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U.S. budget deal clears crucial vote in Senate

U.S. budget deal clears crucial vote in Senate

A two-year U.S. funds deal on Tuesday cleared a Senate procedural vote that every one however assured its passage through a easy majority later this week within the Democratic-managed chamber. In a vote to restrict debate on the measure, the Senate exceeded the required 60 votes, drawing the make stronger […]

 
 

Kerry plays down tension with China in maritime disputes

Kerry plays down tension with China in maritime disputes

By means of Lesley Wroughton and Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday performed down tension with China over the East China Sea, saying U.S. efforts to enhance maritime safety in South East Asia had been part of a typical process to help allies shield […]

 
 

Obama’s top economic aide postpones move as website fix continues

Obama’s top economic aide postpones move as website fix continues

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's prime economic aide Gene Sperling is suspending his departure from the White House for a month while his substitute, Jeffrey Zients, gears up for the brand new job after overseeing intensive efforts to fix the web site used to shop for […]

 
 

U.S. set to adopt Volcker rule to curb bank trading gambles

U.S. set to adopt Volcker rule to curb bank trading gambles

By using Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are set on Tuesday to approve a rule to rein in hazardous trading by banks, a the most important a part of their efforts to reform Wall Boulevard and stop another pricey taxpayer bailout. The Volcker rule, named after former Federal […]

 
 

Former Clinton aide Podesta joining White House to advise Obama: source

Former Clinton aide Podesta joining White House to advise Obama: source

John Podesta, a former chief of group of workers to President Invoice Clinton, is returning to the White Home to suggest President Barack Obama as he struggles to regain his footing after the improper healthcare legislation rollout, in step with a source accustomed to the difficulty. Podesta urged Obama's transition […]

 
 

U.S. Congress budget talks could produce Tuesday deal, aides say

U.S. Congress budget talks could produce Tuesday deal, aides say

By way of Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A budget deal geared toward avoiding a U.S. government shutdown on January 15 and relieving federal agencies of some indiscriminate spending cuts which can be set first of all the new year might emerge in Congress on Tuesday, congressional aides stated on […]

 
 

U.S. assures Israel that core Iran sanctions still in place

U.S. assures Israel that core Iran sanctions still in place

By means of David Brunnstrom JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that core sanctions in opposition to Iran would stay in location despite its interim nuclear deal with world powers. The November 24 accord in Geneva was once denounced […]

 
 

After health law woes, Obama returns focus on middle class, poor

After health law woes, Obama returns focus on middle class, poor

Via Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Searching for to get well from the bungled rollout of his healthcare reforms, President Barack Obama went again to basics on Wednesday with a renewed focal point on executive insurance policies that benefit the struggling negative and center classes. along With his job approval […]

 
 

U.S. Republicans broaden attacks on Obamacare

U.S. Republicans broaden attacks on Obamacare

Via Caren Bohan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Obamacare site performing better, congressional Republicans on Wednesday returned to their broader assault on President Barack Obama's healthcare legislation, warning that it will harm the standard of hospital therapy and drive up prices. They used hearings in the U.S. […]

 
 

Biden won’t make headway in China if he repeats ‘erroneous’ remarks: paper

Biden won’t make headway in China if he repeats ‘erroneous’ remarks: paper

By way of Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will have to not predict to make so much growth in defusing tensions over the East China Sea if repeats "inaccurate and one-sided remarks" on the difficulty right through a consult with to China, a prime state-run […]

 
 

Gov. Walker urges parents to skip toys and send the Christmas money to him

Gov. Walker urges parents to skip toys and send the Christmas money to him

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election campaign has the cure for your holiday procuring fatigue: Take the cash intended for kids’s toys and ship it to the Walker marketing campaign. In a Black Friday fundraising e-mail to supporters, the Walker marketing campaign requested supporters for a holiday contribution…

 
 

Democratic strategist Al From: On Obamacare, good intentions aren’t enough

Former Clinton adviser says the problem-ridden program could damage the Democratic Birthday Celebration.

 
 

Obama pens letter to schoolteacher, says health care ‘wasn’t the smart political thing!’

A Texas schoolteacher who wrote a letter extremely crucial of President Obama’s health care legislation was stunned when the president himself wrote again defending his insurance policies however admitting that healthcare “wasn’t the good political factor!”

 
 

Defying China, U.S. aircraft fly over East China Sea without notification

Defying China, U.S. aircraft fly over East China Sea without notification

By using Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two unarmed U.S. B-fifty two bombers on a training mission flew over disputed islands within the East China Sea with out informing Beijing, Pentagon officers mentioned on Tuesday, defying China's assertion of a brand new airspace safeguard zone in the […]

 
 

EU demands protection against U.S. data surveillance

EU demands protection against U.S. data surveillance

With the aid of John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission called on Tuesday for new safety for Europeans under United States' regulation towards misuse of personal knowledge, in an try to preserve in test the U.S. surveillance published through former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. EU justice commissioner Viviane […]