Plouffe to appear at fundraiser for Gillibrand
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting fundraising help from President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager as she faces a possible primary challenge from Harold Ford Jr.
NH Bill Would Stop Pension ‘Padding’
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Obama budget plan weighs in at $3.8 trillion
President Obama’s proposed budget predicts the deficit will crest at a record-breaking $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, then start to recede in 2011 to just below $1.3 trillion.
America can square its fiscal circle
American voters want more public services than they are willing to pay for. That is the country’s fiscal problem in one sentence. When it comes to public finance, the “live now, pay later” mentality that caused the economic collapse still prev…
Sen.-elect Brown supports abortion rights
Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he opposes federal funding for abortions, but thinks women should have the right to choose whether to have one.
Palin’s shadow hangs over Alaska ethics debate
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The fallout from Sarah Palin’s hasty retreat as governor is being cleaned up by the man she appointed attorney general in her waning days in office.
5-day Davos forum ends on note of humility
The world’s foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way but no consensus on what’s going to spur job growth and prevent another global econ…
Obama’s new climate card: nuclear power
President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.
Despite setbacks, Obama’s aims unchanged
For a president in political trouble, the State of the Union address seems the ideal launch site to tweak one’s agenda. But not so for President Obama.
Budget plan details spending freeze
WASHINGTON a ‘ President Barack Obama will send a $3.8 trillion budget to Congress on Monday for the coming fiscal year that would increase financing for education and for civilian research programs by more than 6 percent and provide $25 billion for…