Congressional leaders and the White House agreed Sunday to a $700 billion rescue of the ailing financial industry after lawmakers insisted on sharing spending controls with the Bush administration. The biggest U.S. bailout in history won the
US politicians prepare for bailout vote – News.com.auUS lawmakers are getting ready for a pivotal vote [...]
WASHINGTON President Bush played down rising violence in Afghanistan during a meeting with that nation’s leader Friday and highlighted civilian reconstruction work that has improved the daily lives of Afghans trying to fend off a persistent
2008 National Book Festival launched with laughter – International Herald TribuneWASHINGTON : Children’s [...]
America will face “financial panic” and a “long and painful recession” unless the US Congress passes a rescue package immediately, President George Bush has said. Mr Bush said the US needs to put its economy “back on track” as Congress was
Bush addresses public on finance crisis – Skynews.comUS President George W Bush [...]
Britain stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism following the blast which ripped through a major hotel in Islamabad, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said. He told the Labour Party conference he had offered his
WASHINGTON President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney pulled a switch on Thursday as economic problems caused ups and downs in the financial markets and flipped the White House schedule upside down. Bush was to tour a waste facility in
David Cameron held talks on Tuesday on the financial crisis with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, as he stepped up his drive to develop a centre-right triangular relationship with Germany and France. Mr Cameron and Ms Merkel agreed to resist a
Women’s rights groups endorse Obama for president – Boston GlobeWASHINGTON [...]
remember, criticizing palin is “sexist.” palin is a woman. the following is written by a woman. “In picking Palin, Republicans are lending credence to the sexist assumption that women voters are too stupid to investigate or care about the issues, and
Bush, Babs to Find Common Ground in Kennedy – ABC NewsBarbra Streisand [...]
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin greets supporters at a rally in Fairbanks, Alaska on Wednesday. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Sarah Palin, an instant sensation on the campaign trail, is set to emerge from her media cocoon
Ohio Dems Select Mayor To Replace Tubbs Jones – Guardian UnlimitedEUCLID, Ohio (AP) – Democratic leaders [...]
LONDON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said in a radio interview broadcast Tuesday that interrogators can inflict pain to obtain critical information, such as the location of a bomb about to explode or the plans or whereabouts of a
Travels with Herb – Spokane Spokesman-ReviewStraight south today, from Tucumcari, New Mexico [...]
U.S. President George W. Bush saluted Republican John McCain as the man to replace him on Tuesday at a convention featuring assaults on Democrat Barack Obama and a strong defense of McCain’s No. 2, Sarah Palin. Bush, in a rarity for recent incumbent
White House: Bush wasn’t detached from war review – Guardian [...]