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Obama asks for patience on economy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed. ...  > full story

Honduras de facto leader says will step aside

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Honduras's post-coup de facto leader said on Friday he would give up his presidential duties for a week, a step Washington welcomed as a way to help ease a five-month-old political crisis. ...  > full story

Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. ...  > full story

Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. ...  > full story

Top House Democrat questions 9/11 criminal trials

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the September 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court. ...  > full story

Senate sets hearing on Bernanke's renomination

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — The Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's renomination to a second term on December 3, putting the central bank chief under scrutiny at a time when the Fed is facing intense criticism in Congress. ...  > full story

Healthcare lobby set for record spending this year

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — It's not just spending on U.S. healthcare that is breaking records. Drugmakers, insurers and industry groups are on track to spend an all-time high of more than $500 million this year to influence Congress' revamp of the healthcare system. ...  > full story

Ethics panel admonishes Obama Senate replacement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama. ...  > full story

U.S. to tighten control of Afghan contracts: Gates

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — The United States must tighten control of Afghan aid contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday. ...  > full story

Senate leader at risk in healthcare battle

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the Senate battle to revamp the healthcare system than the chamber's Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid. ...  > full story
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