U.S. congressman from Mississippi has inoperable brain tumor: spokesman
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Alan Nunnelee of Mississippi, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, has been told by doctors he has a new tumor and it is inoperable, a spokesman for the Republican congressman said on Friday.
After controversy, Oregon governor says no policy role for fiancée
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber said on Friday his fiancée will no longer have a policy role in his office amid controversy over whether her consulting work posed a conflict of interest with her position as an unpaid adviser.
Three U.S. House Republicans to seek Obamacare replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three top U.S. Republican lawmakers, including Representative Paul Ryan, will lead an effort to craft new health reforms that could replace Obamacare, party officials said on Friday.
Latinos delay California U.S. Senate nods as ex-LA mayor mulls run
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s ethnic mix is well represented among the high-powered supporters being lined up by Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris in her bid to replace Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate – with the notable exception…
U.S. senators propose tax holiday for foreign profits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Multinational corporations would get a tax holiday on hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign profits under a measure proposed by two U.S. senators on Friday.
After quitting in protest, prominent U.S. judge rejoins DOJ commission
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A prominent Manhattan judge who quit a Justice Department advisory commission in protest has changed his mind after the department reversed course and agreed to review a proposal he backed concerning defendants’ access to scientifi…
Controversial Arizona sheriff to seek seventh term
(Reuters) – Controversial Phoenix area sheriff Joe Arpaio told supporters Friday he would run for a seventh term at the helm of law enforcement efforts in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Biden urges Democrats to take credit for stimulus, U.S. recovery
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden warned House of Representative Democrats on Friday that Republicans are trying to take credit for a strengthening economy and urged his party to tout the stimulus, auto bailouts and health care ref…
Argentina slams senator concerned over lawyer’s death
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina on Friday lashed out at a U.S. Republican senator who expressed doubts about the government’s ability to conduct a credible investigation into the mysterious death of a prominent local prosecutor.
U.S. must target currency manipulation in trade deals: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration must insist that U.S. trading partners pledge not to manipulate currencies when negotiating trade deals, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance said on Friday.
