US PUSHES PACIFIC TRADE AGENDA DESPITE SHUTDOWN
By ELAINE KURTENBACH U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Kerry on…
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HO– USE HARD-LINERS STAND UNITED IN BUDGET SHOWDOWN
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Oct. 29, 2012 file photo, then-Republican House candidate, now, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks in Claremore, Okla. Hard-line House conservatives are demanding concessions…
ISRAEL PM SAYS WORLD MUST NOT BE ‘TEMPTED’ BY IRAN
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime…
IN ASIA, OBAMA’S NO-SHOW IS A BOOST FOR CHINA’S XI
By GILLIAN WONG Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreground right, bows as he inspects a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct.…
IRANIANS STILL CHANT AGAINST US AFTER PRAYERS
By NASSER KARIMI FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani waves after swearing in at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. As…
A BUMPY FIRST DAY FOR NEW INSURANCE MARKETPLACES
By CARLA K. JOHNSON Doug Carmichael, worksite coordinator for Marketplace Nebraska, a health insurance broker under the new Affordable Care Act, explains to citizens the health insurance enrollment process and…
NETANYAHU: ISRAEL WON’T LET IRAN GET NUCLEAR ARMS
By EDITH M. LEDERER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) UNITED…
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS OPEN; SUCCESS TO BE SEEN
By CARLA K. JOHNSON FILE – In this Sept. 26, 2013 file photo, Laura Leon, project director for the navigator program at Sinai Community Institute of Chicago, speaks at a…