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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will target carbon emissions from power plants as part of a second-term climate change agenda expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks, his top energy and climate adviser said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/20/us-usa-climate-obama-idUSBRE95I14W20130620?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/20/us-usa-climate-obama-idUSBRE95I14W20130620?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:18:20 -0400 WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor, hoping to resume executions in his state, on Wednesday signed the repeal of a law that has allowed death row inmates to seek a reduced sentence if they could prove racial bias affected their punishment. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/20/us-usa-northcarolina-race-idUSBRE95J02620130620?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/20/us-usa-northcarolina-race-idUSBRE95J02620130620?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:38 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, sparking additional debate about President Barack Obama's use of domestic surveillance. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-security-drones-idUSBRE95I1NW20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-security-drones-idUSBRE95I1NW20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:19:54 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance programs. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/20/us-usa-security-oversight-idUSBRE95J01220130620?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/20/us-usa-security-oversight-idUSBRE95J01220130620?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:28:21 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved White House international economic affairs adviser Michael Froman to be the next U.S. trade representative, sending him into the fray of two huge trade negotiations in Asia and Europe. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-trade-froman-idUSBRE95I1NK20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-trade-froman-idUSBRE95I1NK20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:34:22 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare show of bipartisanship, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit mandatory rotation of auditors among companies to avoid fraud and financial misconduct. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-house-sec-bills-idUSBRE95I1NS20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-house-sec-bills-idUSBRE95I1NS20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:17:34 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a dozen FBI agents are assigned to a criminal probe into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative political groups, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-irs-mueller-idUSBRE95I15O20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-irs-mueller-idUSBRE95I15O20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:41:53 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for U.S. Senate passage of an immigration bill with strong bipartisan support brightened on Wednesday when a group of Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a tentative deal on ways to shore up border security, senators said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-immigration-senate-idUSBRE95I1JL20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-immigration-senate-idUSBRE95I1JL20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:04 -0400 BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on his proposal. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-obama-nuclear-idUSBRE95I1DN20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-obama-nuclear-idUSBRE95I1DN20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:10:31 -0400 BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-obama-berlin-idUSBRE95I0OR20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-obama-berlin-idUSBRE95I0OR20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:43 -0400