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Obama notifies Congress of US-EU trade talks

March 20, 2013 17:31
President Barack Obama notified Congress Wednesday that it would launch trade talks with the European Union aimed at forging the world's largest free-trade area. The Obama administration intends to launch negotiations with the EU "no earlier than 90 days" after the notification, Demetrios Marantis, the acting US Trade Representative (USTR), said in a letter to Congress. The official notification to Congress followed announcements last month by Obama and EU leaders of their plan to negotiate the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

India's hardliner Modi lashes out at Congress

March 3, 2013 09:15
India's hardline nationalist politician Narendra Modi launched a stinging attack Sunday on the ruling Congress party, setting the stage for a pitched political battle in general elections next year. Modi, tipped to be the prime ministerial candidate of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), blamed Congress for the troubles facing the country at a meeting in New Delhi to set his party's election strategy. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Congress-led coalition has been buffeted by a slowing economy, high inflation and a series of corruption allegations.

Pentagon to notify Congress of furlough plan, official says

February 19, 2013 16:15
* Up to 800,000 civilian workers face 22 days unpaid leave * Notification to Congress required 45 days in advance * Prompted by budget cuts, move would save $5 billion By David Alexander WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is expected to notify Congress this week that it plans to put some 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave for up to 22 days in the coming months if a new $46 billion budget cut goes into effect on March 1, a defense official said on Tuesday.

U.S. Catholic bishops ask Congress for contraceptives reprieve

February 15, 2013 19:45
* Bishops seek birth control measures in fiscal legislation * Fiscal bills seen as most likely legislation to pass Congress * Religious employers face Aug. 1 deadline on contraceptives By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops stepped up their battle against President Obama's contraceptives policy on Friday by urging Congress to use its fiscal debate to free religious employers from a mandate requiring insurance coverage for birth control.

Philippine Congress approves expanded law against money-laundering

February 7, 2013 01:30
MANILA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Philippine lawmakers have approved amendments that expanded the coverage of a law on illegal movement of money as the country sought to escape sanctions from an international watchdog. A bicameral Congress committee gave its approval late on Wednesday to the measure strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering Act, ahead of a Feb. 18 meeting of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

U.S. Postal Service looks to new Congress for rescue

January 4, 2013 13:56
* Postal Service says it loses $25 million each day * Outcome for legislation uncertain in new Congress By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress that expired this week might have steered the nation away from the "fiscal cliff" of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts, but it did not do much to save the U.S. Postal Service from its own fast-approaching cliff.
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