Obama speaks with Putin on Snowden, but no sign of movement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama raised U.S. concerns directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday over Moscow’s handling of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, but there was no sign of a breakthrough on Washingto…
U.S. government to limit ability to seize journalist records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department on Friday proposed curbing the ability of prosecutors to seize reporters’ records while investigating leaks to the media, after complaints that journalists’ rights were violated in recent high-profile cases…
Obama speaks with Putin on Snowden, but no sign of movement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama raised U.S. concerns directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday over Moscow’s handling of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, but there was no sign of a breakthrough on Washingto…
Earlier Georgia U.S. Senate primary could shake up race
ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) – A judge’s order moving up Georgia’s federal primary elections next year pulls into play a closely watched U.S. Senate race to fill the seat of retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss.
Obama signs law backing Taiwan U.N. civil aviation bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday signed legislation expressing U.S. support for Taiwan’s campaign to join the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency that promotes safe air travel, the White Hous…
Pro-Obama group raises $8.2 million in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Organizing for Action, the independent advocacy group dedicated to advancing President Barack Obama’s agenda, raised more than $8.2 million in its second quarter of operation, the group said on Friday.
Treasury delays offshore tax-dodge law by 6 months
(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it will postpone enforcement of a new law that cracks down on offshore tax avoidance by Americans by six months to give foreign banks more time to figure out how to comply.
IRS also vetted liberal groups like ‘Occupy’: Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democrat probing Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative “Tea Party” groups released documents on Friday suggesting that “Occupy” and other liberal-leaning groups received extra attention as well.
Fed’s Bullard: beware basing policy off optimistic forecasts
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – The substantial rise in bond yields since last month is not justified by an improvement in U.S. economic data or a rise in inflation, a senior Federal Reserve official said on Friday, warning it reflects optimism that …
Spitzer has enough signatures to run for NYC comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who shook up the New York political world this week with an 11th-hour bid for city comptroller, announced on Thursday he had collected enough signatures to get on the Democratic primary ballo…
