Arabs 'to extend Syria mission'

bbc 22-JAN-12

Magnetic bomb kills another scientist in Iran as regime accuses West of staging covert war to thwart its nuclear plans

dailymail 11-JAN-12

Republicans pass payroll tax extension

telegraph 23-DEC-11

Boehner and House GOP to block Senate tax plan

CBSnews 20-DEC-11

House, Senate at odds over payroll tax cut (AP)

news 19-DEC-11

Congress OKs massive spending plan

cnn 18-DEC-11

Negotiations continue on tax cut

cnn 17-DEC-11

Airport search complaints prompt calls for on-site advocates

reuters 11-DEC-11

Facebook to double in size with engineering hub in the Big Apple

dailymail 03-DEC-11

Senate Democrats Start Push for the Payroll Tax Cut Extension

ABCnews 28-NOV-11

Newt Gingrich wins New Hampshire Union Leader endorsement

guardian 27-NOV-11

China lauds 'old friend' Mugabe

bbc 17-NOV-11

Iran will respond to attacks with iron fist, says supreme leader

montrealgazette 11-NOV-11

Democrats offer new tax trigger as means to overhaul code

latimes 10-NOV-11

Iran hits back over nuclear report

aljazeera 09-NOV-11

Transportation Safety Board Releases Report on Low-Cost Bus Safety

IHT 01-NOV-11

Lawmakers find a common whipping boy: China (AP)

news 05-OCT-11

Senate Dems plan new tax to pay for jobs bill

CBSnews 05-OCT-11

Obama ties Medicare cuts to tax increases on wealthy

washtimes 20-SEP-11

Squirrels nearly bring Senate to a halt

cnn 16-SEP-11

Obama unveils jobs plan to 'jolt' economy

aljazeera 09-SEP-11

Clinton: Libya must deal with Lockerbie bomber

CBSnews 02-SEP-11

Colonel Gaddafi issues defiant warning to rebels that they face a 'long battle' for control of Libya

telegraph 01-SEP-11

Concern over 40,000 Libyan prisoners

RTERadio 29-AUG-11

China to slow its high-speed trains

latimes 11-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

Obama to speak on debt ceiling negotiations after Boehner, Reid release separate plans

cnn 25-JUL-11

Obama speaks as debt crisis looms

cnn 05-JUL-11

Fireworks in Congress as debt ceiling deadline looms

cnn 04-JUL-11

White House challenges GOP in deficit talks

usaToday 28-JUN-11

First: A Decent Proposal

IHT 27-JUN-11

US Congressman Resigns In Internet Sex Scandal

voanews 16-JUN-11

Liam Fox: 9,500 troops will remain in Afghanistan

telegraph 16-JUN-11

Obama on Weiner: 'I would resign'

cnn 14-JUN-11

Weiner's behaviour a 'distraction': White House

CBC 13-JUN-11

Rep. Weiner to take leave of absence to seek treatment

latimes 12-JUN-11

Will Weiner's constituents forgive him?

cnn 07-JUN-11

Anthony Weiner admits lying about online photos

latimes 06-JUN-11

Congressman says he did not post lewd photo on Twitter

cnn 01-JUN-11

China not manipulating currency: US Treasury

chinadaily 28-MAY-11

Pakistan admits bin Laden 'shortcomings' but warns U.S.

cnn 05-MAY-11

China census shows population ageing and urban

phantis 28-APR-11

Republicans turn up heat on Obama over oil prices

reuters 27-APR-11

China’s biggest brewery phases in price rises

ft 20-APR-11

The president is Missing*

delo 16-APR-11

US Congress passes budget deal

aljazeera 15-APR-11

What victory? Bitter Tea Party rounds on Boehner as he claims budget triumph (that is, compromise with Obama)

dailymail 10-APR-11

Clock ticking as budget deal deadline looms

cnn 08-APR-11

Government shutdown looms as Obama's all-night talks can't solve spending debate

dailymail 07-APR-11

Obama fails to end budget standoff

latimes 06-APR-11

Schumer claims progress in late-night budget talks

washtimes 06-APR-11

House Republicans to propose $6.2 trillion in spending cuts

latimes 05-APR-11

Senators expect budget deal to avoid government shutdown

cnn 04-APR-11

Geraldine A. Ferraro, 1935-2011: Geraldine A. Ferraro, First Woman on Major Party Ticket, Dies at 75

