French President François Hollande’s success or failure to reach consensus with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel—without alienating his leftist majority in Parliament—is likely to have profound repercussions on the euro zone’s future. WSJ.com: Economy
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Republican leaders withdraw healthcare bill amid conservative concerns
By admin on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 | Comments Off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Wednesday withdrew a bill that would change the Obama administration’s healthcare law amid conservative concerns that the legislation was replacing one big government program with another. The House cleared the way to debate the bill, which was designed to help Americans with pre-existing medical [...]
Read More...‘Managing Tragedy’: A Defining Moment For Civic Leaders
By admin on Monday, April 22nd, 2013 | Comments Off
Governors and mayors become the faces of communities coping with events such as natural disasters or mass killings. They have to offer the impression that someone is in charge, despite what may be scant preparation and while dealing with heartbreak themselves. Politics
Read More...Russian opposition leader’s trial adjourned
By admin on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 | Comments Off
KIROV, Russia (AP) — The embezzlement trial of a Russian opposition leader was adjourned for a week shortly after it started Wednesday in a northwestern city besieged by hundreds of activists and journalists. In the evening, hundreds more rallied in Moscow to show their support. European Economy News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Syria Conflict Brings Middle East Leaders To White House
By admin on Sunday, April 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
In the coming weeks, the Obama administration plays host to the leaders of several Middle Eastern nations. They are coming, in part, to register their concerns about the ongoing violence in Syria and to nudge the Obama administration to do more to tip the balance in favor of the rebels trying to oust Bashar Assad. [...]
Read More...Republican leaders say social conservatives should not feel threatened
By admin on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 | Comments Off
LOS ANGELES—Social conservatives who were outraged over a March report from the Republican National Committee calling for the party to be more inclusive to gay and lesbian voters have no reason to be alarmed, GOP leaders say. “I don’t think their goals have been any lessened,” RNC co-chair Sharon Day told Yahoo News in an [...]
Read More...Tiger starts with 70, trails leaders by four shots
By admin on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 | Comments Off
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Read More...US hails Yemen leader’s military shake-up
By admin on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 | Comments Off
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is congratulating the president of Yemen for reshuffling the top echelons of country’s military and security services. The State Department said Thursday that the changes are an “important step” in Yemen’s transition to democracy and returning it to stability. It urged the government to swiftly implement the presidential decrees that [...]
Read More...Connecticut legislative leaders reach tough gun-control deal
By admin on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 | Comments Off
By Ebong Udoma HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Legislative leaders in Connecticut, where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in December, said on Monday they had agreed some of the toughest gun regulations in the nation and expected to adopt them this week. The proposal, which is expected to pass [...]
Read More...House GOP Leaders Silent on Marriage Law They’re Paying to Defend
By admin on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Comments Off
As attorney Paul Clement took to the Supreme Court to defend the Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of House Republicans, the lawmakers who hired him to do so stood silently by. It was the right thing to do, many Republican strategists say, to avoid distracting from the GOP’s core economic message. 2012 Elections News Headlines [...]
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