Monthly Archives: March 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence operatives were on the ground in Libya before President Barack Obama signed a secret order authorizing covert support for anti-Gaddafi rebels, U.S. government sources told Reuters. The CIA personnel were sent in to contact opponents … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans claiming unemployment aid fell last week and factory employment in the U.S. Midwest hit a 27-year high in March, providing more signs that an improvement in the job market is under way. The … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Though lawmakers have tentatively agreed to the largest domestic spending reduction in U.S. history, they now must delve into the details to decide which programs to cut to meet their $33 billion target. One day after Republican … Continue reading →

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Just last week the “Oracle of Omaha” was greeted in India as if he spoke on behalf of a god like the oracles of old. Attendees at an event in a plush hotel in New Delhi … Continue reading →

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Rebels cheered the defection of a Libyan minister as a sign that Muammar Gaddafi’s rule was crumbling, but U.S. officials warned he was far from beaten and made clear they feared entanglement in another painful war. After … Continue reading →

NEW YORK – A highly venomous Egyptian cobra that went missing at the Bronx Zoo was found Thursday after nearly a week on the lam in the reptile house, zoo officials said. The approximately 24-inch snake was found coiled in … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Prosecutors investigating former Sen. John Edwards spent several hours Thursday re-interviewing the man who posed as the father of Edwards’ out-of-wedlock baby during the 2008 presidential campaign, suggesting they are weighing the strength of their chief witness before … Continue reading →

MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn’t, halting Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plans — at least temporarily — to cut most public workers’ pay and strip them of … Continue reading →