Safety agency slow to publicize hazards: reportmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer safety regulators typically take almost seven months to inform the public of dangerous products in cases where the manufacturers were fined for not promptly reporting the defect, watchdog group Public Citizen said on Thursday.
Romney accuses McCain of "dirty tricks"more similar news »
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney angrily accused his rival John McCain on Wednesday of "dirty tricks" for saying he had backed a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
Giuliani, Edwards quit White House racemore similar news »
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat John Edwards abandoned their failing U.S. presidential bids on Wednesday, narrowing the race to two main candidates on each side before next week's nomination voting in more than 20 states.
Judge tosses Katrina lawsuit against Engineer Corpsmore similar news »
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal judge in New Orleans on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the failure of the city's levee system during Hurricane Katrina's floods in 2005.
Fed slashes rates to blunt economic slowdownmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to halt a sharp slowdown in an economy hit by a housing slump and a credit crunch.
Senate panel passes $157 billion stimulus planmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved a $157 billion economic stimulus package on Wednesday that offers smaller tax rebates to more people than a plan passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Attorney general, lawmakers clash on torturemore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey drew congressional fire on Wednesday for refusing to rule on the legality of waterboarding, and said the CIA may again seek to use the harsh interrogation method.
Bush says economy resilient despite slim GDP growthmore similar news »
TORRANCE, California (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is slowing but is resilient and would overcome problems as it has in the past, following a government report showing growth slumped at the end of last year.
U.S. studies fear Afghan decline to terrorist havenmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghanistan risks reverting to a failed state and a haven for global terrorism without new U.S. and international efforts to win the war and deliver economic development, two studies said on Wednesday.
SocGen boss survives and says bank can toomore similar news »
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale fought off political pressure to sack its chairman on Wednesday after suffering the world's worst financial trading scandal, but the French bank failed to quash persistent takeover speculation.
McCain wins tight battle in Floridamore similar news »
MIAMI (Reuters) - John McCain scored a hard-fought win in Florida's presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing the front-runner's role in a heated Republican race and possibly ending one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.
Giuliani hints at ending his 2008 presidential bidmore similar news »
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Republican former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, finishing a distant third in Florida's primary where he staked his entire campaign, gave strong hints on Wednesday he might soon end his quest for the White House.
Attorney general says CIA interrogations legalmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA's current techniques for interrogating terrorism suspects are legal and do not include a widely condemned method known as waterboarding, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey told Congress on Tuesday.
Venezuelan bank robbers arrested, hostages freedmore similar news »
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan police swooped down on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.
Subprime crisis draws FBI scrutiny as Fed meetsmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The shadow of an FBI investigation spread across the subprime mortgage crisis on Tuesday, while the U.S. Congress moved closer to emergency relief for millions of distressed homeowners.
U.S. at odds with NATO over troops for Afghanistanmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will press its European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's violent south in response to Canada's call for reinforcements, but the Pentagon said it will not commit any more of its own forces there.
At faith-based event, Bush recalls drinking problemmore similar news »
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - President George W. Bush reflected on his battle with alcohol abuse on Tuesday, acknowledging that he once drank too much, as he sought to showcase the religious-based programs that have been one of the controversial initiatives of his presidency.
House passes economic stimulus legislationmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting business and consumer spending.
SocGen under pressure over rogue trade warningmore similar news »
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale faces growing embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last year about the suspect activities of Jerome Kerviel and its key fraud accusation against the 31-year-old trader collapsed.
Kennedy endorses Obamamore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
McCain, Romney lob "liberal" smear in Florida pushmore similar news »
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - In a tight battle in Florida, John McCain and Mitt Romney competed to stick each other with the "liberal" tag, a harsh smear among conservative Republicans whose votes could be decisive in Tuesday's voting for presidential contenders.
Bush to seek $70 bln in partial 2009 war fundingmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration will ask the U.S. Congress next week for $70 billion to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and related operations for part of the 2009 fiscal year, the Pentagon said on Monday.
U.S. used waterboarding but no more: ex-spy chiefmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States used waterboarding in terrorism interrogations but no longer does, a former U.S. spy chief said in the Bush administration's clearest confirmation of the technique's use.
Mormon church well prepared to handle leader deathmore similar news »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Mormon Church is well prepared to deal with nearly unprecedented scrutiny resulting from the White House bid of one of its followers despite the death of influential church leader Gordon Hinckley.
Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documentsmore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
