Mar 7, 2013

Senators seek bigger FBI role in Todd death probe

Shane Todd on a dragon boat in Singapore during an outing with friends and colleagues in 2011

Singapore says committed to fully transparent inquiry

2:46am

US border checks curbed on laptops

Investigators must meet a higher legal standard of suspicion

President Barack Obama gives remarks about a new pipeline being built from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Gulf of Mexico...epa03155024 US President Barack Obama speaks about energy while in a storage yard holding pipes at TransCanada Pipe Yard near Cushing, Oklahoma, USA, 22 March 2012. President Obama talks about a pipeline that will transport oil from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Gulf of Mexico pworld ©EPA Mar 7, 2013

Obama efforts renew ‘grand bargain’ hopes

Meetings with Republicans do little to lessen political obstacles

8:10pm

Obama’s money in politics stance criticised

Activists target new group with White House links

From COMPANIES Mar 7, 2013

US lawmaker attacks HSBC settlement

Move follows claim that size of big banks impedes prosecutions

From COMMENT 5:41pm

Iraq: a display of declining US power

The only winners were the forces the coalition of the willing sought to defeat, writes David Gardner

From ASIA-PACIFIC 1:35pm

N Korea steps up rhetoric over sanctions

Army halts routine communication checks with US forces

From ASIA-PACIFIC Mar 7, 2013

US urges China to enact N Korea sanctions

UN Security Council resolution restricts cargo movements

Mar 7, 2013

Pro-Obama group drops corporate donations

Organizing for Action stung by charges of hypocrisy

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith ©AP From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Mar 7, 2013

Bin Laden son-in-law taken to US

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to appear in New York court

Mar 7, 2013

Senate confirms John Brennan as CIA head

Republicans rebuke ‘ridiculous’ Paul

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’

Mar 6, 2013

Obama sits down with his foes

Republican senators invited to dinner to discuss goals

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