Massachusetts Senate candidates spar on surveillance programs
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The candidates fighting for Massachusetts' open seat in the U.S. Senate staked out contrasting po...
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Maine Democrats scramble after governor blocks Medicaid expansion
By Dave Sherwood BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Democratic legislators in Maine scrambled on Tuesday to muster the votes needed to ov...
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NSA chief: agency programs prevented over 50 potential terrorist acts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Keith Alexander, the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, said on Tuesday that the NSA's da...
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Iceland received informal approach over Snowden seeking asylum
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, the former National Se...
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Senior Republican says Snowden's surveillance comments 'dangerous'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican head of a congressional panel on Tuesday said officials are concerned that former U.S. contrac...
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Obama pick for top U.S. telecom regulator to face Senate panel
By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is exp...
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Insight: FBI relies on secret U.S. surveillance law, records show
By John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Forei...
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Obama sees Iran's election of moderate as hopeful sign
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran's election of a moderate as its next preside...
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Obama says Bernanke has 'stayed a lot longer' than he wanted at Fed
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hinted in an interview aired on Monday that he may be looking for a n...
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U.S. says it will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it will spend $572 million to buy 30 Russian-built military helicopters that will...
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