http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/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 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:33 -0500 5 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png 120 35 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CPOL?src=RSS-POL http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM3E520091124?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan in days, concluding a 3-month review punctuated by differences in his administration and concerns about corruption in Kabul. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:39:25 +0000 2009-11-24T163925Z_01_TRE5AN3OA_RTROPTC_0_US-AFGHANISTAN-USA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/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/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN0NZ20091124?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. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:34:34 +0000 2009-11-24T173434Z_01_TRE5AN3ZZ_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-USA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/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 01:45:21 +0000 2009-11-24T014521Z_01_TRE5AN08Y_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-ARMS-LANDMINES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/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 01:46:22 +0000 2009-11-24T014622Z_01_TRE5AN094_RTROPTC_0_US-OBAMA-ZIMBABWE-AWARD.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/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/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/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM43Y20091123?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers and exiled Chinese dissidents urged President Barack Obama on Monday to intervene with China's government on behalf of Jiang Tianyong, a rights activist who tried to see Obama while he was in China last week. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:44 +0000 2009-11-23T201844Z_01_TRE5AM43Z_RTROPTC_0_US-CHINA-DISSIDENTS-OBAMA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM4E020091123?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. negotiators working to conclude a new strategic arms treaty with Russia are discussing ways to continue nuclear weapons monitoring until the new accord can be ratified, a State Department spokesman said on Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:32:13 +0000 2009-11-23T213213Z_01_TRE5AM4E1_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-NUCLEAR-START.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/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/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/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN0PD20091124?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. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:08:22 +0000 2009-11-24T130826Z_01_TRE5AN2FS_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-USA.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/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/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AN0PC20091124?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. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:13:49 +0000 2009-11-24T061405Z_01_TRE5AN0PB_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-USA.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/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 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM3E520091123?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama planned a ninth session with top advisers on Afghanistan on Monday as he neared a decision on whether to send troops and fought Republican charges that he is taking too long to make up his mind. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:44:36 +0000 2009-11-23T204436Z_01_TRE5AM46E_RTROPTC_0_US-AFGHANISTAN-USA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM44720091123?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. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:20:12 +0000 2009-11-23T202012Z_01_TRE5AM448_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-INDIA-SINGH.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM3TM20091123?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it was reviewing options to spur economic activity and job creation, but stressed any action would be taken in the context of the fiscal challenges facing the country. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:22:20 +0000 2009-11-23T192220Z_01_TRE5AM3VA_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-ECONOMY-WHOUSE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM39F20091123?src=RSS-POL NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet during the recession are clamoring for change in how lawmakers in the state capital Albany conduct business, according to a survey released on Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:59 +0000 2009-11-23T171859Z_01_TRE5AM39G_RTROPTC_0_US-NEWYORK-LAWMAKERS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5AM34A20091123?src=RSS-POL ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not attend an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) foreign ministers' meeting in early December in Athens, a Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:54:44 +0000 2009-11-23T165444Z_01_TRE5AM34B_RTROPTC_0_US-OSCE-CLINTON.XML