Negotiations continue on tax cut

cnn 17-DEC-11

Standard & Poor's says US rating at risk

RTERadio 15-JUL-11

Battle for Libya | July 5, 2011

IHT 06-JUL-11

France admits dropping weapons to Libyan rebels

euronews 29-JUN-11

Official: War Powers Resolution doesn't apply to Libya

cnn 28-JUN-11

Surfer avoids death as jet ski heads straight for him: pictures by Brian Bielmann

telegraph 28-JUN-11

Debt-reduction talks speed up as deadline nears (Washington Post)

news 21-JUN-11

Libyan officials say civilians killed by NATO strike

channel4news 19-JUN-11

Gaddafi claims NATO will be defeated

RTERadio 17-JUN-11

Obama under pressure from Congress over Libya

euronews 15-JUN-11

US seeks sustained Libya pressure

bbc 09-JUN-11

US banks lose vote on card fees

bbc 09-JUN-11

Visa profits surge 24 per cent on higher spending

timesofoman 07-MAY-11

Al-Qaeda confirms bin Laden’s death

ft 06-MAY-11

Obama says world safer without Bin Laden

aljazeera 03-MAY-11

Another Christian Martyred in Pakistan (Time.com)

news 03-MAR-11

Obama adviser: Don't 'play chicken' with debt ceiling

washtimes 02-JAN-11

START gets initial approval in Russia

cnn 24-DEC-10

US Senate approves new 'START' pact

aljazeera 22-DEC-10

US-Russia arms pact 'set to pass'

bbc 21-DEC-10

Edited by Mark DeLucas :Washington-Moscow Relations Improve: In Pledge of the Ratification of the New START

watchingamerica 04-DEC-10

Russian PM Putin snubs Zurich World Cup vote

cnn 01-DEC-10

Pessimistic Fed to slash growth forecasts

ft 21-NOV-10

Federal Reserve chief hits out at China

euronews 19-NOV-10

Official: Talks under way to spend billions more on nuclear arsenal

cnn 14-NOV-10

The Tea Party's Plan for Capitol Hill

CBSnews 04-NOV-10

Obama Getting Fewer Judges Confirmed Than Nixon

CBSnews 06-SEP-10

US lawmakers want more answers on Afghan war plan

alertnet 26-JUN-10

Obama and Senate Republicans discuss priorities

reuters 26-MAY-10

US Senate backs Wall St reforms

bbc 21-MAY-10

START Treaty Meets Skeptical Reception From Senate Republicans (CQPolitics.com)

news 18-MAY-10

Senate GOP Proposes Alternate Consumer Plan

NPRnews 06-MAY-10

U.S. Postal Service Resumes Delivery To Haiti

NPRnews 05-MAY-10

Bank reform bill faces key test

bbc 26-APR-10

Barack Obama promises to end bailouts 'once and for all'

telegraph 25-APR-10

Democrats Set Showdown Vote On Wall Street Bill

NPRnews 23-APR-10

Synthetic, derivative

economist 21-APR-10

Goldman Sachs scandal sparks fierce US debate

channel4news 20-APR-10

GOP senators united In opposition to financial reform bill

cnn 17-APR-10

Reform Bill From Senate Democrats Calls for More Oversight

IHT 16-MAR-10

Obama goes after insurers in push for health care reform

cnn 08-MAR-10

Obama reasserts Volcker rule, Senate bill seen

reuters 04-MAR-10

Harry Reid scales back Senate jobs bill, reflecting voter anger (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 12-FEB-10

Haiti leaders point to progress

RTERadio 30-JAN-10

Top Wall Street executives aplogise for failures during the height of financial turmoil in 2008

dailymail 13-JAN-10

Health Care Bill Clears Second Senate Vote

CBSnews 22-DEC-09

Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment

cnn 06-DEC-09

McChrystal sells Obama war plan

aljazeera 03-DEC-09

Obama mulls options on Japan visit

channel4news 13-NOV-09

UN 'hopeful' after Iran response

bbc 29-OCT-09

Helicopter crash in Pakistan kills 3

cnn 25-OCT-09

Senate panel OKs health plan with one GOP backer

cnn 13-OCT-09

Swat Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan

latimes 11-SEP-09

Joe Wilson says outburst to Obama speech 'spontaneous'

cnn 10-SEP-09

Obama to reappoint Bernanke as Fed chief

ft 25-AUG-09

U.S. Sudan Envoy Says Sanctions Unhelpful

CBSnews 31-JUL-09

Senate panel OKs plan to revamp health care system (AP)

news 16-JUL-09

Senate Passes $91.3 Billion War Bill

CBSnews 22-MAY-09

Pakistani refugees 'reach 1.45m'

bbc 18-MAY-09

India votes in final round of elections

ft 13-MAY-09

U.S., Afghanistan differ on number of civilian casualties in strikes

cnn 09-MAY-09

Republican party faithful round on Specter

ft 30-APR-09

Obama Gets Tough With GM, Chrysler

NPRnews 31-MAR-09

Ailing AIG stands by need for bonuses

latimes 15-MAR-09

White House Banking On Nationalization?

