Health website transactions fail 10 percent of time: U.S. official
(Reuters) – As millions of people shop online for new insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, about 10 percent of applications to the main website are not being accurately transmitted, a government spokeswoman said on Frid…
Pentagon approves $1.1 billion Raytheon missile sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has approved the sale of more than 15,000 Raytheon Co anti-tank missiles to Saudi Arabia under two separate deals valued at nearly $1.1 billion.
Health website transactions fail 10 percent of time: U.S. official
(Reuters) – As millions of people shop online for new insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, about 10 percent of applications to the main website are not being accurately transmitted, a government spokeswoman said on Frid…
Mississippi Republican Senator Cochran to seek seventh term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi announced on Friday that he will run for re-election next year, ending speculation that one of the longest serving Republicans was ready to retire and avoid a Tea Party-backed primary challenge…
Hagel reassures Gulf allies U.S. committed to regional security
MANAMA (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured a U.S. warship in the Gulf on Friday and declared Washington’s commitment to Middle East security, despite policy differences over Iran and Syria that have angered Gulf allies.
Republican links Mandela apartheid fight to Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rick Santorum, a former and possibly future Republican presidential candidate, offered a tribute to Nelson Mandela that linked the late South African leader’s fight against apartheid to the U.S. battle over Obamacare.
Top Democrats seek intelligence briefings, report on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of three U.S. Senate committees asked intelligence officials on Friday for regular briefings on whether Iran is complying with an interim agreement to rein in its nuclear program, as Congress weighs whether to impose …
Pentagon approves $1.1 billion Raytheon missile sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has approved the sale of more than 15,000 Raytheon Co anti-tank missiles to Saudi Arabia under two separate deals valued at nearly $1.1 billion.
White House says open to finding budget offsets for benefits extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is open to finding a way to offset the budgetary costs of extending emergency jobless benefits, a top official said on Friday.
U.S. assures Israel that core Iran sanctions still in place
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that core sanctions against Iran would remain in place despite its interim nuclear deal with world powers.
