Syrian tanks step up shelling of Homs

euronews 11-FEB-12

Romney wins prized straw poll at conservative gathering

cnn 11-FEB-12

Iran begins new military exercises in south (AP)

news 04-FEB-12

US report urges tougher stance against Iran

aljazeera 01-FEB-12

Arab League leaders addressing U.N. on Syria

cnn 31-JAN-12

Angela Merkel warns Greek rescue may fail as she calls for closer ties to prevent financial meltdown

dailymail 26-JAN-12

Reid puts off PIPA vote

CBSnews 20-JAN-12

Wikipedia in anti-Sopa 'blackout'

bbc 17-JAN-12

Iran issues oil warning to Gulf

bbc 16-JAN-12

Santorum mixes academia into campaign trail pitch (AP)

news 16-JAN-12

Republican Candidates Ready to Rumble in Key New Hampshire Debate

ABCnews 07-JAN-12

GOP candidates focus on New Hampshire, South Carolina

cnn 06-JAN-12

Bachmann withdraws from US campaign

RTERadio 04-JAN-12

19:06 EU 'agrees' Iran crude embargo

irishtimes 04-JAN-12

Mitt Romney comes out on top in final Iowa poll before Tuesday's primary

dailymail 01-JAN-12

No holiday break for candidates as Iowa caucuses near

cnn 31-DEC-11

Congress leaves, no deal on payroll taxes

cnn 21-DEC-11

Congress OKs massive spending plan

cnn 18-DEC-11

US Congress deal averts shutdown

bbc 16-DEC-11

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan is a responsible state and will continue to uphold and promote the cause of regional peace and stability.

ptvworldnews 16-DEC-11

House passes bill to expand sanctions on Iran

reuters 15-DEC-11

U.S. Republicans move to muscle spending bill through House

montrealgazette 15-DEC-11

Debt crisis: as it happened December 14, 2011

telegraph 15-DEC-11

U.S. tax fight gets nastier, government shutdown looms

montrealgazette 14-DEC-11

China sends leading patrol ship to E China Sea

chinadaily 13-DEC-11

US election 2012: Mitt Romney risks alienating struggling American voters with $10,000 bet remark

telegraph 11-DEC-11

Iranian TV shows images of 'downed' U.S. drone

latimes 09-DEC-11

Blagojevich Begins Bleak Countdown to Prison

ABCnews 08-DEC-11

Gorbachev calls for new Russian elections

cnn 07-DEC-11

Sceptics question UN climate strategy

aljazeera 07-DEC-11

US opens an online Iranian embassy

telegraph 06-DEC-11

Pakistan recalls some troops from posts on Afghan border

cnn 06-DEC-11

Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in Iran

latimes 05-DEC-11

Iran diplomats expelled from UK return home

aljazeera 03-DEC-11

Oil hovers at $100 ahead of key US jobs report

TheFrontierPost 03-DEC-11

Iran diplomats leave London for Tehran

aljazeera 02-DEC-11

Pakistan: NATO attack inflames tense ties with U.S.

cnn 27-NOV-11

Pakistani ambassador to US caught in controversy (AP)

news 17-NOV-11

Obama says China has not moved quickly enough on yuan

phantis 14-NOV-11

Job market improves modestly as unemployment falls (AP)

news 04-NOV-11

1.9 million still without power in U.S. east

montrealgazette 01-NOV-11

Deadly snow storms strike East US

RTERadio 31-OCT-11

US urged to resolve Taiwan arms sales dispute

chinadaily 26-OCT-11

US attempts to seize $70m from despot's 'corrupt' son

independent 26-OCT-11

Chinese stocks gain 1.66% -- Oct 25

chinadaily 25-OCT-11

Video: Syria's crackdown sends U.S. ambassador home

CBSnews 25-OCT-11

EU crisis talks in limbo after crucial summit is cancelled

telegraph 25-OCT-11

US senator talks about military option in Syria (AP)

news 23-OCT-11

US Senate confirms new commerce secretary

channelnewsasia 21-OCT-11

Competing fiscal plans blocked in divided Senate (Reuters)

news 21-OCT-11

Libya conflict in pictures: the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi

telegraph 20-OCT-11

China backs Pakistan bid for non-permanent UNSC seat

TheFrontierPost 20-OCT-11

Nato kills senior commander of feared insurgent group in Afghanistan

dailymail 05-OCT-11

Lawmakers find a common whipping boy: China (AP)

news 05-OCT-11

:Taiwan Arms Sales Becomes U.S. Political Spell

watchingamerica 03-OCT-11

Don't politicize Chinese currency

xinhuanet_en 02-OCT-11

The Foreign Minister has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul and said Islamabad is fully committed to promoting

