Republican Romney to tap ex-pat wealth in London

2011-06-26T08:30:14Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney takes his fund-raising machine to London next month, holding a reception aimed at wealthy American expatriates working at banks and hedge funds.

A handful of London fund-raisers were held during the 2...

THE CONTINUING CRISIS

2010-11-02T15:30:56Z

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Clinton misses speech, but not as security holdout

2010-04-16T07:18:22Z

Clinton misses speech, but HUD secretary is Cabinet member in an undisclosed location

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton missed President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to attend a conference in

Japan aid crucial to Afghanistan: US senator

2010-06-25T18:58:36Z

Japan may pledge "several hundred million dollars" for Afghan national reconciliation at a January 28 summit in London on promoting stability in the war-torn country, a US senator said Tuesday.

"There is a real hope that Japan has a particular interest in coming in with perhaps as much as, well, several hundred million d...

Oscar Bait in the Emissions Debate

2010-10-26T23:17:42Z

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Obama hopes to use dealmaking skills honed abroad

2010-06-26T01:29:55Z

Obama flexes dealmaking skills abroad, but may have mixed results in wooing Congress on agenda

Let's make a deal.

President Barack Obama honed his dealmaking skills on his maiden international trip, to Europe and the Middle East.

The trip helped burnish his image abroad. But can he translate that into...

Obama arrives in Britain for G20, Europe tour

2010-06-26T01:36:35Z

US President Barack Obama arrived in Britain Tuesday ahead of the G20 economic summit, on his eagerly awaited first trip outside of North America since he moved into the White House.

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iPod man will keep president tuned in

2010-10-21T10:35:46Z

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Millions in AIG bonuses fuel political storm

2010-04-16T16:03:24Z

President Barack Obama's top economic adviser Sunday blasted "outrageous" conduct at AIG as the bailed-out insurance giant readied to hand out millions in bonuses to top executives.

Lawrence Summers, director of the Obama's name in lights: Campaign musical to open in London in March

Barack Obama's presidential campaign inspired millions. Now, it has inspired a London musical.

"Obama on My Mind" will open at a small theater in the British capital in March, producers have announced. The play's book, music and lyrics are by U.S.-born writer Teddy Hayes.

Rice says she won't give Clinton too much advice

2010-04-16T14:03:07Z

Rice says she will give private counsel to successor Clinton, then get out of the way

Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way.

"She won't — and you won't — hear from me again," Rice said on the day President-elect ...

Britain to host G-20 meeting in April

2010-04-16T14:08:21Z

London will host second G-20 summit on the financial crisis in April

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that London will host an April meeting of the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies on the financial crisis.

Brown told lawmakers that...

A home win for US journalism

2010-04-16T14:33:39Z

It was 'the longest, most expensive election in history' - and it ended with the most expensive night. Never in media history had so many pundits, presenters and digital demons dished up so much stuff. What did it mean for newspapers? Probably, in Britain, that simple still works best on the news stand. 'Mr President' cried the Indy, clearing every jot of its front page for a smiling Obama. But, as the bills and ratings came in...

Diary

2010-04-16T12:36:26Z

One of the disappointments of yesterday's central London seminar on business loan schemes - an event graced by Alistair Darling and Peter Mandelson - was the no-show by Baroness Shriti Vadera, the minister for economic competi...

Yes, I've got glasses. No, it's nothing to do with Sarah Palin

2010-04-16T13:05:13Z

Did you know that people are allowed to print slogans next to the roadside, advising people to buy things? Underneath those big pictures you see sometimes, there are alluring sentences, telling us that various products will improve our life in some way.

I also discovered last week that foreign films are not really so difficult to follow. At the bottom of the screen, all the dialogue is printed in English so that you can understand what's happening.

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Global stocks mixed after US bailout plan approved

2010-09-22T13:54:05Z

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Europe's main stock markets were rising Thursday after Asian indices mostly closed lower following the US Senate's approval of a modified rescue package for the stricken American financial sector.

Wall Street, which had ended lower on Wednesday ahead of the vote, was due to reopen at 1330 GMT.

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Barack Obama gets surprise backing from Boris Johnson

2010-04-16T16:26:11Z

The London mayor, Boris Johnson, has endorsed the US presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying a win for him would be a "fantastic boost" for...

Conservatism: Alive and Well in Western Europe

2010-10-23T10:00:29Z

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Memorizing Dates

2010-10-15T09:38:46Z

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Latest: Bush risks electoral fallout over stem cell veto

2010-10-15T19:47:55Z

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Bush risks electoral fallout over stem cell veto

2010-10-15T19:47:51Z

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Britain Tuition Tangle

2011-01-04T08:04:09Z

FILE - This is a Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 file photo of Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they react as their car is attacked by angry protesters in London. British police released a video Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011 of ...

Britain Soccer Premier League

2011-01-02T11:00:17Z

Chelsea's Florent Malouda, left, is fouled by Aston Villa's Stilian Petrov during their English Premier League soccer match at the London, after prisoners began a riot and set alight the low-security prison Saturday Jan. 1, 2011. Officials said about 40 inmates at the prison began the disturbance at around midnight New Year's Eve after some prisoners refused to take breath tests for alcohol. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA Wire)

Britain Plant List

2010-12-30T11:31:36Z

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo, people walk amongst trees shedding their leaves and changing to seasonal autumnal colors at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London. U.S. and British scientists have drawn up a list of all the world's known land plants - a 300,000-species strong comp...

Britain Terror

2010-12-27T06:30:38Z

Police outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, London, as nine men arrive to appear in court charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in the United Kingdom other terrorism offences Monday Dec. 27, 2010. British police early Monday morning charged nine men with conspiring to cause explosions in what they described as an extensive terror plot against UK targets. The men ar...

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