President Barack Obama wants Pakistan to step up its commitment to fighting Taliban militants who are growing in strength and compromising vital U.S. interests.
Obama and his foreign policy and national security team were to meet separately and then together with Zardari and Karzai.
In meetings at the White House on Wednesday, Obama will press Pakistani President [...]
Justice Department investigators say Bush administration lawyers who approved harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects should not face criminal charges, according to a draft report that also recommends two of the three attorneys face possible professional sanctions.
That decision angered conservatives who accused President Barack Obama of selling out the CIA, and from liberals who thought [...]
Banks that want to pay back their federal bailout funds and free themselves from government restrictions on compensation and dividends will have to sever their ties to another financial assistance program.
The new requirement will make it harder for some institutions to get out from under government rules attached to the bailouts, another shift in a [...]
Health insurance companies are offering new concessions, including lower rates for millions of women, as they try to persuade Congress not to set up a government health plan to compete against them.
Insurers want to prevent the creation of a government health plan that would enroll middle-class workers and their families.
President Barack Obama will try to cajole leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan into a crackdown on resurgent extremism, in summits aimed at lancing mistrust hampering anti-terror efforts.
Obama wants support for his new multi-billion-dollar strategy to crush the Taliban and Al-Qaeda; Zardari seeks US military aid and a political prop-up while Karzai hopes for a purge [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama will urge the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to put aside a history of mistrust and join Washington in an alliance against Islamic extremists at a White House meeting on Wednesday, senior administration officials said.
“Hes going to make the obvious general points that have to be said and carry such enormous [...]
A US bankruptcy judge has approved a fast-track sale plan proposed by the Obama administration to shore up ailing automaker Chrysler, clearing the way for a possible partnership with Fiat.
Fiats drive to create a global car giant from the remnants of General Motors in Europe and Chrysler met with fierce resistance on both sides of [...]
She’s already conquered Britain, France and Germany. On Tuesday, it was time for Michelle Obama to conquer New York.
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US President Barack Obama held his first summit with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres, as the US urged Israel to accept a two-state solution amid a new US push for Middle East peace.
And in some of the most forceful language yet by the new administration, Vice President Joe Biden laid out Tuesday what Washington expects [...]
The U.S. Navy says it has canceled the deployment of a ship and ordered its entire crew to be treated with anti-viral drugs after a crew member’s illness was confirmed as swine flu.
The ship was scheduled to leave June 1 on a humanitarian mission to the South Pacific. Robertson said the Navy is exploring options [...]
