U.S. Government

Housing Bill Close to Becoming Law

realestatejournal.com     1 hr ago   505 related          

A sprawling bill that reaches deep into the U.S. housing industry is close to becoming law. The bill, which began seven months ago as a modest attempt to help struggling homeowners, will now likely touch a vast array of...                

Rice in talks with N. Korea

baltimoresun.com     9 hrs ago   300 related          

SINGAPORE - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed North Korea yesterday to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program as the two countries held Cabinet-level talks for the first time in four...                

Minimum Wage Rises 70 Cents

cbsnews.com     2 hrs ago   224 related          

About 2 million Americans get a raise as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers.                

Bush: 'US Economy Has A Hangover'

sky.com     2 hrs ago   150 related          

George W Bush, who has famously battled alcohol problems in the past, has come up with a novel explanation for the credit crunch: Wall Street got drunk and suffered a hangover. Bush didn't know his comments would reach the...                

U.S. takes aim at Iran’s sovereignty

workers.org     4 hrs ago   1,460 related          

What is the significance of the widely publicized announcement that the Bush administration has finally agreed to talk to Iran? Have U.S. aircraft carriers, nuclear-armed and powered submarines, destroyers or missiles been...                

Oil edges up to $124 after big drop

cnn.com     1 hr ago   296 related          

Oil prices up, after shedding nearly $4 a barrel in the previous day's session Midday in Europe: Light, sweet crude for Sept. delivery up 14 cents to $124.58 Falling demand in the U.S. seemed to be the key factor driving prices...                

McCain's Foreign Policy Frustration

time.com     9 hrs ago   117 related          

Senator John McCain speaks at a town hall meeting. "I had the courage and the judgment to say that I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war," John McCain said during a Rochester, N.H., town meeting on July 22....                

House Helps Fannie and Freddie (BusinessWeek Online)

yahoo.com     1 hr ago   343 related          

BusinessWeek Online - The House dealt Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a "Get Out of Jail Free" card on July 23, passing a bill that authorizes the Treasury Dept. to extend the mortgage-finance giants a lifeline without any of the...                

US looks for more troops to fight Afghan insurgency, also faces foes in suspicion, terrain

iht.com     8 hrs ago   93 related          

As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign...                

Shipping company charged in S.F. spill

msn.com     10 hrs ago   45 related          

Firm allegedly falsified paperwork after 53,000 gallons of fuel was lost SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury charged Fleet Management Ltd. on Tuesday with six felony counts of making false statements and obstructing justice....                

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