Big donor to group promoting Obamacare launches his own campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When cardiologist Asad Qamar gave $50,000 earlier this year to the non-profit group established to promote President Barack Obama’s national agenda it was one of the group’s biggest single donations from the state of Florida.
Biden to speak at closely watched political event in Iowa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden will speak next month at a closely watched Democratic event in Iowa in a move likely to generate speculation about whether he might seek to run for president in 2016.
Obama pledges speedier service for veterans in Florida stop
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama promised faster attention to a backlog of veterans’ disability claims and announced a new mental health initiative on Saturday during a stop in Florida before beginning a week-long vacation.
U.S. to reopen 18 of 19 foreign posts closed amid security concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates closed this month due to worries about potential terrorist attacks will reopen on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Obama pledges greater transparency in surveillance programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced plans on Friday to limit sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs that have come under criticism since leaks by a former spy agency contractor, saying the United States “can and must be more…
Obama pledges greater transparency in surveillance programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced plans on Friday to limit sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs that have come under criticism since leaks by a former spy agency contractor, saying the United States “can and must be more…
U.S. to reopen 18 of 19 embassies closed amid security concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies closed this month due to worries about potential terrorist attacks will reopen on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Obama describes Putin as ‘like a bored kid’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday denied he has poor relations with Vladimir Putin after canceling their Moscow talks, but said the Russian president can sometimes appear “like a bored kid in the back of the classroom.”
Obama accuses Republicans of ‘fixation’ against healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday launched an aggressive defense of his landmark healthcare law, attacking Republicans for seeking its repeal without offering a substitute for the millions of Americans who would be left unins…
Spitzer rival in NYC race taunts him over prostitution scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eliot Spitzer’s rival in the Democratic race for New York City comptroller repeatedly raised the prostitution scandal that forced Spitzer to resign as New York’s governor during Friday’s televised debate, despite having vowed to av…
