WASHINGTON, April 30 - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday pressed Congress to quickly approve $83.4 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for aid to Pakistan. Gates told lawmakers that money...
April 29 - Following are key details about the compromise $3.4 trillion budget blueprint for the 2010 fiscal year that the U.S. Congress approved on Wednesday: * Projected deficits: $1.2 trillion in 2010; $916 billion...
* Farmers keep up roadside protests on strike's fifth day * Focus shifts to Congress bill to lower export taxes * Talk of force majeure declaration lifts U.S. cash soy (Updates with talk of force...
* Lack of resolution authority driving policy-FDIC's Bair * Urges Congress to make authority high priority * Shelby says FDIC best at resolving institutions (Recasts, adds Bair and Shelby comments, other background) WASHINGTON, April 24...
WASHINGTON, April 24 - The lack of a mechanism to wind down big, nonbank financial institutions will drive policy decisions by U.S. regulators until Congress acts to close the gap, the head of the Federal...
WASHINGTON, April 24 - The lack of a mechanism to wind down big, nonbank financial institutions will drive policy decisions by U.S. regulators until Congress acts quickly, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp...
* Congress allies demand non-Congress PM * Communist rift hampers UPA coalition building * Two stages of five-phase vote complete NEW DELHI, April 24 - Key regional allies of India's ruling Congress are putting pressure...
WASHINGTON, April 22 - Key Obama administration officials on Wednesday called on Congress to pass comprehensive energy and climate change legislation to reduce U.S. oil imports and fight global warming. "On this Earth Day, we...
WASHINGTON, April 22 - Key Obama administration officials on Wednesday called on Congress to pass comprehensive energy and climate change legislation to reduce U.S. oil imports and fight global warming. "On this Earth Day, we...
*U.S. House panel kicks off debate on climate change bill *EPA says bill could bring 9 percent energy cost increase *Democrats, Republicans disagree on jobs impact WASHINGTON, April 21 - The U.S. Congress on Tuesday...