Congress eyes flood insurance fix as tsunami nears
March 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As a tsunami bore down on the western United States, a congressional panel explored ways to fix the broken National Flood Insurance
Next stopgap bill would cut $6 billion over 3 weeks
March 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republicans are preparing another stopgap-spending bill that would cut $6 billion from current levels and keep the government running for three
Obama news conference time pushed back
March 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The time of President Barack Obama’s news conference on Friday has been changed to 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) from 11:15 a.m.
For Fed’s Dudley, iPad comment falls flat in Queens
March 11, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank doesn’t normally face a raucous crowd. Read the full story.
Just say ‘no’ to bank robbery
March 11, 2011
A would-be thief’s attempt to rob a suburban New York bank was thwarted when the teller refused his demand for money. Police said the man
Wisconsin governor cancels layoffs after union vote
March 11, 2011
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Friday he was canceling the layoff warning notices he sent late last week to public
Hundreds dead as massive quake, tsunami hits Japan
March 11, 2011
A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away
Biden backs Moldova’s pro-Europe course
March 11, 2011
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Vice-President Joe Biden on Friday threw U.S. weight behind solving a long-standing separatist dispute over a rebel territory in Moldova and voiced
Latest adultery excuse: Love of country made me do it
March 11, 2011
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich set up a new low in political claptrap this week by claiming his love of country forced him to seek
Next stopgap spending bill cuts $6 billion
March 11, 2011
House Republicans are preparing another stopgap-spending bill that would cut $6 billion from current levels and keep the government running for three more weeks, Representative