WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — Manufacturing activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region hit a two-year high in November, indicating the economic recovery was gaining momentum, while the trend in claims for jobless aid continued downward. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing 18 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — Two U.S. senators vowed on Wednesday not to interfere with a criminal probe of the Fort Hood shootings but said they must move ahead with their own hearing into the rampage. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks would be convicted and put to death, but later said he was not trying to prejudge the trial. ... > full story
SEOUL, Nov. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss luring a reluctant North Korea back to nuclear dealings and a long-delayed trade pact with Seoul in talks with President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday at the end of his Asian tour. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, can be closed next year, but he acknowledged that he will not meet his original January deadline. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. military does not have to decide until April or May whether to push back the end of its combat operations in Iraq due to a possible delay in the country's next election, the U.S. commander said Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid prepared to unveil long-awaited healthcare overhaul legislation on Wednesday, with the first test vote on the package expected by the end of the week. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in Afghanistan. ... > full story
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