Articles tagged with leaders
Wed, May 23, 2012
Comments after EU leaders' summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday night, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the situation ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
EU urges Greece to stay in euro, plans for possible exit
By Claire Davenport and Luke Baker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders, advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece decides to ...
Sun, May 20, 2012
NATO endorses strategy to end Afghan war but risks remain
By Matt Spetalnick and Missy Ryan
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO set an "irreversible" course out of Afghanistan on Monday but President Barack Obama admitted the ...
Sat, May 19, 2012
G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
G8 leaders: Iran must disclose more about nuclear program
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil
By Jeff Mason and Laura MacInnis
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Leaders of UAL pilots' union call for strike vote
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pilots' union leaders at United Continental Holdings
Tue, May 15, 2012
Senate leaders move toward vote on Fed nominees
By Thomas Ferraro and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's two stalled nominees for the Federal Reserve are likely to clear a ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Obama to meet congressional leaders Wednesday, will urge action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday, where he will stress the ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc
Wed, May 09, 2012
Dewey's top leaders to leave troubled law firm
By Nate Raymond
(Reuters) - Two of Dewey & LeBoeuf's four leaders are jumping ship, as the ailing U.S. law firm prepares for mass ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Victor Garber to be honoured by theatre leaders
From WENN.com
The Titanic star will be feted by The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) officials at their annual Spring Gala during a prestigious ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Victor Garber to be honoured by theatre leaders
From WENN.com
The Titanic star will be feted by The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) officials at their annual Spring Gala during a prestigious ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Coalition talks stall, Greece faces "moment of truth"
By Lefteris Papadimas and Harry Papachristou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek political leaders on Sunday ignored a final plea from the president to form a coalition ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Obama invites African leaders to G8 food security talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has invited four African leaders to join the G8 leaders' summit at Camp David later this month for a ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
After doubts, some evangelical leaders put faith in Romney
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In October, Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress ignited a firestorm by calling Mormonism a "cult" and telling Republicans not ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
Spanish leaders set to tighten grip on Volvo race
MIAMI (Reuters) - Overall leaders Telefonica were threatening to take a stranglehold on the Volvo Ocean Race after moving menacingly into second place on the ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
NATO summit protesters to be kept away from leaders
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday told Chicago anti-war demonstrators they will have to stay blocks from next ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Depp meets Navajo leaders for The Lone Ranger summit
Depp and co-star Armie Hammer held a meet-and-greet with Navajo Nation elders Ben Shelly and Rex Lee Jim recently to swap gifts and pose ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Depp meets Navajo leaders for The Lone Ranger summit
Depp and co-star Armie Hammer held a meet-and-greet with Navajo Nation elders Ben Shelly and Rex Lee Jim recently to swap gifts and pose ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Fragile world, fractious leaders
By Stella Dawson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growth in emerging economies is slowing and the recovery in the United States could be losing some momentum, worrisome ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Obama faces skeptical leaders at Americas summit
By Brian Ellsworth
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Three years after being feted by star-struck Latin American leaders, President Barack Obama faces skepticism and disappointment at this ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
BATS leaders disagree on new IPO for exchange
By Jonathan Spicer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disagreement emerged on Sunday over the re-listing of an electronic stock exchange that suffered a high-profile crash last ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
House leaders craft transportation extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With long-term transportation legislation still eluding lawmakers, House Republican leaders are planning another temporary extension of federal highway and transit funding that ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Insight: With Bo Xilai down, nine leaders who may soon run China
By Brian Rhoads and Benjamin Kang Lim
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - In Chinese power politics, careers are often built on years of toil in ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Insight: Few options for Afghan, U.S. leaders after Kandahar massacre
By Michael Georgy and Missy Ryan
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai exploded in anger when he learned last week that an American soldier ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Russian protest leaders punished, fear crackdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov started a hunger strike on Thursday after being sentenced to 10 days in jail for disobeying the police ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
House Republican leaders set to break budget deal
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are ready to break a hard-fought budget deal with Democrats as they ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Aviation firms call on EU leaders to fix carbon spat
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The heads of planemaker Airbus and a group of top European airlines and engine makers have written to political leaders calling ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
Aviation calls on EU leaders to fix carbon tax: FT
LONDON (Reuters) - Seven leading European aviation companies have written to European political leaders warning about the implications of a recently introduced EU carbon tax ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Hacking "mole" helps FBI arrest Anonymous leaders
By Basil Katz and Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the world's most-wanted hackers secretly became an FBI informant last year, providing ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Highlights: Leaders' comments from European Union summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders met for a second day of talks in Brussels on Friday, where 25 of the bloc's 27 countries ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Leaders' comments from European Union summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders met on Thursday to discuss the right balance between budget austerity and reviving lost growth, at the first summit ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Mosque leaders say young U.S. Muslims not more radical
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The vast majority of U.S. mosque leaders said Muslim youths are not becoming more radical because Islam is ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Obama, Republican leaders call election truce to have lunch
By Alister Bull and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders briefly put aside their election-year attacks on each other ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"
By Shinichi Saoshiro
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Euro zone leaders to meet briefly on Thursday: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's 17 leaders will meet briefly during a summit of all 27 EU leaders on Thursday to reelect Herman ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Euro zone leaders to meet briefly on Thursday: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's 17 leaders will meet briefly during a summit of all 27 EU leaders on Thursday to reelect Herman ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
EU leaders to ask G20 to back higher IMF funds
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will call at a summit next week for the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) to agree in April ...
