Date: 2/22/2009 By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Now for the hard part. Even if the national credit card is maxed out and partisanship remains the rule for Washington’s political tribes, President Barack Obama and Congress are plunging…
Waxman topples Dingell for key panel chair
Date: 11/20/2008 By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Rep. Henry Waxman — a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — has wrested the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee from veteran Rep. John Dingell when…
Health care, defense poised to weather recession
Date: 11/1/2008 11:11 PM By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ With the global economy at risk of a deep recession, many battered areas of the U.S. economy stand to suffer more damage in coming months. Other industries, though,…