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Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign event at the Hilton Hotel in Arling

Tue, May 22, 2012

Gingrich's private ventures are going bankrupt

By Marcus Stern

(Reuters) - ATLANTA - When he entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination in May 2011, Newt Gingrich was the prosperous head ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Obama dangles $400 million to spur school change

By Stephanie Simon

(Reuters) - Seeking to spur a bold rethinking of the American classroom, the Obama administration on Tuesday will propose divvying up $400 ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Colombia prostitution scandal sparks investigation of U.S. DEA staff

By Lily Kuo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service and military personnel ahead of a presidential visit has ...

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker upon his arrival at Bagram Air Base in Kabul, Afgh

Mon, May 21, 2012

Exclusive: U.S. envoy to Afghanistan to step down shortly

By Missy Ryan

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker is expected to step down soon from his post as President Barack Obama ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Republicans challenge appeals court meeting in Maui

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' upcoming conference on a Hawaiian island sounds more like "a vacation ...

John Edwards laughs with his daughter, Cate Edwards (L), while leaving after the second day of jury deliberations at the federal courthouse

Mon, May 21, 2012

Third day of deliberations to start in ex-Senator Edwards' trial

By Colleen Jenkins

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina jury on Tuesday will begin its third day of deliberations on whether former U ...

Jeffrey D. Feltman, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Lebanon'

Mon, May 21, 2012

Top U.S. Mideast diplomat expected to take U.N. post

By Arshad Mohammed and Warren Strobel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeffrey Feltman, the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East, is expected to leave the ...

Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Gregory Jaczko attends a news conference during the Ministerial Conference on Nucle

Mon, May 21, 2012

Amid criticism, nuclear chief Jaczko resigns

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said on Monday that he would resign, following a ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Supreme Court to hear government eavesdropping appeal

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an Obama administration appeal arguing that attorneys, journalists and human rights ...

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (R) greets Valerie Trierweiler, companion of France's President Francois Hollande, before a tour of the Gary

Sun, May 20, 2012

Michelle Obama shows South Side of Chicago to first ladies

By Michael Hirtzer

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michelle Obama showed off her neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago to some NATO visitors on Sunday, taking ...