1.Former Washington Governor Gary Locke is President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary. He is the third pick for the cabinet post after two earlier choices dropped out. Obama said Locke is someone who shares his vision for turning around...
1. President Barack Obama's prime time address tonight is expected to include a pitch for his economic plan. A spokesman says Obama will offer a sober assessment of how things stand. The spokesman also says Obama will tell the country that Americans...
1.President Barack Obama has vowed to cut the country's budget deficit in half by the end of his first term. He said he believes the time has come for a frank discussion about the problem. The deficit is projected to turn over 1.3 trillion dollars t...
1. Governors from across the country are in Washington, going back and forth about whether to accept economic stimulus dollars. Democrats say any Republicans who turn down the money are fringe governors, while Republicans say it's Democrats who are...
1. Workers should see a little more in their paychecks soon. President Barack Obama says the Treasury Department has begun directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from people's paychecks. It's all a part of his stimulus deal. 2. T...
1.Mayors come to the White House where President Barack Obama says his 787-billion-dollar economic package will help struggling cities, but Washington and cities have a responsibility to spend the money wisely. 2.A global search is on for the billio...
1. President Barack Obama flew to Canada this morning for his first foreign trip as president. He is expected to discuss trade issues, the war in Afghanistan and clean energy with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. 2. California lawmakers have finally a...
1.President Obama announces an ambitious plan to avert home foreclosures of people with troubled mortgages by coercing lenders to lower interest rates. The president is also backing legislation to give bankruptcy judges the power to alter mortgage t...
1. In Denver, President Barack Obama is signing the economic stimulus bill into law today. He says the plan creates jobs, consumer spending and public optimism. It's the most sweeping economic package in decades and a big win for Obama's one-month-o...
1.The families of those who died in the crash of flight 3407 are getting a look at the site where their loved ones perished.50 people were killed last week when the plane dropped out of the sky onto a house near Buffalo. 2.President Barack Obama and...