IHT 27-MAR-11

Congress passes second bill to avert shutdown

washtimes 18-MAR-11

Bus accident kills 2 in New Jersey

cnn 16-MAR-11

Tokyo nuke cloud crisis after Japan earthquake

thesun 14-MAR-11

Lawmakers try to carve out spending plan

cnn 14-MAR-11

Obama calls for budget consensus

bbc 26-FEB-11

Cantor sees Social Security reform proposals soon (Reuters)

news 25-FEB-11

Dems, GOP in Congress begin dance to avert government shutdown (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 23-FEB-11

Government shutdown threat looms over budget fight

reuters 20-FEB-11

Source: Obama Seeks 5-Year Partial Budget Freeze

CBSnews 25-JAN-11

Obama toughens line in talks with Hu

ft 20-JAN-11

Obama toughens line in talks with Hu

ft 19-JAN-11

Why China matters to U.S.

cnn 18-JAN-11

'A product of the past': China's president says dollar should no longer be world's top currency

dailymail 17-JAN-11

Giffords doing well after weekend surgeries: doctors

reuters 17-JAN-11

Arizona shooting: Barack Obama leads a minute's silence

telegraph 10-JAN-11

Giffords battles for life after Arizona attack

RTERadio 09-JAN-11

Republicans get control of US Congress

chinadaily 06-JAN-11

Obama signs 9/11 health bill into law

cnn 02-JAN-11

9/11 first responders: Pass heath bill

cnn 22-DEC-10

American senators want Lockerbie bomber back in prison

YorkshirePost 22-DEC-10

1 hurt after rocket fired into southern Israel, military says

cnn 21-DEC-10

Bloomberg to urge 'Christmas miracle' of 9/11 health bill passage in Senate

cnn 20-DEC-10

Dream Act's failure in Senate derails immigration agenda

latimes 19-DEC-10

Trade frictions dent China's high-tech exports

chinadaily 12-DEC-10

Source: White House presents proposed tax deal to Democratic leaders

cnn 06-DEC-10

Eyeing 2012 elections, Democrats set up votes on tax cuts to portray GOP as friend of wealthy

latimes 04-DEC-10

House, Senate Democrats: No tax cuts to 'millionaires'

cnn 03-DEC-10

US regulators warn on “blackout in a can” drinks

stabroeknews 17-NOV-10

Washington state bans 'blackout in a can' and other drinks like it

cnn 11-NOV-10

2010 MID-TERM ELECTION: Republicans seize control as millions of U.S. voters turn their backs on Obama

dailymail 03-NOV-10

China voices fury over Nobel Peace Prize for 'criminal'

telegraph 08-OCT-10

Times Square bomb attempt man jailed for life

guardian 06-OCT-10

US to issue Euro terror warning

thesun 03-OCT-10

Pioneer Iran blogger sentenced to 19 years prison (AP)

news 28-SEP-10

Opinion: Beijing is right to ignore the currency pleas

ft 20-SEP-10

China enhances maritime law enforcement

chinadaily 17-SEP-10

China dispatches buying mission to US

ft 16-SEP-10

Tea party gains in US primaries

aljazeera 15-SEP-10

Paladino scores shocking upset of Lazio in New York

washtimes 15-SEP-10

Chinese Madonna hails from Cambs

thesun 11-SEP-10

Rights activists criticize China for hosting Myanmar leader

latimes 09-SEP-10

Obama to seek extension of R&D tax credits

latimes 05-SEP-10

Lockerbie bombing: US calls for Megrahi to be returned to jail

telegraph 21-AUG-10

Show restraint over Lockerbie bomber, Libya told

euronews 20-AUG-10

Dozens die in India truck plummet

bbc 19-AUG-10

Lockerbie families raise new questions

news24 16-AUG-10

Cancer expert questions Lockerbie bomber case

AP 15-AUG-10

It's now ‘body shops'

