Phil Stewart

Position: Pentagon Correspondent
Phil Stewart has worked for Reuters since 1998, with postings in Europe, South America and the United States. He covered terrorism, foreign affairs and the Vatican from Rome from 2004 until mid-2009. Past experience also includes reporting on Colombia's guerrilla war and Brazilian politics. Before joining Reuters, Phil covered U.S. politics out of Washington D.C. for States News Service. He earned his BS in international relations from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.

Articles

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Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options November 08, 06:28am EST 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Nobody pulling the plug on grandma, key Republican says

Nobody pulling the plug on Grandma, key Republican says  Full Article | Comments [17] 

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"Angels & Demons" premieres -- Will Catholics mind?

The movie sequel to "The Da Vinci Code", called "Angels & Demons", premiered in Rome this week ahead of its worldwide release on May 15. It is largely set in Rome and at the Vatican, and, without giving ...  Full Article 

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This time around, Dan Brown hero is Vatican ally

After exposing a Church cover-up in "The Da Vinci Code," symbologist Robert Langdon returns to the big screen as an unlikely Vatican ally in the latest movie adaptation of a novel by author Dan Brown. "Angels ...  Full Article