U.S. Seeks New Powers to Fight Tax Evasion
February 13, 2009
The Justice Department is seeking expanded powers to prosecute offshore tax evasion and other financial crimes.
The Audacity of Audaciousness
February 13, 2009
It takes a certain amount of nerve to have an event at the National Press Club and then ban the press from covering it.
In Midwest, Obama Sings Praises of Stimulus Plan
February 13, 2009
EAST PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 12 — President Obama on Thursday touted the $789 billion economic stimulus package nearing congressional approval, telling workers at a huge manufacturing plant here that “a new wave of innovation, activity and construction will be unleashed all across America” once the p…
White House Considers Subsidizing Mortgage Modifications
February 13, 2009
The Obama administration is considering a proposal to help distressed homeowners by subsidizing lenders who cut the interest rate on mortgages, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Despite Pledges, Stimulus Has Some Pork
February 13, 2009
The compromise stimulus bill adopted by House and Senate negotiators this week is not free of spending that benefits specific communities, industries or groups, despite vows by President Obama that the legislation would be kept clear of pet projects, according to lawmakers, legislative aides and …
Trim to Stimulus Carves Into Goals For Job Creation
February 13, 2009
For months, President Obama has been selling his economic stimulus package as a jobs bill that would spare the nation from a frightening spike in unemployment. Asked Monday at his first White House news conference how he would measure the success of the initiative, Obama replied: “My bottom line …
Sifting Through Details of the Deal
February 13, 2009
As the House prepared to vote on a $789 billion stimulus bill, lawmakers and aides combed through the massive document, searching for favorite provisions and discovering that some didn’t make the final cut.
Gregg’s Withdrawal Becomes a Partisan Issue
February 13, 2009
To hear him tell it, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) withdrew as President Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary to remain “my own man” — the principled loner who chafes at taking orders.
U.S. Ahead of Moscow Treaty Schedule in Reducing Its Nuclear Arsenal
February 13, 2009
The United States is more than two years ahead of the schedule set under the Moscow Treaty in reducing the number of its nuclear warheads operationally deployed on strategic missiles and bombers, according to congressional and administration sources.
Gregg Withdraws As Commerce Pick
February 13, 2009
Saying he “made a mistake,” Republican Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew yesterday as the nominee for commerce secretary, dealing a fresh blow to President Obama’s quest to fill out his Cabinet and dramatically undercutting his efforts to forge a new bipartisanship in the capital.