Hindu 14-AUG-10

Obama to sign $600 million border bill

cnn 13-AUG-10

Senate approves $600 million in border security funds

cnn 12-AUG-10

Despite scandal, Rangel rings in 80th

cnn 12-AUG-10

Video: Charlie Rangel's Primary Challenger Speaks Out

CBSnews 11-AUG-10

Lawmakers demand Lockerbie bomber medical files (AP)

news 11-AUG-10

A year ago today Lockerbie bomber was given 3 months to live... he's still going strong

dailymail 10-AUG-10

Unanimous Senate OKs $600M for border

washtimes 06-AUG-10

Kagan confirmed to Supreme Court

bbc 05-AUG-10

Senator attacks UK politicians over Lockerbie hearings

independent 28-JUL-10

U.K. Pols Balk at Senate's Lockerbie Inquiry

CBSnews 23-JUL-10

Ashes to ashes: Charlie Rangel's spectacular rise and fall

cnn 23-JUL-10

Cameron snubs calls for inquiry into BP 'lobbying'

euronews 21-JUL-10

British prime minister to meet with Obama

cnn 20-JUL-10

Megrahi: Blair, BP & the Libyan link

independent 18-JUL-10

Apple apologises for iPhone hitch

aljazeera 17-JUL-10

Clinton voices Lockerbie concerns

bbc 16-JUL-10

Apple to hold emergency press conference

telegraph 15-JUL-10

US Senators Seek Probe Into Alleged BP Link to Lockerbie Release

voanews 14-JUL-10

Senators question if BP played role in Pan Am bomber's release

cnn 13-JUL-10

Chinese export surge fuels trade surplus

telegraph 11-JUL-10

Google Gets Its License To Operate In China Renewed

techcrunch 09-JUL-10

China rules out ‘nuclear option’ on T-bills

ft 07-JUL-10

White House sues state of Arizona over tough new immigration law

dailymail 07-JUL-10

Obama urges reform of immigration

bbc 01-JUL-10

[-said]: It will also ensure that no companies that do business with the United States facilitate this type of censorship.

newschannel5 22-JAN-12

[-said]: If Syria won't willingly change its brutal approach and continues to violate the human rights of those seeking to exercise their voices, then we will do everything we can to send the strongest message possible to that nation's leadership that this behavior is beyond the pale and not without consequence,

newschannel5 22-JAN-12

[said:]: If Syria won't willingly change its brutal approach and continues to violate the human rights of those seeking to exercise their voices, then we will do everything we can to send the strongest message possible to that nation's leadership that this behaviour is beyond the pale and not without consequence.

skynews 22-JAN-12

[said:]: If Syria won't willingly change its brutal approach and continues to violate the human rights of those seeking to exercise their voices, then we will do everything we can to send the strongest message possible to that nation's leadership that this behavior is beyond the pale and not without consequence.

ananova 22-JAN-12

[-said]: This new bill is an important step to end the bloodshed by the Syrian government and provide the Syrian people with tools needed to take back their own country.

newschannel5 22-JAN-12

[ said]: Improving communications between the courts, immigration officials and law enforcement and increasing accountability, as this plan will, should enhance our ability to keep drugs off our streets and out of our schools,

news 20-JAN-12

[ said]: The issues that are most salient in 2012 jobs, helping the middle class, income inequality are much better for Democrats than last year. Overall, this is going to be a much better year for us,

WashingtonPost 17-JAN-12

[-wrote]: I urge your agency to proceed with great caution before allowing these powerful narcotics to enter the market,