ptvworldnews 28-SEP-11

Uzbekistan: Military Aid to Tashkent Would Help Protect NDN - State Department

eurasianet 28-SEP-11

US Senate averts government shutdown

aljazeera 27-SEP-11

Pakistan desires collective efforts for regional peace, stability: Khar

app 25-SEP-11

Pakistan's foreign minister warns U.S. against hot pursuit on its soil

washtimes 24-SEP-11

Iran releases US men jailed as spies

aljazeera 21-SEP-11

Google+ Now Open to Everyone and Offers Range of New Features

ibtimes 21-SEP-11

Daughter of late Senator Ted Kennedy dies at age 51 (Reuters)

news 18-SEP-11

Kara Kennedy, Daughter of Former Senator, Dies at 51

IHT 17-SEP-11

Iran sets bail for Americans

examiner 14-SEP-11

Republican presidential debate: Rick Perry goes on the defensive

telegraph 13-SEP-11

Palestinian statehood 'essential for success of Israel peace neogitations'

telegraph 07-SEP-11

Russia, Pakistan urge better Afghan security training

dawn 02-SEP-11

Quake damages Washington Monument, most federal buildings reopened

cnn 24-AUG-11

5.9 quake shakes east coast of US

RTERadio 23-AUG-11

Goldman CEO hires prominent defense lawyer (Reuters)

news 23-AUG-11

Brawls erupt in China as Biden, players make 'goodwill' visits

latimes 19-AUG-11

Obama calls on Syria's Assad to step down

aljazeera 18-AUG-11

Video: FBI hunting for missing American in Pakistan

CBSnews 16-AUG-11

Pakistan 'gave China access to bin Laden raid helicopter'

telegraph 15-AUG-11

US aid official kidnapped in Pakistan

aljazeera 14-AUG-11

Gunmen kidnap American from his home in Pakistan

latimes 13-AUG-11

women footballers struggle to play

bignewsnetwork 12-AUG-11

Russia and Azerbaijan: An Obstacle to the U.S. in the Caucasus?

eurasianet 12-AUG-11

Brazil, Iran foster stronger ties

cnn 10-AUG-11

London riots spark shock and gloating around the world

telegraph 09-AUG-11

Chinese jets cannot chase spy planes away, says U.S. admiral

montrealgazette 27-JUL-11

Senate confirms Mueller for new term as FBI head

AP 27-JUL-11

Obama: 'Make your voice heard' on debt crisis

cnn 26-JUL-11

'Cut, cap and balance' unlikely to end debt ceiling struggle

cnn 18-JUL-11

Murdoch to apologize; Brooks quits

cnn 15-JUL-11

Standard & Poor's says US rating at risk

RTERadio 15-JUL-11

Palestinians' gambit for UN recognition wobbles (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 15-JUL-11

Edited by Jenette Axelrod :America and Pakistan’s Deteriorating Relations

watchingamerica 15-JUL-11

Santorum [-said]: It's funny, because I ran for the United States Senate the same year Mitt Romney ran for the United States Senate,

CBSnews 08-FEB-12

Patrick Kennedy [ said]: My father had great passion for the United States Senate. It was his life for many years. There could be no greater testament to his legacy than allowing the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate to turn this home into a place of learning,

finanznachrichten 30-JAN-12

Boehner [-said]: We have passed 30 bills in the House that would help get our economy moving again. Twenty-seven of them are sitting over in the United States Senate,

ABCnews 29-JAN-12

Patrick Leahy [said:]: The day will come when the senators who forced this move will look back and realise they made a knee-jerk reaction to a monumental problem.’ Criminals in China, Russia and other countries 'who do nothing but peddle in counterfeit products and stolen American content are smugly watching how the United States Senate decided

dailymail 21-JAN-12

Leahy [-said]: Somewhere in China today, in Russia today, and in many other countries that do not respect American intellectual property, criminals who do nothing but peddle in counterfeit products and stolen American content are smugly watching how the United States Senate decided it was not even worth debating how to stop the overseas criminals from draining our economy,

latimes 20-JAN-12

Leahy [-said]: Criminals who do nothing but peddle in counterfeit products and stolen American content are smugly watching how the United States Senate decided it was not even worth debating how to stop the overseas criminals from draining our economy,

news 20-JAN-12

Boehner [-said]: We’ve passed jobs bill after jobs bill after jobs bill. The House has done its work, but it takes two to tango, and that’s why our members are frustrated … that we’ve got 30 bills that will help produce more American jobs sitting in the United States Senate,

