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Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the c...
Military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
MIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck...
Drones have killed 4 U.S. citizens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology ...
IRS official refuses to answer questions at hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservat...
Senate committee passes immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citize...
Berlusconi's party strippers dressed as Obama, nuns
MILAN (Reuters) - The nightclub dancer at the center of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bun...
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...
Russia says CIA agent caught trying to recruit spy
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expelled a U.S. diplomat on Tuesday after saying he had been caught red-handed with disguises, spec...
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...
IRS' scrutiny of 'Tea Party' under investigation
By Patrick Temple-West and Thomas FerraroWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax authorities' handling of applications for tax-exempt ...
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...
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...
Police clash with protesters after May Day rally
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Eight police officers were hurt and 18 protesters arrested in Seattle on Wednesday when a May Day rally t...
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...
Collins finds reaction to coming out 'incredible'
(Reuters) - NBA player Jason Collins, who became the first gay man to come out while playing in one of America's major pr...
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...
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...
Charges dropped against Mississippi man in ricin letters case
By Robbie WardTUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused o...
Charges dropped against Mississippi man in ricin letters case
By Robbie WardTUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused o...
Mississippi man in ricin letter probe released
(Reuters) - The Mississippi man charged with sending toxic letters to President Barack Obama and a U.S. senator has been rele...
Police: Boston Marathon bombing suspect captured
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Police captured a 19-year-old man on Friday night suspected of carrying out the Boston M...
Marathon bomb suspect eludes police, hunt shuts Boston down
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Black Hawk helicopters and heavily armed police descended on a Boston suburb Friday in a...
Obama in Boston vows U.S. will find perpetrators of bombings
BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told a memorial service for the Boston bombing victims that "we will find"...
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...
Elvis impersonator charged over poison letter sent to Obama
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges on Thursday against a Mississippi man, who worked as an Elvis imperson...
Boston bombing suspect identified on video, no arrest
BOSTON (Reuters) - Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video an...
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...
Boston bomb probe focuses on bags, pressure cooker
BOSTON (Reuters) - The investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing is focusing on a suspect or suspects believed to have car...
Senators unveil bipartisan immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited landmark legislation to remove the thr...
Boston Marathon bombs packed with gunpowder, shrapnel
(Editor's Note: Please be advised this story contains graphic material that may upset some readers)By Scott Malone and Sv...
'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...
Daughter of Obama's former pastor charged with fraud
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The daughter of President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor was indicted on Wednesday on cha...
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...
'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...
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...
Newtown gunman fired 154 rounds in less than 5 minutes
MERIDEN/NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school ...
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...
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 Picks Indiana To Win NCAA tournament
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday picked Indiana University to win the NCAA annual men's college...
Ohio teen wearing 'killer' shirt gets life for school shooting
CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio teenager wearing a T-shirt with "killer" scrawled on it gave a profane statement ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
New pope slips out of Vatican for morning prayer visit
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, barely 12 hours after his election, quietly left the Vatican early on Thursday to pray...
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...
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 ...
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...
Sandy Hook shooter wanted to top Norway death toll
(Reuters) - The man who shot dead 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school wanted to kill more people th...
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...
In a first, Obama plays golf with Tiger Woods
PALM CITY, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama saw firsthand how golf is played at the highest level on Sunday, teeing...
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...
Steven Seagal to lead Arizona school arms-training event
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who styles himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff,"...
Flags at Obama's inauguration made in Belgium?
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term on January 21, it's a decent bet that o...
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...
Shrinking labor unions see relief in marijuana industry
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The medical marijuana shop next to a tattoo parlor on a busy street in Los Angeles looks m...
Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Leon Lieser has been a coal miner 49 years, his bent fingers testament to his first job, loadin...
For gun clubs, NRA membership has its privileges
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (Reuters) - Things are looking up at the Spurwink Rod and Gun Club.The junior marksmanship team now has...
Mother loses fourth child to Chicago gun violence
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shirley Chambers of Chicago had four children - three boys and a girl. Now they're all gone.Chambers ...
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...
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...
NFL players union funds $100 million Harvard study on injury
BOSTON (Reuters) - The union that represents U.S. professional football players has given Harvard University a $100 milli...
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...
Obama says he isn't sure he would let a son play football
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he loves football but thinks the sport should "probably change gradua...
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...
Barack Obama brings 'SexyBack'
Joe Biden gets in on the singing action in this hilarious Obama dub of Justin Timberlake's hit song "SexyBack."
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...
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 ...
Michelle Obama again picks designer Wu for inaugural gown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was one of the biggest questions of Monday's inaugural celebrations: not what would President B...
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...
VIDEO: Al Roker yells at Obama, Biden along parade route
Being egged on by NBC hosts Brian Williams and David Gregory, "Today" Weatherman Al Roker grabbed the attention by ...
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...
Obama extends presidential power with gun control order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During the past two years as his frustration with a "dysfunctional" Congress has grown, Pres...
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...
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...
Hundreds of Texas, Ohio teachers flock to gun training
CLEVELAND/SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - School teachers in Texas are flocking to free firearms classes and hundreds more in Ohio ha...
'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...
Sandy Hook kids head to school for first time since attack
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Hundreds of the children who escaped the harrowing attack on their elementary school in Newt...
Gun purchasers set new record in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of FBI background checks required for Americans buying guns set a record in December, as th...
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...
Congress approves fiscal cliff bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress approved a rare tax increase on Tuesday that will hit the nation's wealthiest ho...
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...
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...
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...
Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons
ALLENTOWN, Penn./KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Gun enthusiasts thronged to shows around the country on Saturday to buy as...
NRA calls for armed officers to protect schools
WASHINGTON/NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The powerful U.S. gun rights lobby went on the offensive on Friday arguing that s...
'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...
Obama urges Americans to keep up pressure for gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Friday to keep up the pressure on lawmakers to tighten gun r...
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...
White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assigned Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday to find ways to curtai...
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...
'Fiscal cliff' deal closer, but gaps remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After making major concessions on long-held "fiscal cliff" positions, President Barack Obama...
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...
Newtown students to return to classes in wake of shooting
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The schools of Newtown, which stood empty in the wake of a shooting rampage that took 26 of ...
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...
Funerals begin for school shooting victims
FAIRFIELD/NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - One boy was buried in his hero's football jersey in a small white coffin. Ball...
Police identify victims of Connecticut school shooting
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Police released the names on Saturday of 26 people shot dead in the massacre at a Connecticu...
Search for answers begins after school massacre
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - People in the small Connecticut community of Newtown grieved on Saturday over one of the wor...
Tearful Obama calls for action after school shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tearful President Barack Obama expressed "overwhelming grief" on Friday for the victims of...
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...
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...
Non-whites to make up nearly 60 percent of U.S. by 2060
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge in Hispanics and Asians is set to dramatically change the face of the United States over the n...
'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...
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...
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...
Chicago artist gets a national stage: the holiday White House
CHICAGO (Reuters) - To help decorate the White House for the Christmas season this year, President Barack Obama turned to an ...
Kim Kardashian tops list of Bing searches
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Kardashian topped the 2012 list of the most-searched person on Bing, the Web search engine said on T...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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 "...
Obama tours New York storm damage, consoles victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama consoled grieving victims of Superstorm Sandy on the ground and surveyed disaster...
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...
Red Cross response to Sandy fails to meet expectations
ROCKAWAY PARK, New York (Reuters) - Noreen Ellis begged the American Red Cross for help a few days after Superstorm Sandy sla...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Apple slides to five-month low, uncertainty grows
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc slid almost 4 percent on Wednesday to a five-month low as investors gr...
