Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.
Read the Rest of This StoryKABUL (Reuters) - International forces in Afghanistan have at times overstated the progress being made this year, the deputy commander of the NATO-led force said on Saturday, with advances coming slower than originally expected.
Read the Rest of This StoryLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican Meg Whitman has opened up a 7-point lead over Democrat Jerry Brown in their closely watched race for California governor, the latest poll of likely voters showed on Friday.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - American knowledge of Russia's nuclear capabilities will dwindle if a new nuclear arms treaty with Moscow is not ratified, the chief U.S. negotiator argued as a Senate panel on Friday scheduled a vote on the document.
Read the Rest of This StoryANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Friday he cannot predict whether Royal Dutch Shell, which has invested $3.5 billion in an offshore Arctic oil-development program, will be allowed to drill the five wells it plans next year in Alaska's Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.
Read the Rest of This StoryJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Saturday after Palestinian militants fired a rocket from the territory into Israel, security officials and witnesses said.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday said he will offer a batch of new ideas to jump-start the moribund economic recovery, as the jobless rate ticked higher to 9.6 percent in August.
Read the Rest of This StoryHOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew spotted a light oil sheen near the damaged Mariner Energy platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, but it was not believed to be a leak, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
Read the Rest of This StoryTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Palestinians to keep up their armed struggle against Israel a day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to continue talks on a U.S.-backed peace deal.
Read the Rest of This StoryGAZA (Reuters) - Militant groups in the Gaza Strip said on Thursday they had joined forces to step up attacks against Israel, possibly including suicide bombings.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that President Barack Obama's top economic adviser will visit China from Saturday for three days of meetings.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passing food safety reform legislation this year is a "priority" for the Senate, said a spokesman for Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, as Congress feels pressure from consumer groups to act following the latest recall to highlight weaknesses in the system.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will hold a press conference on Friday, September 10, the White House said on Thursday.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Never mind the ceremonial handshakes and diplomatic fanfare.
Read the Rest of This StoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday as they began their first direct peace talks in 20 months.
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