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House votes to repeal Obamacare for 37th time
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's h...
House lawmakers reach deal to revamp immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawm...
As scandals mount, White House springs into damage control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With no sign of an end to three mushrooming scandals, the White House acknowledged the rising politica...
White House releases Benghazi attack emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday sought to defuse controversy over its handling of last year's killing...
Holder sidesteps lawmakers' questions on AP records seizure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers pounded U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday with questions about the Justice Depa...
FBI opens criminal probe of IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he had ordered the FBI to open a criminal probe in a...
Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He may have been the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review and taught constitutio...
AP says government seized journalists' phone records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP office...
Controversies give Obama new governing headaches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama learned on Monday what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of sca...
Republicans demand probe of tax scrutiny of conservative groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers called on Sunday for a broad investigation of the tax agency's acknowledgemen...
Diplomat recounts frustration at lack of help during Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. diplomat in Libya gave a dramatic account on Wednesday of the attack on the mission in B...
Delaware becomes 11th U.S. state to allow gay marriage
DOVER, Delaware (Reuters) - Delaware legalized gay marriage on Tuesday, making it the 11th U.S. state to extend marriage righ...
Disgraced South Carolina ex-governor Sanford wins House seat
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Former Republican Governor Mark Sanford made a stunning political comeback on Tuesday,...
Senate passes internet tax bill; fight expected in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on ...
Obama heads out on new jobs tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will travel on Thursday to Austin, Texas, the first stop in a new series of day...
Obama OK with decision to let 15-year-olds buy morning-after pill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he is comfortable with a U.S. government agency's decisio...
Amid new threats, Congress looks to update 9/11 law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A few dozen words rushed into law days after the September 11, 2001, attacks have been used to justify...
Obama renews vow to close Guantanamo detention camp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying it was damaging to U.S. interests to keep holding prisoners in legal limbo at Guantanamo, Presi...
Congress passes plan to ease flight delays
By Doug Palmer and Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a Senate plan to ...
George W. Bush returns to spotlight with library dedication
DALLAS (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush returns briefly to the U.S. political stage with the dedication of his pre...
U.S. had more tips on Boston suspect; Congress asks questions
WASHINGTON/CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence was alerted when one of the Boston bombing suspects travele...
Paul McCartney urges U.S. to tighten gun regulation
Beatles star Paul McCartney has thrown his weight behind Tony Bennett's campaign to tighten gun laws in the U.S.The veter...
In blow to Obama, Senate blocks gun-control plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign to curb gun violence after the Newtown school massacre was dealt...
Britain bids farewell to 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher
LONDON (Reuters) - Royalty, dignitaries and admirers from all walks of life paid their final respects to Margaret Thatcher on...
Senate backers of background checks scramble for votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers appeared on Tuesday to be short of th...
Preliminary tests show deadly poison in letter to Senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities on Tuesday intercepted a letter sent to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker that preliminary ...
Senators unveil bipartisan immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited landmark legislation to remove the thr...
Explosive device mailed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio
(Reuters) - Arizona police late Thursday intercepted a package containing an explosive device that had been sent to Maricopa ...
U.S. will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea: Kerry
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed as "unacceptable by any standard" weeks of bellicose warn...
'Hard work starts now' as Senate takes up gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate cleared the way on Thursday for debate on proposals to curb gun violence, rejecting an effo...
Senate agrees to open gun-control debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate cleared the way on Thursday for an emotional, weeks-long debate on proposals to curb gun vi...
Kate Bush receives honor from Queen Elizabeth II
Kate Bush has been honored with a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal by Queen Elizabeth II.The reclusive "Wuthe...
Key senators reach deal on background checks for gun buyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for a gun control bill's passage in the Senate in coming weeks got a boost on Wednesday ...
Obama budget targets millionaires, replaces sequester cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday proposed a budget that sharply trims the U.S. deficit over three years by...
Beyonce, Jay-Z obtained permission for controversial Cuba visit
Hip-hop supercouple Beyonce and Jay-Z received licences from the U.S. government for their controversial trip to Cuba last we...
Arizona sets aside day to honor cowboys
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The cowboy now has a home on the range in Arizona.Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed legislatio...
'Iron Lady' Thatcher mourned, but opponents celebrate
LONDON (Reuters) - Admirers of Margaret Thatcher on Tuesday mourned the "Iron Lady" who as Britain's longest se...
Immigration bill expected this week, senators say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to overhaul the immigration system would likely be completed by the end of this week, two senio...
Obama budget to offer program cuts, seek deficit deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programs in a budget p...
U.S. to send missile defense to Guam over North Korea threat
By Jack Kim and Phil StewartSEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it would soon send a missile defense system t...
Former governor to face comedian's sister in South Carolina election
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, seeking political redemption after a sex ...
North Korea to restart nuclear reactor in weapons bid
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea announced plans on Tuesday to restart a mothballed nuclear reactor that has been closed since 2...
Senate group resolves key issues on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With business and labor now in agreement, a bipartisan group of senators has resolved all major issues...
Ashley Judd opts not to enter Kentucky Senate race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actress Ashley Judd's next role will not be as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kentu...
Analysis: Supreme Court energizes gay rights even as it resists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After two days of Supreme Court arguments over same-sex marriage, the United States may be left with t...
Supreme Court indicates it may strike down marriage law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated they could be inclined to strike down a la...
Supreme Court, in next gay marriage case, eyes federal law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the second day running, the Supreme Court on Wednesday will confront the issue of gay marriage, he...
Opponents mark Obamacare's third anniversary with lobbying surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight months before President Barack Obama's health care law goes prime time, a confederation of i...
Most Americans back path to citizenship for illegal immigrants: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The majority of Americans favor giving millions of illegal immigrants a way to earn citizenship, accor...
Gaza rockets hit southern Israel town cited by Obama
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed on Thursday in a southern Israeli border town that U.S. Pr...
Obama arrives in Israel amid low expectations
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrived in Israel on Wednesday without any new peace initiative to offer disillus...
Republicans detail plan to embrace diversity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans plan to embrace tactics to attract more racial minorities, women, youth and low-income Ame...
Republicans differ on flexibility on taxes with Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading congressional Republicans said on Sunday a broad deal with President Barack Obama on deficit r...
Conservatives back Rand Paul in straw poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative activists picked Senator Rand Paul on Saturday as their preferred presidential nominee fo...
Sarah Palin calls Obama a liar in CPAC speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, called President Barack Obama a liar and u...
High court to weigh Arizona voter registration case
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona will argue before the Supreme Court on Monday that it is within its rights to demand voters show ...
Iraq war costs U.S. more than $2 trillion: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to ...
Obama makes little headway with Republicans over deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met on Wednesday with his toughest critics in Washington - House of Representat...
Bin Laden son-in-law to face conspiracy charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden faces arraignment on Friday in a federal court in New York, where he is ...
House passes funding bill, Obama reaches out to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation easily passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday to avert another partisan budget b...
Jon Stewart taking leave from 'Daily Show' to direct film
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jon Stewart will take a break as host of satirical television news show "The Daily Show...
Venezuelans mourn Hugo Chavez, prepare for election
CARACAS (Reuters) - Shattered supporters of Hugo Chavez mourned his death in a flood of emotion that allies of the socialist ...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies from cancer
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending the socialist leade...
Jeb Bush takes tough approach to immigration reform
MIAMI (Reuters) - In a new book published on Tuesday former Florida Governor Jeb Bush seeks to claim the middle ground on the...
A reflective Romney emerges from seclusion, rips Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four months after his bitter election defeat, a reflective Mitt Romney said it "kills" him n...
U.S. stares down start of steep 'automatic' budget cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government hurtled on Friday toward making deep spending cuts that threaten to hinder the nat...
U.S. Senate approves Lew as Treasury chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jack Lew as President Barack Obama's new Treasury secretary...
In separating gun-control bills, Democrats reveal strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in the Senate have spread his gun-control proposals acro...
Poll: Most Americans say illegals should be deported
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of U.S. citizens believe that most or all of the country's 11 million illegal immig...
Ex-congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to fund misuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., the son of a civil rights leader and a one-time rising star in D...
China military behind hacking attacks, experts say
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A secretive Chinese military unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U...
Obama to apply fresh pressure on Republicans to avoid cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a fresh push on Tuesday to force congressional Republicans to make co...
White House drafts backup immigration plan, Republicans balk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is drafting a backup immigration reform plan in case a bipartisan congressional commit...
Obama urges Congress to make government work for 'the many'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama challenged a divided Congress on Tuesday to raise the minimum wage and mak...
