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Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control

August 23, 2021 at 9:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During the past two years as his frustration with a "dysfunctional" Congress has grown, President Barack Obama has resorted to bypassing the legislative branch as he did...

Analysis: Obama’s ad team used cable TV to outplay Romney

August 23, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

(Reuters) - As political experts assess Republican Mitt Romney's failed U.S. presidential bid, an analysis of how his campaign and President Barack Obama's winning team used cable TV to target...

For an honorary consul in America: deal or no deal?

August 23, 2021 at 6:48 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Jill Kelley was appointed honorary consul for South Korea in Tampa, Florida in September she became one of more than 1,200 people recruited by countries around...

For an honorary consul in America: deal or no deal?

August 22, 2019 at 7:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Jill Kelley was appointed honorary consul for South Korea in Tampa, Florida in September she became one of more than 1,200 people recruited by countries around...

Shirtless photo a “joke,” says FBI agent who began Petraeus inquiry

August 23, 2021 at 5:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The FBI agent who began the investigation that led David Petraeus to resign as CIA director said that a shirtless photo he sent to a woman...

Shirtless photo a “joke,” says FBI agent who began Petraeus inquiry

August 22, 2019 at 6:55 a.m.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The FBI agent who began the investigation that led David Petraeus to resign as CIA director said that a shirtless photo he sent to a woman...

Father of bodyguard injured in Libya questions State Dept. response

August 23, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

(Reuters) - The father of an American bodyguard injured in the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, said on Wednesday the State Department should own up to...

Father of bodyguard injured in Libya questions State Dept. response

August 22, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

(Reuters) - The father of an American bodyguard injured in the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, said on Wednesday the State Department should own up to...

A comedown for America’s defense lobby

August 23, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To grasp how much the budget wars have altered the natural order of things in Washington, consider this: One of the most powerful lobbies in town, the...

A comedown for America’s defense lobby

December 24, 2018 at 4:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To grasp how much the budget wars have altered the natural order of things in Washington, consider this: One of the most powerful lobbies in town, the...

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