U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving...
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion...
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Depa...
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White House to brief Democrats on economy on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers has been invited to the White House on Tuesday for a briefing about economic ...
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Mus...
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Obama tries to bounce back after tough week
By Steve Holland ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama complained on Sunday that partisan battles in Washington are holding bac...
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AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agen...
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Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
By Steve Holland ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a sp...
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Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
By Hilary Russ (Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they ar...
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Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti leads City Controller Wendy Greuel by 7 percentage points ...
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