North Korea conducts third nuclear test
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, drawing c...
Legacy, political calendar frame Obama's State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union address on Tuesday with one eye on the politic...
New Jersey's Christie fires back at doctor over weight comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie responded angrily on Wednesday to a former White House physician'...
Memo justifies drone kills even with patchy intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and its critics faced off on Tuesday over the legality of drone strikes to kill U.S. c...
Amusement park planned in Pakistan town where bin Laden lived
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to build a $30 million amusement park and outdoor activity centre on the ed...
TV star Geraldo Rivera eyeing run for Senate
Talk show legend Geraldo Rivera is considering turning his back on the small screen to run for a U.S. Senate seat in New Jers...
Former New York mayor Ed Koch dies at 88
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York City mayor Ed Koch died on Friday at age 88 after a year of repeated hospitalizations, a...
Senators grill Obama's defense chief nominee on Iran, Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chuck Hagel, named to be President Barack Obama's defense chief, defended his record on national s...
Gabby Giffords makes emotional plea on gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, made an emotional ple...
Ashley Judd and race car driver Dario Franchitti split
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Ashley Judd and her Scottish race car driver husband Dario Franchitti are ending the...
Senate approves John Kerry as secretary of state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry's nomination as President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the ...
Amid questions, Senate begins hearings on gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six weeks after the massacre of 26 people at a Connecticut school ignited new calls to fight gun-relat...
Obama to tread carefully in immigration debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will wade cautiously into the debate over U.S. immigration reform on Tuesday, s...
Bipartisan Senate group proposes immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has agreed on a framework for immigration reform that would provid...
Preserve CIA prisons as evidence, lawyers for 9/11 suspects ask
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Lawyers for five alleged 9/11 conspirators who claim they were tortured in s...
Feinstein has assurance assault weapon ban will get a vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The senator leading the charge to revive a assault weapons ban conceded on Sunday, just days before he...
State Department pick John Kerry draws praise at hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry urged Congress to fix the U.S. economy to ensure America's role as a world leader and p...
U.S. to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials sai...
Hillary Clinton: 'What difference does it make?'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday forcefully defended her handling of the September 11 a...
Debt limit vote set; Obama likely to sign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure to extend the U.S. debt limit for nearly four months moved closer on Tuesday to a vote and t...
NJ Governor Christie heavy favorite to win re-election
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three-quarters of New Jersey voters approve of Governor Chris Christie's job performance and nearly ...
U.S. gives tribute to memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
ATLANTA (Reuters) - America's concern over gun violence became the focus of speeches in Atlanta on Monday honoring Dr. Ma...
Analysis: Obama pushes activist government, takes on far right
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President Ronald Reagan declared in 1981 that "government is not the solution to our p...
Obama urges end to political name-calling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Monday to reject political "absolutism" and partis...
Senior Democrat says Senate to finally pass a budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats for the first time in more than three years will pass a budget, a senior Democratic l...
With array of challenges, Obama kicks off second term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years after making history by becoming the first African-American president, Barack Obama will ki...
Some foreign hostages said killed in Algeria assault
By Lamine ChikhiALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria said several hostages were killed on Thursday when its forces stormed a remote de...
New York enacts gun-control law, first since Newtown attack
By Barbara GoldbergNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed into law one of the nation's tou...
White House answers petition to build 'Death Star'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration dashed the hopes of Star Wars geeks across the galaxy by rejecting an officia...
Obama refuses to negotiate debt ceiling raise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday rejected any negotiation with Republicans over the most pressing U.S....
Obama to push immigration overhaul early in 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is forging ahead on a wide-ranging plan to overhaul the U.S. immigration system...
'Morning Joe' hosts clash over lack of women in White House (VIDEO)
A discussion on MSNBC's popular morning show "Morning Joe" about President Barack Obama's all-male cabinet ...
Giffords seeks $20 million for gun control effort
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) - A new gun control group led by Gabrielle Giffords, the former U.S. congresswoman wounded in a ...
White House considers broader gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is weighing a far broader approach to curbing U.S. gun violence than just reinstating ...
Obama nominates Hagel, Brennan for top posts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator, as his next defen...
Clinton resting, plans to return to the office next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is resting at home in New York after being treated for a blood clot...
Hillary Clinton discharged from hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was discharged from a New York hospital on Wednesday after being tr...
Bigger fights loom after 'fiscal cliff' deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans looked ahead on Wednesday toward the next round o...
In era of gridlock, Congress 'created a monster'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Setting a looming deadline to avert self-created calamity has become a frequent device for the U.S. Co...
Hours from 'fiscal cliff,' Washington still awaits deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress comes back on Monday without a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" and only a...
Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Sunday with a blood clo...
Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. commander in Gulf War, dies at 78
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the hard-charging U.S. Army general whose forces smashed the Iraqi army in the...
Washington stirs for 'fiscal cliff' talks as Obama heads home
WASHINGTON/HONOLULU (Reuters) - Efforts to prevent the U.S. economy from going over a "fiscal cliff" stirred back t...
Former President George H.W. Bush in intensive care
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush, who led a coalition that ejected Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 199...
Son says Romney was reluctant to run for president
(Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney's family had to convince him to make a second bid for the presidency because he was re...
Two New York firefighters shot dead at scene of fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two upstate New York volunteer firefighters were shot and killed and three others were wounded on Monday...
Former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized
(Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized for a month undergoing treatment for bronchitis, may...
'Gangnam Style' in line for UK dictionary inclusion
LONDON (Reuters) - He has the most-watched video in Youtube history, become a pop sensation with a horse-riding dance craze t...
Politicians critical of fictional 'Zero Dark Thirty' torture scene
Filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal have defended the depiction of torture in their new movie "Zero Dark Thirty&quo...
State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday its security chief had resigned from his post and three ot...
NRA breaks silence, pledges to help stop massacres
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association said on Tuesday it wanted to contribute meaningfully to prevent another...
Benghazi attack inquiry harsh on State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya was grossly inadequate to deal with a September 11 att...
Joe Biden to head new gun policy push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden will lead an effort to...
White House describes gun control measures Obama supports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House spelled out some gun control measures on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would sup...
Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dead at 88
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye, a decorated World War Two veteran who lost an arm in battle and repr...
'Fiscal cliff' deal closer, but gaps remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After making major concessions on long-held "fiscal cliff" positions, President Barack Obama...
Obama wants to target gun violence, but how?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - His words have been eloquent and sympathetic, as they typically are when he is the voice of a nation i...
At memorial, Obama pledges effort to reduce gun violence
NEWTOWN, Conn./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, speaking at a memorial service for the victims of a mass shooti...
Obama, Boehner hold frank meeting on 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner held a "frank" face...
Susan Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a close confidante of President Barack Obama...
'Lincoln' leads Golden Globe nominations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Civil War-era drama "Lincoln" led the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with seven ...
Attorney General: U.S. should automatically register voters
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that U.S. election officials should register eligi...
George W. Bush to be a grandfather (VIDEO)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George W. Bush and wife, Laura Bush, are going to become grandparents in 2013.The ...
'Fiscal cliff' outcome still uncertain; talks continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the pace of talks quickened to avert the "fiscal cliff" of steep tax hikes and spending c...
In shift, Obama accepts corporate funding for inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's inauguration committee is accepting corporate donations to help fund the ...
Romney campaign had $25.7 million left after election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign had $25.7 million left in the bank days after the November...
Obama, Boehner talk; Geithner prepared to go off 'cliff'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama consumed much of Wednesday talking up their positio...
Obama to stress need to raise debt limit 'without drama'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will renew his case for tax hikes on wealthy Americans to avert a year-end fisc...
Turkey fines TV channel for 'The Simpsons' blasphemy
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's broadcasting regulator is fining a television channel for insulting religious values after ...
House Republicans unveil new fiscal cliff offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans proposed steep spending cuts on Monday but gave no ground on President Barack Obama's ...
Geithner predicts Republicans will yield on taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pushed Republicans on Sunday to offer specific ideas to cut the de...
Former President George H. W. Bush stable in hospital
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is being treated at a Houston hospital for complications related ...
Cracks show in Republican unity on tax rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican unity against raising tax rates for the wealthy began to show cracks on Wednesday after a c...
Rice meeting with senators fails to dampen criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice on Tuesday conceded that an early account she gave ab...
With 'fiscal cliff' deadline nearing, parties still at odds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Monday called on President Barack Obama to detail long-term spendi...
