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- Minn. could test Obama influence on gay marriage
- Day of stunts, stagecraft on presidential campaign
- Presidential campaign ad spending tops $87M
- U.S. prosecutor in Swiss tax probe to exit
- Russian protest fund manager looks to elite for cash
- Marines expand probe of urination video
- Minn. could test Obama influence on gay marriage
- House votes small boost in intelligence spending
- Gov't cracking down on curbside bus companies
- Alongside Obama, George W. Bush steals the WH show
- House takes up veterans funding bill
- Marco Rubio Warns of Failure in Iranian Nuclear Talks
- Lawmakers tell Obama to rein in energy exports
- U.S. tells Spain solution needed for troubled banks
- Presidential campaign ad spending tops $87M
- Gunman kills five people and himself in Seattle rampage
- UPDATE 1-Argentine farmers call strike as tax bill advances
- Former Senator Edwards: I am responsible for my sins
- Edwards found not guilty on one count; mistrial on others
- Day of stunts, stagecraft on presidential campaign
- Recall news
- Obama Campaign Calls Romney Hecklers 'Juvenile'
- IMF denies it in talks with Spain on funding help
- IMF denies it in talks with Spain on funding help
- Money flies out of Spain, regions pressured
- FARC ready for peace or war, says French reporter
- China deflects pressure for new approach on Syria
- Court says marriage law discriminates against gay couples
- Minn. to test Obama influence on gay marriage
- Ex-Senator Edwards: tarnished golden boy
- Jobs data points to recovery losing momentum
- Hill GOP leaders make new offer on student loans
| Minn. could test Obama influence on gay marriage Posted: 31 May 2012 02:52 PM PDT The political impact of President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage will be tested this fall in Minnesota, where opponents of a proposed gay marriage ban are hoping the president's enduring popularity here will help persuade skeptical Democrats to vote it down. |
| Day of stunts, stagecraft on presidential campaign Posted: 31 May 2012 02:35 PM PDT
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| Presidential campaign ad spending tops $87M Posted: 31 May 2012 02:47 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney and their allies already have spent $87 million on TV ads in the nine most hotly contested states. |
| U.S. prosecutor in Swiss tax probe to exit Posted: 31 May 2012 03:00 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. prosecutor most responsible for piercing the veil of Swiss bank secrecy has resigned, but tax experts said his exit was unlikely to slow Justice Department efforts to rein in American offshore tax evasion there. Kevin Downing, 46, who for several years has led the department's criminal probe of the Swiss banking industry, will leave effective June 4 to become a partner at a major law firm, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. ... |
| Russian protest fund manager looks to elite for cash Posted: 31 May 2012 02:59 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Almost a decade after Russia's richest man was jailed after funding groups opposed to Vladimir Putin, a former top bank manager is chipping at the wall between politics and business in a renewed challenge to the Russian president. With his Wharton Business School degree and expensive suits, Vladimir Ashurkov, 40, cuts an unlikely figure within the rag-tag ranks of Russia's political opposition. ... |
| Marines expand probe of urination video Posted: 31 May 2012 02:55 PM PDT The Marine Corps is investigating other possible misconduct by members of a battalion who drew worldwide attention when a video surfaced purporting to show them urinating on Afghan corpses, officials said Thursday. |
| Minn. could test Obama influence on gay marriage Posted: 31 May 2012 02:52 PM PDT The political impact of President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage will be tested this fall in Minnesota, where opponents of a proposed gay marriage ban are hoping the president's enduring popularity here will help persuade skeptical Democrats to vote it down. |
| House votes small boost in intelligence spending Posted: 31 May 2012 02:51 PM PDT The House voted to give the intelligence community a few billion dollars more Thursday than the White House wanted for next year's budget — a price tag that covers the range of intelligence needs from the CIA to the high-tech satellites that spied on Osama bin Laden's compound. |
| Gov't cracking down on curbside bus companies Posted: 31 May 2012 02:51 PM PDT
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| Alongside Obama, George W. Bush steals the WH show Posted: 31 May 2012 02:51 PM PDT
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| House takes up veterans funding bill Posted: 31 May 2012 02:51 PM PDT The Republican-controlled House is debating legislation to boost health care spending for veterans and compensation for record numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who are claiming service-related disabilities as they return to the United States. |
| Marco Rubio Warns of Failure in Iranian Nuclear Talks Posted: 31 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT Sen. Marco Rubio, R- Fla., predicted today that nuclear talks with Iran ultimately will fail and said he would sanction a military strike before tolerating a nuclear Iran, warning that the United States should begin to prepare the country for that situation. "This is nothing... |
| Lawmakers tell Obama to rein in energy exports Posted: 31 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama must crack down on energy exports from the United States to protect consumers and manufacturers from price spikes, two influential Democrats said on Thursday. Obama needs to use his authority to limit exports of natural gas, as well as coal and petroleum products, and lay out a framework for assessing whether such exports are in the national interest, Congressman Edward Markey and Senator Ron Wyden said in a letter to the president. ... |
