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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 U.S. talks with Taliban likely to take place within 'next few days': U.S. official WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. talks with the Taliban are likely to be held within the "next few days" in Qatar, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, after delays caused by tensions over the naming of a new Taliban office in the capital, Doha. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa-idUSBRE95I1KC20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa-idUSBRE95I1KC20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:57:46 -0400 Lawmakers float bill for Medicare to cover obesity treatment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity treatment costs. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-senate-obesity-idUSBRE95I1M420130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-senate-obesity-idUSBRE95I1M420130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:12 -0400 Murkowski becomes third Republican U.S. senator to back gay marriage ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly backed gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican senator to do so as she spoke out ahead of potentially landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on the issue. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-gaymarriage-senator-idUSBRE95I1JS20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-gaymarriage-senator-idUSBRE95I1JS20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:15 -0400 Housing recovery to 'accelerate' U.S. economy: Summers JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A recovery in the housing market and strong growth in consumer wealth will help jump-start the U.S. economy later in 2013, said Larry Summers, a former adviser to President Barack Obama. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-economy-summers-idUSBRE95I1KG20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-economy-summers-idUSBRE95I1KG20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:39:16 -0400 Budget cuts hit security checks for defense contractors WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A budget shortfall has forced a Pentagon security unit to sharply cut back on regular investigations used to update security clearances for defense contractor employees. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-security-contractors-idUSBRE95I1HV20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-security-contractors-idUSBRE95I1HV20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:52:12 -0400 U.S. immigration bill negotiators see Senate breakthrough WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a U.S. 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 U.S. border security, senators said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-immigration-senate-idUSBRE95I1JL20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-immigration-senate-idUSBRE95I1JL20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:52:57 -0400 Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts 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&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-obama-nuclear-idUSBRE95I1DN20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:10:31 -0400 Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin 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&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-obama-berlin-idUSBRE95I0OR20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:43 -0400 U.S. to restart migration talks with Cuba: State Department MIAMI (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume regular migration talks in a possible sign of thawing relations after more than three years of tensions over Cuba's jailing of a U.S. government contract worker. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-cuba-immigration-idUSBRE95I1FT20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-cuba-immigration-idUSBRE95I1FT20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:11 -0400 As Tea Party rallies, FBI says IRS probe a top priority 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&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-irs-mueller-idUSBRE95I15O20130619?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=930 politicsNews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:43 -0400