US POLITICS & POLICY 4:15pm

Obama taps EPA veteran to lead agency

Move signals priority of global warming on environmental agenda

New homes under construction in the United States ©Bloomberg From COMPANIES 2:03pm

US housing recovery to spur consolidation

Larger homebuilders set to benefit at expense of smaller rivals

From MARKETS 8:58am

China becomes world’s top oil importer

Shale revolution reduces US need to import crude

From COMPANIES 11:51pm

US doctors say child cured of HIV

Mississippi toddler clear of virus after being put on drugs cocktail

US POLITICS & POLICY 11:11pm

Congress to raise pressure on Iran

Move to toughen sanctions

US POLITICS & POLICY 8:03pm

Ericsson’s Iran role under scrutiny

US lawmaker questions role of technology in human rights abuses

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A taste for mutually assured destruction

US sequestration looks likely only to entrench the partisanship it was supposed to circumvent

From COMMENT 7:26pm

Transatlantic trade deal is a US priority

Agreement must be comprehensive and address all barriers to US goods and services, says Max Baucus

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio calls on a reporter during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Boehner said any deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff should include lower tax rates, eliminating special interest loopholes and revising the tax code. ©AP US POLITICS & POLICY 6:59pm

Boehner sees reform as way to budget deal

No resolution at hand to end $85bn sequestration

Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas ©Getty US POLITICS & POLICY 6:00pm

Kansas Republicans plan tax revolution

Governor to eliminate income levy – 40 per cent of state revenues

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 2, 2013

US tells Egypt to fix economy and strike IMF deal

Kerry on first visit to Arab world since taking office

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 1, 2013

Washington drifts into budget crisis

Near-breakdown in relations between Obama and Republican leadership

From COMPANIES Mar 1, 2013

Boost for Keystone XL pipeline plan

Impact study finds it would have only marginal effect on emissions

From LEX Mar 1, 2013

US sequestration: drama, comedy, horror

A collective case of shock fatigue suggests we have reached mid-series malaise

US SOCIETY Mar 1, 2013

FBI asked to help unravel Todd mystery

Singapore police relent on calling in Bureau

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 1, 2013

Obama warns of long fiscal crisis

President signs the directive to put cuts into effect

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 1, 2013

Data show spots of brightness in US economy

Manufacturing grows faster than expected but data weak elsewhere

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 1, 2013

Fiscal emergency declared in Detroit

Step closer to largest municipal bankruptcy in US history

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 1, 2013

Obama makes gay marriage plea

US Supreme Court urged to allow their resumption in California

From LEX Feb 28, 2013

US retail: shutters are poised

A problem for every bricks-and-mortar retailer is internet retail

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