Anti-war protesters march at Obama campaign headquarters
By Mary Wisniewski and Eric Johnson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A small group of anti-war demonstrators staged a peaceful "die in" on Thursday at President Barack Obama's election campaign headquarters in Chicago to demand an...
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Jury set to deliberate in case of ex-Senator Edwards
By Wade Rawlins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A jury in North Carolina is set to begin deliberations on Friday morning in the federal political corruption trial of former U.S. Senator John Edwards, who...
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Closing arguments begin in ex-Senator Edwards' case
By Wade Rawlins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former presidential candidate John Edwards knew campaign finance law well enough to concoct a scheme to try to circumvent the law to hide his mistress, a...
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Plan for ads about Obama's former pastor ignites firestorm
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposed $10 million conservative ad campaign seeking to revive President Barack Obama's link to his controversial former pastor Jeremiah Wright ignited a political firestorm on Thursday, with...
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Conservative group rejects ads targeting Obama's former pastor
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative group backing Republican Mitt Romney on Thursday rejected a planned $10 million ad campaign that would have revived the link between President Barack Obama and his...
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Facebook's Saverin fires back at tax-dodge critics
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, under fire over the tax consequences of renouncing his U.S. citizenship, said on Thursday he is obligated to and will pay "hundreds of millions...
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U.S. senators flame Facebook's Saverin on taxes
By Kevin Drawbaugh
(Reuters) - Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who has renounced his U.S. citizenship, was accused on Thursday by two U.S. senators of dodging taxes on Facebook stock-market profits.
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Top Republican boosts pressure for U.S. tax rewrite
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker on Thursday stepped up pressure to force action next year on a rewrite of the U.S. tax code, which both major political parties agree...
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U.S. eyes funding boost for Israel's "Iron Dome" shield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield, known as the "Iron Dome," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart on Thursday.
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Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday, saying they needed more time to study revisions, a surprise move that drew anger from Senate...
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Senate Republicans block new Iran sanctions bill
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans said on Thursday they needed more time to examine a revised packaged of new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday, a surprise move that...
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Myanmar hopes for U.S. sanctions move to boost economy
By Jason Szep
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - A further lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar, which could come during a visit by officials to Washington this week, would be crucial to opening its long-isolated...
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Obama says to retain US investment sanctions on Myanmar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has decided to extend for another year certain U.S. sanctions on investment and trade with Myanmar, saying Washington supports the reform process but remains concerned about human rights and conflict with ethnic groups.
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Debt limit hike needn't be a crisis: Geithner
By Rachelle Younglai
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that raising the debt ceiling did not have to be a crisis as it was last year when partisan bickering...
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U.S. economy still faces "very tough challenges": Geithner
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis, higher oil prices and the year-end budget cuts and tax increases still remain risks to the U.S. economy, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday.
"We still live...
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Romney's April cash grab nearly matches Obama's
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised almost as much money as President Barack Obama last month, taking in more than $40.1 million in fundraising efforts for his...
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Romney closes in on Obama's campaign cash for April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised almost as much money as President Barack Obama last month, taking in more than $40.1 million in fundraising efforts for his campaign and the Republican National Committee.
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Arguments due in ex-US Senator Edwards' campaign finance case
By Colleen Jenkins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Attorneys are scheduled to give their closing arguments on Thursday in former U.S. Senator John Edwards' federal campaign finance trial on charges he accepted excessive political...
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Kochs help Republicans catch up on technology
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama was famously effective in using new technologies to raise money, mobilize voters and target his message of change.
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Defeated Ohio Democrat Kucinich declines run in Washington state
By Steve Gorman
(Reuters) - Veteran Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a liberal stalwart who lost his primary race after redistricting forced him to run against another Democratic incumbent, said on Wednesday he had ruled...
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Insight: Swing states: Could Europe decide the U.S. election?
By Andy Sullivan and Peter Apps
NAVARRE, Ohio/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The busy shop floor at Miller Weldmaster Corp could make a great location for an Obama campaign ad.
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SCENARIOS-Avoiding a year-end fiscal cliff
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The November 6 elections are less than six months away, but lawmakers and Washington insiders are already trying to figure out what Congress will do in a post-election...
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Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found dead at NY home
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, was found dead on Wednesday at her home in a New York City suburb, an officer at the Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office said. She was 52.
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Lampooning video of New Jersey's Christie, Booker goes viral
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A video made by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to spoof himself and Newark Mayor Cory Booker - in which Booker repeatedly bests Christie with effortless acts...
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U.S. sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014.
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Insight: In Ohio, "fracking" boom a delicate issue for Obama
By John Whitesides
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs.
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Pro-Republican group plans $25 million anti-Obama ad blitz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Crossroads GPS, a pro-Republican political group, is planning to spend $25 million in the next month on its largest ad assault against President Barack Obama yet this campaign season.
The new...
