AUSTRALIA’S NEW GOV’T VOWS TO SCRAP CARBON TAX
By ROD McGUIRK Australian Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott meets with Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson, in Sydney Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. A new government prepared to take control of Australia on…
Government finance
SYRIA, BUDGET AND DEBT TOP CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA
By ANDREW TAYLOR and DONNA CASSATA The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, as Congress considers President Barack Obama’s request for authorization of military intervention in…
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP TO AUSTRALIA ELECTION VICTORY
By ROD McGUIRK Opposition leader Tony Abbott smiles as he makes a speech to party supporter in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his party’s win in Australia’s national election.…
REPUBLICAN ACTIVISTS CHEERED BY STATE SUCCESSES
By MICHAEL J. MISHAK Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses attendees of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Aug. 30, 2013.(AP Photo/Phelan M.…
PRIVATE LOBBYISTS GET PUBLIC PENSIONS IN 20 STATES
By MICHAEL GORMLEY FILE – In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties, attends a news conference in the…
MAINE GOV. LEPAGE’S TOUGH TALK COULD HURT 2014 BID
By ALANNA DURKIN File-This June 26, 2013 file photo shows Gov. Paul LePage speaking to reporters shortly after the Maine House and Senate both voted to override his veto of…
SAN DIEGO MAYOR AGREES TO RESIGN
By JULIE WATSON and ELLIOT SPAGAT San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks after agreeing to resign at a city council meeting Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in San Diego. Filner agreed…
OBAMA WARNS GOP AGAINST SHUTTING DOWN GOV’T
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama smiles as he listens to a question during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in Vestal, N.Y., where he…