n">(Reuters) - Senate leaders have not yet been able to reach a deal to a avert a "fiscal cliff," and with time running out, it is uncertain if they will get one, a senior Senate aide said on Sunday.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority
WASHINGTON | Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:19pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Farm-state lawmakers have agreed to a one-year extension of the expiring U.S. farm law that, if enacted, would head off a possible doubling of retail milk prices to $7 or more a gallon
Vomiting Larry gets to work. A humanoid simulated vomiting system, Larry helps scientists analyse contagion. He's particularly useful in the case of Norovirus, a nasty bug which can live for 12 days on contaminated surfaces. Larry was designed by Catherine
US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) shares a laugh with Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) at the Amman Citadel in Amman July 22, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Ali JarekjiWASHINGTON | Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:12pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters)
A general view of Rangeley Lake, which is being monitored for mercury levels, in Rangeley, Maine in this file photo taken August 23, 2005. Credit: Reuters/Brian SnyderGENEVA | Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:28pm EST GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 140 countries have
1 of 15. A man walks past the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington December 17, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Joshua RobertsWASHINGTON | Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:27am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress comes back on Monday without a deal to avert the "fiscal
1 of 4. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers questions from the audience at the 2012 Saban Forum on U.S.-Israel relations gala dinner in Washington, in this file photo from November 30, 2012. Clinton was sent to the hospital December 30,
WASHINGTON | Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:13pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Sunday approved prominent antitrust attorney William Baer to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division 10 months after he was tapped by President Barack Obama.The
