BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO agreed on Tuesday to gradually resume contacts with Russia suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, and put off a decision on putting Ukraine and Georgia on formal membership tracks. ... > full story
HOUSTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Barbara Bush, mother of President George W. Bush, was released from a Houston hospital on Tuesday after having surgery for a perforated ulcer. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is likely to consider a plan this month to auction public airwaves with a mandate that the winning bidder set aside some for free Internet nationwide, a proposal staunchly opposed by the cell phone industry. ... > full story
DULUTH, Georgia, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The state of Georgia voted in a run-off election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that will help decide whether Democrats gain a big enough majority in the chamber to more easily pass their legislation agenda. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The White House said on Tuesday it will take time to review the plans by ailing U.S. automakers as they seek government aid, and that no one should expect a quick judgment. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The Pentagon has seen no signs that Pakistan is preparing to shift troops out of its tribal region near the Afghanistan border due to rising tensions with India, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played the piano for Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace Monday as a farewell gesture before the end of the Bush administration's term next month. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Monday to call lawmakers into a special session to focus on a swelling state budget gap just days after another special session failed to close the shortfall. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Pennsylvania Gov Ed Rendell said on Monday he backs his state agriculture secretary to head the U.S. Agriculture Department, with duties from school lunches to farm subsidies and the national forests. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A senior adviser to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Monday the news that the United States has been in a recession for a year underscored the need for an economic stimulus package. ... > full story
Copyright Reuters 2008. See Restrictions for more details.
Colorado sanctuary takes in animals from Nebraska Dec. 1, 2008 (Denver Post) — OMAHA, Neb.-A Colorado animal sanctuary has rescued 18 animals from a defunct zoo in northeast Nebraska. . The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg ...
Georgian PM Reminds NATO Of Membership Promise Dec. 1, 2008 (Morningstar) — Georgia's new Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili on Monday recalled the North Atlantic Treaty Organization promise to accept his country as a ...
Mideast Quartet May Meet Before Year-End - Russian Min Nov. 22, 2008 (Morningstar) — The Middle East peace Quartet's foreign ministers may meet before the end of the year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday after ...
Condi Loves Tyra Nov. 16, 2008 (New York Magazine) — Condoleezza Rice was honored as one of Glamour's Women of the Year on November 10, and in her speech she said she had a goal for the evening: to ...
Subscribe
Print
Email
Bookmark
