WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A group based in Pakistan may have been responsible for the attacks by militants in India's financial hub of Mumbai that killed 183 people, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to New Delhi on Tuesday on an urgent mission to ease tensions between India and Pakistan after last week's attacks in the Indian financial hub Mumbai. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to head the Commerce Department, a senior Democratic source said on Tuesday. ... > 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
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama will hold a news conference at 1140 EST/1640 GMT on Wednesday, his fifth since he began naming nominees for his cabinet. ... > 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
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The White House said on Tuesday that it was sticking with its position that ailing automakers must prove their viability before receiving government aid, as the industry's top three companies presented plans to Congress. ... > 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
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Bush Gets Out the Shovel Dec. 2, 2008 (Washington Post) — President Bush's interview with ABC News's Charlie Gibson is being heralded by some media outlets as reflective, apologetic and self-critical, even ...
Mind the Map Dec. 2, 2008 (American Prospect) — On election night, our eyes were glued to the "battleground states" that would decide the presidential election -- not just the traditional swing ...
69% across state voted in election Dec. 2, 2008 (Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wisconsin) — Sixty-nine percent of Wisconsin's voting-age population cast ballots in last month's election.. . That's the official tally released Monday ...
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