Articles tagged with summit

Thu, May 24, 2012

Monroe met Kennedy for emotional hotel summit, according to explosive new book

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The tragic actress had threatened to go public with her affairs with John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby, who was ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Comments after EU leaders' summit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday night, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the situation ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Monroe met Kennedy for emotional hotel summit, according to explosive new book

From WENN.com

The tragic actress had threatened to go public with her affairs with John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby, who was ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Bundesbank says Greek euro exit "manageable"

BERLIN (Reuters) - The impact of a Greek exit from the euro zone would be substantial but "manageable", Germany's Bundesbank said on Wednesday, raising ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Stage set for Hollande-Merkel showdown at EU summit

By Luke Baker

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will try to breathe life into their stricken economies at a summit over dinner on Wednesday, but ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Chicago police erase 1968 stain at last with NATO summit

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The NATO summit ended without major violence between police and protesters, winning praise for Chicago Police Chief Garry McCarthy ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Protests dwindle in Chicago as NATO summit concludes

By Mary Wisniewski and James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anti-war protests in Chicago dwindled on Monday to a few hundred people at the headquarters ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Afghanistan fundraising goal eludes as US heads to NATO summit

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the eve of this weekend's NATO summit, the United States remains short of its goal of raising ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Thousands protest in Chicago before NATO summit

By Ann Saphir and Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested loudly but peacefully under the watchful eye of police at a downtown ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

"No indication" of terror threat to Chicago NATO summit: FBI

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The FBI said on Thursday there was "absolutely no indication" of a terror attack threat in Chicago, although the ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

NATO summit in Chicago sends some brides fleeing

By Suzannah Gonzales

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Debbie and George Sevilis were supposed to get married on Saturday, May 19. Everything was booked. They had saved ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Chicago braces for violence at NATO summit

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police, who have a reputation for dealing toughly with protesters, will be prepared for the worst with new ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Obama to skip Asia-Pacific summit in Russia in September

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will skip an Asia-Pacific summit in Russia hosted by President Vladimir Putin in early September, the White House ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Anti-war protesters target Obama Chicago office, 8 arrested

By Eric Johnson

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anti-war protesters converged on President Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters on Monday but only got as far as ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

NATO summit protesters to be kept away from leaders

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday told Chicago anti-war demonstrators they will have to stay blocks from next ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Depp meets Navajo leaders for The Lone Ranger summit

Depp and co-star Armie Hammer held a meet-and-greet with Navajo Nation elders Ben Shelly and Rex Lee Jim recently to swap gifts and pose ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Depp meets Navajo leaders for The Lone Ranger summit

Depp and co-star Armie Hammer held a meet-and-greet with Navajo Nation elders Ben Shelly and Rex Lee Jim recently to swap gifts and pose ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Despite Obama charm, Americas summit boosts U.S. isolation

By Brian Ellsworth

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sat patiently through diatribes, interruptions and even the occasional eye-ball roll at the weekend Summit ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Obama's partying guards embarrass U.S. at summit

By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - U.S. secret service agents and soldiers tasked with protecting President Barack Obama during ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Obama's partying guards embarrass U.S. at summit

By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Secret agents charged with protecting President Barack Obama during a summit in Colombia have ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Obama faces skeptical leaders at Americas summit

By Brian Ellsworth

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Three years after being feted by star-struck Latin American leaders, President Barack Obama faces skepticism and disappointment at this ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Anti-war protesters again denied permit for NATO summit march

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday rejected a request from anti-war protesters to demonstrate during the NATO summit of world leaders in May, but ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role

By Patrick Markey and Suadad al-Salhy

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Thursday hosted Baghdad's first Arab League summit in ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Jack Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan steered off the agenda at a nuclear security summit on Tuesday to hit out at ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Obama scans tense Korean DMZ, North mourns Kim Jong-il

By Alister Bull

CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea (Reuters) - President Barack Obama peered across South Korea's tense border with the North on Sunday in ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

U.S. on track for Afghan deal by NATO summit: Clinton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it appears to be on track to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan charting their ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan

By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Obama shifts G-8 summit to Camp David from Chicago

By Alister Bull

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host the Group of Eight summit at his Camp David retreat in the Maryland countyside ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Highlights: Leaders' comments from European Union summit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders met for a second day of talks in Brussels on Friday, where 25 of the bloc's 27 countries ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Leaders' comments from European Union summit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders met on Thursday to discuss the right balance between budget austerity and reviving lost growth, at the first summit ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

