Boosting Small Businesses with Obama’s Plan, Is It Too Late?
Earlier this week, President Obama decided to refocus his agenda on Americans jobs, especially small businesses.
Regulators get tough in Davos, give bankers an idea of financial reforms they vow are coming
Government regulators from the United States and Europe laid out their financial reform plans Saturday before a skeptical banking industry, asking financiers for input but adamant that change was coming with or without their support.
9/11 trials to be moved from NYC
The Obama administration proposes a $200 million fund to help pay for security costs in cities hosting the trials of accused terrorists.
U.S. speeds up arms buildup with Gulf allies
Initiatives are part of broader push that includes unprecedented coordination with Saudi Arabia, Arab militaries aimed at thwarting Iran attacks.
Primary time: Let the political family feuds begin
‘Tis the season when Democrats and Republicans eat their own.Eight months of primaries for party nominations get under way next week in House, Senate, gubernatorial and legislative races.
Edwards’ ex-aide: Sex tape is somewhere ’safe’
Andrew Young says he and his wife Cheri found the tape in “a box of trash filled with crinkled paper and tapes” left behind by Hunter. He says they never considered selling it: “We couldn’t live with ourselves.”
H.W. Bush visits Obama at White House
Former President George H.W. Bush and his son Jeb pay a social call on President Barack Obama at the White House.
Obama says deficit could jeopardize recovery
President Barack Obama renewed his pledge on Saturday to make job creation his top priority in 2010 but said it was also critical to rein in a record budget deficit that threatened an economic recovery.
GOP: Obama admin. handling of suspect in foiled Christmas Day plane attack shows ‘blind spot’
The Obama administration’s handling of a Nigerian student who allegedly attempted to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day exposed its “blind spot” when it comes to the war on terrorism, a Republican lawmaker said Saturday.
Afghan Taliban deny meeting with UN
The Taliban on Saturday denied reports that their representatives met with a U.N. official to discuss prospects for peace in Afghanistan, calling them “futile and baseless” rumors.