BLUE RIBBON PANELS STUMBLE ON TRIMMING RED INK
By TOM RAUM FILE – In this Oct. 17, 2013, file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, left, R-Wis., accompanied by Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray,…
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DEMS, OBAMA, HEAD INTO 2014 DISTANT, DETERMINED
By LAURIE KELLMAN FILE – In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., right, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, for…
ITALY SENATE EXPELS 3-TIME EX-PREMIER BERLUSCONI
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY A supporter displays a poster depicting Italian Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi on the backdrop of former Italian terrorist group Brigate Rosse (Red Brigates) and…
Thai leader invokes security law amid protests
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Anti-government protesters confront with riot police during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Bangkok braced for major disruptions Monday as a massive anti-government march…
CONGRESS PLANS TOUGH IRAN SANCTIONS IF DEAL FAILS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, visit the media seating area of Kerry’s aircraft as it sits on…
CHILEAN STUDENT LEADER BACKS BACHELET’S REFORM
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Newly elected member of Congress and former student leader Camila Vallejo of the Communist Party attends a campaign rally for presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet in Santiago,…
US consumer prices drop 0.1 pct. on cheaper gas
By JOSH BOAK In the Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, photo, price tags hang on merchandise at T.J. Maxx in North Andover, Mass. The government reports on consumer prices for October…
Corporations still deal-shy even as stocks surge
By STEVE ROTHWELL FILE – In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, H.J. Heinz Co. CEO William Johnson, left, and 3G Capital Managing Partner, Alex Behring, speak at a…