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...
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...
Maryland, Maine, Washington approve gay marriage
By Edith HonanNEW YORK (Reuters) - Voters in Maryland, Maine and Washington state approved same-sex marriage on Tuesday, mark...
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...
Wintry storm smacks an already battered Northeast
By Daniel Trotta and Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) - A wintry storm dropped snow on the Northeast on Wednesday and threate...
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...
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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...
Secret Service agent found dead, apparent suicide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to President Barack Obama's protective detail was found dead ...
Scope of Sandy's devastation widens, death toll spirals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - From New York City's Staten Island to the popular beach towns of the Jersey Shore, rescuers and offi...
In hurricane, Twitter proves a lifeline despite pranksters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy pounded the U.S. Atlantic coast on Monday night, knocking out electricity and In...
Death toll up, gasoline lines grow in monster storm's wake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers awoke to the rumble of subway trains for the first time in four days on Thursday and the dea...
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...
Obama hits campaign trail as storm cleanup gathers pace
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was to resume campaigning on Thursday after a pause caused by the U.S. east coast...
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...
Northeast back to business after Sandy's hard hit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of people across the U.S. Northeast stricken by massive storm Sandy will attempt to resume norm...
Monster storm leaves U.S. East Coast crippled; 30 dead
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy on Tuesday as New York City...
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...
Sandy strengthens as nears coast; Wall Street shut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds...
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 ...
Trump to give $5 million to charity if Obama releases records
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump offered to pay $5 million to the charity of President Barack Obama's choice if Obam...
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...
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" ...
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...
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...
Gunman kills three and himself at Wisconsin salon
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire at the suburban Milwaukee beauty salon where his spouse worked on Sunday, killing ...
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 ...
Fiery Biden sets stage for Obama recovery attempt
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's spirited performance in the vice presidential debate had Republica...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Romney close behind Obama after debate, jobs report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stayed within striking distance of President Barack Obam...
Jobless rate tumbles to near four-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to a near four-year low of 7.8 percent in September, a potential bo...
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...
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...
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 ...
Weak U.S. labor market looms ahead of elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fears of government austerity likely kept U.S. job gains modest and the unemployment rate elevated in ...
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"...
'Homeland' triumphs as Emmys go for dose of reality
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Homeland" toppled "Mad Men" to win the top drama prize on Sunday as the Primetim...
America's hidden unemployed: too discouraged to count
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would ear...
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...
Pakistani protesters clash with police on Muslim "Day of Love"
By Aisha ChowdhryISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Demonstrators clashed with police in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday as anger...
Obamas head for 'The View,' Ann Romney bound for Jay Leno
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will make their first joint appearance on the dayti...
Police begin enforcing controversial Arizona immigration measure
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona police on Wednesday began enforcing a controversial "show-your-papers" provision of a s...
President of all Americans, but happy to have rich friends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama invoked blue-collar workers on Tuesday to contrast himself with his Republican ...
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...
No deal in Chicago as strike talks drag on
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago students marked a week off classes on Friday as hopes of an imminent end to a teachers' strik...
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...
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...
Americans mark 11th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Memorial ceremonies marking the anniversary of the September 11 attacks began Tuesday under clear blue s...
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...
Job growth cools, posing challenge for Obama
By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobs growth slowed sharply in August, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to pu...
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...
Jobs growth cools in August, seen forcing Fed's hand
By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobs growth slowed sharply in August, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to pu...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
'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...
Isaac moves north after drenching Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical storm Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, after causing signi...
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...
Hurricane bears down on New Orleans on Katrina's anniversary
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set fo...
Isaac revs up to hurricane force near New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday as it chur...
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...
Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Augusta, home of The Masters, admits first women members
(Reuters) - The Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters golf tournament, on Monday said it has admitted two women as ...
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...
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...
Obama finally outranks Justin Bieber as more influential
By Gerry ShihSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Until recently, Justin Bieber was more influential than Barack Obama -- at least in th...
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...
London bids adieu with musical madness, U.S. tops table
LONDON (Reuters) - London bade a flamboyant and madcap farewell to the Olympic Games with a romp through British pop and fash...
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 ...
Women still favor Obama, but mothers less so
PARKER, Colo. (Reuters) - Sarah Formato cuddled the whiny 3-year-old on her lap and cast her thoughts back to 2008, when she ...
Wisconsin Sikh temple gunman killed himself: FBI
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The white supremacist gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin died of a s...
July was hottest month ever for continental U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - July was the hottest month in the continental United States on record, beating the hottest month in th...
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...
Sikh temple gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group
OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The gunman who killed six worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was identified as a 40-ye...
NASA rover Curiosity makes historic Mars landing
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - NASA's Mars science rover Curiosity performed a daredevil descent through pink Martian s...
Seven dead in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh temple
OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A gunman killed six people and critically wounded three at a Sikh temple on Sunday before po...
Flying Squirrel stock soars after double gold
LONDON (Reuters) - Not every athlete who wins a gold medal at the London Games will strike it rich. Most will return home to ...
'Homeland' to focus on relationships in 2nd season
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Emmy-nominated psychological thriller "Homeland" will focus more on personal relationships ...
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...
Justice Scalia steps up criticism of healthcare ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Sunday renewed his criticism of Chief Justice John Roberts'...
Wary consumers, trade curb U.S. growth in Q2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed as expected in the second quarter as consumers spent at their slowest pace...
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...
Shooting victim's wife has baby, 7 victims still critical
AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - A 21-year-old woman who escaped injury in the Colorado theater shooting rampage gave birth to a bab...
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...
Colorado town, Obama honor shooting victims
AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met with friends and family of the Colorado movie theater shooting victims o...
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...
'America's toughest' sheriff on trial over discrimination claims
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who calls himself America's toughest sheriff, was accused of racial profil...
Drought wilts crops as officials pray for rain
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and a worsening drought in the Midwest pushed grain prices near or past record...
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 ...
Sept. 11 attacks, Katrina top list of memorable TV moments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Watching news coverage of the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the O.J. Simpson ...
No crustacean, no cry? Bob Marley gets his own species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the elite club of those who ha...
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 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 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...
U.S. hiring stuck in low gear in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired at a dismal pace in June, raising pressure on the Federal Reserve to do more to b...
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...
Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of Americans headed for parades and fireworks shows on Wednesday to mark a sweltering Fourth ...
Romney, in switch, says Obama healthcare a tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday contradicted his campaign's stance on a...
People return to charred cities after Colorado wildfires
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Residents began returning to charred areas of Colorado Springs on Sunday after the most d...
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...
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...
Obama Sings Justin Bieber
President Barack Obama is back "singing" another top 40 hit. This time it's "Boyfriend" by Justin Bie...
Tropical Storm Debby rains misery on flooded Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Debby weakened to a tropical depression after it drifted ashore on Florida...
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...
Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support...
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 ...
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...
Romney accuses Obama of political motivation on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of political m...
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...
Joy and anger as Obama relaxes deportation rules
By Tim GaynorPHOENIX (Reuters) - Undocumented Mexican youths who came to the United States as children reacted with joy to an...
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...
Obama vows "we remember, we rebuild" at World Trade Center
By Laura MacInnisNEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday toured the soaring sky...
Obama says election will determine course of economy
By Laura MacInnisCLEVELAND (Reuters) - President Barack Obama cast his re-election battle with Mitt Romney as a clash between...
Consumer prices drop, jobless claims rise
By Jason LangeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices fell in May by the most in more than three years as households paid less...