ABCnews 13-JAN-12

[said:]: The guidelines and regulations issued by the DEA to pharmacists do not meet the challenges faced by 21st century pharmacies and do not fully protect pharmacists from the awful violence prescription drug addicts are willing to inflict in order to steal schedule II narcotics and should be updated to reflect this frightening new reality.

upi 09-JAN-12

[ said]: It's tremendously concerning that at the same time policymakers and law enforcement professionals are waging a war on the growing prescription drug crisis, new super-drugs could well be on their way, flooding the market,

AP 08-JAN-12

[ said]: The Republicans’ goal here is not simply to object to people who have views they think are out of the mainstream, but to shut down parts of the government they don’t like,

IHT 08-JAN-12

[-commented]: We are eager to work in a bi-partisan fashion to pass this bill at the earliest opportunity,

theirishworld 29-DEC-11

[-said]: We are very glad because it’s a win for the American people,

ABCnews 23-DEC-11

[ said]: We urge our Republican colleagues to seek common ground with us on how best to pay for it,

usaToday 23-DEC-11

[ says]: Republicans and Democrats already negotiated an agreement and there is no time and no need to haggle over this any further,

news 23-DEC-11

[ said]: The average Republican House member is going to hear from their constituents, and the pressure to come back and pass our bill is just going to increase,

news 22-DEC-11

[ said]: They should realize that they’re just in a cul-de-sac. They’re at the end of the rope. And they ought to just pass our Democratic-Republican compromise and we can negotiate for the rest of the year,

japantoday 22-DEC-11

[-said]: If the House GOP won’t agree to a two-month deal, how we can believe they’d ever agree to a full-year deal in the next 10 days? That’s why we want a two-month deal up front,

ABCnews 22-DEC-11

[-said]: If the House GOP won’t agree to a two-month deal, how we can believe they’d ever agree to a full year deal in the next 10 days? That’s why we want a two-month deal up front,

ABCnews 21-DEC-11

[ said]: They should realize that they're just in a cul-de-sac. They're at the end of the rope. And they ought to just pass our Democratic-Republican compromise and we can negotiate for the rest of the year,

news 21-DEC-11

[-said]: They are pretty far down a dead-end path right now,

ABCnews 21-DEC-11

[-said]: and gimmicks turn them off.

news 20-DEC-11

[ said]: It is a make-or-break moment for John Boehner's speakership,

latimes 20-DEC-11

[-said]: They won't take `yes' for an answer,

news 20-DEC-11

[-said]: House Republicans claim to support this middle class tax cut, but they are really trying to bury it in a committee,

kuwaittimes 20-DEC-11

[-said]: for an answer,

AP 20-DEC-11

[-said]: is the best way to grow the economy.

news 20-DEC-11

[ said]: This is a rare moment when the public is with the Democrats on a tax issue, and against the Republicans,

news 20-DEC-11

[-said]: Pressure every day is mounting on Republicans,

CBSnews 20-DEC-11

[-said]: This compromise was good enough for Mitch McConnell and Marco Rubio. It was good enough for Jon Kyl and Tom Coburn. It should be good enough for Speaker Boehner,

cnn 19-DEC-11

[-said]: This is a test of whether the House Republicans are fit to govern, and it is a make-or-break moment for John Boehner's speakership,

ibtimes 19-DEC-11

[-said this morning]: Trying to negotiate with Speaker Boehner is like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall,

msnbc 19-DEC-11

[ said]: There are only two choices for the House Republicans at this point,

IHT 19-DEC-11

[ said]: We feel we're giving them the sleeves off a vest,

msnbc 18-DEC-11

[-said]: Many people want to come and live in the United States. They will be here spending money and paying taxes, and the most important thing is they'll sop up the extra supply of homes we have right now compared with demand, and that's what's dragging our economy down,

chinadaily 13-DEC-11

[-said]: While the safety and security of our flights must be a top priority, we need to make sure that flying does not become a fear-inducing, degrading, and potentially humiliating experience,