McCain says U.N.'s Rice could change his mind over Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain, a vocal opponent of Susan Rice's possible nomination as Secretary of State, s...
'Fiscal cliff' talks stalled but progress possible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have made little progress in the past 10 days toward a compromise to avoid the harsh ta...
Consumers to spend less if middle-class taxes rise: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House report says that if that Congress allows taxes to go up on middle-class families, consum...
Hamas-Israel ceasefire takes hold but mistrust runs deep
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of confl...
After Sandy, a surge of support for New Jersey's Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's approval rating has leaped 19 percentage points since superstor...
Gaza shakes, bus explodes in Tel Aviv as Clinton seeks truce
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday pursued a Gaza truce, with Israel and Hamas s...
Broadwell hires Washington PR firm to deal with Petraeus scandal
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Paula Broadwell, the biographer whose affair with former CIA chief David Petraeus led t...
Republicans say Rice must testify on Benghazi statements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. lawmakers turned up the heat on Sunday on Susan Rice, saying the U.N. ambassador - see...
Lawmakers say they're confident they can avoid 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading U.S. lawmakers expressed confidence on Sunday that they could reach a deal to avert the "...
Petraeus mistress had substantial classified data on computer: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A computer used by Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with CIA Director David Petraeus led to his...
Obama to face tough questions on 'fiscal cliff,' Petraeus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday is expected to be grilled about negotiations to avert a looming &q...
Don't jump to conclusions over general, Pentagon chief says
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Wednesday against jumping to conclusions over the ...
Woman runs down husband with car for not voting
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona woman, in despair at the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama, ran down her husban...
Top U.S. commander investigated, Petraeus scandal widens
PERTH (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate...
FBI agents search house of Petraeus' former mistress
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - FBI agents searched the North Carolina house of Paula Broadwell on Monday, signaling re...
Obama hails veterans, pledges continued support
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Veterans ...
Identity of second woman emerges in Petraeus' downfall
(Reuters) - New details emerged on Sunday about the extramarital affair that abruptly ended the career of CIA chief David Pet...
CIA Director Petraeus resigns, cites extramarital affair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA Director David Petraeus has submitted a letter of resignation to President Barack Obama, Director ...
Obama says he's open to compromise in talks on fiscal cliff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday invited congressional leaders to the White House to start negotiating...
Dead candidates win elections in Florida, Alabama
(Reuters) - Florida Democrat Earl K. Wood and Alabama Republican Charles Beasley won their respective elections but they will...
Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second te...
Marijuana legalization victories could be short-lived
(Reuters) - Votes making Colorado and Washington the first U.S. states to legalize marijuana for recreational use could be sh...
Twitter makes history on election night
By Sam YoungmanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called it - in less than 140 characters.Around 11:15 pm EST, jus...
Colorado, Washington first states to legalize recreational pot
By Keith Coffman and Nicole NerouliasDENVER/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legal...
Obama, fresh from re-election, has little time to savor win
By Steve Holland and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from a decisive re-election win, President Barack Obama retu...
Americans hand Obama a second term, challenges await
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, overcoming deep doubts among v...
Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sporadic complaints about voting procedures surfaced from Pennsylvania to Florida on Tuesday, while lo...
Paul McCartney backs Barack Obama
Sir Paul McCartney has given President Barack Obama a big election eve boost by posting a rousing endorsement of the politica...
Rod Stewart pardoned over hotel ban
Rocker Rod Stewart has received an official pardon from the Mayor of Tucson, Arizona after he was banned by bosses of a hotel...
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Obama, Romney to make their final case on last day of race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney make a frenetic dash to a series of cruci...
George Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aunt Rosemary was not George Clooney's only famous relative. You can add a certain Civil War Amer...
Race remains tied less than a week before election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney remain effectively tied as public opinion remains re...
Hurricane Sandy blows U.S. election off course
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy blew the U.S. presidential race off course on Sunday even before it came ashore, forci...
Obama votes, picks up Powell endorsement amid swing state push
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won the endorsement of retired General Colin Powell, a moderate Republican, on Thu...
Obama tackles rape comments, 'fiscal cliff' on 'Tonight Show'
BURBANK, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suspended the levity during an interview with late-night TV talk show ...
Fewer Americans view third Obama-Romney TV debate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of American TV viewers who watched the last debate between U.S. President Barack Obama and...
Arizona ballot measure contests ownership of the Grand Canyon
PHOENIX (Reuters) - When voters in Arizona go to the polls next month, they will be asked to decide a landownership tug of wa...
Obama on attack in foreign policy debate, but Romney steady
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama scolded challenger Mitt Romney for being "all over the map" ...
George McGovern, 1972 White House hopeful, dies aged 90
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, a liberal Democrat and fierce opponent of the Vietnam War whose 1972 preside...
After Libya misfire, pressure on Romney in foreign policy debate
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face off on Monday in their third and final debat...
Bill Clinton, Springsteen rock Ohio for Obama
PARMA, Ohio (Reuters) - Rock star Bruce Springsteen and political star Bill Clinton teamed up on behalf of President Barack O...
Locked in tight race, Obama and Romney trade jokes at dinner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Locked in a tense race with time running out, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romn...
The youth vote: Candidates still giving it the old college try
(Reuters) - With less than three weeks left before election day, the youth vote has once more come into focus. A student conc...
Obama takes offensive against Romney in debate rematch
HEMPSTEAD, New York (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama launched aggressive attacks against Republican rival Mitt Romney ...
The pressure's on Obama in debate rematch with Romney
HEMPSTEAD, New York (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is under heavy pressure in his debate rematch with Mitt Romney on Tues...
'I take responsibility' for Benghazi: Clinton
LIMA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton assumed responsibility on Monday for last month's deadly ...
Bruce Springsteen to campaign for Obama in Ohio, Iowa
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney may have Clint Eastwood on his side, but President Barack Obama has...
Biden comes out swinging at debate, clashes with Ryan
By John Whitesides and Andy SullivanDANVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden leaped to the attack against...
Spielberg says 'Lincoln' is no political football
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg offered a cinematic vision of President Abraham Lincoln's battle to outlaw slavery ...
Presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The presidential race had seemed on the verge of slipping from Republican Mitt Romney's grasp a we...
Ohio asks Supreme Court to curtail early voting in state
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio's top election official asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block a federal court rulin...
Poll finds Romney edges ahead of Obama after debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's strong performance in last week's debate helpe...
Republicans blast opponent for 'World of Warcraft' play
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Maine Senate race has turned into a fight over trolls, dwarves and goblin-like creatur...
Romney close behind Obama after debate, jobs report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stayed within striking distance of President Barack Obam...
Romney says his 47 percent comment was 'completely wrong'
HARRISONBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday his comment on a secretly t...
Ann Romney to guest host 'Good Morning America'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, will co-host top U.S. breakfast TV...
Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Texas on Thursday after she stood in front of an earth-moving ma...
Obama fights back after debate setback
DENVER (Reuters) - A day after a muted performance in a presidential debate, U.S. President Barack Obama fought back against ...
Romney scores in debate, but will it be enough?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After several difficult weeks, Republican Mitt Romney found his footing on Wednesday night in a strong...
Romney goes on offensive in first debate with Obama
DENVER (Reuters) - Mitt Romney battled back in his uphill drive to oust President Barack Obama on Wednesday with an aggressiv...
Romney under pressure to score debate win against Obama
DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate Mitt Romney is under pressure to produce a strong performance on Wednesday at his fir...
Pennsylvania judge: Voter ID law a no-go for November 6
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania from requiring voters to show photo identificati...
U.S. Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona, another wounded
NACO, Arizona (Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot dead and another wounded when they came under fire on Tuesday w...
Before debate, Romney calls Obama weak on foreign policy
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney launched a fresh attempt on Monday to pa...
Five things to watch in the presidential debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday marks the...
Obama takes world stage to fend off Romney attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Taking a detour from the campaign trail to the world stage, President Barack Obama sought on Tuesd...
Obama offers himself up as 'eye candy' on 'The View'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday sought to woo women voters at a taping of the daytime talk show "T...
Obama warns Iran on nuclear bid, containment 'no option'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will warn Iran on Tuesday that the United States will "do what we must"...
Romney paid $1.9 million in taxes in 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid $1.9 million in taxes on more than $13 mill...
Eddie Vedder plays for Barack Obama
Rocker Eddie Vedder helped pull in $1.7 million for Barack Obama's re-election campaign by performing at a Florida fu...
Police begin enforcing controversial Arizona immigration measure
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona police on Wednesday began enforcing a controversial "show-your-papers" provision of a s...
