Topic: Patricia Zengerle

Obama sends more National Guard troops to Mexico border

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will deploy up to 1,200 more National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border until law enforcement agencies can recruit and train additional officers and agents to serve there, an administration official said on Tuesday ...

Obama economic adviser: work left to do on economy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top economic adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that gross domestic product growth is an encouraging sign that the economy is moving in the right direction, but things must improve more to restore growth in ...

Obama to sign defense bill on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will sign the 2010 defense authorization bill on Wednesday, the White House said on Tuesday.Obama had said yesterday he would sign the measure at some point this week. The bill authorizes Pentagon operations, and his administration ...

H1N1 flu "serious health threat" to U.S.: White House

OAK BLUFFS, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu poses a serious health threat to the United States, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology said in a report released on Monday. "The report says the current strain 'poses a serious ...