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Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday accused Republicans of holding Am...

Nebraska's Nelson first Democratic senator to oppose Kagan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will oppose the nominat...

Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called ethics charges against Representative ...

Second senior Democrat to face ethics trial: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second senior Democratic lawmaker may face a public ethics trial t...

Arizona immigration law appeal set for November
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - A U.S. court denied a request for an expedited hearing on Frid...

Obama hails news economy growing, wants more
DETROIT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he welcomed news that the U.S. ec...

U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement o...

House approves oil spill reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms...

U.S. downgrades its air safety rating for Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday downgraded Mexico's aviation safety ra...