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AP Interview: Ohio's Kasich enthuses over Davos
Embarking on what he called a reluctant trade mission, Ohio Governor John Kasich said Friday that his state's economic comeback was generating ...
Mickelson sorry for public airing of tax issues
Multimillionaire golfer Phil Mickelson apologized for complaining about his taxes, saying on Wednesday it was insensitive to those who are struggling ...
Unions suffer sharp decline in membership
Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had ...
Biden's recent moves stoking chatter about 2016
Joe Biden is thanking Democratic supporters in the afterglow of President Barack Obama's second inauguration, dropping plenty of hints that he may try ...
Merkel's coalition loses German state vote
Germany's center-left opposition won a wafer-thin victory over Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition in a major state election Sunday, dealing a ...
Ex-SC Gov. Sanford done apologizing, ready to run
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, whose political career was derailed four years ago because of his affair with an Argentine woman, is ...
Venezuela VP stands in for Chavez before lawmakers
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro took the place of ailing President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday by delivering a short speech and turning in a ...
Smallest state is big battleground on gay marriage
Hundreds of supporters of same-sex marriage rights assembled at the Rhode Island Statehouse on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to make the nation's smallest ...
Berlin airport delayed again, sparks embarrassment
For a country that prides itself on efficiency and punctuality, the saga of Berlin's new airport, whose opening was delayed for a fourth time on ...
Republican Party seems as divided, angry as ever
The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever. Infighting has penetrated the highest levels of the House GOP leadership.
India gang-rape victim's friend recounts attack
Passers-by refused to stop to help a naked, bleeding gang-rape victim after she was dumped from a bus onto a New Delhi street, and police delayed ...
NJ Gov. Christie blasts fellow Republican Boehner
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who has praised President Barack Obama's handling of Superstorm Sandy, on Wednesday blasted U.S.
Indian court may suspend lawmakers facing crimes
Indian lawmakers facing sexual assault charges against women could be suspended from office if the country's top court rules in favor of a petition ...
Portugal's highest court to asses state budget
Bailed-out Portugal's president has asked the country's Constitutional Court to check whether new austerity measures included in this year's state ...
Venezuelan elections a test for Chavez's movement
Venezuelans chose governors and state lawmakers on Sunday in elections seen as a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if ...
With Chavez stricken, elections become crucial
Hugo Chavez's cancer has upended politics in Venezuela, transforming Sunday's nationwide elections for state governors and legislators into a test of ...
HSBC to pay $1.9B to settle money-laundering probe
HSBC, the British banking giant, said Tuesday it will pay $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by federal and state authorities in the ...
Solid evidence elusive in right-to-work debate
Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has given Indiana, although ...
NBA's Stern scolds Christie on sports bet effort
NBA Commissioner David Stern scolded Gov. Christie and said New Jersey "has no idea what it's doing" by seeking to allow sports betting in the state ...
Outrage in India over arrests for Facebook post
As India's financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful politician linked to waves of mob violence, a woman posted on Facebook ...
Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asterisk
Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the ...
German tax take seen rising further
Germany on Wednesday raised its tax income forecast for this year and said it expects to take in €29 billion ($37.5 billion) more than in 2011 thanks ...
Government posts in Georgia show pro-West course
The billionaire whose opposition coalition won Georgia's parliamentary election tapped two former diplomats with pro-Western views on Monday to take ...