Day: December 19, 2008

Barack Obama has signaled that he intends to keep real power over domestic issues close at hand.

A former State Department contractor who illegally looked up passport information for nearly 200 celebrities has been sentenced to a year of probation.

The head of the House subcommittee on worker protections denounced a $3 million settlement that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reached with Cintas.

Barack Obama faces criticism from liberal and gay rights groups over his choice of the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.

Bill Clinton may well be a stupendous fund-raiser, but he also benefited from a global boom in commodities and hedge funds that now seems to be over.

Treasury officials are expected to wait until next year when Congress returns to ask for the rest of the bailout money.

By eschewing any federal assistance, Ford runs the risk of falling behind G.M. and Chrysler.

Obama, his wife and their two young daughters will spend the holidays with a small group of friends.

In retrospect, members of the Illinois delegation are relieved that he behaved like an aloof boyfriend.

Pelosi allies trump the NY lawmaker for leadership. See also: Obey: U.S. falling into ‘massive hole’