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Clinton takes on Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy
March 3, 2009 at 4:48 am

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged on Tuesday to press for Palestinian statehood, putting Washington on a possible collision course with Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.

Foreign tax havens targeted in U.S. bills
March 3, 2009 at 4:39 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Offshore tax havens used by rich Americans in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and other nations are targeted for shutdown by bills offered on Monday by Democrats in both chambers of the Congress.

McCain launches broadside against Obama on spending
March 3, 2009 at 3:33 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain on Monday launched a broadside against former rival President Barack Obama, arguing he failed to live up to his commitment to change Washington by backing a $410 billion spending bill stuffed full of lawmakers' pet projects.

Financial crisis to dominate Obama, Brown talks
March 3, 2009 at 2:48 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will press President Barack Obama for details on his plans to fix the ailing U.S. financial sector in talks on Tuesday that will focus on the global economic crisis.

Obama writes Russia president about Iran, missiles
March 3, 2009 at 12:45 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has offered to back off deploying a new missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Russia helps stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, The New York Times reported on Monday.

Ex-Governor Blagojevich gets a book deal
March 2, 2009 at 10:48 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed a "six-figure" deal on Monday to write a book about his rise and fall and the dark side of politics, his publicist said.

Obama considers funds to buy bad assets: report
March 2, 2009 at 9:50 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering a plan to purchase bad loans and other distressed assets by creating multiple investments funds, according to The Wall Street Journal, quoting people familiar with the matter.

Obama trade nominee to pay $10,000 in back taxes
March 2, 2009 at 8:52 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. trade representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, has agreed to pay nearly $10,000 in back taxes after errors were found in his past returns, the Senate Finance Committee said on Monday.

Obama names Sebelius to lead health reform push
March 2, 2009 at 8:51 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius on Monday to lead his ambitious health reform effort, kicking off a week focused on revamping an inefficient healthcare system whose cost he fears is hurting the U.S. economy.

Bush-era memos saw rights limits in U.S. terror war
March 2, 2009 at 6:52 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military could have kicked in doors to raid a suspected terrorist cell in the United States without a warrant under a Bush-era legal memo the Justice Department made public on Monday.

U.S. government vows not to use "waterboarding"
March 2, 2009 at 1:37 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ruled out the use of "waterboarding" as an interrogation technique for terrorism suspects on Monday, calling it a form of torture that the Obama administration could never condone.

Obama names Sebelius to lead health reform push
March 2, 2009 at 1:32 pm

Clinton doubts Iran will respond to overtures
March 2, 2009 at 1:32 pm

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "doubtful" that Iran will respond to U.S. overtures of engagement when they are made, a senior State Department official said on Monday.

Senate panel postpones Obama trade nominee hearing
March 2, 2009 at 12:15 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hearing on the nomination of former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk to be U.S. trade representative has been delayed until Monday, March 9, the Senate Finance Committee said on Monday.

U.S. warns of need to fix "imbalance" in Doha talks
March 2, 2009 at 11:48 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned on Monday there would be no agreement in long-running world trade talks until other countries make stronger commitments to open their markets to U.S. goods.

Clinton says no U.S. funds will go to Hamas
March 2, 2009 at 11:10 am

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a hard line against the Islamist Hamas group on Monday and said $900 million in U.S. aid for the Palestinians was part of a broader bid for Arab-Israeli peace.

U.S. vows strong diplomacy to back IAEA atom probes
March 2, 2009 at 10:06 am

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday promised strong diplomacy with Iran, Syria and North Korea to help the U.N. nuclear watchdog tackle suspected proliferation challenges posed by the three nations.

British PM seeks joint crisis front with Obama
March 2, 2009 at 3:23 am

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to forge an alliance this week with U.S. President Barack Obama to combat the global financial crisis and reinforce what London calls its special relationship with Washington.

Obama aide: deficit goals on track despite grim economy
March 2, 2009 at 3:21 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's targets for cutting the budget deficit remain in reach, a top aide said on Sunday, despite an alarmingly steep U.S. economic decline that could throw off revenue collections.

NY Mayor Bloomberg courts parties for re-election
March 2, 2009 at 3:04 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg once dismissed political parties as a "swamp of dysfunction," but now he's trying to woo back party leaders to boost his chances of winning a third term in November.