Key U.S. official faces grilling over Obamacare website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two months before the troubled October 1 launch of Obamacare exchanges, a key administration official overseeing the program assured a congressional oversight panel that work was on track to roll out a tested website that would m…
Protesters march in Washington against NSA spying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Protesters marched on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday to protest the U.S. government’s online surveillance programs, whose vast scope was revealed this year by former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Protesters march in Washington against NSA spying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Protesters marched on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday to protest the U.S. government’s online surveillance programs, whose vast scope was revealed this year by former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Sebelius finds a silver lining in Obamacare ‘data hub’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, besieged by bad news about the new government health care website, sought on Saturday to highlight a portion of the complex system that she said is working well.
After tough week, White House buys time for Obamacare website fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama promised on Saturday that his troubled healthcare website was just weeks away from a cure as he struggled to convince Americans he is on top of what has become a self-inflicted wound to his signature first-…
Analysis: Obama’s aversion to Mideast conflicts fuels backlash from allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From Saudi Arabia to Israel, traditional U.S. allies in the Middle East are beginning to ask: Is America turning its back on us?
Obama says shutdown shows contrast of parties’ visions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With an eye to 2014 elections, President Barack Obama held up the government shutdown this month as an emblem of fundamental differences between Democrats and Republicans on Friday in an appeal to wealthy donors.
Guantanamo lawyers want Obama to declassify CIA prison program
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – Attorneys for five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks have asked President Barack Obama to declassify the CIA program that subjected the defendants to interrogation techniques tha…
Ex-Florida governor Crist moves closer to unveiling bid for old job
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (Reuters) – Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, a Republican-turned-Democrat, launched a campaign-style video and website on Friday that threw open the door to a likely run for his old job in 2014.
Ex-Florida governor moves close to announcing bid for old job
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (Reuters) – Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, a Republican-turned-Democrat, launched a campaign-style video and website on Friday that appeared to throw open the door to a run for his old job in 2014.