CBSnews 24-FEB-09

GM says new loan would see it through

IHT 19-FEB-09

Obama urges Senate action on stimulus

washtimes 01-FEB-09

US Senate backs treasury nominee

bbc 27-JAN-09

Fiat to take 35% stake in Chrysler

ft 20-JAN-09

US fugitives unsure Cuba thaw is good news (AP)

news 18-JAN-09

Bank of America in line for more aid

washtimes 16-JAN-09

Senate Releases Bailout Funds

WashingtonPost_B 16-JAN-09

Clinton nomination may pass committee today (AP)

news 15-JAN-09

Obama awaits vote in Senate for $350B bailout (AP)

news 15-JAN-09

Steven Chu impresses energy committee

topix 14-JAN-09

Obama will stick to tax promise, his aides say

latimes 29-DEC-08

Israeli attacks in Gaza

ft 28-DEC-08

N.Y. Republicans Slam Caroline Kennedy

CBSnews 21-DEC-08

Long haul to government help for Big 3 (AP)

news 21-DEC-08

White House Green Lights Automaker Bailout

CBSnews 20-DEC-08

Automakers to get $13.4 billion bailout

cnn 19-DEC-08

Auto bailout could be announced by Wednesday (Reuters)

news 16-DEC-08

Bush says US will stand by Afghanistan

ft 15-DEC-08

White House: no action on auto bailout while Bush in Iraq (AFP)

news 14-DEC-08

White House Promises Last-Ditch Auto Rescue

ABCnews 13-DEC-08

Auto bailout's death seen as a Republican blow at unions

latimes 13-DEC-08

Senate kills U.S. car industry £9bn bail-out after talks over wage cuts fail

dailymail 12-DEC-08

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse: FTSE plunges after U.S. Senate rejects £9bn car firm bail-out

dailymail 12-DEC-08

Auto Bailout Now A Must, Says White House

CBSnews 11-DEC-08

Auto Rescue Bill In Peril, Again

CBSnews 10-DEC-08

GM, Chrysler could get bailout cash in week

cnn 09-DEC-08

Talks Turn to Terms for Auto Aid

WashingtonPost_B 07-DEC-08

Understanding but no consensus on auto bailout (Reuters)

news 05-DEC-08

Stricken U.S. car makers beg Congress for $25bn in aid as bailout bill stalls

dailymail 18-NOV-08

Azerbaijan takes active part in ensuring energy security of Europe

ans_az 12-NOV-08

Tickets stake out the same territory

latimes 06-SEP-08

EU must be united and firm on Russia

ft 31-AUG-08

Russian troops accused of hampering refugees

RTERadio 30-AUG-08

McCain mentions mum to challenge age critics

guardian 14-APR-08

Iraqi leaders turn wary of Iran, Petraeus says

cnn 12-APR-08

Congress sends rebate measure to Bush's desk

cnn 08-FEB-08

Bush urged to seize Pakistan's arsenal

guardian 01-DEC-07

US hails Pakistan leader's pledge

bbc 30-NOV-07

Tropical Storm Noel prompts flood warning

cnn 29-OCT-07

Tropical storm forms near Haiti

cnn 28-OCT-07

Senate begins critical vote on immigration bill

cnn 28-JUN-07

Immigration bill faces crucial vote

news 28-JUN-07

Senate extends immigration debate

bbc 22-MAY-07

Biden Favors U.S. Troops for Darfur

ABCnews 22-MAY-07

Lawmakers debate move for new Iraq war authorization

cnn 19-FEB-07

US Senate seeks Iraq troops vote

bbc 17-FEB-07

New era as Democrats take power

bbc 05-JAN-07

Democrats sweep into Congress

guardian 04-JAN-07

Democrats seal Senate victory

guardian 09-NOV-06

Allen Narrowly Trails in Va. Senate Race

ABCnews 08-NOV-06

Democrats Close In On House

CBSnews 08-NOV-06

Exit polls: Bush, Iraq key to outcome

cnn 08-NOV-06

Democrats optimistic ahead of US vote

aljazeera 07-NOV-06

Election Shapes Up As National Referendum

CBSnews 07-NOV-06

Corker has swayed Tennessee toward GOP (Brian DeBose)

washtimes 05-NOV-06

Parties braced for election-night upsets

ft 03-NOV-06

Tenn. Senate Hopefuls Face Final Debate

guardian 29-OCT-06

Wal-Mart Reports Slow Growth in October

guardian 28-OCT-06

GOP moves fast to reignite issue of gay marriage

ft 27-OCT-06

Interracial Sex Becomes Weapon in Tennessee Senate Race

ABCnews 26-OCT-06

Free thinker finds a formula to win over Republican south

ft 24-OCT-06

[ said]: I think the Keystone pipeline component is certainly a very large victory,

news 17-DEC-11

[-told]: I think people walked away knowing he has no intentions whatsoever of furthering U.S. involvement in the crisis,

news 15-DEC-11

[-told]: I think people walked away knowing he has no intentions whatsoever of furthering US involvement in the crisis,

