Pelosi defends ‘Buy American’ in Rome
February 16, 2009
Speaker says the U.S. aims to grow the economy.
GOP whip hits mortgage plan
February 16, 2009
Eric Cantor tips the GOP’s talking points opposing Obama’s coming mortgage assistance plan.
Support drops for Fairness Doctrine
February 16, 2009
In a new Rasmussen poll, only 38 percent of respondents support it.
Polar bears, beware of Young bill
February 16, 2009
Alaska rep introduces 2 bills that would reverse the ban on the importation of polar bear trophies from Canada.
Trippi, McAuliffe exchange brickbats
February 16, 2009
At a Richmond dinner, Terry McAuliffe pokes fun at Joe Trippi, who’s aiding McAuliffe’s gubernatorial rival.
Bill rips ‘automatic’ conservatives
February 16, 2009
The former president hits Republicans Monday for their opposition to Obama’s stimulus package.
Clinton dishes out Obama praise
February 16, 2009
In an interview with NBC’s ‘Today” show, the former president says Obama has put a strong economic team in place.
Full steam ahead on bank bailout plan
February 16, 2009
The Obama administration is not letting widespread criticism of the rollout of its revamped bank bailout plan slow down its efforts to address the worst financial crisis in seven decades.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spent the weekend explaining the plan to America’s allies at a meeting of the Group of Seven major industrial countries, where he got a much better response than the initial reaction on Wall Street.