CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to help state governors cope with a deepening recession and asked for their help in crafting a huge stimulus package to create jobs and tackle the crumbling economy. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — New York Gov. David Paterson has famous names to choose from in picking a replacement for Sen. Hillary Clinton, including a Kennedy, a Cuomo and even another Clinton, as in the former president of the United States. ... > full story
DULUTH, Georgia, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The state of Georgia voted in a run-off election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that will help decide whether Democrats gain a big enough majority in the chamber to more easily pass their legislation agenda. ... > full story
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — In what was billed as the Year of the Women in U.S. politics, the choice of Hillary Clinton as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state somehow seems both more and less than her supporters had hoped for. ... > full story
PHOENIX, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Unbowed by his defeat in the U.S. presidential election, Republican John McCain promised on Tuesday to seek a fifth Senate term and praised President-elect Barack Obama's choices for his economic team. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — An influential U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday a large economic stimulus package of up to $700 billion was needed to lift the American economy out of its current downturn. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting an aggressive, two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump and a spiral of falling prices. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic congressional leaders, seeking to salvage a bailout of the Big Three automakers, demanded executives provide a business survival plan in exchange for their support of up to $25 billion in loans. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed and sent to President George W. Bush legislation to extend jobless benefits for those who have been unemployed for a prolonged period in an economy that has been shedding jobs. ... > full story
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Lessons From Tenn., A Southern GOP Stronghold Nov. 25, 2008 (NPR) — In Sullivan County, Tenn., in the picturesque southern Appalachian Mountains, visitors will find something they won't see much of in other parts of ...
McCain Compliments Barack Obama's Early Moves Nov. 25, 2008 (ArkansasMatters.com) — Barack Obama's former rival is saying nice things about the President-elect's early moves. . Appearing at his first news conference since losing ...
Lieberman: Obama making good Cabinet choices Nov. 25, 2008 (Record-Journal, Connecticut) — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman took another step Tuesday toward mending his relationship with Democrats, saying that Barack Obama's actions since ...
McCain running for Senate, praising Palin Nov. 25, 2008 (Boston Globe) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain confirmed today that he plans to seek re-election to the US Senate from Arizona in 2010.. . McCain ...
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