Mon, February 20, 2012
China's Party leaders pledge prudent policies in 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party leadership will implement prudent monetary policy and proactive fiscal policy in 2012, the official Xinhua news agency ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Congress ends bitter tax battle with bill passage
By Richard Cowan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress ended a three-month battle on Friday by passing legislation to extend a tax cut for ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Catholic leaders to use Internet against pedophiles
By Catherine Hornby
ROME (Reuters) - Roman Catholic Church leaders unveiled an Internet teaching project on Thursday to help clergy around the world root out ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
World watches as China economic leaders take stage
By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - A new guessing game is about to begin: will China's incoming generation of leaders show ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Grand Haven Leaders to Conduct Feasibility Study into Proposed Grand Prix Race
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - Grand Haven officials will study the possibility of having auto racing in their downtown district as early as 2013. City ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Tough Choices Ahead for Holland Leaders
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Some hard decisions will need to be made byHolland’s leaders, and they won’t have Soren Wolff to guide them ...
Sun, February 05, 2012
France, German leaders meet amid euro, Syria crises
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - The French and German leaders meet on Monday in Paris for annual talks in which they will seek further ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Greece launches long-awaited debt offer
By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
BofA shuffles investment banking leaders
By Rick Rothacker
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp
Sun, January 29, 2012
Bank of America shuffles investment banking leaders
By Rick Rothacker
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp
Sun, January 29, 2012
Europe signs up to German-led fiscal pact
By Julien Toyer and Paul Taylor
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel cemented her political ascendancy in Europe Monday when 25 out of 27 EU ...
Sun, January 29, 2012
Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they expect to forge a deal with Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut before it ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
A Grand Haven Grand Prix? Leaders Agree to Consider Idea
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - After a presentation last night by Charles Steen, who wants to hold an auto race through the streets of downtown ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Global leaders urge swift action to resolve Europe crisis
By Alison Leung and Anne Marie Roantree
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global leaders and businessmen urged Europe on Monday to take fresh steps to resolve ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
Evangelical leaders back Santorum
By Deborah Charles
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Influential evangelical Christian leaders endorsed Rick Santorum on Saturday for the Republican presidential nomination, in an attempt ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
U.S. military chief: Leaders back reshaping with smaller force
By Wade Rawlins
DURHAM, North Carolina (Reuters) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday that military leaders supported the reshaping ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Muslim leaders boycott New York City mayor's event
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than a dozen Muslim community leaders boycotted an interfaith breakfast organized by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Muslim leaders boycott New York City mayor's event
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than a dozen Muslim community leaders boycotted an interfaith breakfast organized by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea and allies
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying ...
Wed, December 28, 2011
Venezuela's Chavez: did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer?
By Daniel Wallis
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin ...
Mon, December 26, 2011
Nigeria leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches
By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria lacks competent leaders to tackle its security problems, a former military ruler said on Monday ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Nigerian leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches
By Camillus Eboh and Felix Onuah
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's main opposition leader accused the government of incompetence on Monday after Islamist militants killed ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
New Libyan leaders juggle demands, grievances
By Matt Robinson and Mohamad Al-Tommy
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - The mood was almost merry outside Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib's Tripoli office.
Under a ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
World leaders bid farewell to Vaclav Havel
By Robert Muller
PRAGUE (Reuters) - International leaders bade farewell on Friday to former Czech President Vaclav Havel, the anti-communist dissident who led the peaceful ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Holland City Leaders Approve Pay Cut for Selves
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - In a decision based solely on the city’s financial situation, the Holland Compensation Commission has recommended that the pay of ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Iraqi Sunni leaders denounce PM Maliki
By Rania El Gamal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi vice president accused of running death squads hit back at the prime minister on Tuesday in ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Two Iowa faith leaders back Republican Santorum
By John Whitesides
URBANDALE, Iowa (Reuters) - Two prominent Iowa religious conservative leaders endorsed Republican Rick Santorum on Tuesday, bolstering his longshot presidential bid and ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Libya leaders send U.N. new appeal to unfreeze funds
By Ali Shuaib
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Senior figures in Libya's new leadership have written a letter to the United Nations asking it to release ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday, capping a ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Illinois House leaders reach deal to keep CME, Sears
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois House leaders have agreed to pass tax breaks to keep the CME Group and Sears Holdings from leaving the state, the ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Highlights: EU leaders' comments after summit talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided in a historic rift on Friday over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Highlights: Remarks by EU leaders at Marseille talks
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The following are remarks by EU leaders at a meeting of the conservative European People's Party in Marseille, southern France ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Muslim charity leaders lose appeal in Hamas case
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of five leaders of an Islamic charity on charges of funneling ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Syria says pipeline blown up by rebel saboteurs
By Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian pipeline carrying crude from oilfields in the east of the country was blown up near the restive ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Europe pushes ahead with fiscal union, UK isolated
By Luke Baker and Mark John
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe secured an historic agreement to draft a new treaty for deeper economic integration in the ...