Obama to address doubts over economy, Romney predicts "cheap words"
By Caren Bohan and Laura MacInnisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to counter deep doubts about his econ...
Can Occupy Wall Street survive?
(Reuters) - More than eight months after Occupy Wall Street burst onto the global stage, decrying income inequality and coini...
Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman was found unconstitutional by a federal judge i...
Amanda Bynes asks President Obama to fire arresting cop
Actress Amanda Bynes has turned to President Barack Obama for help after she was officially charged with driving under the in...
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 ...
Obama, Romney advisers trade blame on job creation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney squared...
Job growth stumbles, boosting pressure on Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Job growth in May was the weakest in a year and employers added far fewer jobs in the prior two months...
Hospitals fight drug scarcity, fear patients harmed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, pharmacists are using old-fashioned paper spreadsheets to track...
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...
Romney clinches Republican 2012 nomination in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Te...
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 ...
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...
Thousands walk to mark year since tornado hit Joplin
(Reuters) - An estimated 5,000 people participated on Tuesday in a "walk of unity" to Joplin, Missouri, along the p...
Secret Service chief: no security breach from scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service employees did not result in any secur...
In tornado-weary Joplin, graduates eager to move on
JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable d...
Former literary agent: Obama 'born in Kenya'
A booklet, published by President Barack Obama's former literary agent, describes the president as having been born in Ke...
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...
Data suggests drug treatment can lower crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence ...
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...
Ron Paul stops campaigning for White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul effectively ended his White House bid on Monday, saying he ...
'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...
U.S. hostage urges Obama to meet al Qaeda demands
DUBAI (Reuters) - An American aid worker abducted by al Qaeda in Pakistan last year has pleaded with U.S. President Barack Ob...
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-...
U.S. hiring slows, raising worries on recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut back on hiring in April and more people stopped looking for work, dimming hopes the econ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Slow Jamming the News
President Barack Obama stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to slow jam the news with Jimmy and The Roots.
Two more Secret Service agents resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a Colombia prostitution scandal, the agency sai...
Romney targets Obama after sweeping five more primaries
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney launched his general election campaign against President Barack ...
Kimmel to 'feast on stupid comments' at White House dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Late-night TV comedian Jimmy Kimmel admits he is anxious about headlining his first White House Corres...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Romney raised $12.6 million in March for campaign
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One in four Americans without health coverage: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders the fate of healthcare reform in the current election year, a study ...
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...
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...
Troops pose with maimed Afghan insurgent bodies
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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...
Warren Buffett has prostate cancer, sees no danger
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Poll: Romney gaining on Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney has narrowed to 4 percentage points from 11 points ...
Secret Service under spotlight after prostitution flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They are known for their shiny sunglasses, dark suits, and stern gazes.Secret Service agents, the men ...
Latin America rebels against Obama over Cuba
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Unprecedented Latin American opposition to U.S. sanctions on Cuba left President Barack Obama...
Obama's 'green jobs' have been slow to sprout
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Accused shooter George Zimmerman pleads not guilty
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A handcuffed George Zimmerman, charged with killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, appea...
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...
Trayvon Martin shooter charged with murder
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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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Obama puts taxes at center of campaign fight
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Healthcare law could sharply worsen U.S. deficits
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'Marvelous:' Obama seeks to define Romney for voters
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'Three Cups of Tea' author to pay $1 million to charity
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Jobs Act doesn't mean Wild West for companies
(Reuters) - Any U.S. corporate executives who think they can use the Jobs Act's relaxed rules for public listing to cut c...
Under pressure, Santorum huddles with conservatives
Tumbling in the polls and under increasing pressure to abandon his White House campaign, Republican Rick Santorum huddled wit...
White House in damage control over Obama remarks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House was forced on the defensive on Wednesday as it sought to explain controversial remarks...
9/11 mastermind to stand trial at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four suspected co-conspirators were directe...
Romney close to Republican nomination after victories
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Mitt Romney made a big leap toward winning the Republican U.S. presidential nomination with a clean swe...
Oprah admits '101 mistakes' with OWN
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Obama takes a shot at Supreme Court over healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took an opening shot at conservative justices on the Supreme Court on Monday, w...
Santorum won't quit race; top Republican calls for unity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's top Republican called on his party to unite behind leading presidential candidat...
A Romney win would likely change little at Federal Reserve
(Reuters) - For all the derision Republican presidential hopefuls have heaped on the Federal Reserve, a November win by lead ...
House vote sets up Republican budget as manifesto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans passed congressman Paul Ryan's deficit-cutting budget plan on Thursday, setting ...
U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has signaled a willingness to accept less-stringent controls on former Taliba...
Barack Obama Sings 'Sexy And I Know It'
President Barack Obama "sings" LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It."
Obama Lawyer Asks Supreme Court to Save Healthcare Law
By James Vicini and Joan BiskupicWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top courtroom lawyer made an impassion...
Democratic Lawmakers Blast Police in Teen Killing
By Donna SmithWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday blasted police handling of a racially charged case in wh...
Supreme Court Weighs All-Or-Nothing on Healthcare Law
By James Vicini and Joan BiskupicWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul will be ...
Supreme Court Divided Over Obama Healthcare Law
By Joan Biskupic and James ViciniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court appeared closely divided along ideological lin...
Parents of Trayvon Martin to Attend Capitol Hill Event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin are due to attend a U.S. congressional forum in Washi...
Supreme Court Unlikely to Delay Obama Healthcare Ruling
By Joan Biskupic and James ViciniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared prepared to decide the fate...
Afghan gun massacre families paid compensation
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Supreme Court weighs historic healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two years after President Barack Obama signed into law a healthcare overhaul, the Supreme Court on Mon...
Man who shot Florida teen fears for safety
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Romney rivals draw on 'Etch A Sketch' line, toy sales soar
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Obama healthcare law faces high court hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul faces its biggest court test next week, capping a leg...
Hospitalized Kony director suffered brief psychosis
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Romney scores big win over Santorum in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory over top rival Rick Santorum in Illinois on Tuesday, mo...
Romney leads in Illinois poll over Santorum
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Meghan McCain talks sex and politics in Playboy
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Special military unit hunts Mexico border drug flights
DOUGLAS, Ariz (Reuters) - A highly specialized U.S. military task force is using battlefield technology to help federal polic...
Obama, Cameron discussed tapping oil reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the possibility of releasing...
Obama, Cameron catch 'March Madness' game
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Santorum wins big in South, grabs conservative banner
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Republican Rick Santorum won a pair of crucial Deep South primaries on Tuesday, taking contro...
Republicans face off in tight Deep South primaries
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Republicans Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich face off in a pair of high-stakes pr...
Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
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Romney hits Santorum with big ad buys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign would like to be focusing its attacks on Democratic President ...
Romney wins early, Ohio too close to call
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Netanyahu tells Obama: No Israeli decision on Iran attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu assured President Barack Obama on Monday that Israel has not made any decision on a...
Super Tuesday: Romney, Santorum in fierce Ohio battle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney can take a big step toward finishing off chief rival Rick Santorum and seizing command...
Calm weather offers respite after deadly storms
LONDON, Kentucky (Reuters) - Calm weather gave dazed residents of storm-wracked U.S. towns a respite on Sunday as they dug ou...
Russian election satire takes Putin's manhood away
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Romney gains strength ahead of Super Tuesday
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Rush Limbaugh apologizes to student for 'insulting' comment
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Maine Senator, Olympia Snowe, to Retire
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Obama, Netanyahu Set to Confront Divisions Over Iran
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Senate rejects Republican birth control challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican challenge to President Barack Obama's policy on contr...