ABCnews 11-DEC-11

[-said]: We have lots of ideas for viable alternatives, we just need a dancing partner and thus far the House hasn’t given us one, nor have the Senate Republicans stepped forward,

ABCnews 08-DEC-11

[ said]: They have turned this into a Christmas tree,

IHT 08-DEC-11

[ said]: Don't go home Speaker [John] Boehner, because we're going to be here,

usaToday 08-DEC-11

[ said]: Let me put my Republican colleagues on notice: This is not over,

news 08-DEC-11

[-said]: They don’t have the support and that’s their problem.

ABCnews 08-DEC-11

[-said]: If they are playing games with this or they are putting in poison pills because they can’t pass it otherwise, it shows the kind of regard they have for middle-class concerns,

ABCnews 08-DEC-11

[ said]: A vote against this nominee is a vote that declares the Gang of 14 agreement null and void,

washtimes 07-DEC-11

[-said]: Don’t go home Speaker Boehner because we’re going to be here and you’re going to be embarrassed if you do,

ABCnews 07-DEC-11

[-said]: If this body cannot invoke cloture on her nomination today,

ibtimes 06-DEC-11

[-added]: If Republicans are going to suddenly junk that six-year armistice, it could risk throwing the Senate into chaos on judicial nominees. Senate Republicans seem to want to declare open season for filibusters of judges again,

ABCnews 06-DEC-11

[-said]: Forcing hospitals to buy life-saving medications at outrageously inflated prices is unquestionably unethical, and with this legislation it would be illegal, too,

news 06-DEC-11

[-said]: The only arguments against Caitlin Halligan are gotcha arguments,

ibtimes 06-DEC-11

[explained that:]: Simply attacking the wealthy is a bad idea. Saying the wealthy have to do their fair share is the right idea.

cnn 05-DEC-11

[-admitted that]: Go ahead, say it.

cnet 02-DEC-11

[-said]: We have turned the corner,

AP 02-DEC-11

[-said]: During difficult economic times, it is critical that we give growing innovators the breathing room that they need to access public markets,

reuters 02-DEC-11

[-said]: In order for FEMA to be responsive and put money on the ground, the private flood insurance firms must move more quickly to process and approve claims from those families and businesses that were harmed by these devastating storms,

reuters 02-DEC-11

[-said]: New York is pleased to call Facebook a friend,

cnet 02-DEC-11

[-said]: This would've been unheard of even six months ago,

cnn 02-DEC-11

[ stated]: A shopper's personal cellphone should not be used by a third party as a tracking device by retailers who are seeking to determine holiday shopping patterns,

news 02-DEC-11

[-said]: All of America saw how heroic Long Islanders were on 9/11. Long Island deserves an apology,

newschannel5 01-DEC-11

[-later said]: NYers can take a joke. But if Sen. John McCain wants to mock parts of America, stick to Arizona.

newschannel5 01-DEC-11

[-wrote]: Personal cell phones are just that – personal,

register 29-NOV-11

[ said]: He’s clearly a smart guy,

japantoday 28-NOV-11

[-told]: What has come to the fore is income inequality, and helping the middle class,

upi 28-NOV-11

[ said]: I believe this is a contrarian view, but we have a good chance of actually getting the big package, big deficit reduction, in 2012,

latimes 28-NOV-11

[ said]: He's clearly a smart guy,

AP 27-NOV-11

[-said]: I believe ... that we have a good chance of actually getting the big package, big deficit reduction, in 2012,

reuters 27-NOV-11

[-said]: would be a huge mistake,

reuters 27-NOV-11

[-said]: Meet the Press,

cnn 27-NOV-11

[-said]: very sharp knives hanging over the heads of both parties,

cnn 27-NOV-11

[-said]: The holiday season is supposed to be about giving and not taking,

ibtimes 23-NOV-11

[-wrote]: I recognize that the Chinese government is acting to obstruct the board's inspection of registered Chinese audit firms, but this standoff has gone on long enough,

