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Los Angeles Daily News, 01.12.08 19:35 UTC

Bush apologizes for economic woes

President George W. Bush expressed remorse that the global financial crisis has cost jobs and harmed retirement accounts and said he'll back more government intervention if needed to ease the ...
ABC  Iraq  United States  GEORGE W. BUSH  Barack Obama  Saddam Hussein  +2 more

Seattle Times, 01.12.08 19:31 UTC

The votes are in for the worst business decisions ever

I hardly know where to start. Business brains have made so many bad decisions over the years that it's a wonder there are any going concerns left on the planet. When I wrote earlier that Jerry Yang's ...
Washington, D.C.  Santa Clara  Oakland  Milpitas  Time Warner  AOL  +15 more

Times Online Business, 01.12.08 19:31 UTC

Ford suggests Volvo sale as it bids for US bailout

Ford is prepared to sell one of its most famous car marques, Volvo, in the most distressed market for decades in order to convince Washington that it deserves to be bailed out with a $25 billion ...
Washington  Lincoln  Ford  General Motors  Mazda  Volvo  +15 more

NPR, 01.12.08 19:06 UTC

How Big Three Could Win Over Washington

Day to Day, December 1, 2008 ยท The Big Three automaker executives head back to Washington this week seeking billions of dollars in government aid. They say the money is needed to keep daily ...
Washington  Detroit Free Press  Day to Day  Detroit Free Press  Justin Hyde  Congress 

USA Today, 01.12.08 17:05 UTC

Some vindication for sick vets, but little relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ground combat in the 1991 Persian Gulf War lasted just 100 hours, but it's meant 17 years of pain and anguish for hundreds of thousands of veterans.
Washington  Berea  headaches  nausea  pain  fatigue  +13 more

Newsweek US Edition, 01.12.08 17:04 UTC

What Obama's National Security Team Needs to Know

What Obama's team needs to understand.
Washington  MOGADISHU  United States  James Jones  Les Aspin  Robert Gates  +6 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 01.12.08 15:03 UTC

Pentagon shifts to domestic threats

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other ...
Washington  federal law  law enforcement  civil liberties groups  United States  Paul McHale  +6 more

Seattle Times, 01.12.08 10:04 UTC

Sizing up the bailout

In response to the U.S. financial meltdown, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law a $700 billion bailout bill in early October. With the economy showing few signs of improving, various ...
oil  United States  Bush  Congress  USD 

WashingtonPost Politics, 01.12.08 08:01 UTC

Senate Could Give New President Early Legislative Victories

As Senate Democrats prepare for next year's agenda, they are likely to have a working filibuster-proof majority on a variety of legislative issues that could provide early victories for ...
Utah  Minnesota  District of Columbia  Delaware  Eleanor Holmes Norton  Mark Begich  +8 more

WashingtonPost Top Stories, 01.12.08 05:03 UTC

6 Years Later, Capitol Visitor Center Puts Out Long-Awaited Welcome Mat

What began six years ago as a huge, muddy cavity next to the U.S. Capitol and has since consumed thousands of tons of concrete, 400,000 carefully selected hunks of stone, and a million and one other ...
Tokyo  Kansas  Kentucky  metal  Congress  U.S. Capitol Visitor Center  +1 more
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