Sat, December 03, 2011
Biden urges Arab leaders to allow free speech
By Alister Bull and Daren Butler
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday chided Arab leaders who restrict freedom of expression and said ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Geithner to urge Europe leaders to take action
By Glenn Somerville and David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is set to urge key European officials to take decisive action next ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Geithner to lobby Europe leaders before summit
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to Europe next week to lobby key leaders and officials ahead ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Congressional leaders seek end to rail impasse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate introduced measures on Thursday that would prevent a possible work stoppage by railroad freight ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
McIlroy among trio of early leaders in Hong Kong
By Bernie McGuire
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Spain's Alvaro Quiros and British pair Rory McIlroy and David Horsey each fired six-under par 64s to ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Clinton seeks to embolden reformers in Myanmar talks
By Andrew Quinn
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began her first substantive talks with Myanmar's new leaders on Thursday in a ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Obama tells EU to take decisive action on debt
By Laura MacInnis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed European Union officials on Monday to act quickly and decisively to resolve their sovereign debt ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Business leaders urge U.S., EU consider trade pact
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After President Barack Obama's commitment this month to a transpacific free trade agreement, business leaders in Europe and ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
EU leaders to brief Obama on debt crisis at summit
By Luke Baker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will offer what guidance he can on how to resolve the European debt crisis when he ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
NY Governor taps business leaders as debt talks wither
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 20 New York business, labor and political leaders were asked on Monday by Governor Andrew Cuomo to help solve the ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
France, Germany to press euro zone treaty change
By Yann Le Guernigou and Eva Kuehnen
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy has embraced a German campaign for treaty change that could ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
Faith overtones in Occupy protests but leaders wary
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor
PARIS (Reuters) - Religions condemn greed. The "Occupy Wall Street" protests around the world condemn greed. So theoretically, religious leaders ...
Fri, October 14, 2011
Behind closed doors, China leaders to ponder big choices
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top leaders convene for their latest secretive conclave on Saturday, giving them a chance to ponder looming ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Lions and 49ers clash in battle of division leaders
By Simon Evans
(Reuters) - The National Football League's NFC Conference is producing some of the season's most in-form teams and Sunday's ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Analysis: Europe's leaders weakened when bold action needed
By Paul Taylor
PARIS (Reuters) - Just when Europe needs strong leadership to overcome its sovereign debt crisis, its pivotal leaders, Angela Merkel and Nicolas ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Pakistan never backed Haqqani network-spy chief
By Qasim Nauman and Zeeshan Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's intelligence chief on Thursday denied U.S. accusations that the country supports the Haqqani ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
Highlights: Financial leaders meeting in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following are highlights of comments by finance ministers and central bankers in Washington this weekend for meetings of the Group of ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders
(Reuters) - Here are Major League Baseball's top 10 career saves leaders after Mariano Rivera set the record with his 602nd on Monday, all ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Analysis: Republican leaders fight for control of party
By Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party's traditional kingmakers are losing a battle with anti-government Tea Party populists to choose the candidate ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Romney woos Arizona business leaders with economic plan
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won support from business leaders in Arizona on Wednesday, pledging to cap government ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Euro zone leaders must act on crisis: Obama
MADRID (Reuters) - The euro zone's leaders need to show markets they are taking responsibility for its debt crisis and work out how to ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Business leaders tell Congress to "go big" on deficit cuts
By Laura MacInnis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business leaders and former U.S. government officials on Monday urged a congressional committee tasked with slashing America's ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Libya's interim leaders to honor bank contracts
By Christian Lowe and Alexander Dziadosz
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's interim government sought to reassure foreign investors on Thursday, saying it would not change ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
EU President says leaders committed to euro zone
CANBERRA (Reuters) - The European Union's top official on Tuesday defended the political will of EU leaders to resolve the euro-zone debt crisis, despite ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria
By Joseph Logan and Sherine El Madany
SIRTE (Reuters) - Libya's new rulers have said they believe fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi is being ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
World powers free up billions to rebuild Libya
By John Irish and Keith Weir
PARIS (Reuters) - World leaders on Thursday agreed to free up billions more in frozen assets to help Libya ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Labor leaders must pay for parade if GOP banned, mayor says
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The mayor of a Wisconsin town said on Tuesday a local labor council would have to reimburse the city ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
Analysis: Economic leaders fear policy paralysis
By Ann Saphir and Mark Felsenthal
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - The heads of the U.S. Federal Reserve, IMF and OECD stepped up pressure ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Starbucks CEO:100+ leaders to stop political gifts
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp
Tue, August 23, 2011
India's leaders try harder to douse graft protests
By Alistair Scrutton and Arup Roychoudhury
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government Tuesday stepped up efforts to end national anti-corruption protests led by an ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Exclusive: Nestle, Danone early leaders to land $10 billion Wyeth
By David Jones
LONDON (Reuters) - European food groups Nestle
Thu, August 18, 2011
Exclusive: Party insider maps bold path for China's next leaders
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - A former Chinese official's manifesto for a new burst of reform mixing Mao, markets and guarded political relaxation ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders
By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Holland City Leaders to Tour Municipal Fixtures Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Holland City Council members and senior staffers board a MAX Transit bus this evening for their tour of municipal facilities ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Obama speaks with Spanish, Italy leaders on eurozone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed measures by Spain and Italy aimed at addressing their economic crisis, the White House said.
