Obama nominates Lew for Treasury
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is announcing Treasury secretary nominee Jack Lew, pointing to his past work of balancing budgets during the Clinton administration...
Obama insistent on tax hikes for wealthy in 'fiscal cliff' deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has laid out its vision for pulling back from the looming 'fiscal cliff' and now demands that opposition Republicans get specific about their plan to prevent what many economists predict would mean a return to recession and spiking unemployment in a still-fragile U.S. economy...
New book doesn't tell all about Obama admin
OPINION - If we are to believe the charges made by Suskind, then it helps us to understand the context behind the president's policy decisions...
Senate passes bill to prevent US default
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that heads off an unprecedented U.S. financial default and begins the process of curbing the country's spiraling debt...
Republicans, Democrats clash on Obama tax plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said that every Senate Republican has pledged to oppose the president's tax-cutting plan...
War — what is it good for when people are out of work?
OPINION - Now, Barack Obama must decide what type of president he wants to become: A Herbert Hoover or a Franklin D. Roosevelt...
GOP leader to Obama: Fire your economic team
CLEVELAND (AP) - House Republican leader John Boehner argues that 19 months of "government as community organizer" hasn't worked...
Braving heat, Michelle Obama visits the neighbors
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama strolled from the White House to the Treasury Department next door for the latest in a series of visits she is making to government agencies to praise the employees...
Home sales rise as unemployment claims fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - First-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, evidence that U.S. employers are laying off fewer workers. But claims remain too high to signal steady job creation...
Black joblessness could cripple Obama's presidency
OPINION - The bad news for the president and his economic advisors is that the rising tide of increased employment is not raising all ships...
