Day: February 28, 2011

MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) – Republican Governor Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 hours and vote

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Obama administration will press ahead with its fight against one federal employee’s bid to obtain health insurance for her same-sex

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States moved warships and aircraft closer to Libya Monday and froze $30 billion in assets, ramping up pressure on what

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A deal to avert a government shutdown took shape in Congress on Monday, but the short-term spending measure would do nothing to

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to states struggling to implement his healthcare law, offering support for a proposal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate could vote this week on Republican proposals that will ensure some government payments continue uninterrupted if Congress fails to approve

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday everyone should be ready for sacrifice to help tackle U.S. budget problems, but it does no

MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) – Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 hours and vote

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Most Indiana Democratic state representatives were staying in Illinois on Monday, prolonging into a second week a stand-off to delay a vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States began moving warships and aircraft closer to Libya on Monday and froze $30 billion in Libyan assets, ramping up