Reuters: Politics

Obama delays trip for final healthcare push

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:33:55 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.

Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:17:41 -0500

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.

Cheap cigars, politics and the Volcker Rule

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:17:32 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In mid-January, a who's who of Wall Street gathered to hear Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman whose role in the White House seemed at best unclear.

Obama's proposed student loan overhaul gets boost

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:10:59 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on Friday.

Clinton Moscow talks to cover START, Iran, Mideast

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:39:24 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow next week for a meeting of the quartet of Middle East mediators and talks with Russian officials about arms control and Iran's nuclear program.

Yellen leads picks for Fed seat

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:34:09 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a monetary policy dove, tops President Barack Obama's list to be No. 2 at U.S. central bank, the White House said on Friday.

Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:38:22 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder failed to tell the Senate about seven legal briefs he signed when lawmakers considered his nomination to his current job, according to a letter released on Friday.

Clinton says U.N. needs more women in top jobs

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:58:54 -0500

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday the United Nations needs more women in top positions as it strives to raise the profile of women's issues and fights gender-based violence.

Sen. Schumer says plans China currency bill

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:17:16 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer said on Friday he plans to move forward soon on legislation aimed at stopping China from "manipulating" its currency.

U.S. has no plan to "Americanize" Somalia conflict

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:28:48 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia's embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans to "Americanize" the conflict.