3 January 2009, 11:13 pm
Now that 2009 is under way, it's clear that big roadblocks -- and a few opportunities -- lie ahead for those in elected office. Take Jason Chaffetz , who will be representing most of Utah Valley in Congress. He's going to start off by introducing a ...... Read More »
3 January 2009, 5:48 am
Associated Press Ohio governor Ted Strickland and four other Democratic governors went to Washington Friday to ask for a $1 trillion bailout to meet their state budget deficits. COLUMBUS -- Five Democratic governors, including Ohio's Ted Strickland ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 3:54 pm
By co-sponsoring a "balanced budget amendment," Rep. Jason Chaffetz aims to cement Utah's national reputation for electing ignorant and ineffective ideologues to Congress ("Chaffetz wants balanced budget," Tribune , Dec. 30). Has Chaffetz never heard ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 3:54 pm
ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: Entertainer Al Franken may be getting closer to one of the most hotly contested Senate seats in the U.S. The Democrat gained a 50 vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in Minnesota's Senate race after the state ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 3:33 pm
WASHINGTON — Led by California with a $28 billion hole in its budget, 41 states are in financial trouble, and many of their leaders are looking to Congress to bail them out. State officials are hoping to join the ranks of the financial industry and ...... Read More »
29 December 2008, 3:56 pm
Jason Chaffetz ran on fiscal discipline, and his first bill as a member of Congress reflects that. Not that it gets through. The bill calls for a constitutional amendment that would require the federal budget to be in balance. This at a time when the ...... Read More »
29 December 2008, 12:35 pm
The global recession is re-exposing fissures in U.S.-China relations that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent more than two years smoothing over. Heightened tensions between China and the U.S. may worsen a contraction in world trade that already ...... Read More »
29 December 2008, 2:27 am
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The global recession is re-exposing fissures in U.S.-China relations that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent more than two years smoothing over. Heightened tensions between China and the U.S. may worsen a contraction in ...... Read More »
28 December 2008, 3:57 pm
Photo by Sandy Rosenthal Watermarks are clearly visible on the home to the right in this May 2007 photo of two homes adjacent to the 17th Street Canal breach. Michael D. Folse's letter to the Times Picayune, "Let's be kinder to the corps, for safety ...... Read More »
27 December 2008, 3:58 pm
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The global recession is re-exposing fissures in U.S.-China relations that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent more than two years smoothing over. Heightened tensions between China and the U.S. may worsen a contraction in ...... Read More »
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