Obama ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Congress leaders agree on path to trade deals
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders said on Wednesday they have agreed upon a path to approve three long-delayed free trade agreements and ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Global policymakers discuss debt crisis, market turmoil
By Leika Kihara and Yoo Choonsik
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Global policymakers held an emergency conference call on Sunday to discuss the twin debt crises ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Analysis: Angry over debt debate, voters may punish leaders
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Throw the bums out!
That phrase, which captured the anti-incumbent mood among voters in 2010, may apply to next ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Obama, Senate leaders reach debt ceiling agreement
WASHINGTON (WSAU) Several sources say Democratic and Republican leaders have reached a final agreement on raising the debt ceiling, avoiding a U.S. Treasury ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Republican leaders say fully engaged with Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives said on Saturday that after a week of stalemate they are now ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Turkey looks to restore order after top generals quit
By Daren Butler
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military and political leaders face a battle to restore order in NATO's second-biggest army Monday at ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Texas leaders debate teaching creationism in schools
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas vote on middle school curriculum due on Friday has become the latest battleground over the teaching ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Obama to meet House Republican leaders Wednesday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner and House Republican number two Eric Cantor at 5 ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Feds indict 18 alleged Wheels of Soul motorcycle gang leaders
By Bruce Olson
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Some 18 Wheels of Soul motorcycle gang leaders face racketeering, murder and kidnapping charges in a wide-ranging indictment ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Business leaders urge action on debt ceiling
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business leaders on Tuesday urged Congress and the White House to reach a deal to raise the ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Minnesota leaders plan meet, shutdown into sixth day
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders plan to meet on Wednesday afternoon as a state government shutdown driven ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Minnesota leaders fail to break impasse, to meet again
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders met on Tuesday but failed to break a budget ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Default avoided but fears on economy remain
By Andy Sullivan and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stepped back from the brink of default on Tuesday but congressional approval of ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Minnesota leaders talk budget as state shutdown looms
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders were meeting on Wednesday in search of a budget deal but so far with ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Khmer Rouge commanders go on trial in Cambodia
By Prak Chan Thul
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The four most senior surviving members of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime went on trial for ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
EU appoints Draghi to ECB, Bini Smaghi to leave
By Luke Baker and Julien Toyer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders appointed Italy's Mario Draghi as the next president of the European Central Bank ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Bahrain opposition figures handed life sent
By Erika Solomon
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain sentenced eight prominent Shi'ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to life in prison on Wednesday on charges ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
World leaders should put cyber security on agenda: Internet body
SYDNEY (Reuters) - World leaders should put cyber security on the international agenda at forums such as the G20 and bring pressure to bear on ...
Sun, May 29, 2011
Lagarde has G8 backing; hits back at inquiry call
By Helen Massy-Beresford and Yves Clarisse
PARIS (Reuters) - G8 leaders all back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to run the IMF, Foreign ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
GOP Leaders: No hurry to pass immigration bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s Republican governor and legislative leaders are in no hurry to pass an Arizona-style immigration bill that was introduced Tuesday ...
Sat, May 21, 2011
Chinese, South Korean leaders visit Fukushima
By Kim Kyung Hoon and Sui-Lee Wee
NATORI, Japan (Reuters)- - Chinese and South Korean leaders chatted with evacuees and tasted local produce in Japan ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
GOP leaders work to restore some proposed public education aid cuts
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican legislative leaders say they’re working on a deal to restore some of the $844 million in proposed state aid ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Libyan rebel leaders hold White House talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gave his stamp of approval to Libya's anti-Gaddafi forces on Friday, bringing leaders of the rebel group to ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
France to host Internet leaders for "e-G8" talks
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will host technology titans, including Facebook, Google and Amazon, at a summit to debate how governments can encourage ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Bahrain puts opposition leaders and activists on trial
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain put 21 mostly Shi'ite activists, including a prominent hardline dissident, on trial on Sunday, charged with trying to topple the ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Two mid-level al Qaeda leaders killed in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Two mid-level al Qaeda leaders were killed in Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland, on Thursday, the defense ministry said ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
House leaders oppose short-term debt limit hikes
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives oppose a series of short-term debt limit increases, aiming instead ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Trump calls U.S. leaders "stupid"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York businessman and possible Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called U.S. political leadership "stupid" and used the "F" word several ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Alabama leaders seek to kick racist language from constitution
Birmingham, Ala (Reuters) - The Alabama Senate approved a measure on Wednesday that would eliminate references to "Jim Crow" or segregationist laws as well as ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Obama meeting with congressional leaders under way
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said a meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to preview a speech he will deliver on curbing ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Republican leaders tell members no deal yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives wrote a memo to members on late Friday saying there is no budget deal yet ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Korean Yang joins the leaders at the Masters
By Larry Fine
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - South Korea's Yang Yong-eun, the first Asian man to win a golf major, surged into a tie ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Obama, Congress leaders start U.S. budget meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has begun a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House to discuss ways to avoid a government shutdown ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Obama meeting with Congress leaders delayed one hour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There will be a one-hour delay in a meeting on Thursday between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, which is now set ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
University Leaders Concerned Over Proposed Funding Changes
(Lansing, MI) -- State university leaders are concerned about Governor Snyder's proposal to change how universities are funded. The Ann Arbor Republican told the ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Holland Leaders Huddle with Crystal Ball
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Leaders along the Lakeshore took time this week to peer into their crystal ball.
