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Mitt Romney, U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor, addresses a crowd of supporters during a rally at Lan

Tue, May 22, 2012

Romney takes big lead in Arkansas, Kentucky primaries

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney took commanding leads in early returns in the Arkansas and Kentucky primaries on Tuesday ...

Director of the Secret Service Mark Sullivan at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 15, 2012. RE

Tue, May 22, 2012

U.S. Secret Service chief: no security breach from scandal

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service employees did not result in any security breach and ...

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signs autographs for supporters during a campaign event in H

Tue, May 22, 2012

Romney begins to stir in fight for U.S. Hispanic votes

By Steve Holland and Sam Youngman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney is launching a push to appeal to Hispanic voters ...

Former U.S. senator John Edwards leaves the federal courthouse in Greensboro, North Carolina May 22, 2012. A North Carolina jury on Tuesday

Tue, May 22, 2012

Jury to take closer look at evidence in ex-Senator Edwards' trial

By Colleen Jenkins

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina jury broke from its third day of deliberations after asking on Tuesday for a ...

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Vice President Joe Biden honor the 2012 National Association of Police Organizations Top Cops award winn

Tue, May 22, 2012

Biden revels in campaign attack dog role

By Ros Krasny

KEENE, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Touting his middle-class roots, Vice President Joe Biden took another swipe at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Obama administration in new push to ratify sea treaty

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy surveillance vessel stumbled into a nerve-racking confrontation with five Chinese ships in 2009 while conducting ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Alabama's Jefferson County votes to skip bond payment

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - County legislators for Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County voted unanimously on Tuesday to skip a $15 million payment ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

N.H Republican apologizes for calling former GOP official "stripper"

By Jason McLure

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Republican New Hampshire legislator has apologized for calling a former state GOP official who endorsed his ...

Jeffrey D. Feltman, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, prepares to speak during a news conference after his meeting wi

Tue, May 22, 2012

Top U.S. Middle East diplomat to retire next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeffrey Feltman, the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East, will retire next week, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday but ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

FBI urged to include White House in leak inquiry

By Mark Hosenball

(Reuters) - Two Republican congressional leaders have asked the FBI to examine whether White House officials may have inadvertently fueled news leaks ...