http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/p.blk/CPOL?src=RSS-POL Reuters Mobile is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including market data giving you access to the information you need - any time, anywhere. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:32:20 -0500 5 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png 120 35 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/p.blk/CPOL?src=RSS-POL http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM3E520091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to "finish the job" of an unpopular and costly eight-year war in Afghanistan, and officials said he could announce an increase of around 30,000 troops next week. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:38:25 +0000 2009-11-24T233825Z_01_TRE5AN5IT_RTROPTC_0_US-AFGHANISTAN-USA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN0NZ20091125?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as top priorities. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:03:20 +0000 2009-11-25T030320Z_01_TRE5AO09G_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-USA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN5HH20091125?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has no plans to join a global treaty banning landmines because a policy review found the United States could not meet its security commitments without them, the State Department said on Tuesday. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:40:35 +0000 2009-11-25T034035Z_01_TRE5AO0AI_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-ARMS-LANDMINES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN56Z20091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday fired back at critics who claim he's not supportive enough of domestic energy production, saying their accusations have the same "poison and substance of election-year politics." Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:03:23 +0000 2009-11-24T220323Z_01_TRE5AN570_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-OIL-LEASES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN4V720091124?src=RSS-POL NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Tuesday submitted emergency legislation that would grant him the one-time authority to balance the state budget without approval from the legislature. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:29:54 +0000 2009-11-24T202954Z_01_TRE5AN4V8_RTROPTC_0_US-NEWYORK-DEFICIT.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN5GG20091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration, facing criticism its economic stimulus plans are failing to halt layoffs, on Tuesday said hiring prompted by the spending would accelerate next year. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20:07 +0000 2009-11-24T232007Z_01_TRE5AN5GH_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-STIMULUS-JOBS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AO00020091125?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifty-nine U.S. senators, led by John Kerry and Orrin Hatch, have urged European antitrust regulators to conclude their investigation of the Oracle and Sun Microsystems merger and justify any further delay in making a decision on the deal. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:13 +0000 2009-11-25T000013Z_01_TRE5AO001_RTROPTC_0_US-SUN-ORACLE-CONGRESS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM4DG20091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured Americans on Monday that boosting jobs was a top priority, but gave no specifics about how to meet this goal that some economists say warrants more government spending. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:08:10 +0000 2009-11-24T140810Z_01_TRE5AN2RO_RTROPTC_0_US-OBAMA-JOBS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM4HS20091123?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama should look abroad for ways to boost jobs at home, the biggest U.S. business lobby group said on Monday, urging the administration to advance three pending free trade agreements. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:56:36 +0000 2009-11-23T215636Z_01_TRE5AM4HT_RTROPTC_0_US-TRADE-USA-CHAMBER.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM4GZ20091124?src=RSS-POL MIAMI (Reuters) - Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, a conservative seen as a presidential contender before a sex scandal wrecked his reputation, faces 37 possible ethics violations, the state ethics commission said on Monday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:17 +0000 2009-11-24T142617Z_01_TRE5AN2X6_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-GOVERNOR.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN0PC20091125?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday during the first state visit of the new administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural ties between the two giant democracies. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:12:56 +0000 2009-11-25T011303Z_01_TRE5AO05G_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-USA.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN0PD20091125?src=RSS-POL (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Washington for a state visit set to boost the burgeoning economic relationship between two countries, which had relatively marginal commercial dealings a decade ago. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:12:56 +0000 2009-11-25T011303Z_01_TRE5AO05G_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-USA.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN5HH20091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has no plans to join a global treaty banning landmines because a policy review found the United States could not meet its security commitments without the weapons, the State Department said on Tuesday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:26:23 +0000 2009-11-24T232623Z_01_TRE5AN5HI_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-ARMS-LANDMINES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN4D120091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's decision on a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan carries political peril as his Democratic party gears up for tough mid-term elections next year. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:36:19 +0000 2009-11-24T183622Z_01_TRE5AN4CZ_RTROPTC_0_US-AFGHANISTAN-USA.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN03820091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama honored a group of women Monday who have confronted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and said they had defied a dictator. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:55:07 +0000 2009-11-24T175507Z_01_TRE5AN462_RTROPTC_0_US-OBAMA-ZIMBABWE-AWARD.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN02N20091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. acceptance of a treaty banning landmines is "long, long overdue" and President Barack Obama should use a 10-year review this weekend to announce plans to join the accord, anti-landmines campaigners said on Monday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:48:49 +0000 2009-11-24T174849Z_01_TRE5AN448_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-ARMS-LANDMINES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM3U320091124?src=RSS-POL WAR STRATEGY, EXIT PLAN Support within the administration has grown for continuing a counterinsurgency strategy with a greater focus on protecting major Afghan population centers along with agricultural areas and transportation routes. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:45 +0000 2009-11-24T142649Z_01_TRE5AN2XE_RTROPTC_0_US-AFGHANISTAN-USA.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN29120091124?src=RSS-POL TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States plans to resume arms sales to Taiwan and warned of a build-up of missiles aimed at the island by China, a top U.S. diplomat said Tuesday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:47:23 +0000 2009-11-24T124723Z_01_TRE5AN292_RTROPTC_0_US-TAIWAN-US.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN1NZ20091124?src=RSS-POL (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 5:20 a.m. EST on Tuesday: KHOST - A roadside bomb killed five members of one family in Ismail Khel district, provincial governor Tahir Sabari said. The Interior Ministry said in a statement three civilians were killed and three were wounded. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:26:45 +0000 2009-11-24T102649Z_01_TRE5AN1NY_RTROPTC_0_US-AFGHANISTAN-USA.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/p.blk/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM44720091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday completing a 2005 U.S.-India nuclear cooperation deal would boost investment opportunities in his country, a hopeful sign for U.S. companies eyeing India's potential $150 billion market in power plants. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:06:04 +0000 2009-11-24T060604Z_01_TRE5AN0NY_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-INDIA-SINGH.XML