New season to open early to avoid Presidential clash
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) will kick off the 2012 season a day earlier than usual, on Wednesday September...
Long, divisive White House fight is sapping Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's narrow win in Michigan is unlikely to ease lingering doubts about his candidacy or h...
In Michigan, Mitt Romney faces day of reckoning
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Republicans see 'jobs bills' as election winner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tucked in his left breast-coat pocket where he can pull it out to wave before TV cameras is ammunition...
Romney clawing his way back in Republican race
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, put...
At Arizona debate, Santorum to get his turn in spotlight
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - After months on the sidelines, Rick Santorum finally gets his chance at center stage in a debate of...
In shift, Obama campaign targets Santorum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign regularly rips Republican presidential frontrunner M...
For Santorum voters, he's a candidate like them
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Sporting his signature sweater vest and telling stories of his coal miner grandfather, Republican ...
Senate passes payroll tax cut extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Friday passed legislation extending a tax cut for 160 million workers and long-term jobl...
Plane carrying marijuana strays into Obama airspace
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small plane with more than 20 pounds of marijuana strayed into restricted airspace around President...
Congress reaches payroll tax-cut deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, set to expire at the end of this month, would be extended...
With camps gone, Occupiers prepare for new fights
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Reuters) - Their encampments are largely gone, but the U.S. Occupy movement is far from dead, with organiz...
Obama to stress 'insourcing' as China counterweight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama takes his election-year economic message to the Midwestern heartland on Wednesd...
Bishops look to expand of birth-control battle
(Reuters) - Catholic bishops, energized by a battle over contraception funding, are planning an aggressive campaign to rally ...
Romney Returns to Familiar Playbook to Stop Rival Santorum
By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with a new surging rival, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is retur...
Obama Greets China's XI with Friendly Words, Firm Stance
By Matt Spetalnick and Chris BuckleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping o...
Obama Budget Sets Up Election-Year Tax Fight
By Alister Bull and Laura MacInnisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for new spending to boost gr...
Obama, China's Xi to Tread Cautiously in White House Talks
By Matt Spetalnick and Chris BuckleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will ...
GE to hire 5,000 U.S. veterans, investing in plants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans over the next five years and to invest ...
U.S. banks agree to $25 billion in homeowner help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government ...
In upcoming contests, pressure is on Romney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many U.S. Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but...
Three-state sweep revives Santorum's hopes
DENVER (Reuters) - Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with a shocking sweep of t...
In shift, Obama to support Super PAC fundraiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, worried about the influx of money to groups support...
Santorum aims for a victory in Republican contests
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Romney campaign zeroes in on Santorum
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Roseanne Wants to Be President
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Job Growth Surges, Jobless Rate Drops to 8.3 Percent
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Job Growth Seen Slower in January
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Now, Trump's endorsing Romney in Republican race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businessman and reality TV personality Donald Trump is endorsing Mitt Romney in the race for the 2012 ...
Trump to endorse Republican candidate Gingrich
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businessman and reality TV personality Donald Trump will endorse former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in...
U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early
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With Florida victory, Romney is the man to beat
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's victory in Florida's Republican presidential primary has made him the man to...
Romney leads by 15 points in Florida
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Brady would join elite bunch with fourth Super Bowl win
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Romney surging ahead of Gingrich in Florida
HIALEAH, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich struggled to halt surging rival Mitt Romney's momentum on Sunday, a...
Romney puts Gingrich on defensive in Florida debate
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took the fight to chief rival Newt Gingrich on ...
Gingrich slams Romney on immigration
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich, cranking up the campaign rhetoric, mocked White House rival Mitt Romney&...
Giffords quits Congress to focus on recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid tears, salutes and standing ovations, Representative Gabrielle Giffords submitted her resignation...
U.S. commandos free two hostages in Somalia
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Gingrich wants to hear his debate fans roar
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Obama urges taxing the rich, reining in Wall Street
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union speech before the November election to paint h...
LIVE VIDEO: Obama's State of the Union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will pitch new initiatives on jobs, taxes and housing in an election-year State...
Penn State mourns longtime coach Joe Paterno
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State students and supporters laid flowers and lit candles on Monday as they mou...
Romney to right tax 'mistake' after primary loss
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Humbled by a stunning loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said on Sunday he would releas...
Giffords leaving Congress to recover from shooting
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head during a shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, last year...
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina Republican primary
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Hours before primary, Romney lowers expectations
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SC Democrats unamused by Colbert's ploy (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON/CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Late-night TV comedian Stephen Colbert is urging his South Carolina fans to...
Michelle Obama: From kids TV to late night with Leno
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After showing off her acting and dancing skills on kids TV show "iCarly" this week, Michell...
Sharp clashes at Republican debate ahead of vote
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates tore into each other on Thursday and Newt Gingrich ...
Gingrich slams CNN for question about ex-wife
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich angrily defended himself on Thursday a...
Republicans fume as Keystone oil pipeline rejected
WASHINGTON/CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Obama Administration rejected the Keystone oil pipeline on Wednesday, a move that...
Romney says he is taxed at around 15 percent rate
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney acknowledged Tuesday that his income tax rate is "probab...
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered across nation
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well...
Romney unscathed from debate attacks
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopefuls attacked Mitt Romney's record in business and gover...
Huntsman suspends campaign, backs Romney
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Jon Huntsman suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday,...
Huntsman to quit presidential race
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman will drop out of the White House race o...
Romney opens 21-point lead in South Carolina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Caro...
'Mormon moment' examined in U.S. survey
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most Mormons believe their religion is not well understood by Americans and many sense hostility but a su...
Obama seeks $1.2 trillion debt limit rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama formally notified Congress on Thursday that he plans a $1.2 trillion increa...
Taliban: Marine abuse tape won't hurt Afghan talks
KABUL (Reuters) - A video showing what appear to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afgh...
Republicans head to South Carolina, guns blazing
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential contenders brought buckets of cash and sharp rhetoric to South C...
For once, Romney fiery in victory speech (VIDEO)
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney offered the starkest choice yet between himself and President Ba...
Romney takes winning streak to South Carolina
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - One day after a solid victory in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Mitt ...
Romney wrestles with GOP attacks on corporate past
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is poised to take a big step toward the Republican U.S. presidential nomina...
U.S. health spending barely rose in 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending barely rose in 2010 from record-low recession levels, as high unemployment an...
Obama's Chief of Staff Bill Daley stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced an election year shake-up at the White House on Monday, choosing budg...
Christie handles protesters Jersey-style
EXETER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mitt Romney might want to take a lesson from Chris Christie on how to handle protesters at ...
Iran sentences American to die for spying
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran announced on Monday it had sentenced a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen to death for spying for the CIA, cre...
Republicans get another chance to pounce on Romney
CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates stepped up their attacks on rival Mitt Romney in a tele...
New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that would expand the U.S. military pre...
FBI data shows spike in gun purchases in 2011
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The FBI performed a record number of instant background checks on would-be firearm buyers in 2011 as Amer...
Bachmann off, Perry on GOP rollercoaster
DES MOINES, Iowa/MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Michele Bachmann was out, Rick Perry was back and Rick Santorum was up...
Michele Bachmann says she's calling it quits
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Representative Michele Bachmann ended her campaign to become the 2012 Republican presidential no...
Analysis: Obama among the winners in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - After a dramatic, confusing night of suspense in the Republican Party's Iowa caucuses, the big w...
