WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian prosecutor asked for a life sentence on Saturday for American university student Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito in the murder trial of Briton Meredith Kercher.