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No formal auto panel announcement pending: White House
February 16, 2009 at 7:32 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not formally announce his new auto task force on Monday, a White House aid said, clarifying remarks from a spokesman earlier.

Brazil may challenge "Buy American" at WTO
February 16, 2009 at 7:11 pm

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil may challenge the legality of a "Buy American" clause in the recently approved U.S. economic stimulus package at the World Trade Organization, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said on Monday.

Murtha backs tanker split between Boeing, Airbus
February 16, 2009 at 4:23 pm

EVERETT, Washington (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' appropriations subcommittee on defense renewed a call on Monday for the Pentagon to consider splitting a $35 billion aerial refueling tanker contract between Boeing Co and a rival team of EADS and Northrop Grumman Corp.

Obama decision on Afghan troops levels coming soon
February 16, 2009 at 3:30 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision on troop levels for Afghanistan is coming within days, and will not take weeks, his spokesman said on Monday.

U.S. won't press allies on Guantanamo inmates: Pelosi
February 16, 2009 at 3:04 pm

ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is not expected to ask Washington's allies to host inmates from Guantanamo prison unless they have citizens detained there, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday.

Obama could announce auto task force Monday
February 16, 2009 at 12:56 pm

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could announce his new auto task force later on Monday, his spokesman said.

United States is not protectionist, Pelosi says
February 16, 2009 at 12:29 pm

ROME (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the United States against accusations of protectionism during a trip to Italy on Monday, following concerns about a "Buy American" provision in the U.S. stimulus plan.

Stimulus 1st step in Obama's broadband goals: aide
February 16, 2009 at 12:15 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $7.2 billion in funding to promote high-speed Internet in the stimulus package is just the first step in the Obama administration's effort to fuel expansion of telecommunications services, an adviser to the president said on Monday.

Swat a threat for all of us: U.S. envoy
February 16, 2009 at 11:02 am

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Islamist militancy in Pakistan's Swat region is a common threat to the United States, India and Pakistan, a special U.S. envoy said on Monday, after meeting India's foreign minister and top security officials.

Obama to lift ban on stem cell research soon: aide
February 16, 2009 at 10:20 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will soon issue an executive order lifting an eight-year ban embryonic stem cell research imposed by his predecessor, President George W. Bush, a senior adviser said on Sunday.

Clinton starts Asia trip with warm words for Japan
February 16, 2009 at 9:50 am

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a one-week Asia visit by praising the U.S.-Japan alliance and saying the United States and Asia needed to work together on the global financial crisis and climate change.

Kudrin says U.S. supports Russia WTO, OECD entry
February 16, 2009 at 5:08 am

ROME (Reuters) - The new U.S. administration supports Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday.

California lawmakers fail to pass budget
February 16, 2009 at 1:04 am

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California lawmakers narrowly failed to pass a $40 billion budget on Sunday, casting doubt on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ability to prevent the nation's most populous state from sinking into the abyss.