Romney squeaks out victory in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney squeaked out a victory in Iowa's first-in-the-nati...
Tight race in Iowa kicks off 2012 campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa Republicans cast the first votes of the 2012 White House campaign on Tuesday, with Mitt Rom...
Iran threatens action if U.S. carrier returns
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will take action if a U.S. aircraft carrier which left the area because of Iranian naval exercises re...
'Occupy' makes annual list of most overused words
BOSTON (Reuters) - Occupy this: the trash bin. At least, so say students at Michigan's Lake Superior State University who rel...
Hello Heidi to bye bye bunga bunga in 2011 odd news
LONDON (Reuters) - Bunga Bunga, Zenga Zenga, a tweeting cobra and other wacky news capped a year that saw the capture of Amer...
Can Romney connect with voters?
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's crowds are larger now.And with the Iowa caucuses looming on Tuesday, it seems inev...
Romney looks more confident in Iowa vote run-up
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign has a hint of a swagger about it as a good sh...
Iowa's moderate Republicans: an edge for Romney?
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa's moderate Republicans are a small and dispirited bunch, but they could provide a vital boo...
Congress Passes Payroll Tax Deal
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle YounglaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax c...
Congress Punts Hard Payroll Tax Work to 2012
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle YounglaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax c...
Congress Passes Payroll Tax Deal
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle YounglaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress approved a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Frida...
Congress Poised to Pass Payroll Tax Cut Deal
By Richard Cowan(Reuters) - Congress, after months of bitter fighting, is poised on Friday to pass a payroll tax cut extensio...
Speaker Boehner Succumbs on Tax Deal
By Rachelle Younglai and Kim DixonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday bowed to p...
Democrats seek victory in payroll tax cut fight
(Reuters) - With House of Representatives Republicans under attack from friends and foes, Democrats held out for victory in a...
Health Secretary blocks wider access to morning-after pill
By Alina SelyukhWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The health secretary overruled government scientists and refused to bring the controve...
Rivals pounce on Gingrich at last Iowa debate
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates pounced on front-runner Newt Gingrich on Thursday to try to b...
Gingrich at center stage in Iowa debate
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Newt Gingrich, buffeted by attacks, gets his chance to fight back on Thursday ...
Gingrich at center stage in Iowa debate
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Newt Gingrich, buffeted by attacks, gets his chance to fight back on Thursday ...
Manufacturing can thrive but struggles for respect
BOSTON (Reuters) - On a quiet stretch of the waterfront here, about a mile from Boston's main tourist sites, a Gillette facto...
U.S. formally ends war in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, packing up a military flag at a ceremony ...
U.S. formally ends war in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, packing up a military flag at a ceremony ...
Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich holds a 10-point lead in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, but he wo...
Supreme Court to decide Arizona immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday said it will rule for the first time on one of several tough, new state im...
Gingrich fights off rivals in Iowa debate
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Surging frontrunner Newt Gingrich fought off heavy attacks in a presidential debate in Iowa on S...
Republicans block Obama's consumer nominee
By Dave ClarkeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Thursday beat back Democratic President Barack Obama's pick to hea...
Two dead in Virginia Tech shooting
BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - A gunman ambushed and killed a campus police officer and was later reported to have been fou...
Does Romney need to go after Gingrich?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Is it time for Mitt Romney to come up with a new plan?For months, the initial frontrunner in the race ...
Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for pol...
Aging in office: U.S. presidents often outlive peers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Judging by their "before" and "after" photographs, U.S. presidents appear to age befo...
Blagojevich lawyers ask for mercy in sentencing
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawyers for disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge on Tuesday to show m...
Obama hits GOP, Wall Street in populist speech
OSAWATOMIE, Kansas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blasted his Republican foes and Wall Street on Tuesday as he portrayed ...
Gingrich meets Trump, defends child labor comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich paid a visit to Donald Trump on Monday, becoming the latest Republican presidential hopefu...
Amanda Knox hires attorney for possible book deal
(Reuters) - Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murder and freed from prison by an Italian court in October, has hired a prominen...
Republicans face potential hard sell to women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a poor showing among female voters in the 2008 presidential election, the Republican Party might...
Senate defeats competing payroll tax cut bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday defeated competing payroll tax cut extension plans by Democrats and Republicans...
Obama raises U.S. goal on fighting AIDS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed to boost U.S. efforts to fight AIDS with a new target of providing treatm...
Obama raises U.S. goal on fighting AIDS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed to boost U.S. efforts to fight AIDS with a new target of providing treatm...
Obama pleads with voters for patience on 'change'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked U.S. voters on Wednesday to keep believing in the "hope and change&quo...
Embattled Cain says campaign plans rest with wife
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, battling allegations of infidelity, said o...
Obama cites progress towards payroll tax cut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama struck an optimistic note on Wednesday night that lawmakers in Congress could rea...
Biden: Pullout brings new relations with Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq opened a new phase in rela...
Cain campaign crumbling after affair allegation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Herman Cain told aides on Tuesday he would reassess the viability of...
Mitt Romney opens fire on rival Newt Gingrich
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney opened fire on surging rival Newt Gingrich on Tuesday,...
Affair claim shakes Herman Cain's presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Monday of having a 13-year affair wit...
Barney Frank to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Barney Frank, who helped to craft the landmark overhaul of financial regulat...
Analysis: Gingrich's stumble on immigration?
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich finally reached front-runner status this week after a long climb and may now ...
Republicans bash Pakistan in debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican presidential hopefuls criticized U.S. policy toward Pakistan and called for placing san...
Republicans bash Pakistan in debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican presidential hopefuls criticized U.S. policy toward Pakistan and called for placing san...
Obama pushes payroll tax cut after debt panel fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will challenge the Congress to preserve an expiring payroll tax cut on Tuesday ...
Republicans to meet in foreign policy debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican presidential hopefuls meet on Tuesday for their second foreign policy debate in 10 days...
Congress passes spending bill without drama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress on Thursday found a rare moment of accord in the budget fights that have paralyzed Washington...
Fannie, Freddie tentacles embraced many politicians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was forced to defend his lucrative former role with Freddie M...
Herman Cain gets Secret Service protection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is now being protected by the U.S. Secret Service, the f...
Man charged with trying to assassinate Obama
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A 21-year-old man who called President Barack Obama the "devil" and "anti-Christ" ...
U.S. proposes to double auto fuel economy by 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon ...
Deficit committee locked in budget stalemate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Budget talks in the Congress were locked in stalemate on Wednesday amid the disclosure of a Democratic...
Police arrest suspect in shooting of White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police arrested a 21-year old man on Wednesday suspected of shooting at the White House last week, aft...
Supreme Court asked to broadcast healthcare case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. cable TV network and a senior Republican senator asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to allow its f...
Republican hopeful Cain under new pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain faced possibly damaging allegations on Monday from the f...
Panetta spells out budget cut doomsday fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spelled out a doomsday scenario Monday that he said could occur if Cong...
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...
Obama tells lawmakers to bite bullet on debt deal
WASHINGTON/HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged U.S. lawmakers on Sunday to "bite the bullet" and make...
Romney has clear lead among Republicans: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney has a growing lead in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, and almost...
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...
Rick Perry vows to press on after gaffe
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry vowed to press on with his campaign Thurs...
Fed up! McCain predicts rise of third party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain predicted on Tuesday a third political party will emerge in response to Americans'...
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...
Election measures against unions, abortion defeated
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Controversial ballot measures aimed at banning abortion in Mississippi and reducing public sector ...