Romney: Obama supporters 'dependent upon government'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney dismissed supporters of President Barack Obama - almost ...
Groups race against time to get Florida voters registered
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voting-rights groups that virtually stopped registering voters in Florida for a year as they challenge...
Muhammad Ali honored for fights outside the ring
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali was honored on Thursday for his humanitarian efforts and civi...
Obama vows to 'bring to justice' ambassador's killers
WASHINGTON/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to "bring to justice" the Islamist...
Yemeni protesters storm U.S. embassy in Sanaa
DUBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators stormed the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Thursday in protest at a film they co...
U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on thei...
Obama lead grows, Romney still in striking distance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has a growing lead in polls and an easier path to the White House than challeng...
School's out in Chicago as teachers strike, parents scramble
CHICAGO (Reuters) - School was out in Chicago on Monday and parents scrambled for child care after public school teachers sta...
Clint Eastwood breaks silence on empty chair speech
Actor Clint Eastwood came up with his much-talked about empty chair speech at the Republican National Convention last week on...
Democrats upset with Nicki Minaj over Romney rhyme
Militant U.S. Democrats have taken aim at rapper Nicki Minaj after she suggested she was a fan of Mitt Romney's Republica...
Obama unites hope with realism in pitch for re-election
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Americans on Thursday for patience in rebuilding the weak ...
Michelle Obama says change takes time
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama acknowledged on Tuesday that the change her husband Barack Ob...
Is Nicki Minaj a Republican?
Is Nicki Minaj really voting for Mitt Romney?It's still unclear, but some lyrics she contributed to Lil Wayne's "...
President Obama appears in Jay-Z concert video
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jay-Z got a boost from President Barack Obama over the weekend at the Budweiser Made In America festival...
Obama, Democrats to make their case as convention opens
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrats launch their case for U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election at his no...
Social sites have modest political impact: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social networking sites play a modest role in influencing most U.S. users' political views, with t...
Obama, Romney tied as Democrats go into convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama enters an important campaign week tied with Republican presidential nominee Mit...
Did Clint Eastwood lose the plot at Romney's convention?
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans may have made Mitt Romney's day with the presidential nomination he long sought, b...
Romney appeals to voters disillusioned with Obama
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney urged voters on Thursday to help him rebuild the U.S. economy and create mi...
'Modern Family' co-creator mocks Mitt Romney's wife
One of the creators of hit TV sitcom "Modern Family" has mocked the wife of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney by inv...
Ryan promises Romney will make tough choices
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan promised on Wednesday that he and Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney would ma...
Navy SEAL's book gives different account of bin Laden death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy SEAL who has authored a first-hand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden says th...
Blunt Christie tells Republicans it's time to face fiscal truth
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie accused Democrats of refusing to tell Americans the truth about...
Republicans showcase Romney as storm clouds convention
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flies to Tampa on Tuesday to join fellow Republicans seeking to...
Republicans to delay business at convention by one day
TAMPA (Reuters) - Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa, Florida by one day due ...
Isaac churns in the Caribbean, threatens Republican Convention
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac spun over the Caribbean Sea and could become a hurricane on Thursday as it moves on a ...
U.S. says surprised by Navy SEAL's book on bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government was surprised by the news that a Navy SEAL who participated in the raid on Osama b...
Hank Williams, Jr. lashes out at President Obama
Outspoken country singer Hank Williams, Jr. has targeted President Obama in another angry tirade, accusing him of hating Amer...
Akin rebuffs Romney, Republican calls to quit Senate race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressman Todd Akin, under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, insisted on Tuesday ...
Romney battles Obama for cash advantage in election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party and presidential candidate Mitt Romney have almost $60 million more in the ba...
Voters see Medicare as a top election issue: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare has become a top healthcare issue in the U.S. presidential election, surpassing the controver...
White House studying potential oil reserve release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is "dusting off old plans" for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen...
Obamas tap White House beer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has become one of the first modern day U.S. presidents known for enjoying a col...
New campaigner Ryan under fire from hecklers, Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican Paul Ryan got a taste of the rough side of a presidential campaign on Monday when pro...
Romney, Ryan hit the road in an energized campaign
WAUKESHA, Wisc. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan home ...
Film Review: The Campaign
VISIT OFFICIAL SITE1. The one-liners2. Dylan McDermott3. The dogs1. A bit too fluffy2. Best jokes in trailers3. The joke is o...
Obama: America needs 'soul searching' on gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that mass killings like the shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in...
Will Ferrell cries over Kristen Stewart
Will Ferrell reveals how deep his feelings go on 'Conan' over the Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson breakup.
U.S. nuclear bomb facility shut after security breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's only facility for handling, processing and storing weapons-grade uranium has...
Man punches girlfriend over Facebook photo of Mitt Romney
Apparently not everyone is as tuned in to the race for president as you might think.A Claxton Tennessee man, who suspected hi...
South Carolina's first gent deploying to Afghanistan
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The soldier husband of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is deploying to Afghanistan...
Poll shows most Americans favor Medicaid expansion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans back the idea of extending health coverage to their low-income neighbors through the go...
Religion has little impact in race for president: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The religious faiths of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will have little ...
Obama pledges to tackle gun violence after Colorado killing
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to work with leaders of all political stripes to "ar...
Obama: Romney 'twisting my words' over small business remark
PORTLAND (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday of misrepresenting a comment he made ab...
Obama unveils form to streamline college aid shopping
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled a form on Tuesday to help students compare college financial aid off...
Panetta orders Pentagon to monitor media for information leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered senior Pentagon officials on Thursday to begin monitoring major...
Scalia: No fallout with Roberts over healthcare decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said there was no bad blood between himself and Chief Justic...
Romney ad questions Obama's economic stimulus measures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, trying to deflect criticism of his lucrative past caree...
Obama says he won't apologize for Bain attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not apologize to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for raising...
Romney camp steps up response to Democrats' attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For weeks, anxious Republicans called on Mitt Romney to respond more aggressively to attacks from the ...
Obama expands lead on Romney, voters more optimistic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama expanded his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 6 percentage points...
Texas rejects key provisions of Obama's health law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry said on Monday Texas will not implement an expansion of the Medicaid program or...
Obama team targets Romney over taxes, Republicans cry foul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign and top Democrats on Sunday called on Mitt Romney to release mor...
Obama to seek one-year extension of Bush tax cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will call for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning le...
Obama knocks China trade policy, Romney on campaign tour
MAUMEE, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took a shot at China and Republican rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, complainin...
Romney, in switch, says Obama healthcare a tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday contradicted his campaign's stance on a...
Republicans to press 'Fast and Furious' suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives plans to file a civil suit in federal court in the ne...
Why Roberts saved Obama's healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the end, it all came down to Chief Justice John Roberts, the sphinx in the center chair, who in a s...
House finds Attorney General Holder in contempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress on Thursday as the Republican-cont...
Wedding Party Falls Into Lake
Luckily it's all smiles after a wedding party falls into a lake in Michigan when the dock they were standing on broke.
Obama takes lead in swing states, economy still weighs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is carving out a clear lead in swing states that are key to the November 6 pres...
Supreme Court to deliver Obama healthcare law ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court is set to deliver on Thursday its ruling on President Barack Obama's 2010 health...
Parking Gate Fail
Well, this is one way to leave a parking garage. We prefer using a ticket and change.
House to vote Thursday on Holder contempt charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House will decide on Thursday whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for refusin...
Supreme Court splits its verdict on Arizona immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the main provision of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants...
George Washington's Constitution fetches record $9.8 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Washington's personal copy of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights sold for $9.8 mill...
Supreme Court upholds key part of state immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld a key part of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants on Monday, reject...
Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support...
Celebrities back Greenpeace campaign to protect Arctic
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - One hundred celebrities backed a Greenpeace campaign against oil drilling and unsustainable fishin...
Where the Heck is Matt?
Matt Harding travels the world, meeting people from other countries and states and sharing something that goes beyond cultura...
Holder says contempt citation unwarranted
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday dismissed as unwarranted a vote by a congressional committee ...
House panel charges Holder with contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional panel voted on Wednesday to charge Attorney General Eric Holder with contempt of ...
White House asserts executive privilege in Holder case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday defied the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives, invokin...
Romney says Rubio is being vetted for No. 2 slot
HOLLAND, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney said on Tuesday his White House campaign was vetting U.S. Senator Marco ...
Mexico ruling party candidate floats new vote ploy: sex
ATLIXCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Sex sells - at least that's what the ruling party candidate is hoping as she seeks to rescue ...
