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Obama, Republican Christie tour storm-hit New Jersey, trade praise
By Mark Felsenthal ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) – Putting aside partisan differences, President Barack Obama and Republican Governor Chris Christie toured storm-stricken parts of New Jersey on...
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Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in election
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Maryland, Maine, Washington approve gay marriage
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Voters in Maryland, Maine and Washington state approved same-sex marriage on Tuesday, marking the first time marriage rights have been extended to same-sex couples...
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Relaxed yet feisty, Obama lays out second-term agenda
By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama laid out his second-term agenda on Wednesday, expressing a willingness to work with Republicans in Congress and a...
View ArticleIn Gaza, new arsenals include “weaponized” social media
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – There have long been the tools of warfare associated with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: warplanes, mortars, Qassam rockets. Now that list includes Twitter,...
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Romney campaign had $25.7 million left after U.S. election
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign had $25.7 million left in the bank days after the November 6 election that ended months of relentless...
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Insight: How Republicans engineered a blow to Michigan’s powerful unions
By Nick Carey and Bernie Woodall LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) – As a trained aerospace engineer, Patrick Colbeck applied his penchant for data analysis and "systematic approach" to his new job in early...
View ArticleU.S. activist Norquist blesses Boehner’s tax plan, conservative group rejects it
By Thomas Ferraro and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading U.S. anti-tax activist Grover Norquist gave his blessing on Wednesday to House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to avert the "fiscal...
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By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade...
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Ohio sheriff confronts protesters in football rape case
By Drew Singer STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – A county sheriff under fire for how he has handled a high school rape investigation faced down a raucous crowd of protesters on Saturday and said no...
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Giffords gun control group wants $20 million for 2014 elections
By David Ingram and Tim Gaynor WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) – A new gun control group led by Gabrielle Giffords, the former U.S. congresswoman wounded in a Tucson shooting rampage, wants to raise $20...
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Obama relying on bigger checks for smaller inauguration party
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who has tried to limit the influence of money in politics, is relying on federal contractors and businesses that profited from his...
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Obama makes biggest gun-control push in decades
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama launched the biggest U.S. gun-control push in generations on Wednesday, urging Congress to approve an assault weapons...
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A big question in gun-control debate: What will Harry Reid do?
By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) – What will Harry Reid do? As President Barack Obama’s gun-control package heads to the U.S. Congress, one of the big questions hanging over Capitol Hill is how...
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Thwarted before, advocates of gun background checks now hopeful
By Susan Cornwell and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last time the U.S. Congress took a good look at toughening gun laws, in 2010, it was standing room only in a Capitol Hill committee...
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Americans roll up sleeves in day of service before inauguration
By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From sprucing up hiking trails to painting schools, Americans across the country, including President Barack Obama and his family, took part in a national day...
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Obama says rural voices need to be heard in gun debate: report
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged gun control advocates to listen to views of rural Americans who use guns for hunting and said bridging a cultural divide in...
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One dead, dozens hurt as police clash with Egypt protesters
By Yasmine Saleh and Seham Eloraby CAIRO/PORT SAID, Egypt (Reuters) – At least one protester was shot dead and dozens wounded on Friday when riot police clashed with demonstrators demanding the...
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Boy Scouts of America delay vote on ending ban on gays
By Marice Richter IRVING, Texas (Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday delayed to May a vote on whether to end a longstanding controversial ban on gay participants, giving a membership...
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