BARACK OBAMA

Voters in a handful of states will weigh-in on a slew of ballot measures that are the most exciting part of a sleepy Election Day this year.

With Israeli President, Shimon Peres, trying to show U.N. nations the threat Israel faces from Iran and urging them to build pressure on Iran to disclose its nuclear programs, Iran seems to be inching towards becoming the next target of the U.S. and UK coalition forces.

Fixing all the nation's structurally deficient bridges bears a $70.9 billion price tag, according to FHWA estimates. But in a political and economic era where consensus and money are in short order, the odds of a wholesale fix are slim to none. Lawmakers have until the current spending program runs out in March to find a fiscal solution.

Is sentiment in Washington shifting from one of modest deficit reduction to large deficit reduction, including a revenue increase? It may very well be, if the views of two key lawmakers are any indication.

Thousands of protesters opposed to a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States circled the White House grounds Sunday to press President Barack Obama to reject the project for environmental reasons.

A series of messy budget showdowns earlier this year have left many in Washington pessimistic that politicians can deliver on two pressing priorities: taming surging deficits and spurring job growth.

Europe has a new informal leadership directorate intent on finding a solution to the euro zone's debt crisis, but it has yet to prove its ability to come up with a lasting formula.

Accusations that Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, 65, sexually harassed women in the 1990s have damaged his bid for the White House, according to the results of a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Allegations that Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain sexually harassed women in the 1990s have begun to damage his bid for the White House, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Major Gen. Peter Fuller, a top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was relieved of his duties Friday after making comments critical of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a senior U.S. defense official said.

The White House said on Friday it was willing to provide more documents to Republicans probing a government loan guarantee to failed solar-panel maker Solyndra, but wants to negotiate a smaller scope than outlined in subpoenas for the information.

The U.S. Interior Department released its report identifying 101 high priority conservation projects, part of President Obama's Great Outdoors Initiative

Hiring slowed in October but the unemployment rate hit a six-month low and job gains in the prior two months were stronger than previously thought, pointing to some improvement in the still-weak labor market.

Financial markets appear willing to give the United States something they offer fewer and fewer countries these days -- time to get public finances in order.

The fall of Jon Corzine, a prominent figure with a toehold in the worlds of both finance and politics, is not only an issue for himself, but for one of the men who likely sought his advice and support on a regular basis, President Barack Obama. Perhaps more importantly, it follows a trend that has dogged the president since 2010, as, due to a variety of causes, many of the people close to Wall Street he had previously sought out have later found themselves uninvited to tea in the Rose Garden.

President Barack Obama's approval rating increased to 49 percent, up from 47 percent, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Although a strenuous debate led the Obama administration to tighten requirements for striking suspected militants with unmanned drones, the Central Intelligence Agency retains broad authority to carry out such strikes, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Here are just some of his most notorious gaffes:

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday he sees overwhelming U.S. support for TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL oil pipeline to Texas from Canada's oil sands, despite recent signs of reticence in Washington.

The Eurozone won verbal support but no new money at a G20 summit on Friday for its tortured efforts to overcome a sovereign debt crisis, while Italy was effectively placed under IMF supervision.

A letter circulated Thursday by U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., to members of the budget deficit super committee warned against the use of increased tax revenues to meet the goal of closing at least a $1.2 trillion gap in the budget deficit over the next decade.