists arriving at a meeting with their chief Nasser al-Wuhayshi at an undisclosed location in YemenA drone strike killed at least four Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen Monday, tribal sources said, the third attack in a week after Washington vowed to pursue its anti-jihadist campaign there. The unmanned aircraft, which only the United States operates in the region, targeted a car carrying "at least four" suspects in Baida province, the sources said. This was the third such strike since US President Barack Obama on January 25 vowed no let-up in Washington's campaign against jihadists in Yemen.


NFL great Warren Sapp arrested for soliciting escort, assault in Phoenix

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 02:29 PM PST

Warren Sapp talks during his acceptance into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame in CantonBy David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - National Football League Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp was arrested at a Phoenix hotel on Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and assault, authorities said. Sapp, who had been covering the Super Bowl as an analyst for the NFL Network, was booked into Maricopa County jail after an incident involving two escorts in an apparent dispute over money, said Phoenix police spokesman Sergeant Trent Crump.


Boston delays Super Bowl parade until Wednesday due to storm

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 02:57 PM PST

NFL: Super Bowl XLIX-New England Patriots vs Seattle SeahawksBy Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston will delay until Wednesday its parade to celebrate the New England Patriots' Super Bowl victory, after Mayor Marty Walsh decided on Monday to push the event back a day because of a snowstorm pounding the city. "Due to today's bad weather and the worsening forecast tonight, the New England Patriots and the city of Boston have made the mutual decision to postpone the victory parade until Wednesday," Walsh said in a statement.


Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for 'pimping'

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 01:08 PM PST

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, seen here in 2013, admits he attended orgies but denies knowing that paid prostitutes were involvedThe ex-IMF chief finds himself back in the dock, this time accused of being at the center of a vice ring.


Obama proposes $3.99 trillion budget

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 10:44 AM PST

Obama delivers remarks at the armed services farewell in honor of Hagel in VirginiaBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a $3.99 trillion budget that drew scorn from Republicans and set up battles over tax reform, infrastructure spending, and the quest to prove which party best represents the middle class. In his fiscal year 2016 budget blueprint, a political document that must be approved by Congress to take effect, Obama proposed a series of programs to help middle-income Americans that he would pay for with higher taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. Obama's budget fleshes out proposals from his State of the Union address last month and helps highlight Democratic priorities for the last two years of his presidency and the beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign. "I know there are Republicans who disagree with my approach.


California’s next big political wave

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 02:40 AM PST

Romano - California's Political EarthquakeWhen California Sen. Barbara Boxer announced on Jan. 8 that she would be retiring after her current term ends in 2016, Golden State politicos reacted with the sort of panting excitement usually reserved for a regime change at, say, Buckingham Palace. A new generation of California Democrats has a rare chance for major office. But aside from age, how do they differ from the previous generation? This is an important question not just for California but for the entire Democratic Party — and possibly the entire country.


Report: U.S. taking new look at giving arms to Ukraine forces

Posted: 01 Feb 2015 04:14 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the media in Boston,Secretary of State John Kerry and Gen. Martin Dempsey are reportedly open to the idea.


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