| Source: The Associated Press
The House passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. The Senate takes up the bill next.
Thursday, 5 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Urged on by President Barack Obama, Democratic leaders in the U.S. House hustled Thursday to round up support for a sweeping health care overhaul headed to a close floor vote Saturday.
Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina says she'll run for the U.S. Senate seat held by California incumbent Barbara Boxer.
Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Republicans rolled to victory in Virginia and New Jersey governor's races on Tuesday in a sharp blow to Democrats that showed the limits of U.S. President Barack Obama's political clout.
Tuesday, 3 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Rep. Barney Frank says he expects a House bill will allow regulators to dismantle even healthy firms if they've grown so big that they threaten the broader economy.
Friday, 6 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Eight major US banks that received government bailouts have already set aside $117.6 billion this year to pay employees, almost as much as they paid in all of 2008, a Reuters analysis finds .
Tuesday, 3 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Dale Haney has kept the White House grass green and the flowers blooming for 40 years, but he's cultivated something else just as important: relationships with the presidents' pooches. Haney has tended to all of them from Richard Nixon's King Timahoe to Barack Obama’s Bo.
Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The Senate Democratic leader indicated Tuesday that lawmakers may not complete health care legislation this year, missing President Barack Obama's deadline on his signature issue and pushing debate into a congressional election year.
Monday, 2 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
"Dream House: The White House as an American Home,” by Ulysses Grant Dietz and Sam Watters, describes the history of the presidential residence, and how changes made to it have reflected Americans' changing ideals about what a home should be.
Monday, 2 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that the economy had recovered a lot of ground since January but more jobs would be lost before a full recovery is in place.
Stocks tumbled Friday, giving back all of the gains from the prior session, as worries about the recovery escalated after a pair of reports on the consumer and as the dollar rallied. The Dow shed 250 points, or 2.5 percent, but finished flat for the month.
Friday, 30 Oct 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Stocks tumbled Friday, giving back all of the gains from the prior session, as worries about the recovery escalated after a pair of reports on the consumer.
Friday, 30 Oct 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
The House Ethics Committee formally acknowledged that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA.) is under investigation for allegedly using her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock
Friday, 30 Oct 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Two months after going on the market, a house next door to President Barack Obama's Chicago home is still waiting for a buyer- and for good reason.
Friday, 30 Oct 2009 | Source: The New York Times
If policy makers want to bring down bank pay, they should do something to make the industry more competitive, and to assure that no one expects the taxpayer to again pay all the costs if the industry blows up again. says Floyd Norris in the New York Times.
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TOPIC : White House
11 Aug 2009
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31 Jul 2009
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10 Jul 2009
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6 Jul 2009
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