Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate gets some Democratic support
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Democratic activist Newton Minow, who served in the Kennedy administration, appeared on Thursday with about a dozen other Illinois Democrats and independents to announce their support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Raun…
Massachusetts attorney general holds lead in governor’s race: poll
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley remains well ahead of her nearest Democratic primary opponent and a Republican contender in the state’s race for governor, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Michelle Obama arrives in China on hotly anticipated trip
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing on Thursday evening, the official Xinhua news agency said, beginning a hotly anticipated week-long trip during which she will promote education and cultural ties.
Rand Paul denounces government surveillance
(Reuters) – Anger over a covert U.S. surveillance program has united in common cause a libertarian Republican weighing a White House bid with students at a Californian university famed for its left-wing politics.
Senate jobless benefits plan poses problems: state agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday a U.S. Senate plan to extend long-term unemployment benefits retroactively “is simply unworkable” after a state officials group warned of implementation problems.
Longtime Washington power broker Robert Strauss dies at 95
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Robert Strauss, who once headed the Democratic National Committee, served as U.S. trade representative and ambassador to Moscow, and advised presidents from both parties, died in Washington on Wednesday at age 95.
U.S.-Russia sanctions rhetoric shakes companies, investors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The potential for broader U.S. sanctions on Russia and Moscow’s threat of responding in kind are raising concerns among U.S. corporations and investors about the economic fallout from the crisis over Russia’s annexation of Crimea…
Obama: Massachusetts’ Patrick would make great president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick – a rising Democratic star – would make “a great president or vice president” but will likely take a break when his eighth and final year as state chie…
U.S. lawmakers urge end to Pentagon contracts with Russian firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers who oppose the Pentagon’s dealings with Russia’s state-owned arms exporting firm are using Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine to press the argument that contracts with Rosoboronexport should end.
Senate jobless benefits plan poses problems -state agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday a U.S. Senate plan to extend long-term unemployment benefits retroactively “is simply unworkable” after a state officials group warned of implementation problem…
