Politics
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New York AG candidates back natgas drilling moratorium
NEW YORK (Reuters) - All of the candidates running to be the next New York state attorney general support some form of moratorium on natural gas drilling and put the burden on industry to prove such drilling can be done without endangering drinking water.
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Geoghegan replaces Feinberg as pay czar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department has selected Patricia Geoghegan to replace Kenneth Feinberg as the "pay czar" overseeing compensation at companies bailed out by the government.
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Would-be Wall Street sheriffs strike cautious tone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - All candidates vying to be the next so-called Sheriff of Wall Street say they will find the bad apples without overturning the applecart in the financial capital's fragile economic recovery.
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Obama sees enormous hurdles in Mideast peace talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Friday he saw "enormous hurdles" ahead in Middle East peace negotiations, but said it was a risk worth taking and the United States would remain engaged even if talks break down.
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Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rule banning openly gay people from serving in the armed forces violates constitutional rights to free speech and due process, a federal judge in southern California ruled Thursday.
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Obama taps Goolsbee as top White House economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday named a member of his inner circle as top White House economist and gave a strong personal endorsement to a leading candidate to run his new consumer protection bureau.
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New York candidate says an insider can be reformer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Schneiderman's rivals are painting the New York state attorney general candidate as the ultimate insider, a state senator in a corrupt institution who has won the endorsement of some of the state's leading Democrats.
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Obama secures crucial vote for small business plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retiring Senator George Voinovich will break ranks with fellow Republicans and provide the crucial 60th vote needed in the Senate to pass President Barack Obama's small business lending package, an aide said on Friday.