Voters disappointed with Obama over economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One year before voters decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama to a second term, a majority ...
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...
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...
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...
Protesters circle White House in oil pipeline row
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters opposed to a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States circled the Whi...
Republican sexual harassment furor boosts Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The longer the Republican presidential hopefuls battle over sexual harassment claims against Herman Ca...
Job growth could hint at some improvement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth was likely too weak in October to pull down the nation's lofty jobless rate, th...
Herman Cain's accuser offers statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman who accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment Thursday offere...
U.S., UK, France ratchet up pressure on Iran
(Reuters) - The United States, Britain and France turned up the pressure on Tehran on Thursday ahead of next week's release o...
Cain's troubles could open door in Iowa for Perry
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain's struggles could open the door in Iowa for rival Ri...
Key House Democrat dour on deficit panel success
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Republicans and Democrats in a familiar deadlock over taxes, prospects are poor for crafting a de...
Cain risks deeper crisis over harassment claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A crisis facing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain threatened to escalate on Tuesday e...
Cain denounces 'witch hunt,' denies sex harassment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Herman Cain denounced sexual harassment accusations from the 1990s as a "witch hunt&qu...
Obama: Wealth gap shows need for fairer approach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seizing on a report that showed America's rich getting richer while the rest o...
Herman Cain accused of sex harassment: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two women employees complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Republican presidential contender He...
Herman Cain accused of sex harassment: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two women employees complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Republican presidential contender He...
Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
(Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iow...
Support waning for Obama healthcare law: poll
(Reuters) - Americans' opinion of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform in October reached its lowest point since the la...
In politics, business experience rarely a winner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Herman Cain tout their real-world business experience...
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...
Police scuffle with protesters in Oakland march
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Police and protesters scuffled in the streets of Oakland on Tuesday as more than 1,000 people marc...
Cain video ad blows smoke in unorthodox campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A campaign video showing Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain's chief of staff blowing smo...
Perry places hopes on flat tax
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Rick Perry on Tuesday placed his hopes for a comeback in the U.S. presidentia...
'Joe the Plumber' announces run for Congress
(Reuters) - Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man who as "Joe the Plumber" famously pressed then-presidential ca...
U.S. throws lifeline to underwater homeowners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeowners who owe more than their properties are worth got new help on Monday with the government's e...
U.S. throws lifeline to underwater homeowners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Homeowners who owe more than their properties are worth got new help on Monday with the government's e...
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 ...
Competing fiscal plans blocked in divided Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans and Democrats rejected each other's economic stimulus bills on Thursday, underscori...
Obama: Gaddafi death a warning to iron-fist rulers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hailed Muammar Gaddafi's death on Thursday as a warning to authoritarian leader...
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...
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...
Rick Perry to propose flat tax
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said on Wednesday he will propose a flat tax as part of an...
Obama woos military veterans on bus tour
NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama cast a wider net on Wednesday to shore up support in key elec...
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 ...
Republican debates: this time, TV jousts matter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another week, another Republican presidential debate.The candidates competing for the Republican nomin...
Cain to face tougher scrutiny at GOP debate
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Unlikely Republican front-runner Herman Cain faces close scrutiny on Tuesday when the party's hopefuls ...
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...
Cain: My 9-9-9 plan will raise taxes on some
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain acknowledged on Sunday his "9-9-9" tax reform ...
Newt Gingrich raises $808,000 for presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich's Republican presidential effort raised $808...
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 ...
Not subtly, Obama campaign prepares for Romney
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Eight candidates took part in Tuesday's Republican presidential debate, but President Barack O...
Obama, Democrats raise $70 million in quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $70 million from Jul...
Who's behind the Wall St. protests?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters say the rich are getting richer while average Americans suffer, but the grou...
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...
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...
'Joe the Plumber' may run for Congress in Ohio
(Reuters) - Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber" when he was thrust into the 2008 presiden...
Democrats wary of their unpopular president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, Senator Claire McCaskill was one of Barack Obama's biggest boosters in his presidentia...
Perry under pressure at Republican debate
HANOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican Rick Perry hopes to end a string of poor performances and campaign rival Mitt R...
Romney: Wall Street protestors seek scapegoats
MILFORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, a former venture capitalist who is the Republican presidential front-runner, ...
VIDEO: Hank Williams Jr. lashes out in new song
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country singer Hank Williams Jr., whose theme song was pulled from "Monday Night Football&qu...
Executives tell Obama how to create jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could create millions of jobs by attracting more foreign capital to the United ...
Bachmann, dropping in polls, vows to fight on
MOULTONBOROUGH, N.H (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann, beset by falling poll numbers, staff departu...
Presidential race loses fizz for Tea Party
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - With their favored candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination lagging or out o...
Romney's Mormonism in focus at political meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wooed evangelical Christian voters on Saturday with prom...
Limits on supplemental Medicare plans eyed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the ...
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...
Hiring seen as dismally weak in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment likely grew only modestly in September, with hiring too weak to pull down a lofty jobless r...
Romney says would exert U.S. leadership globally
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will vow on Friday to exert U.S. leaders...
Obama chides banks, taps anger over Wall Street
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched an onslaught against banks and Republicans on Thursday for working to ...
ESPN, Hank Williams Jr. part ways on 'MNF'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ESPN and country music artist Hank Williams Jr. have parted ways, both parties announced on Thursday,...
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...
World mourns Steve Jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of Apple co-fou...
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...
Democrats tweak tax hike plan for millionaires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the request of the White House, Senate Democrats have pushed back the effective date of their propo...
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...
Big donors double down on Romney, Obama
BOSTON (Reuters) - Many wealthy donors who gave the maximum allowable amount to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign have doub...
Cain ties Romney for lead, Perry slides in CBS poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former pizza executive Herman Cain is now tied with Mitt Romney for the lead in the race for the 2012 ...
Hank Williams Jr. apologizes for Hitler comment
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country music singer Hank Williams Jr. canceled a Fox News Channel interview on Tuesday and said he w...
Raise taxes on super rich, not semi-rich: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than a quarter of wealthy Americans support raising taxes on households making $250,000 or mo...
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...
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...
Christie still undecided on White House run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Chris Christie is to decide within days whether to launch a late run for president and appe...
VIDEO: ESPN pulls Hank Jr. theme from show
BOSTON (Reuters) - ESPN pulled Hank Williams Jr.'s theme song from its "Monday Night Football" broadcast in a rebuk...
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...
Democrats push tax hikes first in deficit talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats want tax hikes to be the first item negotiated in "super committee" deficit-reduct...
Perry suggests U.S. military role in Mexico drug war
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said on Saturday he would get the U.S. mil...
Exclusive: Concern grows over militant activity in Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the dust settles after six months of fighting in Libya, U.S. officials are stepping up efforts to i...
A 2012 boom for Cain, but winning will be tougher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Herman Cain is on a roll, the latest hot commodity in a constantly shifting 2012 Republican presidenti...
Bachmann says she is 'comeback kid'
LYNCHBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, struggling to reverse a slide in opinion po...
Romney leads, Cain third among Republicans: Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has regained his status as front-runner in the race for the ...
Obama urges students to keep learning to help U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged students on Wednesday to pursue learning after high school to brighten th...
Ryan targets U.S. employee healthcare tax breaks
(Reuters) - Republican Representative Paul Ryan, an outspoken opponent of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, propose...
Obama adviser warns of uphill re-election battle
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faces a "titanic" struggle to win re-election in 2012 ...