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Obama, Republicans clash over U.S. debt limit increase
By David Lawder and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Republican and Democratic leaders want to avoid a reprise of last year's nasty showdown over raising the federal debt limit, they are not off...
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Boehner, Obama clash over US debt limit increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans are on another collision course over increasing U.S. borrowing authority as President Barack Obama told Republicans on Wednesday that he does not want spending cuts to accompany such legislation.
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Obama says won't allow U.S. debt ceiling crisis repeat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told top lawmakers on Wednesday he was ready to work with Republicans and Democrats on a "balanced" approach to deficit-cutting but would not permit another down-to-the-wire debt ceiling crisis, the White House said.
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Taxes lurk behind court test of Obama health law
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama's healthcare law, lesser known is that the court's ruling next month will also decide...
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U.S. to freeze assets to help Yemeni transition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered the freezing of U.S. assets of anyone the United States considers to be obstructing the Washington-backed political transition in Yemen.
The executive order targets...
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Obama's April fundraising drops to $43.6 million
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it raised $43.6 million in April, a decrease from the previous month despite the start of a...
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Obama, Democrats' April fundraising drops to $43.6 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it raised $43.6 million in April, a decrease from the previous month despite the start of a robust general election campaign against Republican Mitt Romney.
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Ohio Governor signs law to repeal voting law changes
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich signed a bill on Tuesday reversing a contentious voting law that Democrats have called a blatant attempt at voter repression, in a move...
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Obama issues veto threat against House defense bill
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama threatened on Tuesday to veto a defense policy bill in the House of Representatives that would authorize higher Pentagon spending and tie his hands on...
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Lawyers for ex-Senator John Edwards rest case
By Colleen Jenkins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards' defense ended its case on Wednesday without calling three of the most anticipated witnesses to counter charges that he used political contributions...
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Lawyers for ex-US Senator John Edwards rest case
By Colleen Jenkins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - The defense rested its case on Wednesday in the federal trial of ex-Senator John Edwards on charges he used presidential campaign finances to hide his then-pregnant...
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Lawyers for ex-US Senator John Edwards rest their case
(Reuters) - The defense rested its case on Wednesday in the federal trial of ex-Senator John Edwards on charges he used presidential campaign finances to hide his then-pregnant mistress from voters.
Edwards' lawyers have...
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Edwards, mistress may testify for defense as trial nears end
By Colleen Jenkins
GREENSBORO, NC (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards, his ex-mistress and his oldest daughter may take the witness stand on Wednesday to offer a last word in his defense at his...
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Ex-Senator Edwards, mistress could testify on Wednesday
By Colleen Jenkins
GREENSBORO, NC (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards and the woman with whom he had an affair during his 2008 presidential bid could be called by the defense to testify on...
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Obama would veto House domestic violence bill: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration strongly opposes a domestic violence bill being considered by the House of Representatives because it fails to do enough to protect illegal immigrants, Native Americans and gays, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Top Republican opposes caps to U.S. missile shield
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican in the Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to refrain from giving Russia and China any assurances about possible limits to U.S. missile defenses,...
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Obama has assets in JPMorgan accounts: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has $500,001 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account, according to financial disclosures released by the White House on Tuesday.
Obama said...
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Senate sends Obama bill to renew Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Tuesday to renew the U.S. Export-Import Bank's charter through September 2014 and raise its lending cap to $140 billion, overwhelming objections from conservative Republicans who want to shut the bank down.
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Senator seeks expanded visas for foreign high-tech workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Republican in the Senate on Tuesday unveiled legislation to raise the number of temporary visas for skilled technical workers from foreign countries, but prospects of passage this year could be clouded by election-year politics.
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Senate leaders move toward vote on Fed nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's two nominees for the Federal Reserve are likely to clear a procedural hurdle this week that has blocked their Senate confirmation, the chamber's leaders said on Tuesday.
That...
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Ex-Senator Edwards didn't know of payments, confidante testifies
By Colleen Jenkins
GREENSBORO, NC (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards looked surprised when he learned in 2008 that a wealthy donor had funneled money to an aide, an Edwards confidante testified on Tuesday...
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No boost for Obama from gay marriage decision
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's show of support for gay marriage has inflamed political passions but has not given him a bump in popularity, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.
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Americans split on Obama's gay marriage decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roughly a third of Americans view President Barack Obama more favorably and a third less favorably as a result of his declaration of support for gay marriage, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.
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Obama to meet congressional leaders Wednesday, will urge action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday, where he will stress the importance of lawmakers acting on legislative proposals he has made to lift U.S. growth and hiring.
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U.S. welcomes growth debate in Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday welcomed Europe's shift in its focus to economic growth from the tough budget measures that heavily indebted euro zone nations have put in place to put themselves on a sounder fiscal path.
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House Speaker Boehner reopens debt limit brawl
By Richard Cowan and David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner drew an election-year battle line over the U.S. borrowing limit on Tuesday, saying he would back another increase at...
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