Romney accuses Obama of political motivation on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of political m...
Obama immigration step leaves Rubio plan floundering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's surprise decision to halt U.S. deportations of young illegal immigrants h...
State jobless rates drop, raise election stakes
By Lisa Lambert(Reuters) - Jobless rates in 49 out of the 50 U.S. states dropped in May from a year earlier, the Labor Depart...
U.S. relaxes deportation rules for young immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will relax enforcement of deportation rules for young people brought to the U...
New York Mayor Bloomberg offers $9 million for ideas to improve urban life
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation is offering $9 million in prize money to othe...
Obama, Bill Clinton court New York elite to raise millions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama enlisted Bill Clinton to campaign alongside him in New York on Monday, tapping th...
Wisconsin's Walker makes history surviving recall election
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Scott Walker became the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election on ...
Obama Covers 'Call Me, Maybe'
The latestcover of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me, Maybe" featuring President Barack Obama.
All eyes on Wisconsin governor's recall election
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters will decide on Tuesday whether to throw Governor Scott Walker out of office in a rare ...
Supreme Court rules for Secret Service in Cheney case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Secret Service agents have immunity from a lawsuit by a Colorad...
Kitten Attack Fail
What goes around literally comes around when this kitten tries to sneak attack.
Obama, Romney advisers trade blame on job creation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney squared...
Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up' selected as Olympics anthem
The Rolling Stones' hit "Start Me Up" has been selected as timepiece firm Omega's Olympics anthem.The compa...
Brazil burns mystery panties found in Congress
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A pair of women's underwear that fell out of a Brazilian legislator's briefcase on the floor of...
Wisconsin recall tests conservative's ground game
OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Robin Milaeger whoops for joy and punches her fist in the air when the man at her door asks...
Ex-Senator Edwards acquitted on campaign finance charge
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards' affair and child out of wedlock derailed a political ...
Edwards jury reaches verdict on only 1 of 6 counts
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - The jury deliberating in the criminal trial of former U.S. Senator John Edwards has re...
Romney clinches Republican 2012 nomination in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Te...
Day seven for jurors in former Senator Edwards' trial
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A jury in North Carolina was to reconvene Tuesday for a seventh day of deliberations a...
Romney: Dangerous world demands powerful military
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney chose Memorial Day to proclaim to t...
Obama calls treatment of Vietnam War veterans 'a disgrace'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called the treatment decades ago of returning Vietnam War veterans a "nati...
Obama: No more wars unless 'absolutely necessary'
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored veterans on Monday by noting "the light of a new day"...
Obama campaign targeting Romney's record as governor
CHICAGO/DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - After weeks of painting Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney as a job-slashing ...
Senate 'Fire Department' seeks to ease partisan rancor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Call it a humble effort to douse the flames of dysfunction and paralysis in the U.S. Senate.Frustrated...
Bob Dylan to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Musical legend Bob Dylan, novelist Toni Morrison and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright...
Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch to be honored with skate park
Brooklyn Heights residents in New York are campaigning to honor late Beastie Boys star Adam Yauch by renaming a local skate p...
White House said to give inside access for bin Laden film
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration arranged for two Hollywood filmmakers to get special access to government off...
Jury ends day without verdict in ex-Senator Edwards' trial
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator John Edwards must wait at least another day to learn the verdict i...
Obama wants tough rules after JPMorgan loss: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House, following a trading loss of more than $2 billion by JPMorgan, wants to ensure a t...
Pioneer graves found at site of new Arizona sheriff's office
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Workers digging the foundations for a new office of an Arizona sheriff accused of discriminating against ...
U.S. sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 d...
Obama walks fine line bashing Romney, courting Wall Street
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For President Barack Obama's re-election team, it's sort of like threading a needle.While tryi...
Sacha Baron Cohen up to satirical tricks again in 'Dictator'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the Arab Spring resulted in the deaths of thousands and the ousting of Middle Eastern leaders last ye...
Former NY state senator convicted of theft
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury in Brooklyn on Monday found a former New York Democratic state senator, whose brief flirt...
Ron Paul stops campaigning for White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul effectively ended his White House bid on Monday, saying he ...
Former Senator Edwards' defense to start its case
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards' defense is set to begin presenting its case on Monday...
'The Dictator' film launches in offensive style
LONDON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and News Corp head Rupert Murdoch were among the targets of British comic ...
Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a "logical extension" of...
Willie Nelson turns down Roseanne Barr's Vice Presidential offer
Country legend Willie Nelson has declined an offer to become comedian Roseanne Barr's runningmate in her bid to become th...
Obama shifts view on same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After years of "evolving" on the issue, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes...
North Carolina voters approve same-sex marriage ban
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment that bans same...
Veteran Republican Senator Lugar defeated in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar, a 35-year veteran of the Senate and leading foreign policy voice, was defeate...
Republican Santorum endorses Romney for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum endorsed his one-time fierce rival Mitt Romney ...
Prosecutors say ready for long haul in 9/11 case
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys for five defendants in the September 11 at...
House Republicans target social cuts to shield military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday will fire their first shots of the next deficit-...
Romney pulls into tie with Obama in Ohio, Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pulled into a virtual tie with President Barack Obam...
Gingrich formally ends tumultuous White House bid
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich ended his tumultuous run for U.S. president on Wednesday after dazzling in tele...
Betty White boosts politician in new ad (VIDEO)
Betty White is using her popularity to rally support for Los Angeles Congressman Howard Berman, who is battling to stay in of...
Obama swoops into Afghanistan on bin Laden anniversary
BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a s...
Romney foreign policy spokesman resigns under fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney's foreign policy spokesman, Richard Grenell, has resigned after only a brie...
Obama in Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden's death
KABUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday to sign an agreement charting future relations wit...
Obama seeks political advantage of bin Laden death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday reminded Americans that his likely Republican opponent in the Novembe...
President Obama Speaks at The White House Correspondents' Dinner
President Obama jokes around at The White House Correspondents' Dinner (the "prom" of Washington, DC). Warning,...
Jimmy Kimmel at The WH Correspondents' Dinner
Jimmy Kimmel roasted the President and everyone else in Washington at The White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Obama, Romney tweak strategies for tight race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of casting Republican Mitt Romney as someone who often changes positions for political co...
Obama, Kimmel jab at Romney at WH dinner (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama poked fun at his likely presidential rival Mitt Romney and Republican opponents...
Senate probe finds little evidence of effective 'torture'
(Reuters) - A nearly three-year-long investigation by Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats is expected to find there is li...
U.S. on guard for attacks ahead of bin Laden anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has reviewed potential threats to the United States before next week's anni...
Supreme Court appears to back Arizona on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative justices who hold a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to endorse Arizona's ...
Newt Gingrich to drop presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich is expected to withdraw next week from the U.S. Republican presidential contest, people ...
Money scheme 'smelled wrong' Edwards' aide says
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A disillusioned campaign aide testified on Tuesday about the cross-country trek he too...
Romney targets Obama after sweeping five more primaries
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney launched his general election campaign against President Barack ...
Romney to pick up scores of delegates in five states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's expected wins in five states that hold primary votes on Tuesday will earn him scores...
Noah Wyle arrested at protest in Washington
(Reuters) - Actor Noah Wyle was arrested at a healthcare protest in Washington, D.C. on Monday, following in the footsteps of...
Signs of cheaper gas could brighten Obama campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New signs of lower U.S. gas prices could give a boost to President Barack Obama's re-election hope...
Prosecutors call John Edwards manipulative, ambitious
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the criminal campaign finance case against former Senator John Edwards ...
Supreme Court immigration case weighs states' powers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A clash over immigration law will go before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, pitting the state of Ari...
Congress presses investigation of Secret Service scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Republicans in the House of Representatives expressed confidence on Sunday in the head of t...
Former presidential hopeful John Edwards trial to begin
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator John Edwards goes on trial Monday on charges he used illegal ca...
Romney raised $12.6 million in March for campaign
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney raised nearly $12.6 million for his primary battle in March, his campaign ann...
Secret Service agents lawyer: 'Trial by mob' wrong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The attorney for some of the Secret Service agents under investigation in a scandal involving prostitu...
Peace activist Cindy Sheehan vows to continue tax boycott
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California peace activist Cindy Sheehan has agreed to meet with Internal Revenue Service a...
Ted Nugent: Secret Service to quiz me about Obama remarks
(Reuters) - Ted Nugent said on Wednesday that the U.S. Secret Service has arranged to meet with him after the rock musician s...
