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Top court sets new arguments on human rights suits
Mar 05, 2012 15:01 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear arguments next term on whether an 18th century U.S. law can be used to sue multinational corporations or others in American courts for alleged human rights abuses committed abroad.
U.S. government ultimately paid bail for Egypt NGOs
Mar 02, 2012 23:55 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bail paid for U.S. pro-democracy activists facing charges in Egypt ultimately came from the U.S. government, the State Department said on Friday.
Obama taps New York donors despite Wall Street ire
Mar 02, 2012 01:41 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama returned to New York on Thursday for a series of high-end fundraising events, tapping Wall Street donors whose generosity has been strained by U.S. financial reforms that many bankers oppose.
Man jailed in Arizona school shooting; one injured
Mar 02, 2012 01:13 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A man suspected of opening fire with a rifle outside an Arizona high school on Thursday, leaving one teenage boy slightly injured, was arrested and jailed on attempted murder, assault and weapons charges, authorities said.
Senator Snowe's retirement causes "chaos" in Maine
Mar 01, 2012 23:44 EST
(Reuters) - Senator Olympia Snowe's decision to not seek re-election in November has roiled politics in Maine with both of the state's U.S. House members and at least two former governors considering runs for her seat.
U.S. NATO ambassador says Afghan policy intact
Mar 01, 2012 23:38 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Thursday the alliance is committed to its policy in Afghanistan despite recent attacks on military advisers and U.S. soldiers in a violent outcry against the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO military base.
Arizona sheriff says Obama's birth certificate a "forgery"
Mar 01, 2012 23:11 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A tough-talking Arizona sheriff, already embroiled in a Justice Department bias investigation, waded deeper into controversy on Thursday with an assertion that a probe by his office found President Barack Obama's birth certificate was a forgery.
Senate heads for showdown over contraceptives
Feb 29, 2012 20:21 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate is expected on Thursday to defeat a largely symbolic measure that would exempt employers such as Roman Catholic hospitals, universities and charities from a controversial White House rule requiring free birth control coverage.
At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike Midwest
Feb 29, 2012 16:45 EST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, including six in Illinois who were crushed when a house was lifted up and fell on them, authorities said.
Tornadoes slam U.S. Midwest, at least 27 dead
Feb 29, 2012 16:45 EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Powerful tornadoes ripped through the U.S. midsection on Friday, killing at least 27 people in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio as they splintered homes, damaged a prison and tossed around vehicles across the region.
Tornadoes kill at least 27 in Midwest, South
Feb 29, 2012 16:45 EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Powerful tornadoes raked across a wide swath of the U.S. Midwest and South on Friday, killing at least 27 people in three states and bringing the death toll to at least 40 from a week of deadly late-winter storms.
Tornadoes kill at least 28 in Midwest and South
Feb 29, 2012 16:45 EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Powerful tornadoes raked across a wide swath of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing at least 28 people in four states and bringing the death toll to at least 41 from a week of deadly late-winter storms.
Long, divisive White House fight is sapping Republicans
Feb 29, 2012 11:50 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's narrow win in Michigan is unlikely to ease lingering doubts about his candidacy or head off the possibility of a long and divisive presidential nominating fight that is damaging Republican chances in November's general election.
Opportunity lost, Santorum retools for must-win Ohio
Feb 29, 2012 02:43 EST
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) - After missing a golden opportunity to dethrone the front-runner, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has begun to retool his message as he turns his sights to Super Tuesday.
Team Ellison blinks on America's Cup development
Feb 28, 2012 23:44 EST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A company owned by billionaire Larry Ellison that is hosting the 2013 America's Cup sailing race has cut back plans for developing the San Francisco waterfront, citing financial risks.
Global politics loom over Oscar foreign film event
Feb 25, 2012 21:11 EST
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Nominees for the best foreign language film Oscar gathered on Saturday for an annual symposium to discuss their films, but a cloud of global politics loomed over the event in which Iranian and Israeli filmmakers both took part.
U.S. wants more talks on Japan bid to join Pacific trade group
Feb 22, 2012 21:28 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it was still considering whether to support Japan's bid to join talks on a trans-Pacific regional free trade agreement, three months after Tokyo announced interest in the negotiations.
Obama's Alzheimer's plan focuses on treatment, care
Feb 22, 2012 18:00 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Obama administration's plan to fight Alzheimer's disease aims to harness the nation's expertise to find real treatments by 2025 and improve the care and treatment of the 5.1 million Americans already afflicted with the brain-wasting disease.
Cloud computing report slams Brazil, India, China
Feb 22, 2012 00:34 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. software industry report on Wednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as Germany that did well on its inaugural scorecard.
Santorum's push on social issues a challenge for Romney
Feb 21, 2012 19:42 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's hard-charging focus on social issues has created a quandary for rival Mitt Romney, who usually prefers to steer clear of such sensitive topics and stress his business credentials.
