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TV Winfrey's Big Moments

AP News 10 hours ago

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill., with his wife Michelle, left, and Oprah Winfrey, right, take part in a campaign rally at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Winfrey was set to ...

GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth

AP News 12 hours ago

Republican governors seek victories in 2010 as GOP looks to rebuild Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come. Republicans boast of a strong crop ...

US lawmakers may penalise China over rigid yuan

AFP Global Edition 14 hours ago

US lawmakers criticized US President Barack Obama's administration on Thursday for not pressuring China enough over its rigid currency as they set the stage for slapping import duties on Chinese goods. As Obama returned home without any pledge from China to make ...

US lawmakers threaten China sanctions over currency

AFP Global Edition 14 hours ago

US lawmakers criticized US President Barack Obama's administration Thursday for not pressuring China enough over its rigid currency as they set the stage for slapping import duties on Chinese goods. As Obama returned home without any pledge from China to make its ...

GOP and Palinpaloozza

Las Vegas Sun 15 hours ago

Former vice presidential nominee starts book tour amid divisions in ranks Sarah Palin is receiving wall-to-wall media coverage as she rolls out her new book, ÒGoing RogueÓ — and the Fox News crowd and right-wing radio talk show hosts are swooning over ...

U.S. President Barack Obama Visits South Korea - Day 2

Getty Images 17 hours ago

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) attend a joint press conference at the presidential house on November 19, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Obama is scheduled to be in South ...

Financial Overhaul Geithner

AP News 22 hours ago

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on financial regulatory reform. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Copyright 2009 AP News

Geithner, under fire, defends AIG bailout

Reuters US Online Report Top News yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday defended the costly bailout of insurer AIG and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the failure of big financial firms. Before Congress' Joint Economic Committee, Geithner faced fierce criticism ...

Government abandons Bush investment advice rule

AP News yesterday

Obama administration abandons proposed Bush rule letting brokerage firms offer 401(k) advice The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401(k) customers. The rule ...

Details of state dinner scarce, White House mum

AP News yesterday

Who's invited? Don't ask White House, which is mum on details of Obama's first state dinner It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state ...

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