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U.S. had more tips on Boston suspect; Congress asks questions
WASHINGTON/CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence was alerted when one of the Boston bombing suspects travele...
Congress demands more FBI answers on Boston bomb suspect
By Patricia Zengerle and Samuel P. JacobsWASHINGTON/CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers demanded more answers...
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...
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...
Pope calls for defense of weakest in inaugural Mass
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis inaugurated his papacy on Tuesday with an address calling for the defense of the weakes...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
In spite of violent shootings, horror films endure
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The unexpected turnout this month to see horror movie "Texas Chainsaw 3D" just weeks afte...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Joe Biden guest stars as celebrity crush on 'Parks and Rec'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Someone has a big crush on U.S. Vice President Joe Biden - and now she is getting to meet him.Biden w...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
New campaigner Ryan under fire from hecklers, Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican Paul Ryan got a taste of the rough side of a presidential campaign on Monday when pro...
Romney, Ryan hit the road in an energized campaign
WAUKESHA, Wisc. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan home ...
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 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...
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...
Obama's 'green jobs' have been slow to sprout
(Reuters) - Three weeks ago, President Barack Obama stood in front of a sea of gleaming solar panels in Boulder City, Nevada,...
Obama puts taxes at center of campaign fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With his Republican opponent now almost certain to be Mitt Romney, a multi-millionaire, President Bara...
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...
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...
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...
Biden prods Turkey on new Iran sanctions
ANKARA (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden has urged Turkey to pass new sanctions against Iran, increasing pressure on Washi...
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...
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...
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 ...
Giffords awards medal to astronaut husband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords gave her astronaut husband a medal at his retirement ceremony on Thu...
Protests spread to more than a dozen cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protests against corporate greed and economic inequality spread across America on Thursday and found unl...
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...
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 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...
Obama to propose $300 billion jobs package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence among Americans in his economic stewardship, plans so...
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...
Biden seeks to reassure China on U.S. debt
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday said China had "nothing to worry about" concerning the ...
China-U.S. basketball 'friendly' erupts into brawl
BEIJING (Reuters) - As Vice President Joe Biden built trust with China in Beijing's corridors of power, goodwill between the ...
Stock futures signal another day of losses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a sharply weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, a day after ...
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...
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...