CHICAGO, May 20, 2012 (Reuters) — Michelle Obama showed off her neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago to some NATO visitors on Sunday, taking five other first ladies to a youth center for lunch and for a musical performance by the children. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the activities that went awry should be held accountable, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said in an interview aired on Sunday. ...  > full story

CHICAGO, May 20, 2012 (Reuters) — NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw. ...  > full story

CHICAGO, May 19, 2012 (Reuters) — A group of around 50 demonstrators descended on the home of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Saturday to protest the recent closure of mental health clinics as part of a series of rallies and marches timed to coincide with a NATO summit here. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2012 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama on Saturday called on the U.S. Congress to back his efforts for tough new financial industry oversight, saying a $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan underscored the need for such regulation. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney warned on Friday that the U.S. economy faced a huge fiscal hole and high taxes like the state of California if he did not win November's election against President Barack Obama. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON/TAMPA, Florida, May 18, 2012 (Reuters) — Is Mitt Romney an out-of-touch elitist and bully who led a rapacious business that killed common folks' jobs? ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 (Reuters) — In the last three weeks, she has sparred on national television with Democrats over Republican policies toward women, been called a "lying mouthpiece" by a liberal blog, and chided former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 (Reuters) — On the eve of this weekend's NATO summit, the United States remains short of its goal of raising $1.3 billion in security funds from its partners in Afghanistan, after a money-raising blitz failed to garner immediate contributions from allies coping with fiscal and political pressures. ...  > full story

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