For China's Xi, near-summit treatment and "Iowa Nice"

By Paul Eckert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From the power centers of Washington to a soybean farm in Iowa and on to sunny Southern California, China ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

U.S. aims for Afghan talks breakthrough at May summit

By Missy Ryan and Warren Strobel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to accelerate fragile talks with the Taliban so it can announce ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Greek PM meets top ECB, EU officials after summit

By Harry Papachristou

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos held talks on restructuring Greek debt with senior officials from the European Central ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Shares firmer, euro steady ahead of factory data

By Richard Hubbard

LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks rose and the euro steadied on Wednesday as investors remained on guard ahead of the release of manufacturing ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Italy-France-Germany summit in Rome postponed-German embassy

ROME (Reuters) - A meeting between Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel planned on January 20 in ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Merkel broadens diplomatic drive for EU March summit

By Stephen Brown

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will gather the leaders of Austria, Sweden and Portugal next Thursday in a bid to ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

March EU summit to discuss size of the ESM: French PM

PARIS (Reuters) - A March summit of European Union leaders will discuss increasing the firepower of the bloc's permanent rescue fund, the European Stability ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

ECB's Kranjec: EU summit moves "radical"

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Decisions reached by the European Union summit last week are "radical" and will lead to harmonization of policies which has not been ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

EU debt summit fails to satisfy ratings agencies

By Walter Brandimarte

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors were bracing for a possible mass downgrade of euro zone countries as soon as this week after ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Germans rebuff calls for ECB action after summit

By Noah Barkin and Paul Carrel

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's chancellor and central banker urged Europe to stick to stricter budget discipline and ...

Sun, December 11, 2011

EU summit may not calm investors for long

By Annika Breidthardt

BERLIN (Reuters) - Last week's EU summit went a long way towards forging the closer economic ties needed to prevent future ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Highlights: EU leaders' comments after summit talks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided in a historic rift on Friday over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Fears over EU deal hit world stocks

By Richard Hubbard

LONDON (Reuters) - European stock markets and the euro fell on Friday on fears that EU leaders were struggling to come to ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Cautious optimism on EU deal lifts world stocks

By Richard Hubbard

LONDON (Reuters) - Growing optimism that euro zone leaders are on track to produce a confidence-boosting package of measures to solve the ...

Sun, December 04, 2011

Europe pushes ahead with fiscal union, UK isolated

By Luke Baker and Mark John

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe secured an historic agreement to draft a new treaty for deeper economic integration in the ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

German finance minister details debt fund plan before EU summit

By Madeline Chambers

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Finance Minister spelled out details on Saturday of his proposal for national redemption funds for excess sovereign ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Geithner to lobby Europe leaders before summit

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to Europe next week to lobby key leaders and officials ahead ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

Herman Cain ends 2012 bid

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former pizza magnate Herman Cain dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday after accusations of sexual misconduct overwhelmed ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas

By Caroline Valetkevitch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

EU leaders to brief Obama on debt crisis at summit

By Luke Baker

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will offer what guidance he can on how to resolve the European debt crisis when he ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

China rebuffs U.S., Asia pressure in sea dispute

By Ben Blanchard and Laura MacInnis

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - China pushed back on Saturday against a week of U.S. pressure to resolve ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

U.S.-China tension spills over into Asia summit

By Ben Blanchard and Olivia Rondonuwu

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Tension between the United States and China spilled over into meetings of Asia-Pacific leaders ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

China holds fire over Obama before regional summit

By Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - China appeared keen on Tuesday to avoid a brawl with the United States over trade and currency stances, brushing ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Summit Snags Rights to 'Headhunters'

Swedes aren't the only ones capable of penning cinema-friendly suspense novels. Deadline reports that Summit Entertainment has snapped up the English-language rights to ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Summit Snags Rights to 'Headhunters'

Swedes aren't the only ones capable of penning cinema-friendly suspense novels. Deadline reports that Summit Entertainment has snapped up the English-language rights to ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Summit Snags Rights to 'Headhunters'

Swedes aren't the only ones capable of penning cinema-friendly suspense novels. Deadline reports that Summit Entertainment has snapped up the English-language rights to ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