Secret Service: 3 employees to leave over scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. Secret Service employees under investigation for alleged misconduct with prostitutes in Col...
U.S. marks second victory over British in War of 1812
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A parade of naval vessels and square-rigged sailing ships made their way on Tuesday up the Mississipp...
Jon Stewart: Rosen made Republicans 'pro-choice' (VIDEO)
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jon Stewart says Hilary Rosen's contention that multi-millionaire mom Ann Romney "never wor...
Stung by gas prices, Obama seeks new oil crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama, whose political fortunes are threatened by rising gasoline prices, propos...
Newt nipped by zoo penguin, gets Band-Aid
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Things have not been going all that well for Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lately, ev...
Poll: Romney gaining on Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney has narrowed to 4 percentage points from 11 points ...
Embarrassed by rocket crash, N. Korea may try nuclear
PYONGYANG/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said its much hyped long-range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very rare and emb...
Romney defines hawkish yet murky foreign policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As he locks down the Republican nomination for U.S. president, Mitt Romney is framing what looks to be...
When It Come to War, Beer Beats Silver and Gold
(Reuters) - The Dutch drank their way to victory and independence from Spain in 1648 through the taxes they paid on beer, acc...
Arizona Lawmakers Vote to Ban Late-Term Abortions
By David SchwartzPHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona state lawmakers gave final legislative approval on Tuesday to a bill that would ...
Analysis: U.S. Civilian Courts Await Extradited Militants
By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Obama administration declared it wanted to put suspects involved in the Sept...
Rick Santorum suspends presidential campaign
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Florida workers face random drug tests under new law
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Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
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Romney wins early, Ohio too close to call
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Super Tuesday: Romney, Santorum in fierce Ohio battle
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Senate passes payroll tax cut extension
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Indiana becomes 23rd 'right-to-work' state
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U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early
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Giffords quits Congress to focus on recovery
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U.S. commandos free two hostages in Somalia
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Last of secret Kennedy tapes released
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Gingrich wants to hear his debate fans roar
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Mitt Romney releases tax records
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Giffords leaving Congress to recover from shooting
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Hours before primary, Romney lowers expectations
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Perry ends presidential run, backs Gingrich
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Republicans fume as Keystone oil pipeline rejected
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House to take up anti-piracy bill in February
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Romney says he is taxed at around 15 percent rate
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Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered across nation
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Romney unscathed from debate attacks
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Huntsman suspends campaign, backs Romney
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Huntsman to quit presidential race
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Perry defends Marines accused of urinating on corpses
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Romney opens 21-point lead in South Carolina
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Stephen Colbert exploring run for president (VIDEO)
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'Mormon moment' examined in U.S. survey
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Obama seeks $1.2 trillion debt limit rise
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Taliban: Marine abuse tape won't hurt Afghan talks
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Republicans head to South Carolina, guns blazing
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Mississippi's Barbour pardons 199, some murderers
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For once, Romney fiery in victory speech (VIDEO)
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Romney takes winning streak to South Carolina
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Romney wrestles with GOP attacks on corporate past
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Obama's Chief of Staff Bill Daley stepping down
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Christie handles protesters Jersey-style
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Iran sentences American to die for spying
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Republicans get another chance to pounce on Romney
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New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones
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Arizona sheriff will cooperate with federal officials
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FBI data shows spike in gun purchases in 2011
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Bachmann off, Perry on GOP rollercoaster
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Michele Bachmann says she's calling it quits
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Romney squeaks out victory in Iowa
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Iran threatens action if U.S. carrier returns
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Tight race in Iowa kicks off 2012 campaign
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Can Romney connect with voters?
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Shelton offers to 'throat punch' critics for Clarkson
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Romney looks more confident in Iowa vote run-up
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North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea
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Iowa's moderate Republicans: an edge for Romney?
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Congress Passes Payroll Tax Deal
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Ron Paul Under Fire for Newsletter
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George H.W. Bush Backs Romney for President
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Baldwin Abandons Mayor Bid
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North Korea's Military to Share Power with Kim's Heir
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Romney presents 'Top Ten' on Letterman show
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Rivals pounce on Gingrich at last Iowa debate
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U.S. formally ends war in Iraq
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Gingrich at center stage in Iowa debate
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Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: poll
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Supreme Court to decide Arizona immigration law
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Lawmakers reach tentative deal to fund government
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As U.S. leaves, Iraqi forces still under construction
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Gingrich fights off rivals in Iowa debate
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Republicans block Obama's consumer nominee
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'Daily Show' pulls stunt on Florida governor
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Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption
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Egypt's Islamists claim most seats in run-off vote
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Obama hits GOP, Wall Street in populist speech
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Protesters sit in at congressional offices
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Afghanistan's allies pledge to stay for long-haul
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Obama hones populist message to push economic agenda
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Herman Cain suspends 2012 campaign
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Herman Cain to make announcement about campaign
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Obama raises U.S. goal on fighting AIDS
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Biden prods Turkey on new Iran sanctions
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Obama cites progress towards payroll tax cut
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Obama pleads with voters for patience on 'change'
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Britain pulls embassy staff out of Iran
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Mitt Romney opens fire on rival Newt Gingrich
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Biden: Pullout brings new relations with Iraq
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Cain campaign crumbling after affair allegation
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Affair claim shakes Herman Cain's presidential bid
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Pakistan warns NATO attack threatens Afghanistan peace bid
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Barney Frank to retire
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Republicans bash Pakistan in debate
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Egypt protesters battle on to end army rule
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Egyptian police battle protesters, 33 dead
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Deficit panel fails to reach deal
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Military better prepared for cyber warfare: general
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Greece's Samaras rules out post-election cooperation
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Deficit committee locked in budget stalemate
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Police arrest suspect in shooting of White House
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Did troops bring democracy? Iraqis have doubts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sitting in a barber shop in Baghdad's Shi'ite Sadr City slum, three friends agreed after a long and hard ...
Reid, Boehner huddle on budget deal
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Sixty-nine killed in Syria on Monday: activists
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, with...
Israel rushes airliner defenses as Libya leaks SAMs
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Air Force chief questioned over war dead's remains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief of the Air Force was questioned by lawmakers Thursday over revelations the military's main m...
Berlusconi resignation fails to convince markets
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's pledge to resign after implementing economic reforms did nothing on Wedne...
Cain looks to move past controversy at debate
ROCHESTER, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican Herman Cain will try to move past an escalating sexual harassment controversy on W...
Ohio voters soundly defeat effort to curb unions
COLUMBUS (Reuters) - Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected a law limiting the collective bargaining rights of public workers in a m...
Republicans, Democrats split governor races
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - Kentucky's Democratic governor won re-election and Mississippi elected the Republican lieutenant g...
Herman Cain says he will address allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will hold a new conference on Tuesday to confront the la...
Attorney general to face Senate over gun sting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder will go before a Senate committee on Tuesday where he will likely be aske...
Herman Cain accuser cites specific case of sex harassment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman made sexual harassment allegations against Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain on Monday...
Journalists close to Berlusconi say he will resign
ROME (Reuters) - Two journalists close to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he could resign as early as Monday, i...
Greek leaders set to pick new Prime Minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou sealed a deal with the opposition on a crisis coalition to approve ...
U.S., UK, France ratchet up pressure on Iran
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Herman Cain's accuser offers statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman who accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment Thursday offere...
Cain denounces 'witch hunt,' denies sex harassment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Herman Cain denounced sexual harassment accusations from the 1990s as a "witch hunt&qu...
Haqqani network may be linked to Kabul suicide attack
KABUL (Reuters) - The Haqqani network, which Washington has blamed for a series of attacks in Afghanistan, may have been invo...
Herman Cain accused of sex harassment: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two women employees complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Republican presidential contender He...
Romney leads in first four nominating states: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads his campaign rivals in the four states that kick off t...
Edwards' attorneys ask judge to dismiss charges
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Attorneys for former presidential hopeful John Edwards said on Wednesday that the fede...
Obama tells students of plans to ease loan burden
DENVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to take steps to ease the burden of student loans, potentially h...
'Joe the Plumber' announces run for Congress
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Eight NY policemen charged in gun smuggling ring
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight New York City policemen were charged Tuesday with helping run a gun-smuggling ring in a city where...
Police arrest man who burned 100 cars
BERLIN (Reuters) - A man who set fire to more than 100 cars in Berlin, a wave of attacks blamed by some on political extremis...
Obama to take action on housing, student loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama this week will announce a series of actions to help the economy that will not r...
