Friday, September 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.

Friday, September 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs — the central issue in November elections — were being created too slowly.

Friday, September 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama’s team.

Friday, September 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.

Thursday, September 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.

Thursday, September 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama’s team.