ABCnews 18-JAN-12

Yaalon [-said]: The US Senate is also in favour, but the US government is hesitating, fearing higher oil prices in an election year,

news24 16-JAN-12

Santorum [-said]: And when I left the United States Senate, I got involved in causes that I believe in,

news 08-JAN-12

Santorum [-said]: We are a country of laws. Will I like it if the United States Senate blocks my appointments? No, I won't,

reuters 05-JAN-12

Perry [-said]: He's got a spending problem, he's got an earmark problem, he voted eight times to raise the debt ceiling in the United States Senate,

news 01-JAN-12

Perry [-said]: He voted to raise the debt ceiling eight times, eight times while he was in the United States Senate -- more than doubling our debt, putting on the backs of these young people, from some $4.1 trillion to $9 trillion,

cnn 31-DEC-11

Reid [-said]: The times that we are going through here are not unusual for the United States Senate,

reuters 18-DEC-11

Boehner [-told]: If that bill comes over to us, we will make changes to it, and I will guarantee you that the Keystone pipeline will be in there when it goes back to the United States Senate,

reuters 16-DEC-11

Boehner [-told]: I guarantee that the Keystone pipeline will be in there when it goes back to the United States Senate,

news 16-DEC-11

Boehner [-also said that]: But it is time for the Senate to act. Democrats who run the United States Senate can't continue to hide and sit on the sidelines.

CBSnews 14-DEC-11

Obama [ said]: For the third time in recent weeks, every single Republican in the United States Senate has chosen to obstruct a jobs bill that independent economists said would boost our economy and put Americans back to work,

kuna 04-NOV-11

Boehner [-said]: We've got these 15 bills that continue to sit in the United States Senate. All of the steps that we can take right now to remove some of the barriers to job creation. Listen, I think it's time to find common ground. Many of these bills have broad, bipartisan support and there's no reason for the Senate not to take them up,

msnbc 03-NOV-11

Obama [-said]: For the second time in two weeks, every single Republican in the United States Senate has chosen to obstruct a bill that would create jobs and get our economy going again. That's unacceptable,

news 21-OCT-11

Obama [-said]: For the second time in two weeks, every single Republican in the United States Senate has chosen to obstruct a bill that would create jobs and get our economy going again,

AP 21-OCT-11

Boehner [-said]: We go through this annual funding process to fund the government with 12 appropriations bills, and we’ve got to come to some agreement with the United States Senate, but as we go through this process, there have been limitation amendments added to these bills for as long as Congress has been appropriating money,

ABCnews 04-OCT-11

Carney [-said]: What I know about the speaker’s proposal in the House right now is that there are already, I believe, 55, 56, 57, 58 Senators -- Democrats and Republicans - who oppose it. It ain’t going anywhere in the United States Senate. So we need to start doing things that actually can pass both houses [of Congress] and be signed into law,

voanews 28-JUL-11

Angle [-said]: It is regrettable that a man seeking dialogue, action and cooperation for votes on the floor of the United States Senate has only one strategy to achieve that effort: name-calling. Nice,

usaToday 28-JUL-11

Reid [ said]: This is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever to be placed on the floor of the United States Senate,

voanews 23-JUL-11

Pawlenty [-said]: He was in the United States Senate long enough to have a cup of coffee before it got cold,

newschannel5 20-JUL-11

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

cnn 15-JUL-11

Reid [-said]: As long as I am the majority leader of the United States Senate, this ill-conceived project will never see the light of day and we will never truck nuclear waste through Nevada's neighborhoods,

newschannel5 04-MAY-11

Santorum [-said]: I came into the United States Senate with Bill Clinton in charge of the presidency, and on a variety of issues I did not like the way the president was spending money. So I aggressively earmarked money so we would spend money in areas that the president would otherwise not have spent,

news 30-APR-11

Gates [-was telling]: This team will provide the leadership to help make our nation safer. I could not be more pleased with these selections. I hope these nominees receive swift approval by the United States Senate.

cnn 28-APR-11

Kaine [-said]: I'm running for the United States Senate because America has big challenges and I'm convinced that Virginia has answers to help strengthen our nation,

reuters 06-APR-11

Mike Johanns [ said]: Passing the 1099 repeal exemplifies why I came to the United States Senate,

washtimes 05-APR-11

McCain [ said]: said US Senator John McCain. Yet just 18-months ago, McCain flew to shake hands with the Libyan leader and peddling American military equipment. Tripoli peddling American military equipment and shaking hands with the Libyan leader and his son We intend to do everything we can to ensure relations between our countries deepen ,

russiatoday 24-MAR-11

Obama [-said]: Several years ago we were able to craft a bipartisan consensus, at least in the United States Senate, around this issue,

earthtimes 23-MAR-11

Boehner [ said]: The House has passed legislation, reflecting the will of the people that would keep the government running through October while cutting spending. The leader of the United States Senate has refused to allow a vote on this legislation, so the House will pass a shorter-term bill that will also keep the government running while including reasonable spending cuts at the same time,

newschannel5 28-FEB-11

Hoyer [-said]: I think that the United States Senate is not going to pass this bill,

npr 27-FEB-11