Officials of the Holland-Zeeland Strategic Leadership ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Tea Party pressures Republican leaders on budget
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of the Tea Party fiscal conservative movement kept pressure on Republican leaders on Thursday not to bend in ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Zeeland Leaders Get First Look at New Budget
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC News) - In a special work-study session last night, the Zeeland City Council received from city staff the municipality’s proposed Fiscal ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Obama, European leaders agree Gaddafi should leave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his British, French and German counterparts agreed on Monday that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has lost the legitimacy ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
It’s A Showdown Of The Western Conference Leaders Tonight At Joe Louis Arena As The Second Place Red Wings Host The First Place Canucks
The top two teams in the Western Conference will face off tonight when the Red Wings host the Canucks at Joe Louis Arena. Vancouver ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Obama confers with Turkish, Qatari leaders on Libya
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who is seeking to shore up participation and clarify leadership of the military attacks on Libyan ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Fiennes based movie character on world leaders
The Oscar-nominated actor has gone behind the camera for his directorial debut and decided to tackle the first ever movie version of the Shakespeare ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
NY governor, legislative leaders hint at budget compromise
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders hinted on Wednesday that they are open to ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Japanese leaders try to calm panicky markets over nuclear crisis
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese leaders tried to calm panicky financial markets on Tuesday as a deepening nuclear power crisis ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Obama urges Mideast leaders to pursue reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he has been in close contact with Middle East leaders amid ongoing unrest in the region ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Euro zone leaders agree to strengthen bailout fund
By Jan Strupczewski and Julien Toyer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders agreed on Saturday to strengthen the euro zone bailout fund, make its loans cheaper ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Biden meets Putin, opposition leaders in Moscow
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden told Vladimir Putin on Thursday the United States was determined to strengthen economic ties with ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
State Party Leaders Expect Some Senator Recalls to Succeed
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Political operatives agree that at least some of the 16 Wisconsin senators targeted for recalls will lose their jobs in the ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Jolie calls for world leaders to 'protect' Libyan refugees
Colonel Gaddafi has vowed to ""fight to the death"" amid the uprising sweeping the African nation, insisting he's willing to ""die as a ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Biden to discuss Libya, Mideast with Russian leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden will discuss the situation in Libya and unrest in the Middle East with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Republican leaders mum on Biden-led budget talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican congressional leaders on Wednesday declined to say whether they will participate in budget talks led by the White House to overcome ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
U.S. urges Iran to free opposition leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday called Iran's reported detention of opposition leaders "unacceptable" and urged that they be released.
Sat, February 26, 2011
U.S. governors, Chinese leaders strengthen trade ties
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State governors and their Chinese counterparts agreed on Saturday to strengthen ties between their local governments and increase economic ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Local Gov't Leaders Reject Gov's Plan to Help Cut Labor Costs
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Over 160 local government leaders are saying “no thanks” to Governor Scott Walker’s plan to help them cut their labor ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Holland City Leaders Begin Retreat Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Holland’s annual budget retreat session begins this evening with city council members huddling with staffers in the second floor ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
U.S. intelligence: Iran leaders reopened nuke debate
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iranian leaders have resumed closed-door debates over the last four years about whether to ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Fairholme leaders resign from St. Joe board
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mutual fund manager Bruce Berkowitz resigned from the board of St. Joe Co <JOE.N> on Monday, six ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Iran MPs want death penalty for opposition leaders
By Parisa Hafezi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers urged judiciary on Tuesday to hand out death penalties to opposition leaders for fomenting unrest in the ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Nevada's leaders face yet more budget austerity
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The slump in Nevada's casino industry shows signs of reaching bottom, giving state leaders some hope the ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Hill leaders want federal insurance jobs filled
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives are calling on the Obama administration to quickly fill spots ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
Flyers soar past Stars in battle of division leaders
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers scored a goal in each period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 in a battle of division leaders on ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
Obama stresses Egypt transition in calls to leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called leaders from Germany, Britain and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday to discuss the situation in Egypt and ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Debate Continues on Packers Selling Green Bay Leaders Super Bowl Tix
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Should the mayor of Green Bay be able to attend the Super Bowl without having to pay a scalper?
Lots ...
Sun, January 30, 2011
Green Bay Leaders Upset Over No Downtown Parade
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - As the city of Green Bay continues its giddy ride with the Packers to next Sunday's Super Bowl, a ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Church leaders use Clooney's malaria saga to promote charity initiative
The quick thinkers at The People of the United Methodist Church have jumped on Clooney's health crisis, which he revealed during a chat ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Senate leaders open option of state bankruptcy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leaders said on Tuesday they were considering allowing financially stressed U.S. states to declare bankruptcy.
