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  • Sotomayor treads careful line

    Reuters – Thu Jul 16, 1:16 am ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers stepped up pressure on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, hoping to paint her as judicial activist who will stamp the court with President Barack Obama's liberal agenda.

  • Talks fail to break California budget impasse

    Reuters – 1 hr 38 mins ago

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    SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers failed on Wednesday night to agree to balance the state's budget by closing a $26.3 billion deficit, but officials said talks would continue.

  • Obama prods Congress on healthcare; Senate panel acts

    Reuters – Wed Jul 15, 8:40 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying it was "time to get this done," President Barack Obama pressed on Wednesday for swift congressional action on healthcare after a Senate panel approved a bill to overhaul the $2.5 trillion industry.

  • Clinton aims to deepen ties, dispel doubts in India

    Reuters – Thu Jul 16, 1:13 am ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves for India on Thursday on a high-profile mission to deepen ties and dispel any doubts about the U.S. commitment to New Delhi under U.S. President Barack Obama.

  • Paulson says acted appropriately on BofA

    Reuters – Wed Jul 15, 3:37 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said that he acted appropriately in warning Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis that top executives could be ousted if they walked away from a merger with Merrill Lynch.

  • U.S. hopes to unveil defense, nuclear deals in India

    Reuters – Wed Jul 15, 3:20 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to unveil agreements that would help U.S. firms sell sophisticated arms and nuclear power plants to India when she visits next week, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

  • U.S. to get tough on trade, labor infractions: Kirk

    Reuters – Thu Jul 16, 12:15 am ET

    PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The U.S. government will get tough with governments that don't live up to trade deals, including those with substandard labor practices, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk was set to announce on Thursday.

  • French PM, Geithner discuss French public finances

    Reuters – 29 mins ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner that France aimed to bring its public finances back to balance in the long run during a meeting in Paris on Thursday.

  • Former U.S. Afghan commander says he was embarrassed

    Reuters – Wed Jul 15, 9:57 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retiring U.S. Army General David McKiernan said on Wednesday he was "more than a little embarrassed" by his abrupt ouster from his job as top military commander in Afghanistan last spring.

  • Obama's financial reforms grind forward under fire

    Reuters – Wed Jul 15, 4:48 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two key components of the Obama administration's bold plan to reshape U.S. financial regulation came under attack on Wednesday, with lawmakers and lobbyists engaged in a reform debate of immense scope.

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