AP - President Barack Obama wants voters to get involved in the debate over extending the payroll tax holiday, and he’s asking them to tell members of Congress to keep the tax cut in place.[Read more...]
AP - Finally, a flicker of economic hope for President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats, even if it’s a faint one.[Read more...]
The decline in the unemployment rate was treated with caution as it is derived from a survey of households, which showed that 315,000 people stopped searching for work in November. By Richard Blackden 3:16PM GMT 02 [...]
Reuters - President Barack Obama vowed to boost U.S. efforts to fight AIDS with a new target of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide by 2013, up from an earlier goal of 4 million.[Read more...]
Reuters - President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to bolster U.S. efforts to fight AIDS, setting a new goal of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide, up from the earlier goal of 4 million.[Read more...]
AP - President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal Thursday for significantly increasing access to life-saving AIDS drugs for people in the U.S. and around the world, as he announced a renewed American commitment to ending a pandemic that has killed 30 million people.[Read more...]
WASHINGTON—Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, a key lawmaker on financial issues and a longtime liberal voice on Capitol Hill, said Monday that he will retire from Congress at the end of next year. Enlarge ImageClose Getty Images Rep. Barney Frank. Mr. Frank, 71, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee was [...]
AP - Republican presidential hopefuls warned in near unanimity against deep cuts in the nation’s defense budget Tuesday night, assailing President Barack Obama in campaign debate but disagreeing over the extent of reductions the Pentagon should absorb to reduce deficits and repair the frail U.S. economy.[Read more...]
AP - President Barack Obama will visit a changed New Hampshire on Tuesday.[Read more...]
As the U.S. pulls troops out of Iraq, some companies say they are looking to add a few former soldiers to their ranks. Enlarge ImageClose Joe Schram/The Wall Street Journal Dyron Snipe, with daughter Seidron, says his expectation of deployment could hinder his job prospects. That may be easier said than done. Following [...]
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Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war
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Last US troops elated to leave Iraq as war ends
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Last US troops leave Iraq as war ends
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Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill
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Senate OKs $1T budget bill, payroll tax cut
(AP)Senate OKs short-term extension of payroll tax cut
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