Immigration stand hurts Perry now; asset vs Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans fighting for the presidential nomination are slamming frontrunner Rick Perry over illegal ...
Christie again rebuffs pleas for presidential run
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Tuesday again rebuffed a growing chorus of Republican ...
Health insurance premiums climb faster in 2011
The cost of health insurance continues to climb for companies and workers, with annual family premiums this year growing at a...
Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12...
Obama West Coast swing shows fundraising strength
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama topped up his re-election war chest with a string of successful West Coast fun...
Senate OKs deal to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a deal on Monday to avert a government shutdown, ending a standoff that highlighte...
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 ...
Recession drove up poverty rates in most states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Poverty rates increased in almost all U.S. states and the District of Columbia over the course of the ...
Ex-Governor Blagojevich's sentencing postponed
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The sentencing of convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been postponed from October 6, w...
Herman Cain upsets Perry in Florida straw poll
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Former pizza executive Herman Cain surprised rival Rick Perry with an upset victory on Saturday ...
Obama links education reform to economic recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in reading, math and science...
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 ...
Americans convicted in Iran say they were hostages
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two American men jailed in Iran for more than two years for spying arrived in New York on Sunday, saying...
Obama uses aging bridge in push for jobs plan
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to ratchet up pressure for congressional approval of his ...
Obama's 'Buffett tax' roils Congress tax debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Senator Charles Schumer urged quick action to raise taxes on the rich -- people like billionaire ...
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 ...
Obama says American jobs can help the world
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought support for his job creation plan at a philanthropic summit on Wednes...
Perry has small lead over Romney in Florida
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry leads rival Mitt Romney in Florida, where the Republican presidential ...
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...
Budget panel hears competing ideas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 12 members of a congressional "super committee" laid out competing visions on Tuesday fo...
Poll woes don't slow Obama's campaign money train
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is raising millions of dollars for his re-election campaign, keeping th...
Top Senate Republican slams Obama deficit plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for $3 trillion in new government savings, through a mix of tax incr...
In Iowa, Perry rips Romney over healthcare plan
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican Rick Perry ramped up his criticism of presidential rival Mitt Romney on Friday, descr...
Obama deportations raise policy questions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama says he backs immigration reform, announcing last month an initiative to ease d...
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...
Bachmann woos California, flaunts business savvy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann drew a rousing reception from Republicans at their California...
Republicans criticize tax on millionaires idea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders on Sunday criticized President Barack Obama's proposal for a new tax on millionaire...
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...
Perry: Romney not stark enough contrast to Obama
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Rick Perry said Republican rival Mitt Romney would not provide a stark enough c...
Obama makes job, tax case to big donors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made the case for his re-election and his jobs plan at two big-ticket fundraise...
Medal of Honor recipient believed he would die
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Marine who saved 36 of his comrades' lives during an ambush in Afghanistan was awarded the Medal of ...
Senate approves $6.9 billion in disaster aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led Senate on Thursday sent the House of Representatives a measure to fund disaster aid...
Happy talk doesn't mean compromise in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress may have dialed back their rhetoric, but that does not mean they are any more ...
Social Security not in Obama deficits plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not recommend changes to the government's Social Security retirement progr...
Jury selection begins for Christmas day bomber
DETROIT (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Wednesday in the trial of a Nigerian man accused of a botched attempt to blow up ...
Obama's approval rating falls in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Concern about the economy has pushed President Barack Obama's approval rating below 50 percent in C...
Perry slams Washington's spending 'addiction'
BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry said on Tuesday Washington lawmakers need the equivalent of a 1...
Republicans step up criticism of Obama's jobs plan
COLUMBUS, Ohio/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Republican lawmakers on Wednesday against delaying action...
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...
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...
Bachmann comes back to life in Republican debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michele Bachmann won a new lease on life for her fizzling presidential campaign by aggressively target...
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 faces skepticism from swing voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faces deep skepticism from swing voters who see the Republican party as more in...
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...
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 urges no "political games" on jobs plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Republicans not to play "political games" with his jobs pla...
Obama to speak on jobs plan: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was set Monday to step up his campaign to win support for a $447 billion jo...
Democratic Party fundraising slumps in August
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Democratic National Committee raised about $5.5 million in August, its worst fundraising month of...
Pawlenty endorses Romney for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty endorsed ex-rival Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential n...
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...
Solemn gathering marks Flight 93 crash in PA
SHANKSVILLE, Pa (Reuters) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the site where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed as the nat...
With grief, America marks 9/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children yearned for lost parents and grown men and women sobbed in raw grief on the hard stone bearin...
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...
Decade after 9/11, New Yorkers ready to move on
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The attacks of September 11, 2001 changed life in the United States forever, but 10 years after the deva...
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...
Wimps and wusses? Men flounder in new shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wimps, wusses, or just plain weaklings -- men are in for a tough time in the next few months on U.S. ...
Al Qaeda shadow of former self 10 years after 9/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's core leadership is badly wounded and almost certainly incapable of mounting another attack ...
Obama seeks to broaden mortgage refinancings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he is seeking to broaden U.S. homeowners' access to mortgage r...
Court tosses VA challenge to healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court handed President Barack Obama another victory for his signature healthcare law on Thu...
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...
Mitt Romney says he wouldn't keep Bernanke
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that if he were elected pre...
Post-9/11 U.S. intelligence reforms take root
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies will forever be scarred by their failure to connect the dots and detect the...
Obama to call for urgent steps on economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out a jobs package worth more than $300 billon on Thursday, stakin...
Governor Perry comes out swinging at debate
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry came out swinging in his national debut on Wednesday, all but c...
Romney aims at GOP center with economy plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney aimed squarely at the Republican center as he launched his economic p...
Obama's 'smart power' plan risks 1,000 cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge to boost America's global standing by ramping up U.S. diplomacy and de...
Rick Perry in the spotlight in Republican debate
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry will be the man in the spotlight when Republican presidential c...
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...
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...
Obama to propose $300 billion jobs package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence among Americans in his economic stewardship, plans so...
Gates named William & Mary's next chancellor
CHESAPEAKE, Va (Reuters) - Former defense secretary Robert Gates was named on Tuesday as the next chancellor of the College o...
Bachmann campaign manager stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's campaign manager, Ed Rollins, and his deputy are le...
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...
Mitt Romney faces Tea Party doubters
CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Presidential contender Mitt Romney tried to win over doubters from the conservative Tea Pa...
Job growth grinds to halt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging confidence discouraged already skittish b...
Relax football fans: Obama speech won't trump NFL
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American football fans can rest easy: President Barack Obama's nationally televised jobs speech to Con...
White House sharply cuts growth forecast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sharply cut estimates on Thursday for U.S. economic growth, underscoring the di...
Perry sought to sideline nuclear waste site critic
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas governor Rick Perry tried to sideline a state commissioner who opposed expanding the scope of...
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...
Mitt Romney comes out of 2012 shell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, under rising pressure from rival Rick Perry, has been for...
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 ...
Waters recede but storm victims suffer in East
PATERSON, N.J./BRATTLEBORO, Vermont (Reuters) - Floodwaters finally started to recede from areas of the U.S. northeast devast...
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...
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...
Kosovan on trial for shooting U.S. airmen
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian man confessed to shooting dead two U.S. airmen and wounding two more at F...
Romney bashes Obama on military cuts, economy
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Mitt Romney bashed President Barack Obama's policies and took an implicit sideswipe at rival Rick Per...
Obama to urge approval of stop-gap air, road bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will urge Congress on Wednesday to approve stop-gap aviation and transportation...
