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POLITICS / NEWS Thu May 1, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

MSNBC -- Adding to the volatility is the economy. Anxiety over that issue, already high a month ago, has continued to climb. More than 4 in 10 voters cited the economy as the one issue they want the candidates to address, up from about 30 percent in a CBS News Pol.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Fri Aug 31, 2007 @ 9:27am neoform

MSNBC -- The economy enjoyed a strong revival in the spring although growing troubles in housing and credit markets have darkened prospects considerably since then. The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that the gross domestic product grew at an annual rate.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Tue Oct 31, 2006 @ 7:25pm neoform

New York Post -- Rep. Charles Rangel yesterday blasted Dick Cheney as a "son of a bitch" after the vice president said the Harlem lawmaker would raise taxes and destroy the economy if Democrats take control of the House... Read More

POLITICS / OPINION Sun Oct 29, 2006 @ 12:09am neoform

Washington Post -- Somewhere along the road to a "permanent majority," the Republican Revolution of 1994 went off track. For several years, we had confidence in our convictions and trusted that the American people would reward our efforts. And they did... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Jun 11, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- For all the efforts of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama to portray themselves as willing to break with party orthodoxy to get things done, the economic debate that opened their general election campaign this week previews a classic clash. It is a bat.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Mon Jun 2, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- The Senate debate on the climate bill probably will focus on its impact on energy prices and the economy, which in the short run could be considered significant. A study by the Energy Information Administration found that the bill would set in motion a.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Thu Jan 31, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- President Bush pressured Congress to jump-start the economy and pass free trade deals with U.S. allies on Wednesday while tackling one other piece of unfinished business: making millions for the Republican Party before he leaves office. The president's.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Fri Jan 18, 2008 @ 8:30am neoform

CNN -- President Bush is putting together his first public call for an emergency fiscal stimulus bill while negotiations on Capitol Hill focus on rebates for taxpayers and other steps to jump-start the sagging economy. Bush planned to lay out his position Friday.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Fri Jun 22, 2007 @ 10:35am neoform

CNN -- The Senate passed an energy bill late Thursday that includes an increase in automobile fuel economy, new laws against energy price-gouging and a requirement for huge increases in the production of ethanol. In an eleventh-hour compromise fashioned after.. Read More

POLITICS / OPINION Mon Jun 4, 2007 @ 4:57pm neoform

Alter Net -- The economy keeps growing, as does the enormous largesse of the wealthy, while the average person makes less than they did when Bush took Office. This is Bush's magic economic formula. Supposedly we are in a sustained economic recovery and have been si.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Mon Feb 19, 2007 @ 1:17am neoform

Yahoo News -- It was once exiled to the chilly wastes of fringe discourse, but now global warming is taking on a new urgency for politicians, businesses and campaigners in the world's biggest economy. Climate change has zoomed up the Washington agenda since the Demo.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Sat Oct 21, 2006 @ 11:14am neoform

BBC News -- US politicians could soon be rubbing shoulders with orcs and night elves in World of Warcraft. The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the US Congress has announced it is investigating the amount of commerce taking place in virtual game worlds... Read More