reuters 22-NOV-11

[-said]: The truth is we don't even know the full extent of the noncompliance with the [background check] law,

npr 17-NOV-11

[-said]: The truth is we don't even know the full extent of the noncompliance with the (background check) law,

npr 16-NOV-11

[-said]: It seems perverse that the first gun-related measure that this Congress plans to take up since the Tucson shooting is one that seeks to dismantle states' ability to protect their own citizens,

news 16-NOV-11

[-said]: It seems perverse that the first gun-related measure that this Congress plans to pass since the Tucson shooting is one that seeks to dismantle states' abilities to protect their own citizens,

npr 16-NOV-11

[-said]: It's disgraceful and they should throw the book at the people who did it,

CBSnews 14-NOV-11

[-said]: These layaway programs are nothing more than hideaways for sky-high interest rates that consumers would never tolerate with a credit card,

msnbc 13-NOV-11

[-said]: The holiday season is supposed to be about giving and not taking, but these layaway programs are taking advantage of people and charging them outrageous interest rates, under the guise of making it easier and more affordable to shop.

msnbc 13-NOV-11

[-said]: This bill will pass. Marriage equality will pass. The question is not if but when and we should just go forward and do it,

news 11-NOV-11

[ said]: Marriage equality will pass,

ABCnews 11-NOV-11

[-said]: In the eyes of the federal government, these couples will remain strangers with none of the responsibilities or privileges of matrimony,

ibtimes 10-NOV-11

[-said]: Those barriers fell and these barriers will fall too,

ibtimes 10-NOV-11

[-said]: I don't think ... the supercommittee is going to succeed because our Republican colleagues have said no net revenues,

upi 08-NOV-11

[-said]: It's sort of one-sided outrage about the whole issue when we know now that it began, or its progenitor began, before you took office, before President Obama took office,

npr 08-NOV-11

[ warned]: Republicans should not count on taking the easy way out if they continue to resist a balanced deficit deal that includes revenue increases,

IHT 04-NOV-11

[-asked]: What has the minority leader called for instead?

ABCnews 03-NOV-11

[-said]: It's abundantly clear that the oversight of this industry has not kept pace with its growth and the consequences have been deadly,

upi 31-OCT-11

[ said]: Our housing market will never begin a true recovery as long as our housing stock so greatly exceeds demand. This is not a cure-all, but it could be part of the solution,

workpermit 28-OCT-11

[-said]: Fifteen years ago, when there was a desperate shortage of nurses in this country, and the talent of Filipina women to come here and be nurses was being blocked by the same kind of non-thinking approach to immigration that too many exhibit in Washington today,

gmanews 28-OCT-11

[ said]: Many people want to come and live in the United States,

latimes 21-OCT-11

[-said]: The bill does not limit people from being productive,

latimes 21-OCT-11

[-said]: These tough economic times call for sacrifice - shared sacrifice - so we believe the best way to ensure this worthy package does not add to the deficit is to get rid of unneeded tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires,

CBSnews 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Drawing a line at $1 million is the right thing to do,

news 05-OCT-11

[ said]: We are already in a trade war with China, and it’s not going that well,

washtimes 05-OCT-11

McConnell [-said today]: It’s pretty clear when Chuck Schumer speaks, he’s speaking from the most partisan Democratic position,

ABCnews 09-NOV-11

Cantor [-said]: We have seen what the motive is behind Mr. Schumer,

newschannel5 30-MAR-11

Tony Perkins [said:]: With all due respect, it is Senator Chuck Schumer and his allies on the Left that mean to not only impose their radical social and fiscal agenda on Americans, but also force Americans to pay for it. Nearly three-quarters of Americans are opposed to the government forcing them to fund abortion. How is respecting the majority's wishes and cutting spending in a budget a

earthtimes 16-MAR-11