| U.S. tells Spain solution needed for troubled banks Posted: 31 May 2012 02:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Spain that a solution is needed for its financial system, where major lender Bankia has asked for additional rescue funds, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria told reporters on Thursday. Saenz de Santamaria said she discussed with Geithner strategies to recapitalize her country's banks. "The treasury secretary pointed out that we are working toward the same goal and a solution for the banks must be found," she said after her meeting. ... |
| Presidential campaign ad spending tops $87M Posted: 31 May 2012 02:47 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney and their allies already have spent $87 million on TV ads in the nine most hotly contested states. |
| Gunman kills five people and himself in Seattle rampage Posted: 31 May 2012 02:43 PM PDT
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| UPDATE 1-Argentine farmers call strike as tax bill advances Posted: 31 May 2012 02:43 PM PDT * Lawmakers in top grains province set to approve tax reform * Farmers say will halt grain, cattle sales * Soybean, corn growers say tax hike will erode profits BUENOS AIRES, May 31 (Reuters) - Growers in Argentina'sbiggest farming province will halt sales of grain and livestockfor nine days to protest a tax-hike bill advancing in theprovincial Congress, agricultural groups said on Thursday. Cash-strapped Buenos Aires province is the country's topproducer of soybeans, corn and wheat, and the protest couldaffect grain shipments, though the level of disruption woulddepend on exporters' stocks. ... |
| Former Senator Edwards: I am responsible for my sins Posted: 31 May 2012 02:43 PM PDT GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator John Edwards said on Thursday after his acquittal on a campaign finance charge that he did "an awful, awful lot that was wrong" even if he did not believe he broke the law. "While I do not believe I did anything illegal, or ever thought I was doing anything illegal, I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong and there is no one else responsible for my sins," he said. "I am responsible, and if I want to find the person who should be held accountable for my sins, honestly I don't have to go any further than the mirror. It's me. ... |
| Edwards found not guilty on one count; mistrial on others Posted: 31 May 2012 02:43 PM PDT
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| Day of stunts, stagecraft on presidential campaign Posted: 31 May 2012 02:35 PM PDT
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| Posted: 31 May 2012 02:32 PM PDT The following recall has been announced: |
| Obama Campaign Calls Romney Hecklers 'Juvenile' Posted: 31 May 2012 02:30 PM PDT
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| IMF denies it in talks with Spain on funding help Posted: 31 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT
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| IMF denies it in talks with Spain on funding help Posted: 31 May 2012 02:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday the global lender had not received a request for financial support from Spain and described her meeting with Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria as "very productive". After the meeting with Saenz, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde denied a media report that the IMF was considering contingency plans for a Spanish bailout. "There is no such plan. ... |
| Money flies out of Spain, regions pressured Posted: 31 May 2012 02:22 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards alarmed by the dire state of their banks are squirreling money abroad at the fastest rate since records began, figures showed on Thursday, and the credit ratings of eight regions were cut. Spain is the next country in the firing line of the euro zone's debt crisis, with spendthrift regions and shaky banks threatening to blow a hole in state finances and pushing funding costs towards levels that signal the need for a bailout. ... |
| FARC ready for peace or war, says French reporter Posted: 31 May 2012 02:21 PM PDT
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| China deflects pressure for new approach on Syria Posted: 31 May 2012 02:19 PM PDT HAMMAMET, Tunisia (Reuters) - China's foreign minister said on Thursday his country was keeping faith with mediator Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria, sidestepping calls for tougher action after the killing of more than 100 people in the town of Houla. China, along with Russia, has for months blocked efforts to take more robust action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the United Nations, but the massacre last week in Houla prompted an outcry and fresh calls for a more decisive response. ... |
| Court says marriage law discriminates against gay couples Posted: 31 May 2012 02:16 PM PDT
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| Minn. to test Obama influence on gay marriage Posted: 31 May 2012 02:11 PM PDT Voters in Minnesota will test the political impact of President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage this fall, when they decide whether to ban gay marriage in the state Constitution. |
| Ex-Senator Edwards: tarnished golden boy Posted: 31 May 2012 02:11 PM PDT (Reuters) - As a highly successful lawyer and a fast-rising politician, John Edwards grew accustomed to people voting for him. With his boyish looks and a sincere demeanor, he won enough jurors' votes in courtrooms to become a multimillionaire as one of the top personal injury lawyers in the nation. In 1998, in his first political campaign, voters sent Edwards to Washington as a senator from North Carolina. Six years later he was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee. ... |
| Jobs data points to recovery losing momentum Posted: 31 May 2012 02:06 PM PDT
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| Hill GOP leaders make new offer on student loans Posted: 31 May 2012 02:06 PM PDT
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