CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama takes another step toward tackling the ailing U.S. economy on Wednesday as part of an aggressive effort to demonstrate that his administration will face the global financial crisis head-on. ... > full story
HOUSTON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Barbara Bush, mother of President George W. Bush, underwent surgery late on Tuesday to treat a perforated ulcer, a family spokesman said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. government will need a variety of programs to deal with troubled credit markets and is open to feedback from the incoming Obama administration in developing them, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that Congress could put together an economic stimulus package of several hundred billion dollars that should also contain tax cuts. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama may consider delaying a campaign promise - to roll back tax cuts on high-income Americans - as part of his economic recovery strategy, two aides said on Sunday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, is expected to be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next secretary of the U.S. Treasury, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — With his choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state all but certain, President-elect Barack Obama promised on Friday to bring a "fresh perspective" to U.S. relations with the rest of the world. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — A top Republican senator said on Sunday U.S. President-elect Barack Obama would be making a good choice if he selected Sen. Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. ... > full story
Pelosi says Congress could back huge stimulus plan Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters, UK) — Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that Congress could put together an economic stimulus package of several ...
Editorial: PAYGO Nov. 22, 2008 (Philadelphia Inquirer) — With the economy steadily going down the tubes and every sector holding out a tin cup, you have to really strain your ears to hear anyone talking ...
Recovery means a hand from D.C. Nov. 20, 2008 (Albany Times Union) — Gov. David Paterson's proposals for significant cuts to the state budget are a prudent acknowledgment that our nation's economic problems and the ...
Pelosi Favors Tax Cut, Two Shots of Stimulus Nov. 6, 2008 (SmartMoney) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the Wall Street Journal that she is considering a two-staged effort to boost the shaky U.S. economy, arguing for ...
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