Wed, February 01, 2012
U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role in 2013
By David Alexander
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States intends to end combat operations in Afghanistan before the end of 2013, U.S. Defense Secretary ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Trump to endorse Republican candidate Gingrich: reports
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businessman and reality TV personality Donald Trump will endorse former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the race for the ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
House votes to extend federal pay freezes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives, seeking to cut the U.S. deficit and burnish its own tarnished image, passed a bill on Wednesday ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
House votes to repeal part of healthcare law
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to repeal a provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul setting ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Rights group sues U.S. for "targeted killing" memos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Justice department should be required to disclose the legal justification for strikes that have killed U.S. citizens abroad, a ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Analysis: Wall St. cash flows to Romney over Obama
By Kevin Drawbaugh
(Reuters) - The captains of Wall Street have picked a presidential candidate for 2012 and it is Republican Mitt Romney, rather than ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Senators mull sanctions on Iran's Ahmadinejad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers are considering a bid to force President Barack Obama's administration to blacklist Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the country ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Illinois governor urges pension, Medicaid changes
By Karen Pierog
(Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Wednesday said the state must make changes to its pension system and to Medicaid this ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
U.S. weighs 30 percent "Buffett Rule" tax on millionaires
By Patrick Temple-West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millionaires would pay a minimum 30 percent effective tax rate under a law introduced on Wednesday in the Senate ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Analysis: Financial titans rally to Romney's cause
By Samuel P. Jacobs and Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whenever Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been down and in need of ...
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