WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — The White House said on Wednesday it supported an alternative Republican proposal for aid to the auto industry that would call for using $25 billion in advanced technology funds for automakers. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — The chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee said on Wednesday that it looks unlikely Congress will come to agreement this week on an assistance package for the struggling automotive industry. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Vice President-elect Joe Biden's son, Beau Biden, says he will not fill his father's U.S. Senate seat but instead will serve in the Iraq war with the Delaware National Guard and then return to his job as the state's attorney general. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has offered to allow ethics reviews of future business and charitable activities should his wife be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as secretary of state, Democrats familiar with the issue said on Wednesday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to filling a key spot in his cabinet on Tuesday as his transition team plotted a careful course to shaping the next U.S. administration. ... > full story
VIENNA, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — The election of Barack Obama as U.S. president has given crucial impetus toward implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty more than a decade after it was negotiated, pact officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Chief executives of leading U.S. companies called for a fiscal stimulus package worth at least $300 billion and urged president-elect Barack Obama to swiftly name his economic team. ... > full story
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich claimed victory on Tuesday as the first Democrat elected to Congress by Alaska in more than a quarter of a century, unseating powerful Sen. Ted Stevens who was convicted last month of corruption after decades in the U.S. Senate. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Just four days after releasing a formal "roadmap" proposal to move U.S. companies to international accounting rules, U.S. regulators are facing a slew of complaints about the millions of dollars it would cost companies to make the switch. ... > full story
HOUSTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday for "organized criminal activity" related to alleged abuse of inmates in private prisons. ... > full story
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Beau Biden will not accept ... Nov. 19, 2008 (Washington Times) — Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden says he plans to fulfill his National Guard duties and won't accept an appointment to his father's U.S. Senate ...
Senators urge end to 'burrowing' practice Nov. 19, 2008 (United Press International) — Senators urge end to 'burrowing' practice At least two U.S. Senate Democrats are urging President George Bush to halt efforts to move political ...
Beyond cheese and cuckoo clocks Nov. 19, 2008 (The Hindu, India) — The Swiss Textile Machinery remembers 1948 as the year in which India and Switzerland signed their first treaty - the Indo-Swiss treaty. Also, its ...
SKorean says trade pact with US will be ratified Nov. 17, 2008 (International Herald Tribune) — A top economic adviser to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed confidence Monday that President-elect Barack Obama understands the ...
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