Murkowski becomes third Republican U.S. senator to back gay marriage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly backed gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican senator to do so as she spoke out ahead of potentially landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on the issue.
U.S. talks with Taliban likely to take place within ‘next few days’: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. talks with the Taliban are likely to be held within the “next few days” in Qatar, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, after delays caused by tensions over the naming of a new Taliban office in the capital, Doha.
Budget cuts hit security checks for defense contractors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A budget shortfall has forced a Pentagon security unit to sharply cut back on regular investigations used to update security clearances for defense contractor employees.
Housing recovery to ‘accelerate’ U.S. economy: Summers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A recovery in the housing market and strong growth in consumer wealth will help jump-start the U.S. economy later in 2013, said Larry Summers, a former adviser to President Barack Obama.
Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo…
Obama says U.S. ‘will do more’ to fight climate change
BERLIN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States understood it had to do more to fight climate change and he pledged that more action was coming.
Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on h…
New ‘Obamacare’ exchanges could miss enrollment deadline – GAO
(Reuters) – New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an October 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on Wednesday…
Obama wants to cut nuclear arms, seeks talks with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants to reduce deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third and revive negotiations with Russia to “move beyond Cold War nuclear postures”, he said in a speech on Wednesday in Berlin.
Obama wants to cut nuclear arms, seeks talks with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants to reduce deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third and revive negotiations with Russia to “move beyond Cold War nuclear postures”, he said in a speech on Wednesday in Berlin.
