Geo Politics News from Reuters (Complete list)
House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:35:00 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) 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.	McCain and Obama hit crunch time in hunt for No. 2 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:09:44 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of secrecy and intrigue, presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain are almost ready to unveil the winners in the vice presidential sweepstakes.
Majority of economists see McCain better for stocks: poll Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:54:55 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market would fare better in the first year after a victory by Republican presidential candidate John McCain than by his Democratic rival Barack Obama, according to a majority of economists at U.S. banks and research groups polled by Reuters.	Obama assures Israel he's a friend Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:22:32 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) SDEROT, Israel (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama assured Israel and its U.S. Jewish supporters on Wednesday he was a friend who would not press for peace concessions that would compromise its security.
Pentagon plays down fears over Afghan violence Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:10:59 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) 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.	U.S. missile shield comes step closer in Poland Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:32:22 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish and U.S. negotiators have made progress on technical details of installing a controversial missile shield in Poland, the PAP state news agency quoted Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Wednesday as saying.
German motorist crashes gate where Obama to speak Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:49:37 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) BERLIN (Reuters) - German police detained a motorist on Wednesday who crashed through barricades set up at monument where Barack Obama will hold a speech on Thursday and dumped red paint from his speeding car.	EU threatens to make U.S. diplomats get visas Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:22:34 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose forcing U.S. diplomats to get visas to travel to the European Union from January 2009 unless Washington moves toward granting citizens of all EU states visa-free entry.
"Wall Street got drunk": Bush at private event Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:04:44 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has an explanation for the housing market meltdown that has thrown the global economy into turmoil: Wall Street got drunk.	U.S. abruptly cancels planned meeting with Syrians Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:02:43 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday canceled plans to meet three Syrians making a private visit to Washington and gave no detailed explanation of its abrupt reversal.