Poll: 69 percent of San Diego residents say mayor should resign
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Nearly 70 percent of San Diego residents believe the embattled mayor of California’s second-largest city should resign following allegations that he sexually harassed a former aide and at least two other women, according to a poll…
Quinn overtakes scandal-hit Weiner in N.Y. mayoral race: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New disclosures of explicitly sexual online chats have cost former Congressman Anthony Weiner the lead in the New York City mayor’s race and helped City Council Speaker Christine Quinn pull ahead among Democratic voters, according …
‘No Bailout’: Senators look to pre-empt U.S. aid to Detroit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the Senate want to make sure the federal government does not become involved in the financial maelstrom hitting Detroit, which filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history last week.
Obama’s pick for No. 2 at Homeland Security says he did nothing wrong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At a confirmation hearing on Thursday boycotted by Republican senators, President Barack Obama’s nominee for deputy homeland security secretary denied allegations he abused his current government position to help politically conn…
Congress to let U.S. trade benefits for Ecuador expire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ecuador, which renounced longtime U.S. trade benefits last month, is on the verge of getting its wish when the program expires next week, congressional aides said on Thursday.
Congress to let U.S. trade benefits for Ecuador expire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ecuador, which renounced longtime U.S. trade benefits last month, is on the verge of getting its wish when the program expires next week, congressional aides said on Thursday.
Obama, Vietnam leader agree on trade but clash on human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang pledged to finish talks on a regional free-trade agreement by the end of the year, but the two leaders clashed over human rights during a White House meeting on…
Obama, Vietnam leader agree on trade but clash on human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang pledged to finish talks on a regional free-trade agreement by the end of the year, but the two leaders clashed over human rights during a White House meeting on…
Obama administration declares new voter rights strategy
WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Obama administration embarked on a new strategy on Thursday to challenge voting laws it says discriminate by race, an effort to counter a Supreme Court ruling last month that freed states from the strictest feder…
U.S. lawmakers want sanctions on any country taking in Snowden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel voted unanimously on Thursday to seek trade or other sanctions against Russia or any other country that offers asylum to former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who has been holed up for weeks at a Moscow…
