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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.
The U.S. general in charge of the Afghanistan war assured lawmakers Tuesday that an additional 30,000 troops, combined with changes in the overall war strategy , would trigger a demonstrable change on the ground before U.S. forces start to come home in 18 months.
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.
The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects to know by this time next year whether the new troop buildup is reversing Taliban momentum and he believes he will be able to draw down forces in 2011 without asking for more.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama ’s revised strategy for Afghanistan “absolutely” will succeed, the U.S. commander in the war-torn country said as he sought to allay congressional concerns.
Nearly a million dollars for Arizona's two major universities to study ants made U.S. Sen. John McCain's top 100 list of questionable projects in the federal government's $787 billion stimulus package.
Small business, infrastructure, energy efficiency to be focus -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday presented the broad outlines of a new government effort to spur the creation of jobs, but he left the work of hammering out the specifics to Congress.
A proposed $3.4 billion settlement would end a complicated and bitter class-action lawsuit that alleges sloppy bookkeeping by the federal government has robbed Native Americans of more than a century's worth of revenue from uses of their land.
WASHINGTON - 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.
Obama also called for “mobilizing” remaining money in the financial-system bailout fund to open up more credit to small businesses. The president didn’t give a price tag for the proposals and most of the details would be left to Congress.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told Congress Tuesday that he's confident he now has both the strategy and resources he needs in Afghanistan. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, initially wary of a troop increase coming before a crackdown on corruption, said he's satisfied that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has expressed the right intentions.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told Congress Tuesday that he's confident he now has both the strategy and resources he needs in Afghanistan. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, initially wary of a troop increase coming before a crackdown on corruption, said he's satisfied that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has expressed the right intentions.
WASHINGTON — The American general in charge of the Afghan war assured lawmakers Tuesday that an additional 30,000 troops, combined with changes in the overall war strategy, would trigger a demonstrable change on the ground before U.S. forces start to come home in 18 months.
A town hall meeting featuring former Republican presidential nominee John McCain and two other GOP lawmakers has been canceled.
A town hall meeting featuring former Republican presidential nominee John McCain and two other GOP lawmakers has been canceled.
Obama also called for “mobilizing” remaining money in the financial-system bailout fund to open up more credit to small businesses. The president didn’t give a price tag for the proposals.
