Bloomberg: front-runner in NYC mayoral race waging ‘class warfare’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the Democratic front-runner to succeed him as mayor is waging a “class warfare and racist” campaign, according to an interview published on New York Magazine’s website on Saturday.
Obama appeals to country to back U.S. military force in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama appealed on Saturday to a dubious American public to back his bid to use military force in Syria while supporters scrambled to persuade lawmakers to authorize the move.
Republican U.S. senator warns of ‘sticker shock’ from Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Weeks before healthcare exchanges under President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul open next month, a Republican senator attacked the plan on Saturday by saying Americans may experience “sticker shock” from higher prices.
Obama has made no decision on waiting for U.N. Syria arms report
PARIS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has made no decisions about waiting for a U.N. weapons inspectors’ report on chemical arms use in Syria and he is keeping all his options open, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
Big question on Syria vote: What will Senate Republican leader do?
That’s a big question in the U.S. Capitol, where so far Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is the only one of the “Big Four” congressional leaders who has not backed President Barack Obama’s call for military strikes against Syria.
Kerry welcomes ‘strong’ EU statement on Syria
VILNIUS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed a European Union statement on Saturday that said there appeared to be strong evidence that the Syrian government carried out a chemical attack on civilians in August.
Fearing backlash, California Democrats chart centrist path
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – Democrats in California have a level of power they have craved for years, holding the governorship and large legislative majorities, but to the consternation of some party faithful – and the surprise of many Republicans – they ar…
Analysis: Obama won’t say it, but vote on Syria has high stakes for his presidency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It seems that everyone in Washington is talking about it except President Barack Obama: When Congress votes on the administration’s request to use military force in Syria, the future of his presidency could well be on the line.
Argentina asks U.S. court for rehearing in fight with bondholders
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentina urged a U.S. appeals court Friday to reconsider an order last month requiring it to pay $1.33 billion in favor of hedge funds that have refused to participate in two debt restructurings that sprang from Argentina’s 2002 d…
U.S. clears Smithfield’s acquisition by China’s Shuanghui
(Reuters) – The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment has cleared the way for Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd’s proposed $4.7 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods Inc, the companies said on Friday.