"We're exploring that ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
West Africa leaders to meet Obama, Ban on Ivory Coast
ABUJA (Reuters) - A delegation from West African regional bloc ECOWAS will meet President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week to ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
Packers-Bears Game Getting Religious Leaders to Wager
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Even a man of the cloth is betting on Sunday’s Packer-Bear game.
Milwaukee Catholic Archbishop Jerome Listecki says he’ll ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Illinois business leaders bristle at tax hike plan
By Kyle Peterson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois companies hit by an extended economic downturn say the state's proposed remedy to its own financial crisis ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Illinois business leaders bristle at planned tax hike
By Kyle Peterson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois companies hit by an extended economic downturn say the state's proposed remedy to its own financial crisis ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
State GOP Leaders to Review Legal Liability Reform Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Republican leaders say they’ll review the governor’s legal liability reform bill, after being told it could protect drunk ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
West Africa leaders to give Ivory Coast's Gbagbo ultimatum
By Bate Felix
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The presidents of three West African states were due in Ivory Coast on Tuesday to tell internationally-isolated incumbent leader ...
Sun, December 19, 2010
Obama lobbies regional leaders as Sudan vote looms
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who has pushed Sudan over an upcoming referendum and the crisis in Darfur, has written to ...
Sat, December 18, 2010
If You Don’t Like Those Names The Big Ten Picked Out For Its New Divisional Setup Next Year. The Leaders And The Legends, You’ve Got Plenty Of Company
There’s been overwhelmingly negative reaction so far to the Big Ten’s new division names, The Leaders And The Legends, it is supposed ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
ECB boosts capital; EU leaders meet on debt crisis
By Gavin Jones and Jan Strupczewski
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank moved to increase its financial firepower in the euro zone debt ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Local Business Leaders Encouraged to Stay and Grow
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - It was part testimonial and part pep rally at Hope College’s Haworth Inn this morning.
Four executives of the ...
Sun, December 12, 2010
China leaders emphasize fighting inflation
By Kevin Yao and Langi Chiang
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will ratchet up efforts to quell inflation in 2011 while pushing forward economic restructuring to ...
Sat, December 11, 2010
EU leaders to agree on law change for euro stability
By Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will agree next week to insert two sentences into the EU treaty to pave the way ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Vidal urges Obama to meet with Parsi leaders in Iran
In the missive, released via movie website Screenmancer.com, the director reminds Obama he wrote to him about cementing ties with the Persians when ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Anderson urges Indian leaders to back leather ban
The Baywatch beauty jetted into Mumbai earlier this month (Nov10) to take part in the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss - but before ...
Sun, November 21, 2010
Jewish leaders dismayed over comments in pope book
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Jewish leaders reacted with dismay Sunday to comments in Pope Benedict's new book that his wartime predecessor ...
Sun, November 14, 2010
Calm Appleby reels in leaders to win in Melbourne
By Greg Stutchbury
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An unflustered Stuart Appleby overtook the faltering Adam Bland and Daniel Gaunt to upstage champion Tiger Woods and win ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
Japan and China leaders aim to cool tensions
By Chisa Fujioka and Kiyoshi Takenaka
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The leaders of China and Japan sought to ease months of tensions on Saturday, while ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
APEC leaders set to back free trade plans
By Linda Sieg and Jonathan Thatcher
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific leaders were set on Sunday to embrace plans for balanced growth and free trade ...
Thu, November 11, 2010
Republican ex-leaders boost Barton for energy post
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Republicans who have headed Congressional committees on Thursday supported outspoken Texas Representative Joe Barton to lead a key ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Anderson urges Israeli leaders to back anti-fur bill
The former Baywatch star is calling on the country's leaders to stop blocking legislation which could halt fur being imported into the country ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Fisher: Fed move a "leap of faith" in fiscal leaders
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's recent decision to pump $600 billion into the economy to boost growth is a risky move that ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Obama to meet congressional leaders on November 18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he invited Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to the White House on November 18 to discuss ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet a delegation of top U.S. business leaders during his trip to India, the White House said ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet in India with a delegation of U.S. business leaders including Boeing Co's Jim McNerney, Honeywell ...
Sat, October 23, 2010
EU leaders to back diluted budget rules reform
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will back next week a reform of EU budget rules which introduces new sanctions for rule-breakers but retains political ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Holland Leaders Approve Ice Skating Rink Idea
(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - Skating outdoors in downtown Holland will become a reality this winter.
No, this isn’t an indictment of the Tulip ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Japan, China leaders met informally: Japanese official
HANOI (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held informal talks on Saturday morning, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro ...
Sun, October 17, 2010
Syrian, Saudi leaders to discuss Lebanon and Iraq
By Ulf Laessing
RIYADH (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks with King Abdullah expected to focus on ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
World finance leaders seek currency peace
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World finance leaders on Friday will try to soothe simmering currency tensions which threaten to drag on an economic ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
California leaders break budget impasse with deal
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - A top California lawmaker said on Friday the state's leaders had reached a final agreement on closing a $19.1 ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
World leaders to feel pinch of French budget cuts
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - France will host the world's most powerful politicians on the cheap at next year's G8 and G20 ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
No meeting by California leaders on budget plan
By Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's leaders will not meet on Tuesday as planned to hammer out details of a state budget ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Obama, Asian leaders discuss South China Sea
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders called on Friday for a peaceful resolution to territorial disputes in the South China ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
California leaders near budget deal: spokesman
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers have a framework for an agreement on a state budget and hope to reach ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Allegan Co. Leaders Talk Budget Today
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - The 2011 budget is expected to be among the items that the Allegan County Board of Commissioners will be working ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Reports: UW-Madison Still One of Top Schools for New Biz Leaders
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - UW-Madison continues to be one of the nation’s top schools for new business leaders.
