From GLOBAL ECONOMY 2:02pm

US hiring gathers momentum

Economy adds 236,000 jobs and unemployment rate drops to 7.7%

From ASIA-PACIFIC 1:35pm

N Korea steps up rhetoric over sanctions

Army halts routine communication checks with US forces

US POLITICS & POLICY 11:53pm

Obama efforts renew ‘grand bargain’ hopes

Meetings with Republicans do little to lessen political obstacles

From ASIA-PACIFIC 11:42pm

US urges China to enact N Korea sanctions

UN Security Council resolution restricts cargo movements

US POLITICS & POLICY 11:06pm

Pro-Obama group drops corporate donations

Organizing for Action stung by charges of hypocrisy

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith ©AP From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 10:40pm

Bin Laden son-in-law taken to US

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to appear in New York court

US POLITICS & POLICY 10:02pm

Senate confirms John Brennan as CIA head

Republicans rebuke ‘ridiculous’ Paul

From COMPANIES 9:51pm

US lawmaker attacks HSBC settlement

Move follows claim that size of big banks impedes prosecutions

From COMPANIES 9:26pm

BP warns of higher settlement costs

Administrator handing out ‘windfall’ damages, says group

US POLITICS & POLICY 7:19pm

Senators seek bigger FBI role in Todd death probe

Singapore says committed to fully transparent inquiry

Gary Silverman Gary Silverman from COMMENT 6:54pm

Don’t forget that sunset moment

New York is buzzing over the stock market’s record high but turning a blind eye to its homeless

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 2:28pm

US household wealth highest since 2007

Debt levels also rise as household asset values swell

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 7, 2013

Senator ends filibuster of CIA nominee

Rand Paul casts spotlight on debate over drone strikes

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 7, 2013

Pension woes weigh on Illinois budget

Governor slams legislators over $96bn unfunded pension liability

From COMPANIES Mar 7, 2013

Holder says some banks are ‘too large’

Suspicion among lawmakers who believe some are ‘too big to jail’

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

Obama sits down with his foes

Republican senators invited to dinner to discuss goals

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Mar 6, 2013

UK to train Syrian rebels

‘Technical assistance’ on offer but not weapons

Jurek Martin from COMMENT Mar 6, 2013

Washington through Woodward’s eyes

In the alternative world of the world’s most famous reporter, DC would enjoy respect not disgust

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

Fed survey says US can absorb tax rise

All districts report growth but face threat of cuts

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 6, 2013

Jobs start to go as US sequestration cuts in

Across-the-board budget reductions claim early victim

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