http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:45:05 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CPOL?src=RSS-POL http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSL446745220090704?src=RSS-POL BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met U.S. troops preparing to mark their Independence Day holiday on Saturday, on the third day of a visit he has used to urge Iraqi politicians to do more to reconcile rival factions. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:15:09 +0000 2009-07-04T141509Z_01_TRE5631CB_RTROPTC_0_US-IRAQ-BIDEN.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5624MB20090704?src=RSS-POL ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:51:59 +0000 2009-07-04T105159Z_01_TRE5630ZR_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-PALIN.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5623IJ20090703?src=RSS-POL MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:08:05 +0000 2009-07-03T190805Z_01_TRE5624J7_RTROPTC_0_US-RUSSIA-PUTIN-OBAMA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5621JS20090703?src=RSS-POL MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. businessmen are expected to use a Russia-U.S. business summit on Tuesday to press Moscow to rein in corruption and improve conditions for western companies operating in the country. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:08:48 +0000 2009-07-03T170848Z_01_TRE5623UO_RTROPTC_0_US-RUSSIA-USA-BUSINESS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5624GM20090703?src=RSS-POL JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's envoy will hold a second meeting in a week with Israel's defense minister, an Israeli official said on Friday, announcing talks on Monday likely to focus again on a dispute over settlements. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:59:45 +0000 2009-07-03T185945Z_01_TRE5624H6_RTROPTC_0_US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5623A220090703?src=RSS-POL LAGOS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's choice of Ghana for his first official trip to Africa next week has triggered a bout of self-questioning in Nigeria and Kenya, where many see his itinerary as a deliberate snub. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:23 +0000 2009-07-03T150023Z_01_TRE5623A3_RTROPTC_0_US-AFRICA-OBAMA-ANGST.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5621IC20090703?src=RSS-POL LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:29:56 +0000 2009-07-03T102956Z_01_TRE5621SC_RTROPTC_0_US-SYRIA-USA-INVITATION.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5616CT20090703?src=RSS-POL ATLANTA (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over an extramarital affair, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:42:24 +0000 2009-07-03T034224Z_01_TRE5620ND_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-GOVERNOR.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5615JN20090702?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday there were signs that the "economic storm" that has made millions jobless was waning, but warned that it would still take the United States many months to recover. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:51:54 +0000 2009-07-02T185154Z_01_TRE5615K3_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-JOBS-OBAMA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5601F220090703?src=RSS-POL SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top California lawmakers raised hope on Thursday that an elusive budget deal could be at hand, as officials began issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" to avoid a cash crisis on the second day of a new fiscal year without an agreement to balance the state's books. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:23:18 +0000 2009-07-03T082318Z_01_TRE562190_RTROPTC_0_US-ECONOMY-CALIFORNIA-BUDGET.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE56317920090704?src=RSS-POL KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi army forces arrested a man on Saturday suspected of being behind two vehicle bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed more than 100 people, an Iraqi army official said. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:32 +0000 2009-07-04T141509Z_01_TRE5631CB_RTROPTC_0_US-IRAQ-BIDEN.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE56317Y20090704?src=RSS-POL (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1:30 p.m. British time (1230 GMT) on Saturday. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:32 +0000 2009-07-04T141509Z_01_TRE5631CB_RTROPTC_0_US-IRAQ-BIDEN.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5630CG20090704?src=RSS-POL (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Friday she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor amid speculation that she will seek the Republican party's nomination for president in 2012. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:19 +0000 2009-07-04T040133Z_01_TRE5630CF_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-PALIN.XML-sidebar-3 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5624MB20090703?src=RSS-POL ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:36:54 +0000 2009-07-03T233654Z_01_TRE56257N_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-PALIN.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5614MO20090703?src=RSS-POL BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has a hard road ahead if it is to heal the divisions that spurred six years of bloodshed and achieve lasting peace, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a trip there on Friday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:10:05 +0000 2009-07-03T221005Z_01_TRE5624Z7_RTROPTC_0_US-IRAQ-BIDEN.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5624VW20090703?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, who surprised the U.S. political world last year by becoming Republican John McCain's vice presidential running mate, surprised again on Friday by announcing her resignation as Alaska's governor. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:11:35 +0000 2009-07-03T211149Z_01_TRE5624VV_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-PALIN.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5624T520090703?src=RSS-POL (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Friday she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor amid speculation that she will seek the Republican party's nomination for president in 2012. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:52 +0000 2009-07-03T204956Z_01_TRE5624T4_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-PALIN.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5624J820090703?src=RSS-POL MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians have warmed markedly to the United States under Barack Obama, but still think official ties are poor, a poll showed three days before the U.S. president visits on Monday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:07:59 +0000 2009-07-03T190805Z_01_TRE5624J7_RTROPTC_0_US-RUSSIA-PUTIN-OBAMA.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5624H720090703?src=RSS-POL JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will fly to London on Sunday for a meeting with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, an Israeli official said on Friday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:59:41 +0000 2009-07-03T185945Z_01_TRE5624H6_RTROPTC_0_US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSTRE5622JN20090703?src=RSS-POL MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hopes next week's visit by U.S. President Barack Obama will help restore confidence between the two biggest nuclear powers, a Kremlin aide said on Friday, after strains over Georgia and a U.S. missile shield plan. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:49:32 +0000 2009-07-03T184949Z_01_TRE5624F7_RTROPTC_0_US-RUSSIA-PUTIN-OBAMA.XML-sidebar-1