G20 summit to focus on euro zone debt crisis: EU

By Jan Strupczewski

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leaders from the G20 countries are so concerned that Europe's crisis will spillover to the rest of the ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

Slovakia's interim government talks set for Monday

By Martin Santa

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic said on Friday he would dismiss Prime Minister Iveta Radicova's fallen government and start ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

Clinton's philanthropic summit to push for jobs

By Michelle Nichols

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton will push corporations and non-profit groups at his philanthropic summit this week to create ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Draft U.N. disease summit statement seen as weak

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - A draft statement from a United Nations summit on chronic diseases is a "great disappointment" and sets no new ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Libya rebel council to seek funds at Qatar summit

TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's rebel National Transitional Council will seek international funds to help the North African state recover from a six-month war that ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

France wants Libya transition summit: Juppe

By John Irish

PARIS (Reuters) - France aims to host a meeting of international partners in Paris next week to lay out a roadmap for ...

Sat, August 13, 2011

Merkel and Sarkozy offer no miracle cure for euro

By Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Plans from France and Germany to move toward fiscal union in 2012 got a chilly response from other euro-zone ...

Sun, August 07, 2011

Japan intervenes to curb yen strength

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar spiked to a three-month high against the yen on Monday after Japan intervened in the currency markets to stem the ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Global stocks slide, gold hits new high

By Anirban Nag

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks ceded more ground on Friday, hurt by mounting concerns the U.S. economy is heading into another ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

China, U.S. play down tensions at Asian security summit

By Andrew Quinn and Michael Martina

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United States and China moved to repair strained ties on Friday, saying tensions ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Euro zone summit on Greece called for July 21

By Luke Baker

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone leaders will meet in Brussels on July 21 to discuss a second bailout package for Greece and ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Climber dies after reaching summit of Mt. McKinley

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A climber died in his tent shortly after reaching the summit of Mount McKinley, North America's highest ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

U.N. summit sets plan to stop HIV child infections

By Patrick Worsnip

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World leaders at a U.N. AIDS summit launched a plan on Thursday to try to eliminate by ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

At summit, G8 powers urge Yemen leader to go

By Keith Weir and John Irish

DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight called on Yemen's president to quit on Thursday ...

Sat, May 14, 2011

Branch County Economic Summit

COLDWATER (WTVB) - It hasn’t been easy finding positive economic news aboutBranchCountyandMichiganin the past decade but for those who filled the Community Health Center ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Injured man rescued near summit of Alaska's Mount McKinley

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A climber with a broken leg was rescued from a snowy spot 800 feet below the summit of ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Hillary Clinton lands in Greenland for Arctic summit

By Andrew Quinn

NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Greenland on Wednesday for an Arctic summit to improve management of ...

Sun, May 08, 2011

ASEAN summit fails to resolve Thai-Cambodia conflict

By Olivia Rondonuwu and Aditya Suharmoko

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders failed to achieve any breakthrough on Sunday to end deadly border skirmishes between ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

Economic Summit In Branch County

COLDWATER (WTVB) - A couple of economists who have all-star status in Michigan are due in Coldwater in less than two weeks for the Branch ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Holland School Chief Part of State "Education Summit"

EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC News) - School administrators from across the state attended an “education summit” at Michigan State University. Called by Governor Snyder, the ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Governor Taking Part In Education Summit

EAST LANSING, Mich (WLMI)  The Governor will hold an Education Summit today in East Lansing to discuss how Michigan educates it’s children.   Governor ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Spy summit fails to resolve U.S.-Pakistan differences

By Mark Hosenball

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A summit of spymasters this week eased tensions but failed to resolve issues over U.S. drones and espionage ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

EU agrees crisis package, Portugal clouds summit

By Noah Barkin and Jan Strupczewski

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders agreed a new package of anti-crisis measures at a two-day summit, but were forced ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Euro zone debt crisis intensifies on summit eve

By Elizabeth O'Leary and Julien Toyer

MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Moody's cut Spain's debt rating on Thursday, pushing the euro lower and ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

EU states frustrated by Paris, Berlin summit deal

By Jan Strupczewski and Julien Toyer

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany and France tried to win backing for a pact to strengthen the euro zone economy ...

