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…
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The recovery plan: shock & awe for a shaken nation
Date: 2/14/2009 By NANCY BENAC and CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — America is bringing shock and awe to the home front, using dollars instead of bombs. It’s the military doctrine of lightning force — fast and brute, or…
HHS candidate best known for health care cuts
Date: 2/10/2009 By KEVIN FREKING and ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Few governors know the pitfalls of soaring health costs better than Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, which helps explain why President Barack Obama is reportedly considering the Democrat…
Obama reverses Bush effort in pollution case
Date: 2/6/2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is reversing a previous Bush administration effort on pollution, pulling back legal arguments in a lawsuit over mercury. The case was soon to come before the Supreme Court. The Obama administration submitted…
Video: President Obama: Economic Recovery
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Obama pitches his plan to reverse economic slide
Date: 1/24/2009 By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took to the airwaves Saturday to promote his economic aid plan in what’s-it-mean-to-me terms: thousands of better schools, lower electricity bills, health coverage for millions who lose…