Airlifts, water rescues in wake of Hurricane Irene
PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Emergency workers plucked dozens of residents from doorways and windows as Hurricane Irene's...
Candidate Bachmann brushes off hurricane joke
MIAMI (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann insisted on Monday she was joking when she said a hurricane...
Most American Muslims are satisfied Obama backers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. Muslims are content with the nation's direction in contrast to many Americans and few ...
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...
Vermont, New Jersey flooded as Irene spares NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vermont and New Jersey struggled with their worst flooding in decades on Monday, a day after Hurricane I...
Obama to pick labor expert as top economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday will announce he has chosen Princeton University labor economist Alan...
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...
Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York
MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. eastern seaboard on Saturday as a weakening but...
Hurricane Irene rages ashore in North Carolina
MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene howled ashore in North Carolina with heavy winds, rain and surf on ...
Bachmann sticks to strategy in campaign fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's strategy for dealing with rival contender Rick Pe...
Billionaire Buffett to host Obama fundraiser
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett will boost President Barack Obama's re-election bi...
East Coast readies for \'big, bad\' Irene
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - The United States urged 55 million people on its East Coast on Friday to prepare for t...
East Coast in Irene's path, scrambles to prepare
NASSAU (Reuters) - The northeast seaboard, including the capital and financial center New York, rushed to prepare on Thursday...
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...
Perry passes Romney among Republicans in polls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Perry has taken a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential nomination ra...
U.S. encourages bundling Medicare payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that runs government health insurance is launching a program that would bundle insuran...
Palin denies presidential decision is imminent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Tuesday shot down speculation that she is close to deciding whet...
Hurricane Irene to strengthen before hitting U.S.
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene was expected to strengthen over the next few days and could hit the southeastern Un...
Obama urges Gaddafi loyalists lay down arms
CHILMARK, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for Muammar Gaddafi to end the bloodshed in Libya...
White House: Vacationing Obama working on economy
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has taken heat for taking a vacation when the U.S. economy i...
Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A son of Muammar Gaddafi, previously reported captured, made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporte...
MLK memorial unveiled on National Mall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Martin Luther King Jr stood 30 feet tall on the National Mall as a memorial to him was unveiled on Mon...
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 ...
Republicans may never get 2012 dream candidate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans still hoping that another candidate will jump into the presidential race and give the part...
Obama says will be judged in 2012 over economy
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday he expects to be judged in the 2012 election ...
Obama summer reading list leans toward fiction
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, perhaps seeking a break from harsh reality after a tough su...
Rebels hold most of Tripoli, Gaddafi out of sight
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli on Monday after re...
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...
Rick Perry seen easier for Obama to beat
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Rick Perry has at least some supporters in the Democratic stronghold of Ch...
Bieber book to examine singer's Christianity
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new nonfiction book will examine teen pop star Justin Bieber's belief in Christianity that he has refe...
Obama to unveil economic plan in September
ATKINSON, Ill (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will propose a plan in September to jump-start the U.S....
Romney says he is 'in sync' with Tea Party
BERLIN, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, seen by many as the choice of moderate Republicans in 201...
Obama uses bus to gain distance from DC
ATKINSON, Ill (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's three-day bus tour along the back roads of the Midwest was billed as a cha...
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...
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 ...
President Obama cuts Rick Perry 'some slack'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he is cutting potential rival Rick Perry "some slack"...
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...
Perry blasts Fed, Obama in noisy start to race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry has only been a presidential candidate since Saturday, but the Republican ho...
Brickbats, few bouquets, greet lawmakers at home
MIAMI (Reuters) - For weeks during the rancorous debate over the debt ceiling limit, Americans were treated to the widely tel...
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...
In campaign mode, Obama to start Midwest bus tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heads out on Monday on a bus tour of Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois in the U.S. M...
Struggling Pawlenty exits White House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty became the first major casualty in the marathon presidential ca...
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled Friday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy ...
Tim Pawlenty: No more Mr. Nice Guy
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - No one will accuse Republican Tim Pawlenty of being too nice anymore.Two days before an Iowa straw pol...
Some Pawlenty donors start to doubt campaign
MINNEAPOLIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As his campaign for U.S. president fails to take flight, some donors to Republican hopeful...
Texas Governor Rick Perry to run for president
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry, a staunch conservative with a Washington outsider's resume, will seek the 2012...
VIDEO: Bachmann, Pawlenty clash in debate
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republicans Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty clashed repeatedly over their records during a president...
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...
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...
Analysis: Obama struggles to instill confidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is getting hammered on all sides for a stumbling U.S. economy and his uneven re...
Romney, on rare visit to Iowa, rips Obama
PELLA, Iowa (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, on a rare visit to Iowa on Wednesday, said Americans were "fearful, but not panicke...
Republican tax hardliners on debt super panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans named their six members Wednesday to a congressional deficit-reduction super committee, in...
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...
Obama pays respects, questions remain in Afghan crash
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored 30 U.S. soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Af...
40 states passed immigration legislation in 2011
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Nearly 250 new immigration laws and resolutions were enacted in 40 states during the first half of ...
Wisconsin Republicans stave off recall challenge
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republicans narrowly retained their majority in the Wisconsin state Senate on Tuesday, staving off a st...
New saggy jeans designed to improve mobility
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Men who like to sag their jeans down low but fear they could end up around their ankles may be intereste...
Governor Rick Perry to drop strong 2012 hint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Perry will signal plans to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination at an event in South ...
Americans wonder where the misery will end
NEW YORK (Reuters) - America is on the fritz.From Times Square to St. Petersburg, Florida, and Portland, Oregon, people are t...
Obama says U.S. is still a AAA country
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday blamed a downgrade in the United States' credit rating on political g...
Parties rachet up blame game post downgrade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. political parties on Sunday traded blame for the country's loss of its top-tier AAA credit rating...
Geithner to stay on as Treasury chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who had considered stepping down after the government borrowing l...
Troops comb helicopter crash site in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Foreign troops in Afghanistan do not yet know what caused a deadly helicopter crash two days ago and on Mon...
Debt issuers brace for impact from downgrade
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A downgrade of United States' top-tier credit rating has Wall Street scrambling to figure out the knock-...
Obama urges Geithner to stay as Treasury chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has asked Timothy Geithner to stay on as Treasury secretary and a decision is e...
Jon Huntsman defends strategist, campaign
DERRY, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Jon Huntsman defended his chief strategist on Thursday aft...
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...
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...
Payrolls awaited as markets fear recession
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobs data on Friday could prove a make-or-break moment for global financial markets increasingly alarm...
Special: How Washington took the U.S. to the brink
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's largest economy was headed toward an unprecedented default, and all Washington wanted to t...
Tea Party groups see Medicare overhaul chance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support ...
Panetta warns against sweeping defense budget cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Wednesday that any across-the-board cuts to defense spending ...
Obama to head out on 'listening' bus tour for jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take a three-day campaign-style bus tour through the American Midwest this...
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 ...
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 ...
Debt battle set to draw to close, for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is poised to step back from economic disaster on Tuesday when a bitterly fought deal...
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 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...
S&P: Deficit cuts of $4 trillion a good start
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cutting the U.S. deficit by some $4 trillion over 10 years would be a good start, but more savings w...
Republicans race to revive debt plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders will scramble to rescue their budget deficit-cutting plan on Friday after conservat...
Debt bill set for vote, White House urges compromise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican deficit reduction plan headed to a close vote in the Congress on Thursday and the White H...

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