Thu, February 03, 2011

Summit Options 'The Dark Endeavor' For Frankenstein Origin Story

Summit Entertainment is up to its ears with Vampires thanks to its cash-cow Twilight. Now the relatively new company is looking to expand its ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

UPDATE: Summit Hires 'Red' Writers For Sequel

UPDATE: The project has officially been greenlit, though none of the stars are attached to return. So, woo?

Looks like Summit Entertainment thinks the ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Summit Hires 'Red' Writers For Sequel

Looks like Summit Entertainment thinks the world needs a little more old men and women with big guns teaching all these young 'uns how ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Many business deals seen during U.S.-China summit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese companies will sign a number of business deals when President Hu Jintao visits Washington next week, a leading ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

U.S. beef and software groups eye Hu-Obama summit

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. software manufacturers and beef exporters want President Barack Obama to push for increased sales to China when ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Hefner's ex insists on televised reality TV summit over engagement

The former Playboy Playmate was heartbroken when Hef tweeted the happy news after 24-year-old model Crystal Harris agreed to be his wife - because she ...

Thu, December 23, 2010

White House summit for China's Hu set for January 19

By Chris Buckley and Caren Bohan

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, on a state visit on ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Spain on watch ahead of EU summit

By Fiona Ortiz and Annika Breidthardt

MADRID/BERLIN (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's warned Spain it could be downgraded and frustration at Germany and ...

Tue, December 14, 2010

EU struggles for unity ahead of debt crisis summit

By Luke Baker and Stephen Brown

BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - European leaders sought to paper over deep divisions on how best to resolve the debt ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

DiCaprio caught up in mid-air drama en route to Tiger Summit

DiCaprio was among the passengers on the flight bound for Moscow on Sunday (21Nov10), according to UsMagazine.com.

The commercial jetliner was forced to ...

Sun, November 21, 2010

Mexico busts gang targeting climate summit: report

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A gang of suspected kidnappers arrested by Mexican marines had detailed plans of security arrangements for next week's U.N ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

California leads "subnational" summit climate push

By Peter Henderson

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Regional and state governments despairing of global action to counter climate change banded together on Tuesday at a ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

NATO summit a turning point in Afghan war: U.S. envoy

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The NATO summit in Lisbon this weekend will mark a turning point in the prosecution of the war in ...

Sun, November 14, 2010

Climate science "under-reported" at 2009 U.N. summit

OSLO (Reuters) - Less than 10 percent of the articles written about last year's Copenhagen climate summit dealt primarily with the science of climate ...

Sat, November 13, 2010

Japan and U.S. tout rekindled ties at APEC summit

By Yoko Kubota and Alister Bull

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday lauded Washington's 50-year-old alliance with Japan as vital to ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

China keeps up tough talk as G20 summit nears

By Emily Kaiser

SEOUL (Reuters) - China warned on Tuesday that U.S. easy money could inflate asset bubbles elsewhere, keeping up the pressure on ...

Sun, November 07, 2010

Thousands protest in Seoul before G20 summit

SEOUL (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Seoul on Sunday in a largely peaceful protest against this week's ...

Mon, November 01, 2010

Arcade Fire cancel Lisbon gig due to NATO summit

LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian rockers Arcade Fire have canceled their concert in Lisbon on November 18 due to what they called "security concerns" surrounding a ...

Sat, October 30, 2010

Clinton urges calm after China-Japan row at summit

By Yoko Kubota and Arshad Mohammed

HANOI (Reuters) - The premiers of China and Japan met at an Asian regional summit in a bid to ...

Sat, October 16, 2010

New date sought for Paris peace summit: Israel

By Ori Lewis

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A planned Israeli-Palestinian summit due to be held in Paris by the end of the month has been rescheduled ...

Sun, October 03, 2010

China's Wen supports stable euro ahead of EU summit

By Ingrid Melander and Harry Papachristou

ATHENS (Reuters) - China pledged on Sunday to support a stable euro and not reduce its holdings of European ...

Wed, September 22, 2010

G20 summit could give Doha talks a lift: WTO's Lamy

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders could give the nine-year-old Doha round of world trade talks a much-needed boost when they meet in ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

Muslim Center Main Topic At Muslim Summit

NEW YORK (WKZO) -- Muslim leaders held a summit in New York over the weekend to talk about the anti-Islamic mood that is gripping the ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

Four Israelis killed on eve of Mideast summit

By Eli Berelzon

BANI NAIM, West Bank (Reuters) - Four Israeli settlers were shot dead in their car in a drive-by attack in the occupied ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

Netanyahu heads to U.S. for peace summit

By Jeffrey Heller

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on Tuesday for peace talks with the Palestinians, leaving up ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Fasel brings Olympics sales pitch to world summit

By Steve Keating

TORONTO (Reuters) - IIHF chief Rene Fasel trotted out his well-worn sales pitch to a who's who of the ice hockey ...

