Bush regrets U.S. shooting of Italian
ROME (AP) -- The White House on Thursday expressed fresh regrets over last month's shooting death of an Italian intelligence officer in Iraq by U.S. troops as President Bush and his two immediate...
View ArticleObama slams Wall Street ways while asking support
President Barack Obama rebuked Wall Street for risky practices Thursday even as he sought its leaders' help for "updated, commonsense" regulations to head off any new financial crisis."Ultimately there...
View ArticleGoldman execs defend conduct under Senate barrage
Goldman Sachs officials strongly disputed barbed accusations Tuesday from U.S. senators that the firm cashed in on the housing meltdown by crafting a strategy to bet against home loan securities while...
View ArticleBad economy favors GOP in governor election projection
Never before have so many governorships been up for grabs -- and with so much at stake.The races come just ahead of once-in-a-decade congressional and legislative redistricting to reflect the U.S....
View ArticlePakistan, US still at impasse over jailed CIA man
The standoff between Pakistan and the United States over the detention of an American CIA contractor held in the fatal shooting of two Pakistanis is posing a growing diplomatic quandary for both...
View ArticleTHE RACE: Politics a factor in weekend summits
President Barack Obama is taking a break from active campaigning for a few days to host back-to-back world summits. Yet U.S. presidential politics will be lurking just offstage at both.First, leaders...
View ArticleTHE RACE: Obama, Romney working to stay on message
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are being buffeted by crosswinds as Obama fights to keep his job and Romney works to wrest it from him. Both know where they want to go, but...
View ArticleObama and Romney fight over budget goals
The presidential race is shaping up as a battle between Republican calls for more government austerity and Democratic appeals for more spending to promote jobs and growth with tax hikes on high-income...
View ArticlePolls show presidential race tightening
With about five months to go, the presidential race is tightening, polls show, with voters nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger.Obama...
View ArticlePresidential race is most costly ever
The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever — by a long shot.There are two main reasons. It's the first time both...
View ArticleRomney may see an August bump, or two
Mitt Romney may get a boost from his choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate — and also from the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.That would be welcome to a campaign...
View ArticleDo voters care about the monthly job report?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's monthly jobs report has become Washington's most anticipated and studied economic indicator, pounced upon by politicians, economists and journalists for snap...
View ArticleGov’t downsizes amid GOP demands for more cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, they've already gotten much of...
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