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The senior American general in Afghanistan is predicting success for President Barack Obama's revamped war strategy and telling Congress it's the best available approach, even though it differs from what he originally sought.
In President Barack Obama's hands, the $700 billion financial rescue fund offers a bit of bookkeeping magic: an opportunity to pay down the deficit while also spending more — thereby adding to it.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered modest steps to spur jobs and defended his push to get the U.S. economy growing, amid deep public dismay over double-digit unemployment that has eroded his popularity.
Congressional negotiators sealed agreement Tuesday night on sweeping spending legislation that boosts housing and heating subsidies but curbs President Barack Obama's requests for aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, perhaps $150 billion or more, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment.
On a blustery fall afternoon, Andy St. Clair slips into an empty club, with rows of tables, wooden chairs and a bare stage awaiting its next bit of comedy magic.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was elected on a promise to fix the problems at home. Americans praise him instead for escalating the war in Afghanistan and disapprove of his handling of the economy and health care.
A long-running effort to allow the import of lower-cost prescription drugs faces a new twist -- President Barack Obama's administration is raising safety concerns that could effectively scuttle it, even though Obama backed the plan as a senator.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will announce today the awarding of more than $500 million for construction and renovation projects at 85 community health centers as part of the economic stimulus enacted earlier this year.
President Barack Obama is spending almost $600 million to build community health centers and to make medical records easier to find.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was elected on a promise to fix the problems at home. Americans praise him instead for escalating the war in Afghanistan and disapprove of his handling of the economy and health care.
Tis the season to be jolly -- and to make a list, with the end of decade sparking them galore, ranging from the top words of the decade, to the top celebrity or the stupidest gifts for the person with everything.
Lawmakers want to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes. The problem: how to pay for it.
In President Barack Obama's hands, the $700 billion financial rescue fund offers a bit of bookkeeping magic: an opportunity to pay down the deficit while also spending more -- thereby adding to it.
President Barack Obama keeps his focus on economic issues Wednesday before an evening departure for Europe.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was elected on a promise to fix the problems at home. Americans praise him instead for escalating the war in Afghanistan and disapprove of his handling of the economy and health care.
