Reuters Politics Tweets
Live commentary from Reuters political experts
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RT @Footbalistic: Stat: 18 EPL seasons, 17 6-0 games. In the past weekend there were 3 6-0 games; bringing the total this season to 4by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/23/2010 6:53:58 PM -
Sigh. 3-0 Man City over Liverpool.by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/23/2010 9:09:25 PM -
RT @Front_Row: Reuters/Ipsos poll: Obama approval hits new low, but Republicans catch blame too link.reuters.comby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/24/2010 6:23:00 PM -

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It's actually extremely nice to be working in Washington in late August - so little traffic, time to actually go out for lunch.....by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/24/2010 7:26:52 PM -

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RT @PressSec: Next Tuesday POTUS will visit with troops at Fort Bliss in Texas and address the nation from the Oval Office about our dra ...by dcharlesReuters via twitter 8/25/2010 7:38:31 PM -
Obama called UK PM Cameron to congratulate him on his daughter's birth, and - while he had him on the phone - discuss the Mideast.by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/25/2010 9:12:52 PM -
Alan Simpson sparks uproar with comments comparing Social Security with milking cows www.reuters.comby carenbohan via twitter 8/25/2010 10:40:38 PM -
Paul Krugman is weighing in on Simpson, says he should be fired krugman.blogs.nytimes.comby carenbohan via twitter 8/25/2010 10:43:38 PM -
Krugman blogs that Obama "has to fire Simpson" or he runs risk that the deficit panel will turn into "a combination of farce and tragedy"by carenbohan via twitter 8/25/2010 10:45:35 PM -
Sen. Murkowski in jeopardy of being 7th ousted incumbent this yr. can you name other 6? www.reuters.comby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/26/2010 4:43:13 PM -
RT @markknoller: Pres. Obama has finished 5 hours of golf at Farm Neck Golf Club here on MV. Brings to 16 hrs 46 mins time spent golfing ...by Steve Holland via twitter 8/27/2010 12:36:04 AM -
RT @Reuters: FLASH: Ex-President Carter to depart North Korea with American Gomes Friday morning - Carter Centerby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/27/2010 2:30:04 AM -
GDP and Bernanke speech coming up, here are issues Fed Chairman likely to address www.reuters.comby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/27/2010 11:15:35 AM -
More bad economic news for Obama seen from GDP, 2Q growth estimates for 1.4 pct, weaker than 2.4 pct earlier tinyurl.comby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/27/2010 11:23:30 AM -
Amazing video of trapped Chilean miners in good spirits www.reuters.comby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/27/2010 11:38:18 AM -
Former first lady Laura Bush on ABC's Good Morning America says unfair criticism part of life for a president and his familyby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/27/2010 11:49:14 AM -
2Q GDP growth slowed to 1.6 pct from earlier readingby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/27/2010 12:44:31 PM -
How many people will be at the Tea Party rally tomorrow? Guesses??by dcharlesReuters via twitter 8/27/2010 2:12:29 PM -
Obama is playing golf on Martha's Vineyard with Mayor Bloomberg.by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/27/2010 5:57:01 PM -
Very curious how many people will be in DC on Saturday for Glenn Beck's event. I saw one car on Thursday with a tea party flag.by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/27/2010 5:58:20 PM -
Obama and Bloomberg discussed plans for economic growth as they golfed on Martha's Vineyard, the White House said.by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/27/2010 7:12:21 PM -
Obama invited Bloomberg to go golfing about a week ago, but Bloomberg didn't travel in the motorcade.by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/27/2010 7:12:39 PM -
Cardinals player Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa will be guests at the "Restoring Honor" rally organized by FOX News host Glenn Beck.by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/27/2010 8:35:14 PM -
Pujols being honored, La Russa to introduce. StLouis Post Dispatch said La Russa was assured event "not a thinly disguised political rally."by Patricia Zengerle via twitter 8/27/2010 8:38:31 PM -

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Elizabeth Warren, Harvard professor with folksy style, is symbol in debate over Wall St www.reuters.comby carenbohan via twitter 8/29/2010 2:37:15 PM -
Can Obama avoid any hint of a "Mission Accomplished" moment on Iraq in his address to the public on Tuesday night?by carenbohan via twitter 8/29/2010 2:49:11 PM -
Patricia Zengerle has a nice piece today on the Iraq speech www.reuters.comby carenbohan via twitter 8/29/2010 2:49:53 PM -
Highly recommend Peter Baker's piece on Obama as commander in chief www.nytimes.comby carenbohan via twitter 8/29/2010 3:31:04 PM -

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Reuters a clue in Sunday NYTimes crossword puzzle 66 across, I better get it rightby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/29/2010 6:01:59 PM -
White House announces that Obama will make a statement in the Rose Garden today at 12:30 p.m. following his economic briefingby carenbohan via twitter 8/30/2010 2:09:01 PM -
With the week focused on two big foreign policy events -- the Iraq speech & Mideast summit -- Obama needs to show economy is still top focusby carenbohan via twitter 8/30/2010 2:10:57 PM -
Do you know where the veep is? Biden arrived in Iraq as U.S. troops prepare to end combat operations tinyurl.comby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/30/2010 3:17:19 PM -
White House says this is Biden's sixth trip to Iraq since January 2009 and he will meet with leaders Talabani, al-Maliki, Allawi and othersby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/30/2010 3:27:07 PM -
RT @andrewquinn: Obama to unveil new #NKorea sanctions moves - official tells Reutersby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/30/2010 3:27:36 PM -
Obama to widen sanctions on North Korea as part of effort to punish for sinking of South Korean warship tinyurl.comby Tabassum Zakaria via twitter 8/30/2010 3:50:10 PM -
Seems like technical problems interfered a little bit with Obama's economy speechby carenbohan via twitter 8/30/2010 5:18:06 PM -
Obama says in Rose Garden that his economic team is hard at work identifying additional steps to help U.S. economyby carenbohan via twitter 8/30/2010 5:19:01 PM -
What are the additional steps Obama will propose? He mentions extending middle-class tax cuts, redoubling efforts to spur R&D investmentby carenbohan via twitter 8/30/2010 5:19:58 PM -
Obama accuses Republicans of playing political games on small business bill, says Senate Republicans must "drop the blockade" of itby carenbohan via twitter 8/30/2010 5:21:26 PM -
In the Rose Garden, Obama said his economic team is hard at work in identifying additional measures that could help improve the economy.by Steve Holland via twitter 8/30/2010 5:26:30 PM
Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
ROME - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession. | Video
- Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan
- North Korea fires three short-range missiles
- Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper
- Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence
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- Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
- Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
- France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation

