Politics News

Wed, February 22, 2012

U.S. proposes to reduce top corporate tax rate: report

(Reuters) - The Obama administration will propose slashing the top income tax rate for corporations to 28 percent from the current 35 percent, as part ...

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona

Wed, February 22, 2012

At Arizona debate, Santorum to get his turn in spotlight

By Steve Holland

MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - After months on the sidelines, Rick Santorum finally gets his chance at center stage in a debate of ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Lockheed again misses Pentagon's F-35 fighter goals

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp lost $31.5 million in award fees for its new F-35 fighter jet in 2011, the ...

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Senator Santorum addresses the Maricopa County Lincoln Day Luncheon in Phoeni

Tue, February 21, 2012

Santorum's push on social issues a challenge for Romney

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's hard-charging focus on social issues has created a quandary for rival Mitt Romney ...

U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured during a Democratic Party fundraiser in Bellevue

Tue, February 21, 2012

Obama to propose corporate tax rate of 28 percent

By Kim Dixon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday will propose cutting the top tax rate for corporations to 28 percent, and pay ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

White House seeks to deflect blame over rising gas prices

By Alister Bull

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under fire from Republicans over rising gasoline prices, the White House on Tuesday highlighted factors beyond its control for ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

U.S. corporations beg clarity on anti-bribery law

By Aruna Viswanatha

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. corporations asked the government to explain what it considers a bribe of a foreign official, saying the ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Pakistan's Khar to meet Clinton to discuss strains

By Adrian Croft

LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday urged Washington to establish a "predictable, transparent and sustainable" relationship ahead of ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

S. Korea, U.S. free trade deal to take effect March 15

By Jack Kim and Doug Palmer

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-delayed free trade deal between the United States and South Korea will go into ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

U.S. abandons high-profile bribery sting prosecution

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration dropped a major bribery prosecution that had been part of a crackdown on corruption after suffering ...