Articles from 'January 2009'
Our Responsibility ...by John Conyers, Jr.
Huffington Post The Obama era began in earnest last week, with bold action such as closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and promising to end ...
US set for 'big bang' financial clean-up
By Krishna Guha / Financial Times The Obama administration is gearing up for a "big bang" announcement within the next two weeks that will combine ...
N. Idaho military recruiters having more success
Associated Press HAYDEN, Idaho – Military recruiters in northern Idaho say the tough economy is making it easier to find people to sign up. "For ...
Economy Helping Military Recruiting
WKBT The tough economy is helpful to some organizations, including the U.S. Military. Some recruiters nationwide say they're seeing more people come through their doors. ...
Economic Woes Send Some Knocking at Uncle Sam's Door
WEEK Luke Willams is just one of many Americans who have found themselves jobless as a result of the economic recession. And now military recruiters ...
Army recruiting on the rise
WRAL Raleigh, N.C. — Tommy Frato is at a tough crossroads. He's 23 years old, working retail at Best Buy and looking for a solid ...
Richest Americans' Income Doubled as Tax Rate Slashed
By Ryan J. Donmoyer (Bloomberg) -- The average tax rate paid by the richest 400 Americans fell by a third to 17.2 percent through the ...
Iraqis Stream to the Polls Amid Tight Security
No Major Violence Amid Elections Seen as Test of Iraq's Stability as U.S. Role Diminishes By Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post BAGHDAD, Jan. 31 -- ...
A Multi-Pronged Bank Plan
Administration Finalizing Strategy, Probably Won't Toughen Pay Restrictions By David Cho / Washington Post The Obama administration has finished drafting the central elements of its ...
Obama Alters Labor Policies
By Philip Elliot / Washington Post President Obama signed a series of executive orders yesterday that he said should "level the playing field" for labor ...
Foreclosure's Final Act
Area Homeowners' Fears Unfold In High-Stakes Courtroom Dramas By Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post The court clerk calls his name, and Harry Rexrode, not entirely ...
Shoe-throwing monument removed for Iraqi orphanage
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The monument commemorating the journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush was taken down a day after it ...
Biden to Helm Task Force on Middle Class
By Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post For anyone expecting Vice President Biden to disappear in a sea of strong-willed Cabinet heavyweights, an event at ...
Will Obama support Karzai's re-election in Afghanistan?
By Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The announcement on Thursday that Afghanistan's second presidential election since the Taliban regime was ousted in ...
Saddam's hometown unveils statue dedicated to man who threw shoe at President Bush
By Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News Many Iraqis considered it poetic justice when a journalist tossed his shoes at President George W. Bush ...
Military Investigates West Point Suicides
Deaths Come as Overall Army Rate Jumps By Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post Two West Point cadets have committed suicide since December and two ...
Army sees sharp rise in suicide rate
It's the highest in 30 years. Military officials say in a report that prevention efforts are inadequate. By Julian E. Barnes and Jia-Rui Chong / ...
The Hidden Casualties Of War
CBS Evening News Investigates Staggering Domestic Violence Numbers When U.S. Soldiers Return From Iraq, Afghanistan (CBS) The Army is cracking down on sexual abuse in ...
Cognitive Dissonance: The Healthcare Reform Battle's State of Mind ...by Donna Smith
WASHINGTON, DC - It seems everyone in the healthcare reform movement is hitching up his or her britches and feeling mighty proud of the prospects ...
Couple sells possessions for medical debt
No cure for 2 children’s illnesses By Gracie Bonds Staples / Atlanta Journal-Constitution In a quiet suburban house, with an old Honda Accord in the ...
Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill for Children
Immigrant Clause Opens Rift By Ceci Connolly / Washington Post The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, ...
Liberal Groups Seek Single-Payer Health Care Bill
By Alex Wayne / CQ Politics A coalition of liberal advocacy groups and labor unions is trying to breathe new life into the idea of ...
Obama calls $18B in Wall St. bonuses 'shameful'
By Ben Feller / Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama issued a withering critique Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it "the height ...
Taleb Says Nationalize Banks, You Can’t Trust Them
By Svenja O’Donnell and Francine LacquaJan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Bank nationalizations are "absolutely necessary" to stop them damaging the financial system further with more losses, ...
Massive Strike Closes France
By Bruce Crumley / Time France shut down today, as an estimated million or more people throughout the country demonstrated the impact of the recession ...
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