Ex-Connecticut governor did little work at firm after secret deal: witness
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – Former Connecticut Governor John Rowland provided some consulting advice to a nursing home company owned by the husband of a congressional candidate whose campaign he also secretly advised, a witness testified at Rowland’s t…
New Hampshire voters to pick Republican challenger for U.S. Senate race
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – Former Massachusetts U.S. Senator Scott Brown aims to complete his rebranding as a native son of New Hampshire on Tuesday by winning the Republican nomination to run against incumbent U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen in November….
Women seen leading governors’ races in Mass., Rhode Island
BOSTON/PROVIDENCE R.I. (Reuters) – Voters in five eastern U.S. states faced primary election choices on Tuesday, with Democrats in Massachusetts and Rhode Island picking among candidates who could become each state’s first elected woman governor.
Austria freezes assets of former U.S. diplomat’s wife
VIENNA (Reuters) – Former top U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad and his wife are fighting the seizure of her Austrian bank accounts, lawyers for the couple said after a magazine reported U.S. authorities were investigating him for suspected money launderi…
Obama to give speech at 2100 ET on Wednesday on Islamic State plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to deliver an address to the nation at 2100 ET (0100 GMT) on Wednesday on the threat posed by Islamic State militants and the U.S. strategy “for degrading and ultimately destroying” the group, the Wh…
Governor Christie on Atlantic City casinos closures: We have work to do
ATLANTIC CITY N.J. (Reuters) – Governor Chris Christie pushed past a sea of angry protesters on Monday to meet with business leaders and politicians on ways to save troubled Atlantic City, which has lost a quarter of its 12 casinos already this year.
Buddy Cianci, ex-con, runs for Providence mayor again
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vincent “Buddy” Cianci served two terms as mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, before he did a stint in prison for racketeering. Now, he wants another shot at leading the corruption-stained city, where he remains loved by enough res…
California lawmaker charged with drunk driving: Sacramento Bee
(Reuters) – California state senator Ben Hueso has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police said they saw him traveling the wrong way down a street in the state capital in August, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported on Monday.
University of Miami’s Donna Shalala, former Clinton official, to step down
MIAMI (Reuters) – University of Miami President Donna Shalala, a former Clinton administration official who was considered a major catch by the school when she joined in 2001, said on Monday she plans to step down at the end of the academic year.
Obama to press Congress for action on Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, senior cabinet officials and his defense and intelligence chiefs will meet with U.S. lawmakers this week and next as the administration seeks support for an offensive against Islamic State militants.
