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To some Democrats in Congress, Obama is a new man

February 7, 2013 17:45
By Thomas Ferraro LEESBURG, Va. Feb 7 (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress have always had some gripes with their president, Barack Obama. He doesn't call. He doesn't schmooze. He's not tough enough with Republicans. But this year, the complaints, as well as the complainers, are fewer than ever, with some of his old critics confessing that they're starting to come around. That's the message from the annual retreat in suburban Virginia of Democratic members of the House of Representatives.

Obama urges humility amid Washington dysfunction

February 7, 2013 11:16
After a morning of scripture and piety, President Barack Obama on Thursday lamented that an annual National Prayer Breakfast had a "shelf life" measured in minutes in poisoned US politics. Obama, headlining the annual multi-faith event, called on his fellow political leaders to show humility and to work together despite often fierce disagreements in the US capital's partisan swamp.

U.S. high court stays out of Obama recess appointment issue, for now

February 6, 2013 19:16
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a nursing home operator's emergency stay application that sought to seize upon legal confusion over President Barack Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. The court order stated the application had been denied. It offered no further explanation.

British lawmakers approve gay marriage legislation

February 5, 2013 16:01
British lawmakers voted in favour of legislation allowing gay marriage on Tuesday despite a split in Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party. Members of parliament voted by 400 to 175 to approve the draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry in England and Wales. In a late intervention just two hours before lawmakers voted, Cameron made a televised statement to say the move was about "making our society stronger".

UPDATE 3-Republican Chambliss says retiring from US Senate because of gridlock

January 25, 2013 13:01
* Was target of conservative Tea Party movement * Rebelled against anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia announced on Friday he will not seek a third term in 2014, saying he was fed up with the partisan gridlock in Congress that has left the country lurching from one fiscal crisis to another.

Yes, it was a joke by US Supreme Court's Thomas

January 23, 2013 18:00
By Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas broke his nearly seven-year silence during oral arguments last week, there was much speculation about what exactly he said. Just four cryptic words appeared in the court's unofficial transcript. Now it can be told: It was nine words and apparently a joke.

US Supreme Court's Thomas breaks nearly 7-year court silence

January 14, 2013 17:15
By Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The silence is broken. For the first time in nearly seven years, Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday spoke to a lawyer presenting a case during oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court. While his utterance was not in the form of a question and consisted of a mere four words, it breaks a silence dating to Feb. 22, 2006, during an argument over the admission of forensic evidence in a South Carolina death penalty case.
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