Entrepreneur Magazine and the Princeton Review ...
Sat, September 11, 2010
EU leaders to urge fast work on EU budget rule reform
By Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will urge their finance ministers next week for more efforts to reform EU budget rules, amid ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
CEO layoff leaders also led in pay in '09: study
BOSTON (Reuters) - As U.S. companies shed millions of workers during the recession, the CEOs who laid off the most people brought home pay ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
Clinton confers with leaders on Mideast peace push
By Andrew Quinn and Jeffrey Heller
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday ahead of Thursday's ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Minnesota legislative leaders urge use of Medicaid money
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota legislative leaders urged Governor Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday to apply for enhanced federal funding for Medicaid that was passed by the ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Biden pressing Iraqi leaders to form government
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday he is pressing Iraq's leaders to settle their differences and form ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Roberts' new film upsets Catholic leaders
Catholic News Service officials in Washington, D.C. have suggested faithful film fans should give the adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling travel memoir ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Israeli, Jordan leaders discuss Palestinian talks
AMMAN (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed on Tuesday ways of launching direct talks between Israel and the ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Obama presses Iraqi leaders to end deadlock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Iraqi leaders on Thursday to end a post-election deadlock and form a new government without further delay as ...
Mon, July 19, 2010
Qaeda's Zawahri mocks Obama, slams Arab leaders: web
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader mocked President Barack Obama for voicing confidence over victory in Afghanistan, in an Internet message posted ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
Mideast leaders queue for talks with Egypt's Mubarak
By Yasmine Saleh
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosted Palestinian and Israeli leaders and the U.S. peace envoy on Sunday with a ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Union, Political Leaders Pressuring Reversal of Bucyrus Decision
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s political and union leaders are pressuring the U.S. Export-Import Bank to reverse a loan decision that could cost ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Obama, G8 leaders boost pressure on North Korea, Iran
By David Ljunggren
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama led the Group of Eight rich nations on Saturday deploring what they said ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Harrington, Rose among leaders at Travelers
By John Nestor
CROMWELL, Connecticut (Reuters) - Irishman Padraig Harrington, fresh off a tie for 22nd place at last week's U.S. Open, fired ...
Sun, June 13, 2010
EU leaders try to convince markets over euro crisis
By Timothy Heritage
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will make a new attempt this week to convince financial markets they can contain a debt ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Religious leaders unite against planned Jesus cartoon
By James Hibberd
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's not on the air yet. It's not shot yet. There's no pilot yet ...
Sun, May 16, 2010
Al Qaeda's Iraq network replaces slain leaders
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate has appointed new leaders to replace senior commanders killed by U.S. and Iraqi forces, after naming ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Obama talking to Europe leaders on debt crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is in contact with European leaders about steps being taken to ensure the European economy and the euro currency ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
New UK leaders say coalition will rebuild economy
By Estelle Shirbon
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday the country's first coalition government since 1945 would ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Green Bay Leaders Plan Big Tourism Biz This Summer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin visitors spent over $1 billion less last year in the Badger State than the year before. But Green Bay ...
Wed, May 05, 2010
African leaders launch push against malaria
By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - African leaders from 26 countries have launched a fresh drive to eliminate malaria using a combination of ...
Sun, April 18, 2010
Thai protest leaders object to election timing
By Ambika Ahuja and Chalathip Thirasoonthrakul
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand objected on Tuesday to proposed November elections, casting in doubt a government ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Leaders mull EU support tool, markets turn on Greece
By Elisabeth O'Leary
MADRID (Reuters) - Greece's aid deal has saved it from default and quashed fears of a euro zone breakup, policymakers ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Venezuelan website lampoons Latin American leaders
By Anthony Boadle
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan website that has poked fun at leftist President Hugo Chavez for two years has become a roaring ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Armenian, Turkish leaders to push ties in U.S. meet
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan and Tulay Karadeniz
YEREVAN/ANKARA (Reuters) - The leaders of Armenia and Turkey plan to meet in the United States next week ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Ex-Citigroup leaders contrite, defensive on crisis
By Rachelle Younglai and Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Charles Prince and Robert Rubin, who led Citigroup <C.N> in the run-up to the 2008 ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
G20 must recommit to financial reforms: leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress has been made toward stabilizing the global financial system but G20 countries must recommit to deliver on reforms that led to ...
