Iraqi elections avoid violence but complaints loom
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:46 pm PST
 AP - Passing through razor-wire cordons and police checkpoints, Iraqi voters Saturday took another step in the nation's quest for stability in provincial elections that were carried off without major violence but tarnished by claims of flaws and threats of challenges. Full Story | Top |
Obama readies road map for new bailout spending
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:48 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flowing and rein in free-spending executives as he readies a new road map for spending billions from the second installment of the financial rescue plan. Full Story | Top |
GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:52 pm PST
 AP - Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care. Full Story | Top |
Official: GOP senator tops list for commerce post
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:54 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama appeared Saturday to be leaning toward appointing a third Republican to his Cabinet, a move that would place the fiscally conservative Sen. Judd Gregg at the head of the Commerce Department even though a liberal Democrat was initially tapped for the post. Full Story | Top |
Will family's 4th generation at GM be its last?
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:55 pm PST
 AP - As a 10-year-old, Rollin Green was awestruck when he saw the line of hulking orange-and-silver robotic arms swinging with rhythmic precision during his first visit to an auto plant. But something impressed him even more: Full Story | Top |
Obama pushes economic plan
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:24 pm PST
 Reuters - President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his emerging economic rescue package on Saturday, as he stood by his latest Cabinet nominee to run into tax problems that could impede confirmation. Full Story | Top |
Iraq holds peaceful election, Obama, U.N. applaud
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:41 pm PST
 Reuters - Iraqis held their most peaceful election since the fall of Saddam Hussein on Saturday, voting for provincial councils without a single major attack in a poll that demonstrated the country's dramatic security gains. Full Story | Top |
Refinery talks extended, strike delayed
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:31 pm PST
 Reuters - The United Steelworkers Union said on Saturday it would extend by 24 hours talks for a new labor contract for U.S. refinery workers, delaying a possible strike that could affect over half of U.S. refining capacity. Full Story | Top |
Protesters rally against World Economic Forum
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:13 pm PST
 Reuters - Hundreds of people rallied in Geneva and Davos on Saturday to protest against the World Economic Forum, saying the elite gathered for its annual meeting are not qualified to fix the world's problems. Full Story | Top |
Canada may raise "Buy American" issue with Obama
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:02 pm PST
 Reuters - The Canadian government voiced cautious optimism on Saturday about a solution to concerns about a "Buy American" provision but, if that fails, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was likely to raise the issue with U.S. President Barack Obama at their February 19 summit in Canada. Full Story | Top |
Russian Orthodox Church enthrones new patriarch
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:51 pm PST
 AFP - The Russian Orthodox Church on Sunday enthroned its new head, Patriarch Kirill, in a ceremony at a Moscow cathedral attended by political leaders including President Dmitry Medvedev, state television showed. Full Story | Top |
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