Chris Wilson
page
1
of
1
Obama backs "framework" to revamp immigration
Mar 19, 2010 09:05 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under pressure to keep a campaign promise to revamp U.S. immigration policy, embraced a "promising, bipartisan framework" on Thursday offered by two senior senators.
New collaboration aims to speed TB drugs to market
Mar 18, 2010 18:21 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators, drug companies, philanthropists and advocates announced a new alliance on Thursday to speed tuberculosis drugs to market, a day after cancer researchers and drugmakers launched a similar initiative.
Obama scraps Asia-Pacific trip for healthcare push
Mar 18, 2010 17:03 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to political pressure at home, President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay in Washington for a final push for a healthcare overhaul.
Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
Mar 14, 2010 21:34 EDT
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate and President Barack Obama expressed outrage at the attack.
Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
Mar 14, 2010 21:34 EDT
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate and President Barack Obama expressed outrage at the attack.
Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
Mar 14, 2010 21:34 EDT
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate and President Barack Obama expressed outrage at the attack.
New York's "Ground Zero" workers reach deal on claims
Mar 12, 2010 01:02 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of workers who suffered health problems after the September 11 attacks in 2001 have reached a settlement worth up to $657.5 million with an insurer representing the city of New York, city officials and lawyers said on Thursday.
"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden
Mar 10, 2010 23:28 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Chilean fishermen brave tsunami fears, dream of sea
Mar 10, 2010 16:57 EST
TUBUL, Chile (Reuters) - Undeterred by terrifying memories of a roaring tsunami that nearly killed him, Chilean fisherman Herne Pezo hammers away at his tiny boat, yearning to return to sea as soon as it's fixed.
Google chief sees outcome "soon" in China row
Mar 10, 2010 16:53 EST
ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
Google chief sees outcome "soon" in China row
Mar 10, 2010 16:53 EST
ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
U.N. sees no security vacuum as U.S. troops exit Haiti
Mar 09, 2010 17:26 EST
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is confident there will be no security vacuum in Haiti as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw from the earthquake-struck Caribbean country, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan
Mar 08, 2010 19:20 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.
Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan
Mar 08, 2010 19:20 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.
New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats
Mar 08, 2010 17:23 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new poll on Monday found signs of trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and his Democrats on national security issues such as the handling of terrorism suspects.
Redskins cut 10 players on eve of free agency
Mar 04, 2010 21:41 EST
Redskins cut 10 players in youth movement on eve of free agency; C Casey Rabach re-signs. The Washington Redskins unleashed a 30-something purge Thursday night, making the team significantly younger by cutting 10 players and clearing salary cap space for another aggressive run at free agency.
New York governor charged with breaking ethics law
Mar 04, 2010 09:11 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Already caught up in a scandal involving a close aide, embattled New York Governor David Paterson was charged on Wednesday by the state's ethics watchdog for unlawfully taking free baseball tickets to the 2009 World Series.
Accused Mexican drug trafficker extradited to U.S.
Mar 03, 2010 21:12 EST
DENVER (Reuters) - A Mexican accused of being a major supplier of cocaine to the United States has been extradited to Colorado to face narcotics trafficking and money laundering charges, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Rangel steps down as top tax writer
Mar 03, 2010 17:45 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Charles Rangel stepped down on Wednesday as the chief tax writer for the U.S. Congress, pending completion of an ethics investigation of the New York Democrat's financial dealings.
Chile restarts top copper mines hit by quake
Feb 28, 2010 22:05 EST
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's biggest copper mines hit by a massive earthquake slowly resumed operations on Sunday despite limited power supplies, which analysts fear could curtail exports from the world's No. 1 producer.
