Michigan gov says Detroit financial manager job has few takers
DETROIT (AP) - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says some people are already saying they don't want the job of fixing Detroit's financial woes...
US Postal Service to cut Saturday mail
WASHINGTON (AP) - The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion a year...
Report: Obamacare a good deal for states
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report says states can receive more than $9 in federal money for every dollar they spend to cover low-income residents under President Barack Obama's health care law...
Obama on fiscal cliff: We 'need a lot of prayer'
BANGKOK (AP) - Even in the temples of Asia, President Barack Obama cannot escape thoughts of that fiscal cliff back home...
What is the 'fiscal cliff' anyway?
WASHINGTON (AP) - So just what is this 'fiscal cliff' that has the financial markets rattled and economists and policymakers alike in a tizzy over the potential for sending the economy into another tailspin?...
Ryan 'honored' to be Romney's choice
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney introduced Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday...
Sharpton, nun slam proposed aid cuts
VIDEO - Last night, Rev. Al Sharpton interviewed Catholic nun Sister Simon Campbell on Politics Nation about organizing a bus tour to draw attention to nuns' work with the poor and protest of proposed aid cuts.
Lights out! Why half of Detroit could go dark
theGRIO REPORT - The news was met with exasperation, shock, and disbelief last week as Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced a plan to eliminate nearly half of the city’s streetlights in an effort to move people to more densely populated areas of the city...
GOP budget deficit obsession bad for blacks
theGRIO REPORT - This deficit-cutting focus could have severe negative effects, particularly for African-Americans. Look at what's happened in Europe....
Obama sees 1st monthly budget surplus since 2008
The Congressional Budget office released data yesterday showing that the federal government has experienced the first monthly surplus of $58 billion...
