See today’s average credit card rates across the country. - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - A government report says construction of new homes plunged 4.5 percent last month to the lowest level on government records, as U.S. builders slashed production while Wall Street nose-dived. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday
Hillary Clinton Appointment: The Audacity of Broken Promises - National Ledger
If Barack Obama appoints Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state, it will send a cynical message to his supporters: Change is something they can still only hope for. Because if Obama relies on this unqualified Washington insider to fill one of the
Paulson defends changes in bailout strategy - Nashville Tennessean
WASHINGTON Faced with exasperated lawmakers upset by shifts in bailout strategy, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson launched a spirited defense Tuesday of his handling of the $700 billion program and expressed fresh reservations about tapping the
Detroit automakers’ plea for ‘bridge loan’ a tough sell in Washington - MLive.com
AP Photo Ford CEO Alan Mulally, left, Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli , center, and General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner testify Tuesday at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing on the automotive industry bailout on Capitol Hill in Washington
Washington State’s Leading Life Sciences Organization Names New - Phramalive.com
Chris E. Rivera has been named President of the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, succeeding retiring President Jack Faris. Rivera joins the WBBA with more than two decades of commercial, licensing and general management experience
Where will the Obamas go to church in Washington? - Religionblog.dallasnews.com
Manya Brachear, the religion writer for The Chicago Tribune, was in the nation’s capital recently, asking that very question. She doesn’t have the answer. But her story , based on her ” self-guided tour of Washington churches,” raises some
SEC charges Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban with insider trading - Pioneer Press
WASHINGTON Federal regulators have charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale to avoid more than $750,000 in losses. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a
Front Row Washington - Reuters Blogs
Tags: Obama , Tales from the Trail: 2008 , clinton , mccain , auto bailout , bailout , Barack Obama , bush , Congress , Detroit , Hillary Clinton , John McCain , Senate The Senate returns to debate a bailout for struggling automakers and consider
Boingo to provide WiFi service on Washington State ferries - ZDNet Blogs
Boingo Wireless provides WiFi services all over the world and I have used them on the past in Spain and London. They have been busy adding more wireless networks and today announced that they will be providing the services for the Washington State
Auto bailout: Showdown in Washington - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — For more than a century, the U.S. auto industry has been at the center of the American industrial economy. Events over the next month could determine if that remains the case. This week, Congress will consider whether to
Romo Returns For Cowboys, Redskins Matchup - WLWT 5
Tony Romo is back, just in time to lead the Dallas Cowboys against their NFC foe, the Washington Redskins. The quarterback missed the Cowboys’ past three games after injuring his pinkie finger in Dallas’ overtime loss to Arizona on Oct. 12. Without
A bipartisan Washington begins with Obama’s judicial appointments - Christian Science Monitor
Richmond, Va. - President-elect Barack Obama vowed in his campaign to reduce the toxic partisanship that has poisoned the federal government. One critical way to make good on this promise and provide an antidote to longstanding toxicity is through
Injury Report - CBS Sportsline
This scenario seems to happen for Washington often. He’ll do something big early in the game and Jets pretty much concentrate on Thomas Jones and forget about him as the game wears on. That’s why his numbers have been limited. Still, Washington has
GOP Lawmaker Doubts Auto Bailout Bill - FOX News
WASHINGTON A top Republican senator says he will fight a Democratic plan to bail out U.S. automakers. The opposition by Sen. Richard Shelby and other GOP lawmakers raises doubts about whether the plan will pass in this week’s postelection session
President-elect Obama leaves Senate, names more White House aides - 680 News
CHICAGO - It’s Barack Obama’s last day in the Senate, and his transition to the White House is moving forward. Obama, who resigned his Senate seat today, has announced the hiring of some key personnel, including veterans from his campaign and his
Obama plans meeting with McCain - World Link
CHICAGO (AP) President-elect Barack Obama will meet Monday with John McCain in talks that Obama s transition office said would focus on ways they can cooperate on an array of troublesome issues facing the country. The meeting will be the first
Iran to hold confab on Obama, US ties - Presstv
Iran has decided to hold a conference to review the outcome of the US election and its implications for Tehran-Washington relations. The Barack Obama’s election: The future of Iran-US ties conference will offer assessments on the outcome of the US