euobserver 15-DEC-11

[ said]: It’s not the way to govern a country that has the huge economic, spending and deficit issues we have right now,

washtimes 02-DEC-11

[ says]: Hypocrisy,

WashingtonPost 20-NOV-11

[-told]: We are working with the administration right now to get where we need to be on the [nuclear] modernization piece,

ruvr 16-NOV-11

[-told]: We are working with the administration right now to get where we need to be on the (nuclear) modernization piece,

kyivpost 16-NOV-11

[-said]: I believe what will happen is going to be a trade war,

ABCnews 04-OCT-11

[ said]: It's like we know what we've got to do but we won't do it,

wsj 04-OCT-11

[-told]: I think this whole nation-building effort has been put on steroids. ... I think we have done tremendous harm to the people of Afghanistan with the huge amounts of U.S. dollars that have flowed into the country,

alertnet 09-SEP-11

[-asked]: high hurdle.

cnn 07-SEP-11

[ said]: Almost all of this would go away if the administration would just sit down and put appropriate checks and balances in place,

news 07-SEP-11

[-said]: When others stop focusing on this issue, Congress will go back to their old ways,

news 16-JUL-11

[ said]: I am very disappointed in the United States Senate,

cnn 15-JUL-11

[-said]: We are here over the debt ceiling,

upi 06-JUL-11

[ said]: If the resolution we're debating is debated and passed, it would not affect one iota what we're doing in Libya,

AP 05-JUL-11

[-said]: The chairman mentioned (that) since no American is being shot, there's no hostilities. By that reasoning we could drop a nuclear bomb on Tripoli and we would not be involved in hostilities, and this goes to the sort of preposterous argument that is being made,

reuters 29-JUN-11

[said:]: I hope that when we look back, whenever this ends, something very good has come out of it.

mailonsunday 29-JUN-11

[-said]: I would guess at night, however people of your category give high-fives, you're talking to other academics about this cute argument that has been utilized,

latimes 28-JUN-11

[-said]: I think you've undermined the integrity of the War Powers Act,

cnn 28-JUN-11

[-says]: All of us are being patient as they meet in private, sharing no details about what they're doing,

npr 22-JUN-11

[-told]: I want to know what the nature of our operations are,

CBSnews 22-JUN-11

[-said]: This is a massive nation-building effort, and ... I don't think that's an effort that is sustainable nor one we should be involved in,

npr 22-JUN-11

[ said]: There’s a large degree of apprehension,

news 21-JUN-11

[ said]: There's a large degree of apprehension,

upi 21-JUN-11

[-said]: It's strange because my sense is had they come to ask for authorization on the front end and just been open about it, these are the kinds of things that typically there's overwhelming bipartisan support,

msnbc 17-JUN-11

[ said]: The way the administration handled this entire affair left people on both sides of the aisle very perplexed,

newschannel5 17-JUN-11

[-wrote]: We owe it to every man and woman who puts on a uniform to serve our country, and every taxpayer who funds the operations, to be clear that our entry into any conflict — whether in response to an attack on the homeland or a threat our broader national security — has been entered into in a lawful and appropriate manner,

AP 16-JUN-11

[-wrote]: We owe it to every man and woman who puts on a uniform to serve our country, and every taxpayer who funds the operations, to be clear that our entry into any conflict - whether in response to an attack on the homeland or a threat our broader national security - has been entered into in a lawful and appropriate manner,

newschannel5 16-JUN-11

[-wrote]: We owe it to every man and woman who puts on a uniform to serve our country, and every taxpayer who funds the operations, to be clear that our entry into any conflict whether in response to an attack on the homeland or a threat our broader national security has been entered into in a lawful and appropriate manner,

news 16-JUN-11

[-said]: It sort of pits senators between retailers and bankers. And I understand that. And people really just don't like being in that position,

news 07-JUN-11

[ said]: very irrational,

cnn 06-MAY-11

[ said]: This is a seminal moment in our country’s history,

IHT 02-MAY-11

[ said]: This is the most dysfunctional place I've been a part of in my life,

CBSnews 23-APR-11

[ said]: I'll knock on wood as I ask this question,

cnn 29-MAR-11

[ said]: We’re building momentum,

news 18-MAR-11

[-said]: the most disheartening place in the world to be, when you are talking about the type of relationship that we have.

dailytimesPK 03-MAR-11

[-said]: It is hugely disheartening to see what we are doing in Afghanistan taking place knowing that the centre of it all is really in Pakistan,

dailytimesPK 03-MAR-11

[ said]: The problem we find ourselves in today is not a Republican or Democratic problem, both parties have contributed to the situation we're in but what this bill would require us to do is set priorities,

newschannel5 02-FEB-11

[-said]: I really feel like I am making a difference in the Senate,

newschannel5 07-JAN-11

[ said]: The question is not if it passes, the question is when,

khaleejtimes 22-DEC-10

[-told]: I think it's going to pass and more than just pass,

newschannel5 21-DEC-10

[-told]: I think it’s going to pass and more than just pass,

japantoday 21-DEC-10

[-told]: I’m in the same place I was the day I passed it out of committee,

irishsun 20-DEC-10