Rep. Boehner says tea party protests stem from a ‘political rebellion’ happening in America

September 20th, 2009 House GOP leader: health care needs refocusedWASHINGTON — The top House Republican says President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul would create 51 new boards or commissions and isn't needed. Ohio Rep. John Boehner says Washington doesn't have to throw away the existing system.

September 19th, 2009 Romney taunts Democrats with memories of CarterWASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reflects conservatives' growing confidence when he taunts Democrats, saying "I'll bet you never dreamed you'd look back at Jimmy Carter as the good old days." Republicans at the Values Voter Summit Saturday talked of a growing political rebellion in the country, even as they acknowledged Democrats currently have the upper hand.

July 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Facing the challenge of factionalism and rebellion, the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Sunday dissolved its Kerala unit and appointed a new executive committee in its place. In the larger interest of the party's state unity and discipline, the PAC (political affairs committee) unanimously resolved to dissolve the Kerala unit of the party headed by M.P.

July 2nd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is facing a rebellion of sorts from within his ruling Congress party with legislators seeking a reshuffle in the cabinet and dropping of "non-performing" ministers. A group of 27 legislators submitted a signed memorandum to the chief minister requesting him to effect a cabinet reshuffle by dropping inefficient ministers and inducting new faces, Raju Sahu, a Congress legislator representing the Chabua assembly constituency in eastern Assam, told IANS Thursday.

June 27th, 2009 Boehner protests last-minute climate amendmentWASHINGTON — Republican leader John Boehner knew Democrats had the votes to push through a massive climate bill. Still, after a day of debate, he wasn't quite finished.

June 18th, 2009 Peru Indian protest leader arrives in NicaraguaMANAGUA, Nicaragua — Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango arrived Wednesday in Nicaragua, where he has been granted political asylum after facing charges in his homeland for his role in protests against Amazon development that turned bloody. Pizango left Lima on a Copa Airlines flight and was greeted in Managua by a Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry representative.

June 17th, 2009 Romer, Boehner, debate new financial regulationsWASHINGTON — White House adviser Christina Romer said Wednesday the Obama administration's proposal to overhaul the financial regulatory system should be accepted by Congress because "the status quo is not an option." At the same time, the leading House Republican Leader John Boehner said that while the GOP agrees on many aspects of financial regulatory change now being proposed, members of his party worry about the government taking too large a role. "If you look deeply ...

June 17th, 2009 Peru's Cabinet chief to resign once protests easeLIMA, Peru — Peru's Cabinet chief Yehude Simon said Tuesday that he plans to step down after settling a dispute with Amazon Indians that turned bloody earlier this month. Simon has led negotiations with Indians protesting decrees they say make it easier for foreign oil and gas companies to exploit their lands.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - You must have heard many times from people that stress causes gray hairs. Now, new research suggests it's true.

June 7th, 2009 Top deputy to Britain's Brown urges restraintLONDON — A top deputy to Britain's troubled Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday warned lawmakers seeking his ouster to end their rebellion — or risk making the situation of the governing Labour Party more tenuous. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, appearing on the BBC's Andrew Marr talk show, urged party dissidents to think about the consequences of an ugly leadership battle.

May 3rd, 2009 Nepal's prime minister fires army chiefKATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal's prime minister fired the army chief Sunday, accusing him of defying government orders, officials said. The move — rejected by the main opposition party, which warned of street protests — threatened to worsen relations between the military and the coalition government led by former Maoist rebels.

April 29th, 2009 Democrats: GOP should be more like their partyWASHINGTON — Congressional Democratic leaders said Wednesday that Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch is a sign that Republicans should become more like, well, Democrats.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dropped as the party candidate for the Lok Sabha poll from Delhi, Congress leader Jagdish Tytler said Thursday he was a loyal party worker and would campaign for the party if asked to. He also said that the protests against his candidature for the Delhi Northeast constituency were politically motivated.

March 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - With many of its sitting candidates denied renomination, West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF) is facing trouble from its own ranks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Not being re-nominated by their parties, four sitting Lok Sabha members from the LF have expressed dissatisfaction, and one of them has already switched loyalty to the opposition Trinamool Congress.

February 11th, 2009 CHENNAI - Protests continued Thursday against civilian deaths in Sri Lanka, which have been dominating politics in Tamil Nadu for the past month. Students and lawyers staged demonstrations in various pockets of the state while over 10,000 fishermen in Rameshwaram, 600 km south of here, announced an indefinite strike agitating against alleged killings of Tamils by Sri Lankan forces.