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WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2015
Charleston church aftermath: Republicans avoid talk of race, guns
Republican presidential candidates steered clear on Thursday of addressing the role gun rights and racial tensions may have played in a deadly mass shooting in South Carolina as Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the United States to face what she called the "hard truths" underpinning...
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2015
House vote narrowly revives Obama's Pacific trade pact but Senate OK no done deal
U.S. lawmakers narrowly approved legislation key to securing a hallmark Pacific trade deal on Thursday, partly reversing a defeat less than a week before, in a boost to President Barack Obama's goal of strengthening U.S. economic ties with Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015
Trump blusters way into White House bid, blasts fellow Republicans, Obama, Mexicans, Saudis
Real estate mogul and TV celebrity Donald Trump barged his way into the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Tuesday in a blitz of boasts, inflammatory comments and attacks on both fellow Republicans and President Barack Obama's administration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015
Clinton ally Blumenthal testifies before closed-door Benghazi panel
Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime ally of Hillary Rodham Clinton who was an unofficial adviser when she was U.S. secretary of state, arrived to testify on Tuesday behind closed doors before the House of Representatives panel probing the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2015
Jeb Bush runs from Romney's ghost as he readies U.S. presidential bid Monday
When Republican Jeb Bush gathered donors in Miami for an April retreat, it was clear he planned a less-scripted, more-inclusive U.S. presidential campaign bearing little resemblance to that of the unsuccessful 2012 nominee Mitt Romney.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2015
Obama-sought fast-track trade bill, with caveats, looks poised to clear House vote
Republican and Democratic supporters of a fast-track trade bill are confident the U.S. House will pass the measure, sending it to President Barack Obama's desk, two House aides said.
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2015
Blame Republican hawks who wanted to arm fighters for Islamic State's rise, candidate Rand Paul says
The rise of Islamic State extremists in the Middle East can be traced to Republicans who backed arming fighters in the region, presidential candidate Rand Paul said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2015
Judge: Clinton's State Department emails must be released on rolling basis
Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department emails must be made public on a rolling basis instead of waiting for a mass release in January, a federal judge ruled, rejecting a government proposal for releasing about 55,000 pages of the correspondence early next year.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2015
The problem for Republicans: too much money
The Republican presidential candidates are awash in money, which means those who fare poorly can prolong the nomination process — to the detriment of the party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2015
U.S. Senate passes bill to allow review of Iran nuclear deal; House up next
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international nuclear agreement with Iran.
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2015
Lawyer says Clinton is willing to testify once before Benghazi panel
Hillary Rodham Clinton's lawyer said she will agree to appear once before a U.S. House committee investigating the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, instead of twice as the panel has requested.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2015
Democrat, Republican factions against globalization threaten growth: Obama
President Barack Obama said the rising anti-globalization sentiment in factions of both political parties risks a withdrawal by the U.S. from global economic competition and stymied growth.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2015
Bush, in rare Republican nod to Obama, hits Clinton's reservations over Asia trade talks stance
Republican Jeb Bush on Wednesday bashed Democratic 2016 presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton for voicing reservations about overseas trade talks, a rare issue on which the White House enjoys support from Republicans, with many Democrats opposed.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 23, 2015
Obama, in Everglades, wades into climate change politics
President Barack Obama strolled past reedy sawgrass and twisted mangrove tree roots in Florida's Everglades on Wednesday, part of a push to get Americans thinking and talking about the damage climate change is causing close to home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2015
In positive sign ahead of Abe visit, members of Congress offer bipartisan fast-track trade bill
Senior U.S. lawmakers reached agreement on Thursday on a bill to give the White House "fast track" authority to negotiate a trade pact with 11 other Pacific nations that is central to President Barack Obama's strategic shift toward Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
Two small tents, with most Americans outside
The era of Republicans and Democrats taking pride in calling their respective parties 'big tents' with room for a diversity of views is all but over.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2015
Republicans look to deepen probe into Clinton's response to attack on Benghazi consulate
As Hillary Rodham Clinton begins her presidential campaign, Republicans are vowing to intensify their latest investigation into the former secretary of state's response to the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 9, 2015
Judge in Texas nixes Obama bid to lift delay on immigration order
A federal judge in Texas rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's request to lift a temporary block on the Obama administration's executive action shielding as many as 5 million immigrants from deportation.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2015
Iran nuclear deal needs to be voted on, U.S. Senate Republicans say
Senate Republicans on Sunday pressed their demand that the U.S. Congress be allowed to vote on a nuclear agreement with Iran, but signaled they are willing to wait for last week's interim agreement to be finalized before passing judgment.

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