Obama: U.S. will pull troops out of Iraq by year-end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States will fulfill its pledge to pull troops out of ...
Senate backs plan to help Americans buy homes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday backed a measure to help bolster the housing market by making it easier for peo...
Confident Romney on attack at Republican debate
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A confident Mitt Romney criticized his Republican rivals and fended off attacks on Tuesday at a feisty ...
Gaddafi killed in hometown, Libya eyes future
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi was killed by Libyans he once scorned as "rats", succumbing to wounds, som...
Israeli soldier Shalit freed in mass prisoner swap
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit returned home to a national outpouring of joy on Tuesday after five y...
Greece braces for shutdown as austerity vote nears
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek ships were harbored and garbage rotted in the streets of Athens on Tuesday as angry workers built mo...
Obama likens civil rights to economy fight at memorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gave a partisan-tinged speech to dedicate a new memorial to Martin Luther King ...
Obama begins campaign-style jobs tour
MILLERS CREEK, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Monday to turn up the heat on Republicans for bloc...
Usher suffers wardrobe malfunction at concert
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No decision yet on future troop presence in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration denied a news report on Saturday it had made a final decision to pull almost ...
Romney leads Republicans, Cain second: Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney leads the field vying for the Republican presidential nomination, but fewer than one in fo...
U.S. says Iran sought killing of Saudi envoy
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran of backing an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washi...
At economic debate, Romney says he can lead
HANOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney largely ignored his presidential rivals at a debate on...
Senate defeats Obama's jobs bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate defeated President Barack Obama's job-creation package on Tuesday in a sign that Washington...
U.S. issues travel alert linked to Iran plot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department late on Tuesday issued a worldwide travel alert for U.S. citizens, warning of the...
New Jersey's Christie to endorse Romney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will back Mitt Romney in the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday, a R...
Egypt Christians mourn dead after clashes kill 25
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Christians mourned their dead and berated the army on Monday after at least 25 people were killed ...
Pastor stands ground on Mormon 'cult' comment
DALLAS (Reuters) - An unapologetic Pastor Robert Jeffress, who created a stir for calling Mormonism a "cult" at a p...
Karzai says he let Afghans down on security
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in an interview broadcast on the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the U....
Giffords awards medal to astronaut husband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords gave her astronaut husband a medal at his retirement ceremony on Thu...
Protests spread to more than a dozen cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protests against corporate greed and economic inequality spread across America on Thursday and found unl...
Secret panel can put Americans on 'kill list'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of s...
Sarah Palin decides not to run in 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said on Wednesday that she will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, e...
CA governor vetoes child-care unionization
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown, saying "no" to the organized labor groups that ...
Libyans plan 'final' attack on Gaddafi hometown
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi's ...
Accused Pentagon plotter pleads not guilty
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to attack U.S. targets using model aircraft, in a case that reigni...
Christie decides not to run for president
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has decided he will not run for president in 2012, a Republican sourc...
Obama's jobs bill falls to pieces in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job-creation package effectively fell to pieces on Monday as a top Republican...
Civilians flee Sirte battle, fighting hampers aid: U.N.
SIRTE (Reuters) - Civilians fled Sirte on Friday as interim government forces pounded the coastal city in an effort to dislod...
Pakistan says U.S. pressure on militants must end
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States must stop blaming Islamabad for regional instability, Pakistan's prime minister told ...
Analysis: How close is Iran to the bomb?
VIENNA (Reuters) - Either Iran could build a nuclear bomb in a matter of months or it is unlikely to get such a weapon any ti...
Council takes first step on Palestinian U.N. bid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday took its first step on the Palestinian application to join ...
Mock diversity bake sale draws protest in CA
BERKELEY, Calif (Reuters) - Student Republicans holding a bake sale at UC Berkeley to mock diversity efforts by state legisla...
Pakistan turns to China as ties with U.S. suffer
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan, facing a crisis in relations with the United States, appears to be seeking more support from ...
Sarah Palin threatens to sue author of 'Rogue' book
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin threatened on Monday to sue the author and publisher of an u...
Christie's No. 2 denies 2012 White House bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's No. 2 on Monday knocked down fresh speculation that the Republican ...
NY police can shoot down a plane if needed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police can shoot down an airplane if needed, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told the CBS News pr...
T.I. planning homecoming party
Troubled rapper T.I. is set to host a lavish party next month to celebrate his return home following his prison stint.The hip...
Senator says 'all options on table' on Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will have to consider all options "including defending our troops" in conf...
Obama slams Republicans in West Coast money swing
ATHERTON, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama harshly criticized Republican opponents on Sunday as he began a West ...
Porn magnate seeks to embarrass Perry
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pornographic magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered $1 million on Thursday to anyone with proof...
Palestinians to push U.N. bid despite Obama
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told the United Nations on Wednesday there was no short cut to Middle East ...
Tony Bennett apologizes for 9/11 comments
Tony Bennett has apologized for suggesting the American government "caused" the 9/11 terrorist attacks by sparking ...
Obama to meet Palestinian leader amid U.N. crisis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to urge him to d...
$16 muffins, $8 coffee served in Justice audit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. government grapples to find ways to trim the bloated federal deficit, a new report suggest...
Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trillion plan on Monday to cut budget deficits partly by ra...
Clinton's philanthropic summit to push for jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton will push corporations and non-profit groups at his philanthropic summit t...
Obama deficit plan aimed at Democratic base
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out a plan on Monday to cut the U.S. deficit, striking a populist tone...
McCartney to marry at same venue as first wedding
Paul McCartney is set to marry his fiancee Nancy Shevell in the same venue he wed first wife Linda.The Beatles legend is repo...
U.S. men to be freed soon with Talabani help
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens convicted of spying in Iran will be freed soon after Iraqi President Jalal Talabani nego...
Republican wins in New York Democratic stronghold
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans won an upset victory in a Democratic stronghold in New York on Tuesday in a special House of...
CIA reviewing ties with New York police department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA inspector general is reviewing the spy agency's ties with the New York Police Department after...
Number of poor hit record 46 million in 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the gover...
Rivals target Perry in Republican debate
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Rick Perry came under heavy fire on Social Security, jobs and his Texas record in a hea...
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Americans to be freed soon
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that two American men arrested near Iran's border wi...
Obama urges no "political games" on jobs plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Republicans not to play "political games" with his jobs pla...
North Carolina lawmakers to debate same-sex marriage ban
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's Republican-led General Assembly is expected to take the first steps on M...
Obama, Bush see raw emotions at 9/11 events
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up where his predecessor George W. Bush left off in the war against Isla...
Witnesses recall being with Bush on Sept 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Reuters reporters traveled with George W. Bush on September 11, 2001 on what began as a feel-good ...
Obama: U.S. stronger 10 years after 9/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States was stronger 10 years after the September 11...
Bush: The U.S. 'will never forget' Flight 93
SHANKSVILLE, PA (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush on Saturday promised that the nation would never forget the heroi...
U2's Bono planning Kenya famine concert
U2 star Bono is teaming up with Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour for a concert to help end famine in East Africa.The show, to...
Tony Blair: No regrets about befriending Gaddafi
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he has no regrets about helping bring former Libyan leader M...
New York cracks down after 'credible' 9/11 threat
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York police amassed a display of force on Friday including checkpoints that snarled traff...
Obama pushes $447 billion jobs plan in speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to rescue the troubled U.S. economy and his own prospects for re-elect...
Fugitive Gaddafi vows to stay in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi resurfaced on the air waves to berate his enemies as rats and stray dogs and insist he wa...
Military raises alert level ahead of September 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday raised the alert level at military bases, most of them domestic, ahead of th...
Obama to propose $300 billion jobs package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence among Americans in his economic stewardship, plans so...
Gaddafi tracked heading south: Libyan official
BENGHAZI, Libya/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi was last tracked heading for Libya's southern border, the man leadi...
Indian politician sent jet to collect sandals
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A powerful Indian politician dubbed the Untouchables Queen once sent a jet to pick up her favorite bran...
U.S. safer 10 years after 9/11, but at what cost?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tourists flock to Times Square for the bright lights and Broadway shows. There they find another spectac...
Starbucks CEO campaigns to end political gridlock
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz called on Americans on Tuesday to deluge U.S. lawmakers...
Deep divisions in Americans' views on race, faith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are sharply divided on issues from race to religion, often along generational and partisan l...
Turkey raising naval presence with Israel
ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey was freezing defense industry trade with Israel and s...
Obama vows federal help for Irene victims
PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Republicans not to play politics with federal disaste...
Japan PM says must be realistic on fiscal reform
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged to target fiscal reforms to curb the country's huge public d...
