Daily News Alert | Monday, February 2, 2009 12:02 AM PST |
AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 07:47 pm PST
 AP - Major U.S. banks sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers into the country for high-paying jobs even as the system was melting down last year and Americans were getting laid off, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications. Full Story | Top |
Obama says Iraq's peaceful elections aid pullout
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 07:42 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday that the peaceful elections in Iraq are "good news" for U.S. troops and their families, and he agreed with the suggestion that a substantial number of those troops could be home within a year. Full Story | Top |
GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 06:54 pm PST
 AP - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cut. Full Story | Top |
Newman may be Gregg successor
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 06:17 pm PST
Politico - Bonnie Newman, a moderate Republican who endorsed New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, in 2004, has emerged as the leading contender to replace Judd Gregg should the three-term GOP senator be appointed Commerce secretary, according to a well-connected New Hampshire source. Full Story | Top |
Senator: Appointment wouldn't affect Senate makeup
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:11 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama is expected to pick a Republican senator, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, as his commerce secretary soon. But officials expect the state's Democratic governor, John Lynch, to fill Gregg's Senate seat with another Republican. Full Story | Top |
WHO GETS WHAT: Billions for health care insurance
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:20 am PST
 AP - It will get vastly cheaper for most people to keep health insurance after losing a job if the government's stimulus plan becomes law. Some nickel and dime cuts in health coverage for the poor will be reversed, too. Geek jobs in medicine will grow. Full Story | Top |
Obama signs pay equity law
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:56 am PST
 Reuters - President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law on Thursday, handing his labor and women's rights backers a victory by reversing a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it harder to sue for pay discrimination. Full Story | Top |
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