State lawmaker, city councilor lead first-round vote for Boston mayor
BOSTON (Reuters) – A state representative with strong ties to Boston’s labor movement and a former teacher turned city councilor focused on improving the school system emerged as the top two contenders in Boston’s preliminary mayoral election on Tuesda…
As ad war heats up, White House pushes to enroll millions in Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday kicked off a six-month campaign to encourage millions of Americans to sign up for health coverage under “Obamacare,” an effort in which the president and other political celebrities promote the law’s pr…
Democrat McAuliffe has slight edge in Virginia governor’s race: poll
(Reuters) – Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a businessman and former Democratic National Committee chairman, holds a narrow lead in the race for Virginia governor against Republican Ken Cuccinelli, according to poll results released on Tuesday.
Obama, Clinton promote healthcare reform ahead of October 1 start
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama teamed up with his one-time rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to highlight the benefits of U.S. healthcare reform, a week before one of the controversial law’s key elements, new insurance exchanges, …
Obama, Clinton promote healthcare reform ahead of October 1 start
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama teamed up with his one-time rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to highlight the benefits of U.S. healthcare reform, a week before one of the controversial law’s key elements, new insurance exchanges, …
As ad war heats up, White House pushes to enroll millions in Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday kicked off a six-month campaign to encourage millions of Americans to sign up for health coverage under “Obamacare,” an effort in which the president and other political celebrities promote the law’s pr…
Cruz brings Tea Party fight on Obamacare to U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a renegade Tea Party favorite, took his fight to defund President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul to the Senate floor on Tuesday, but most of his Republican colleagues refused to join him.
Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran; no Rouhani meeting
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran’s new president as the basis for a possible nuclear deal, but a failed effort to arrange a simple handshake between the two leaders underscored entrenc…
In talks with Obama, Abbas pledges Palestinian support for peace process
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged to U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday that the Palestinians will exert every effort possible to try to ensure peace talks with Israel are a success.
U.S. officials seeking details on whether Americans involved in Kenya attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. officials are talking to Kenyan officials to try to determine whether any Americans were involved in a deadly attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
