Archives for “Government”
President Obama speaks at the 2010 University of Michigan commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor, MI.
It’s not just voters who get tired of Congress – members of Congress get tired of Congress. “I am bone tired,” David Obey said in announcing his ...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has the answer to the question that has plagued the United States since Sept. 11, 2001. He knows where Osama bin Laden ...
The United States’ influence in its traditional “backyard” is waning and needs a boost. Washington should be forging closer ties with Latin America’s emerging powerhouse ...
There’s not much to offer by way of comfort to coastal states threatened by the oil spill that’s spreading over the Gulf of Mexico like ...
President Barack Obama on Monday called the street vendor who may have saved the day in New York when he alerted police to a smoking ...
Amidst the fever of speculation about when President Barack Obama will unveil his next nominee to the Supreme Court, administration officials quietly point to one date — ...
The Supreme Court’s famous front entrance, at the top of its marble steps and under the words “Equal Justice Under Law,” will be closed to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican attempt to defang consumer protections in a sweeping Wall Street reform bill, while voting to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy told Congress it wants to keep 11 aircraft carriers through 2045, just days after Defense Secretary Robert Gates called ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expressed strong support on Thursday for efforts to "restore stability" to Greece and said President Barack Obama had been ...
ALBANY (Reuters) - Former New York state Senate Republican Majority Leader Joseph Bruno on Thursday was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday he would help moderate jurist Merrick Garland win Senate confirmation if President ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-awaited bill to reduce pollution that contributes to global warming could be unveiled in the Senate next week, but likely without ...
After months of trying times, U.S. Justice Department officials are walking with a little spring in their step, describing it as a “good week” after ...
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in California on Thursday, a potentially ...
The stock market was dropping quickly, down more than 900 points for a bit, and market reports were citing Greece’s financial troubles. The White House briefing was in ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. auto safety regulator welcomed on Thursday proposals in Congress to sharply boost government powers for forcing vehicle recalls. ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden urged the European Parliament on Thursday to allow terror investigators from the United States access to citizens' bank ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday a Republican amendment to a financial reform bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate would "gut ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big Oil's ability to spend huge sums of money lobbying Congress may not deflect the election-year spotlight on oil interests on Capitol ...
