| Reuters: Top News Updated : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:44:38 -0400 Obama leads McCain by 6 points: poll WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a 6-point lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race as a growing percentage of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:27:26 -0400 House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures aimed at shoring up the worst U.S. housing market since the Great Depression. Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:34:41 -0400 Pentagon plays down fears over Afghan violence WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday sought to play down the seriousness of growing violence in Afghanistan but declined to say the United States and NATO were winning their fight against Taliban insurgents. Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:51:33 -0400 Bin Laden driver trial shows interrogation video GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A black-and-white interrogation video of Osama bin Laden's driver showed Salim Hamdan denying under questioning in a dark cell that he worked for al Qaeda. Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:16 -0400 Rice says North Korea must agree to strong verification SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday after talks with North Korea that she believed Pyongyang was under no "illusions" it had to agree to a strong mechanism to verify its nuclear activities. Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:30:39 -0400 RSS to HTML |