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Suspicion grows China was behind hack of U.S. commission
Jan 18, 2012 15:03 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suspicion is growing that operatives in China, rather than India, were behind the hacking of emails of an official U.S. commission that monitors relations between the United States and China, U.S. officials said.
Peru VP quits but hangs onto Congress seat
Jan 17, 2012 23:51 EST
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian Vice President Omar Chehade has resigned over corruption allegations but managed to hang onto his seat in Congress on Tuesday after surviving an expulsion vote.
Guantanamo commander summoned to testify in court
Jan 17, 2012 14:54 EST
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A U.S. military judge ordered the commander of the Guantanamo detention camp to testify on Tuesday about orders he gave that limit the mail prisoners can receive from their lawyers.
Accused White House gunman faces attempted assassination count
Jan 17, 2012 13:49 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Idaho man was formally indicted on Tuesday for attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama and on other criminal charges after he allegedly opened fire on the White House in November.
Tea Party "kingmaker" DeMint focuses on Senate races
Jan 16, 2012 18:42 EST
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Everybody was waiting for Jim DeMint. Mitt Romney had reason to hope the South Carolina senator would repeat his 2008 endorsement of his presidential bid.
In South Carolina, attorney general says voting rights at risk
Jan 16, 2012 12:25 EST
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, appearing at a Martin Luther King holiday rally in South Carolina, warned on Monday that voting rights laws are still at risk and said aggressive enforcement of those laws is "a moral imperative."
Huntsman suspends campaign, endorses Romney
Jan 15, 2012 21:34 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican candidate Jon Huntsman said on Monday he was suspending his presidential campaign and would endorse front-runner Mitt Romney.
Huntsman suspends campaign, backs Romney
Jan 15, 2012 21:34 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican candidate Jon Huntsman said on Monday he was suspending his presidential campaign and would endorse front-runner Mitt Romney.
Thriller "Contraband' leads weekend box office
Jan 15, 2012 12:34 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adult thriller "Contraband" landed on top of weekend box office charts with $24.1 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, studio estimates released on Sunday showed.
Thriller "Contraband" leads weekend box office
Jan 15, 2012 12:34 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adult thriller "Contraband" landed on top of weekend box office charts with $24.1 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, studio estimates released on Sunday showed.
Thriller "Contraband" nabs box office title
Jan 15, 2012 12:34 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adult thriller "Contraband" starring Mark Wahlberg grabbed the weekend movie box office title, beating expectations with an estimated $24.1 million in ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
In flap over S. Carolina law, old tensions and a campaign issue
Jan 15, 2012 09:22 EST
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The state that fired the first shot in the Civil War is once again battling the U.S. government in a racially charged conflict that is drawing heated rhetoric from Republican presidential candidates.
Obama adviser: Congress inaction clouding U.S. outlook
Dec 21, 2011 14:31 EST
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Congressional deadlock has clouded the U.S. economic outlook and may force banks to revise their growth forecasts for next year, President Barack Obama's chief economist said on Wednesday.
Obama adviser: Congress inaction clouding U.S. outlook
Dec 21, 2011 12:48 EST
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Congressional deadlock has clouded the U.S. economic outlook and may force banks to revise their growth forecasts for next year, President Barack Obama's chief economist said on Wednesday.
U.S. officials debate charging WikiLeaks' Assange
Dec 20, 2011 16:01 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In presenting their case that WikiLeaks' alleged U.S. Army leaker Bradley Manning should face a court martial, military prosecutors this week revealed new evidence purporting to link Manning to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
U.S. asks journals to censor bird flu studies
Dec 20, 2011 14:05 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. scientific advisory board on Tuesday asked two scientific journals to leave out data from research studies on a lab-made version of bird flu that could spread more easily to humans, fearing it could be used as a potential weapon.
U.S. asks journals to censor bird flu studies
Dec 20, 2011 14:00 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. scientific advisory board on Tuesday asked two medical journals to leave out data from research studies on a lab-made version of bird flu that could spread more easily to humans, fearing it could be used as a potential weapon.
Struggling Santorum bets big on Iowa
Dec 19, 2011 13:49 EST
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Rick Santorum thought he had it figured out.
Obama hones populist message to push economic agenda
Dec 05, 2011 12:57 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Obama's aides have persistently tried to paint Republicans as the party of the rich, with mixed results.
Kennedy Center Honors celebrates Streep, Diamond
Dec 05, 2011 01:50 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama revealed a secret crush and Caroline Kennedy crooned to her namesake song on Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors, which celebrated actress Meryl Streep and singer Neil Diamond.