Sat, March 27, 2010
CORRECTED - Iran hosts regional leaders for Persian New Year
(Corrects day)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hosted regional leaders on Saturday for a celebration of the ancient Persian New Year, in ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
States' leaders clash over healthcare lawsuits
By Lisa Lambert and Jim Christie
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New battles are erupting over recently passed U.S. healthcare reforms, this time within ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
States' leaders clash over healthcare lawsuits
By Lisa Lambert and Jim Christie
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New battles are erupting over recently passed U.S. healthcare reforms, this time within ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
European Catholic leaders rally behind pope
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor
PARIS (Reuters) - Catholic churches in Europe rallied behind Pope Benedict on Friday, rejecting claims he had covered up child ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Holland Leaders Hold Another Budget Forum
(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - It was another chance for the Tulip City to sit down and try to figure out how to put together ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
New York Times pays damages to Singapore's leaders
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The New York Times Co apologized to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on Wednesday ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Russia, U.S. leaders urge faster work on START deal
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (Russia) - The presidents of Russia and the United States agreed Wednesday to urge their negotiators to speed up work and prepare ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Military leaders doubt repeal of limits on gays
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Military brass raised doubts on Tuesday about lifting restrictions on homosexuals in the armed forces, weighing in on a ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Health Care Leaders Don't Expect Agreement During TV Summit
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin health care leaders do not expect much agreement to come from a televised summit Thursday on the president’s latest ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Goldman shuffles investment management leaders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> announced on Friday a management shuffle atop its investment management division, according to internal memos ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Obama lunches with top business leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama lunched with top business executives at the White House on Thursday to discuss the economy and job creation, officials ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Biden: Iran leaders sow seeds of own destruction
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Iran's leaders were "sowing the seeds of their own destruction ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Zelaya to exit Honduras in win for coup leaders
By Sean Mattson and Gustavo Palencia
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was set to leave Honduras for exile on Wednesday as a ...
Sun, January 17, 2010
Northern Irish leaders shake hands for first time
BELFAST (Reuters) - Peter Robinson, who has temporarily stood down as Northern Ireland's first minister over a family scandal, has shaken hands with his ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Survey: High-Tech Biz Leaders Not Confident In Economy
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s high-tech business leaders are not showing a lot of confidence in the state’s economy. A new survey of ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Obama meets union leaders over healthcare concerns
By David Morgan and Ross Colvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the biggest U.S. labor federation warned President Barack Obama on Monday that ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
Iran opposition leaders face execution: Khamenei aide
By Parisa Hafezi and Reza Derakhshi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday opposition leaders were ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Obama meets business, environment leaders Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with leaders from the business and environmental communities Wednesday to discuss climate change negotiations in ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
GB Leaders React To Georgia-Pacific Layoffs
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - We're learning more about the move by Georgia-Pacific to layoff 158 workers at their Day Street mill. In a ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
Most world leaders to attend U.N. climate summit
By John Acher and James Grubel
COPENHAGEN/CANBERRA (Reuters) - Most world leaders plan to attend a climate summit in Copenhagen this month, boosting chances ...
Sun, November 29, 2009
Leaders from Google, others to attend White House summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders from top U.S. companies including Google <GOOG.O> , AT&T <ATT.N>, Disney <DIS.N> and FedEx <FDX.N> will ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
Banks, world leaders play down Dubai debt threat
By Rania Oteify and Sujata Rao
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - World leaders expressed confidence in the global economic recovery on Friday despite fears about a ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Senate Leaders Want To Bring Back MN Tax Reciprocity
MADISON (WRN) - State Senate leaders in Wisconsin are sending strong signals that they want to reinstate a tax reciprocity agreement that Minnesota’s governor ...
Sun, November 22, 2009
Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks
By John Acher
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sixty-five world leaders have confirmed they will attend next month's U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen which Danish ...
Sun, November 15, 2009
World leaders back delay to final climate deal
By Caren Bohan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Russia, U.S. leaders discuss arms pact, Iran
By Oleg Shchedrov
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Russian and U.S. presidents said on Sunday they hoped to strike a new deal for arms cuts ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
U.S., Myanmar leaders may cross paths at ASEAN: Clinton
By Manny Mogato and David Alexander
MANILA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has no plans for talks with Myanmar's leaders on the sidelines of ...
Sun, November 08, 2009
Leaders hail Wall fall, vow to topple new barriers
By Knut Engelmann
BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders hailed the ordinary people who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and said the historic events of ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
GB Leaders Outlaw Selling, Installing Loud Mufflers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - If someone wants loud pipes on their car, truck or motorcycle, they'll have to find a muffler shop outside ...
Sun, October 25, 2009
EU leaders seek treaty, climate change deals
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders hope to reach a deal at a summit this week removing the last obstacles to a treaty to give ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Sergio Garcia one stroke behind leaders in Castellon
By Norman Dabell
CASTELLON, Spain (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia was one shot off leaders Martin Kaymer and Robert Allenby in the Castellon Masters after the ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Asian leaders seek to reduce Western trade ties
By Jason Szep and Martin Petty
HUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific leaders called on Sunday for regional-wide free trade and other measures to reduce ...
Fri, October 23, 2009
Vatican synod urges corrupt African leaders to quit
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic bishops called on corrupt Catholic leaders in Africa on Friday to repent or resign for giving ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Hillary Clinton: Guinea's military leaders should step down
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday Guinea's military leaders should quit after soldiers went ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Obama to meet China, Russia, Japan leaders at U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during the ...
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