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Republicans target Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for her soliciting of funds on behalf of a non-profit group, called Enroll America, from two private entities.
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Northrop Grumman Corp, which was teamed with Italy's Finmeccanica SpA; Boeing Co; Textron's Bell Helicopter unit; and the U.S. unit of Europe's EADS all said they would not compete to build 112 new helicopters for the Air Force, raising questions about whether the contest can proceed as planned.
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NEW YORK, Dec 11- U.S. Treasuries fell on Tuesday as investors saw signs of hope in budget talks in Washington and in the German economy, ahead of expected easing announcement from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday at the conclusion of its two-day meeting.
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Dec 11- Sharp U.S. tax increases and government spending cuts will take effect in January unless Congress and President Barack Obama can agree on a package of deficit reduction measures. Unofficial optimal date to have a "framework" for a deal in place, congressional aides say, in order to permit time for review and procedural delays in Congress.
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It will be very difficult to close... we've done it before, "Kirk said, referring to other trade pacts the United States has concluded. The United States and 10 other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks are wrapping up their 15th round of negotiation on Wednesday in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Northrop Grumman Corp, which was teamed with Italy's Finmeccanica SpA; Boeing Co; Textron's Bell Helicopter unit; and the U.S. unit of Europe's EADS said they would not compete to build 112 new helicopters for the Air Force, raising questions about whether the contest can proceed as planned.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- U.S. regulators are near a settlement with Google Inc in a dispute over the search giant's efforts to stop the sale of products it says infringe essential patents, according to two sources close to the probe.
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*Oil prices tick up on Egypt, Syria tensions. NEW YORK, Dec 11- Global shares rose to an almost two-month high and the euro gained versus the dollar on Tuesday after German investor sentiment improved sharply in December and as the pace of talks in Washington to avoid the "fiscal cliff" quickened.
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Here are some key facts about Michigan and right-to-work:. **Michigan would be 24th of the 50 U.S. states to pass laws making it right-to-work, and the second in the industrial heartland of the country after Indiana passed such legislation earlier in 2012. Most other right-to-work states are in the South and Plains regions.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- A group of high-profile corporate leaders urged President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on Tuesday to reach a "principled compromise" on U.S. fiscal policy that includes higher tax revenues and spending cuts.
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NEW YORK, Dec 11- U.S. Treasuries fell on Tuesday as investors saw signs of hope in budget talks in Washington and in the German economy, ahead of expected easing from the Federal Reserve after a two-day meeting ends on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- The U.S. unit of Europe's EADS on Tuesday joined several other big companies in saying it would skip the U.S. Air Force's competition to buy 112 new combat rescue helicopters. At the time, he expressed frustration about the narrow way the Air Force had written the terms of the competition.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- Boeing Co said on Tuesday it would not submit bids based on its H-47 helicopter or the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft built with Textron Inc's Bell Helicopter unit for a U.S. Air Force competition for 112 new combat rescue helicopters.
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CAIRO, Dec 11- Egypt's army chief called for talks on national unity to end the country's mounting political crisis after a vital loan from the IMF was delayed and thousands of pro- and anti-government demonstrators took to the streets.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- A group of high-profile corporate leaders urged President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on Tuesday to reach a "principled compromise" on U.S. fiscal policy that includes higher tax revenues and spending cuts.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner offered no concrete signs of progress on Tuesday on "fiscal cliff" talks but said he remained hopeful that both sides would reach an agreement by the end-of-year deadline.
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Speaker of the House John Boehner met with President Obama this weekend to speak about the fiscal cliff. "We are still waiting for the White House to identify what spending cuts the President is willing to make as part of the balanced approach that he promised the American people."
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*Wall Street higher, Apple leads gains. *Oil prices tick up on Egypt, Syria tensions. Morale among German analysts and investors improved sharply in December, jumping to 6.9 against expectations of -12.0, fanning hopes that Germany, Europe's largest economy, will avoid recession this winter.
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*U.S. wheat stocks larger than trade forecasts, corn smaller World wheat stocks surprise on bigger China, Australia, Canada crops. The agency also raised its forecast for global wheat inventories to almost 177 million tonnes, from 174 million in November and well above market expectations, following estimates of larger crops from Australia, Canada and China.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- Northrop Grumman Corp and Italy's Finmeccanica SpA have decided not to bid for a multibillion dollar contract to build 112 new combat search and rescue helicopters for the U.S. Air Force, Northrop said on Tuesday.
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"We've got to get growth in our economy," says Former Obama Chief of Staff Bill Daley, in discussing the fiscal cliff talks.