Public Officials News

11:35 AM EST
2/8/2012 Designer duds for Obama raises GOP ireThe new Obama "Spring Collection" launched Tuesday, and not all of the reviews were positive, especially from the Republican party.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Fashion, Politics, Government, Public Officials

7:56 AM EST
2/1/2012 Top U.S. intelligence officials cite interests with Pakistan as 'not always congruent'At a Senate hearing on Tuesday, top U.S. intelligence officials were candid in admitting that the bilateral relationship with Pakistan is essential but strained at present.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Espionage And Intelligence, Government, Public Officials, Defense, Armed Forces

8:45 AM EST
1/31/2012 Connecticut police chief resigns amid civil rights probeThe police chief in the southern Connecticut town where the U.S. Justice Department says officers systematically harassed and assaulted Hispanics has resigned. Len Gallo officially steps down as head of the police department in East Haven on Friday, less than two weeks after four officers were charged by the FBI with making unlawful arrests, conspiracy and violating the civil rights of Latinos.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Police, Politics, Government, Public Officials, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority

12:27 PM EST
1/30/2012 India, Bangladesh shrug off protest to ink power generation pactIn a major breakthrough, India has agreed to help Bangladesh construct a coal-fired power station and signed another deal to generate additional power by private companies. The country's present power production is slightly more than 5,000 megawatts against a daily demand of 7,000 megawatts.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Coal, Electricity Production And Distribution, Politics, Government, Public Officials

11:54 AM EST
1/29/2012 Khaled Mashaal’s next career moveThe announcement by Khaled Mashaal that he plans to quit his job as the powerful chief of Hamas’ political bureau has led to a flurry of speculation about why he is acting. Whether the promise to step down is for real? If so, who will replace him?

Source:TML Topics:Politics, Government, Public Officials

10:57 PM EST
1/27/2012 Controversial amendments injected into Florida vaccine billPharmacists descended on the Florida state capitol Wednesday to support a bill sponsored by state Rep. Ana Rivas Logan, R-Miami, which would allow them to give shingles and pneumonia vaccines to seniors.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Health Treatment, Medical Procedure/test, Politics, Government, Public Officials

9:24 AM EST
1/27/2012 Frank, first openly gay member of Congress, to marry partnerRep. Barney Frank (D-MA), the first openly gay member of Congress, is engaged to his long-time partner. The wedding will be the first same-sex marriage for a U.S. congressman. New England Cable News reported late Thursday night that the lawmaker plans to marry Jim Ready, a 42-year-old small business owner from Maine.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Public Officials, Social Issue, Minority Group, Gays And Lesbians

1:09 PM EST
1/25/2012 Gabrielle Giffords officially resigns from CongressRep. Gabrielle Giffords walked into the House chamber Wednesday morning in her last appearance as a member of Congress. In an emotional and tearful farewell, Giffords handed in her resignation while hundreds of her colleges gathered in a remarkable show of unity and support to say goodbye and pay tribute to their colleague from Arizona.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Public Officials, Health, Injury

11:11 AM EST
1/23/2012 Gabrielle Giffords to retire from CongressRep. Gabrielle Giffords announced in a video on her website that she is retiring from Congress to focus on her recovery. The Arizona representative was shot in the head during a shooting spree in Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Public Officials, Health, Health Treatment, Medical Procedure/test

11:43 AM EST
1/19/2012 Rick Perry confirms he is out of GOP presidential raceRick Perry announced at a press conference Thursday that he is quitting the Republican race for the presidency.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Election, Political Candidates, Government, Public Officials