Tue, August 17, 2010

EU-U.S. to hold summit in Portugal in November

By Luke Baker

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and United States will hold a summit in Portugal in November, the EU and the White ...

Thu, August 12, 2010

Housing summit may yield Fannie and Freddie clues

By Corbett B. Daly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration summit of housing industry leaders next week may yield clues on the future of Fannie ...

Mon, July 19, 2010

4th Annual Water Summit in Milwaukee Monday

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee will hold its 4th annual Water Summit Monday, as the city tries to become one of the world’s top ...

Fri, June 25, 2010

Anglo-German World Cup rivalry touches G20 summit

TORONTO (Reuters) - G20 summit or no G20 summit, the leaders of Britain and Germany plan to take time off from the talks for Sunday ...

Thu, June 24, 2010

Canada police halt suspicious car near G20 summit site

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian police said on Thursday they had pulled over a car containing "dangerous materials" near the site where an international summit will ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

Do-little G20 summit cheers spared bankers

By Paul Taylor

PARIS (Reuters) - Bankers voiced relief on Monday after world leaders abandoned a global bank levy and eased the timetable for new ...

Sun, June 13, 2010

Merkel, Sarkozy to show united front ahead EU summit

By Sarah Marsh and Emmanuel Jarry

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France and Germany will seek to overcome deep-rooted disagreements on European economic ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Summit members condemn Israel over Gaza raid

By Tulay Karadeniz and Simon Cameron-Moore

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Leaders from the Middle East and Asia condemned Israel's raid on a Turkish aid ship ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Turkey hosts Eurasian summit amid Israel storm

By Simon Cameron-Moore

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey, seething with anger after an Israeli raid on an aid ship bound for Gaza, hosts leaders from Russia ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

No free agency summit for Wade and James, Stern says

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - All-Stars Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and others will not be getting together for a meeting to discuss free agency, NBA commissioner ...

Sat, May 29, 2010

Humbled by crisis, Russia and EU eye summit reset

By Conor Humphries

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the European Union, both humbled by economic crisis, are set to brush geopolitical disputes aside at a ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Obama fulfills Cairo pledge with entrepreneur summit

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched a new effort on Monday to build business and social ties to the Muslim world ...

Sun, April 25, 2010

Belarus leader raps Russia, may snub security summit

By Andrei Makhovsky

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday berated ally Russia for not paying for its military bases deployed in his ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

Summit Will Be Held Tomorrow

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- School districts have had to close buildings, lay off teachers, and are preparing for it to get even worse next year. ISAAC ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Obama says security summit made Americans safer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday said steps were taken at the nuclear security summit to make Americans and the rest of the ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Obama presses Iran, gains nuclear summit pledges

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed for bold, swift sanctions on Iran on Tuesday but acknowledged China has ...

Mon, April 12, 2010

Cyclist killed in Washington during nuclear summit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bicyclist was killed in downtown Washington on Monday after a crash with a police car along the motorcade route used by ...

Sun, April 11, 2010

Clinton downplays Netanyahu no-show at summit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denied the United States had been blindsided by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to pull ...

Sun, April 11, 2010

Pakistan in spotlight at Washington nuclear summit

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will confront its reputation as a proliferator head-on this week when its prime minister addresses a global summit ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Routine "recess" a hit at White House obesity summit

By JoAnne Allen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A doctor's endorsement of frequent recess breaks -- and not just for kids -- drew an appreciative response from experts ...

Thu, April 08, 2010

Netanyahu ducks U.S. nuclear summit, fearing censure

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn from a nuclear security summit in Washington next week, fearing Muslim delegates ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Dozens of world leaders gather in Washington next week for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security, with U ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

UK's Brown to miss U.S. nuclear security summit

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will miss a nuclear summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington next week as he campaigns ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Ryan Grabs Spotlight After President's Health Care Summit

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - House Republican Paul Ryan of Janesville might have gained some stature after Thursday’s televised health care summit. Washington Post ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Stabenow on Health Reform Summit

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan says that the White House health summit provides an opportunity to find bipartisan agreement on health ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

McConnell "discouraged" by Obama healthcare summit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said he was "discouraged" by the White House healthcare summit on Thursday, and renewed his call to ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

Health Care Leaders Don't Expect Agreement During TV Summit

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin health care leaders do not expect much agreement to come from a televised summit Thursday on the president’s latest ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

Republicans round out team for healthcare summit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans rounded out their Senate team for a healthcare summit with President Barack Obama on Thursday, adding four leading critics of Democratic ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

Luxembourg summit to discuss future of bank secrecy

By Lisa Jucca, European Wealth Management Correspondent

ZURICH (Reuters) - High-level talks in Luxembourg on Sunday will assess whether there is a future for what ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

EU summit to get to grips with Greece rescue plans

By Jan Strupczewski and Julien Toyer

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders are expected to lay the foundations for a financial rescue of Greece at ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

Great Lakes Governors Unhappy with Asian Carp Summit

LANSING -- An Obama administration plan to prevent invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes is not being welcomed by the region's governors ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

White House insists healthcare summit no trap

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The purpose of the Obama administration's upcoming summit on healthcare is to find solutions to issues like soaring ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

Asian Carp Summit Monday At White House

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The Asian carp summit will be held Monday at the White House. Wisconsin’s Jim Doyle and other Midwest governors ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

Asian Carp Summit Today

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The EPA may have a plan they hope will keep the Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes without shutting down ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

White House Carp Summit

(Washington, DC)  --  The White House plans a summit today to discuss how to keep predatory Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.  Among the ...

Tue, February 02, 2010

EU-U.S. summit in doubt as Obama decides not to come

By Timothy Heritage

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States are likely to scrap plans to hold a summit in Madrid in ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Date Set For Asian Carp Summit

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The White House has set the date for “The Carp Summit”. Reports are that only the Governors of Michigan, Wisconsin and ...

Tue, January 26, 2010

Clinton's summit more popular than Davos: survey

By Michelle Nichols

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit was the most popular venue for chief executives in ...

Sun, January 24, 2010

Talks with Taliban loom over Pakistani-Afghan summit

By Simon Cameron-Moore and Zerin Elci

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during ...

Fri, January 22, 2010

Return to U.S. album summit eyed for Susan Boyle

By Keith Caulfield

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" might make a return engagement at No. 1 on the Billboard ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Doyle, Granholm Asks For Summit On Asian Carp

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) -The governors of Wisconsin and Michigan asked the White House today to hold a summit on the Asian carp – and how ...

Thu, December 31, 2009

Israel's Netanyahu proposes Egypt peace summit

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed an Egyptian-hosted summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a possible way ...

Thu, December 10, 2009

Hollywood goes to Copenhagen climate summit

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Think melting arctic ice caps are the biggest threat from global warming? Dangers to polar bears? Think again ...

Mon, December 07, 2009

Pope, Irish Church to hold summit on child abuse

By Philip Pullella

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Ireland's top Roman Catholic leaders will hold talks with Pope Benedict this week to formulate the Vatican ...

Fri, December 04, 2009

Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision

By Ross Colvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will attend the end of the Copenhagen climate change summit, a late change of ...

Fri, December 04, 2009

Obama to attend final days of Copenhagen summit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Citing prospects for a "meaningful" global accord on climate change, the White House said on Friday President Barack Obama would attend the ...

Thu, December 03, 2009

Doyle Heads To Climate Control Summit In Denmark

MADISON (WRN) - Governor Doyle will take part in an international summit on climate control in Denmark this month. Doyle says he’ll promote Wisconsin ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Most world leaders to attend U.N. climate summit

By John Acher and James Grubel

COPENHAGEN/CANBERRA (Reuters) - Most world leaders plan to attend a climate summit in Copenhagen this month, boosting chances ...

Sun, November 29, 2009

Leaders from Google, others to attend White House summit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders from top U.S. companies including Google <GOOG.O> , AT&T <ATT.N>, Disney <DIS.N> and FedEx <FDX.N> will ...

Thu, November 26, 2009

UK's Brown to push bank bailout plan at summit

By Adrian Croft

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would lobby for support for his plan to make banks pay for any ...

Sun, October 18, 2009

North Korea hoping for summit with South: official