Gaddafi defiant as world frees Libya funds
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to fight on as world leaders freed up billions of dollars to help Li...
Appeals court asked to vacate 'Don't Ask' judgment
PASADENA, Calif (Reuters) - Obama administration lawyers asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to vacate a judgment decla...
Gaddafi said to be in desert town: Libyan military
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi is in a desert town outside Tripoli planning a fightback, a Libyan military chief said on...
Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces raided houses in Hama for the second day on Thursday, residents said, hours after the city's ...
French Socialists uneasy as Strauss-Kahn to return
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Socialists are distancing themselves from Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the ex-IMF chief, once their b...
Cheney book renews post-9/11 U.S. policy fights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir revives the fierce battles over U.S. national security ...
Obama agrees to moves jobs speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress on S...
WikiLeaks says website was target of cyber attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks said its website had been the target of a cyber attack late on Tuesday as it proceeded with ...
Russia's Putin revs up vote campaign astride a bike
NOVOROSSIYSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin kicked off an election campaign on Monday revving up h...
Egyptians celebrate Eid without Mubarak
CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Egyptians prayed in celebration of Eid al-Fitr in Tahir Square, the epicenter of the p...
Irene costs restart Washington budget battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's never-ending budget battle threatened to snarl the recovery from Hurricane Irene as a top...
Feds to help reimburse states for Irene damage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene could cost U.S. state and local governments billions of dollars in damages, but funds fr...
Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gaddafi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they were sending in special forces units in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar...
Japan PM to resign, successor race hard to call
TOKYO (Reuters) - The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years appeared on Friday to be shaping up as a battle between...
Arizona sues feds over voter rights law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging a U.S. federal voting rights law governing how the state ...
Libya rebels battle to root out Gaddafi diehards
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rebel forces began to purge Tripoli's streets of diehard gunmen still loyal to fugitive Muammar Gaddafi T...
Gaddafi nearly captured on Wednesday: report
PARIS (Reuters) - Libyan commandos fighting Muammar Gaddafi came close to capturing the toppled leader on Wednesday when they...
Contours of Obama jobs package coming into focus
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is finalizing a jobs package that could include a program to...
Dick Cheney had secret resignation letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney signed a secret resignation letter shortly after taking office in 20...
VIDEO: Nancy Reagan stumbles at California event
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former first lady Nancy Reagan is "fine" despite stumbling at an event in southern Californ...
Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A beleaguered Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Wednesday to fight on to death or victory after jubilant rebels fo...
France urges sanctions, U.N. pressure on Syria
PARIS (Reuters) - France wants tougher sanctions on Syria and more pressure from the United Nations to bring about a democrat...
USA becomes Food Stamp Nation but is it sustainable?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genna Saucedo supervises cashiers at a Wal-Mart in Pico Rivera, California, but her wages aren't enough ...
Gaddafi hunted as loyalists fight on in Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made last-ditch stands in the ...
Iran starts moving uranium centrifuges to bunker
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has started moving the machines that enrich uranium for nuclear fuel from its main atomic complex in ...
Analysis: Gaddafi collapse will embolden Arab rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The implosion of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year-old rule will put a new spring in the step of the...
Israel and Hamas agree Gaza truce: officials
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and the Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, have agreed to a ceasefire after five da...
Police arrest dozens protesting at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Authorities arrested dozens of people on Sunday protesting outside the White House against a proposed &...
Obama begins vacation with trip to bookstore
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took his daughters to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore on Frida...
Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead six protesters on Friday despite President Bashar al-Assad's pledge that his milita...
Obama's approval rating on economy hits new low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Approval of President Barack Obama's handling of the U.S. economy has fallen to a new low of 26 percen...
Winehouse's dad steps up rehab clinic campaign
Amy Winehouse's father Mitch is to meet with British government officials on Thursday as he steps up his campaign for a rehab...
Libyan rebels seize western oil refinery
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels took control of an oil refinery in the western town of Zawiyah and blocked the main ...
Democrats hold seats in Wisconsin recall elections
RHINELANDER, Wis (Reuters) - Two Wisconsin Democratic state senators beat back Republican challengers on Tuesday in the last ...
Rebels launch push to consolidate Tripoli siege
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels launched an assault on an oil refinery on Wednesday to drive the last remaining troo...
Witness: A failed coup and difficult start for Russia
EDITOR'SNOTE:The following Witness piece recalls how the hardline communist coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev unfo...
Obama blames Congress Republicans on bus tour
PEOSTA, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to turn voter anger over the economy toward Republicans in ...
Obama: 'Lone wolf terrorist' biggest U.S. threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A decade after the 9/11 attacks, a "lone wolf terrorist" like the shooter in Norway now pres...
Obama to unveil measures to boost rural jobs
DECORAH, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce fresh steps to boost rural hiring on the second day...
Russia still lags on democracy 20 years after coup
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Twenty years after a coup in which hardline communists made a last, desperate attempt to save the Soviet U...
Gaddafi forces fire Scud missile: U.S. official
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fired a Scud missile for the first time in the country's civil wa...
Queen honored as BMI Icons
Queen is to receive a lifetime achievement honor at this year's BMI London Awards.The "Bohemian Rhapsody" hitmakers...
Gaddafi defiant as rebels poised to strangle capital
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged Libyans Monday to free the country from "traitors," as rebels in t...
Struggling Pawlenty exits White House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty became the first major casualty in the marathon presidential ca...
VIDEO: Bachmann, Pawlenty clash in debate
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republicans Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty clashed repeatedly over their records during a president...
Stephen Colbert aims comedic political ad at Iowa
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Stephen Colbert is putting his political action committee cash to work with advertisements t...
Exclusive: Republican Camp won't rule out tax increases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Republican lawmaker would not rule out tax increases on Thursday if they could boost economi...
Obama vows new ideas to boost jobs, slams Congress
HOLLAND, Michigan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama distanced himself from a deeply divided U.S. Congress on Thursday, pledg...
Escape from East Berlin with wedding dress in hand
BERLIN (Reuters) - Erika Schallert fled East Berlin on August 15, 1961, with nothing but the clothes she was wearing and her ...
Rival Koreas trade blame for firing
SEOUL (Reuters) - The rival Koreas traded blame on Thursday for a brief military exchange at a tense maritime border as the U...
Wisconsin Republicans stave off recall challenge
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republicans narrowly retained their majority in the Wisconsin state Senate on Tuesday, staving off a st...
Most Americans believe U.S. on wrong track
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans by a large majority believe the United States is on the wrong track and nearly half think th...
North Korea drill draws tit-for-tat South firing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test fired artillery shells into waters near a disputed border on Wednesday, provoking a South ...
Tea Party wonders if Rick Perry walks the walk
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rick Perry has been widely touted as a Republican presidential candidate who could appeal Tea Party vote...
Assad: Syria won't stop fight against 'terrorists'
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday his forces would continue to pursue "terrorist groups...
Libyan TV says children killed in NATO strike
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Libyan state media said on Tuesday dozens of civilians had been killed in a NATO strike on a village abou...
Libya denies report Gaddafi's son killed by NATO
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The government of Muammar Gaddafi denied a rebel report on Friday that a NATO air strike ...
Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders struck a deal on Thursday to resolve a partisan dispute and end a partial shutdo...
Poll: Disapproval of Congress hits new high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disapproval of Congress rose to an all-time high after weeks of rancorous partisan battles over raisin...
Taylor Swift visits military cemetery
Taylor Swift has paid her respects to America's war dead during a visit to a U.S. military cemetery.The "Love Story"...
Default avoided but fears on economy remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stepped back from the brink of default on Tuesday but congressional approval of a la...
Analysis: Obama suffers political setback in deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suffered a defeat in the battle over raising the U.S. debt limit that may have ...
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Any agreement for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal would requi...
Analysis: Tea Party proves clout, but at what cost?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tea Party conservatives scored their biggest political triumph with a debt-ceiling deal that cuts fede...
Obama sues to block Alabama immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday sued to block enforcement of Alabama's new immigration law, widely ...
Obama to Congress: Find way out of debt 'mess'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With four days remaining until the United States hits its debt limit, President Barack Obama on Friday...
Nixon's secret Watergate testimony ordered released
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 36 years later, the secret grand jury testimony of President Richard Nixon in the Watergate ...
Norway to hold first funeral after killings
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Libyan rebels say military chief killed
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Police say arrest of soldier foiled 'terror plot'
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Bush explains slow reaction to Sept. 11 attacks
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NJ Governor Chris Christie hospitalized
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