Topic: United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration released new guidelines on Friday aimed at promoting diversity and reducing racial isolation in education, replacing the policy adopted in 2008 under then-President George W. Bush.Administration officials said the new guidance makes clear that educators may ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday urged Cuba to immediately release jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross, saying it was "past time" to allow him to return home."Cuban authorities have failed in their effort to use Mr. Gross as a pawn ...
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney toughened his rhetoric against Newt Gingrich on Friday in a sign he is starting to take seriously the challenge from his surging rival.Gingrich, the latest conservative alternative to the more moderate Romney, may be peaking ...
US President Barack Obama's top ally in the House of Representatives on Thursday backed a bill to curb any insider trading by lawmakers and predicted it would "fly" to passage.Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters she supported proposed legislation explicitly ...
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he is keeping his options open about a 2016 White House bid."I am never ready to close the door on anything. That is a foolish thing to do. I learned a long time ...
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson officially launched his campaign Thursday for the Senate seat being vacated by four-term Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl.Thompson, a Republican, served four terms as governor and then as Secretary of Health and Human Services ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to require President Barack Obama to devise a plan for expediting the pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, signaling growing impatience in Congress.Obama in June called for about a third of U.S. forces, or ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar Wednesday on the first top-level US visit for half a century, seeking to encourage a "movement for change" in the military-dominated nation.Clinton and her entourage flew into a little-used airport in Naypyidaw, the remote ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Herman Cain told his staff on Tuesday he was reassessing the future of his campaign after a woman accused him of having a 13-year affair, a senior adviser said.Cain, a former pizza executive who has already ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Herman Cain told his staff on Tuesday he was reassessing the future of his campaign after a woman accused him of having a 13-year affair, a senior adviser said.Cain, a former pizza executive who has already ...
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