Fri, May 25, 2012
Obama shift on gay marriage tilts U.S. attitudes
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's declaration of support for gay marriage may have prompted some Americans, especially blacks and Hispanics ...
Fri, May 25, 2012
Tea Party takes on establishment Republican in Texas Senate race
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate candidate in Texas with Tea Party backing may win enough votes in Tuesday's ...
Fri, May 25, 2012
Teacher unions fight to keep clout with Democrats
By Stephanie Simon
(Reuters) - The email did not mince words. It came from an officer at a California teachers union, and he was irate ...
Fri, May 25, 2012
House to vote on tax cuts before August break
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on renewing historically low individual tax rates before its August recess ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Most Americans think campaign money aids rich
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans, no matter what their political party, believe there is too much money in politics and reject the ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Sen. Murkowski's fresh energy plan to look beyond 2012
By Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustrated by the gridlock that has stalled Congress leading into the 2012 presidential elections in November ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
U.N. rights chief to stay two more years; U.S., Syria aren't fans
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday renewed the mandate of the world body's human rights chief ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Senate panel backs $631 billion in defense spending
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted on Thursday to authorize $631.4 billion in defense spending for the 2013 fiscal year ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
White House contest looms over Virginia Senate race
By Patricia Zengerle
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia's Tim Kaine was one of the first state governors to endorse Barack Obama for president in ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Wisconsin's progressivism faces a recall
By Nick Carey and Brendan O'Brien
COLUMBUS, Wisc. (Reuters) - Tea Party activist Larry Gamble has spent the last few months leading an effort ...
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