Politics News

Tue, May 22, 2012

Jury to take closer look at evidence in ex-Senator Edwards' trial

By Colleen Jenkins

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina jury broke from its third day of deliberations after asking on Tuesday for a ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Biden revels in campaign attack dog role

By Ros Krasny

KEENE, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Touting his middle-class roots, Vice President Joe Biden took another swipe at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Obama administration in new push to ratify sea treaty

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy surveillance vessel stumbled into a nerve-racking confrontation with five Chinese ships in 2009 while conducting ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Alabama's Jefferson County votes to skip bond payment

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - County legislators for Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County voted unanimously on Tuesday to skip a $15 million payment ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

N.H Republican apologizes for calling former GOP official "stripper"

By Jason McLure

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Republican New Hampshire legislator has apologized for calling a former state GOP official who endorsed his ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Top U.S. Middle East diplomat to retire next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeffrey Feltman, the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East, will retire next week, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday but ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

FBI urged to include White House in leak inquiry

By Mark Hosenball

(Reuters) - Two Republican congressional leaders have asked the FBI to examine whether White House officials may have inadvertently fueled news leaks ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Gingrich's private ventures are going bankrupt

By Marcus Stern

(Reuters) - ATLANTA - When he entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination in May 2011, Newt Gingrich was the prosperous head ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Obama dangles $400 million to spur school change

By Stephanie Simon

(Reuters) - Seeking to spur a bold rethinking of the American classroom, the Obama administration on Tuesday will propose divvying up $400 ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Colombia prostitution scandal sparks investigation of U.S. DEA staff

By Lily Kuo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service and military personnel ahead of a presidential visit has ...