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• Official: Obama likely to name Locke to Commerce

    February 23, 2009 in Nation/World, Region Gary Locke, the son of Chinese immigrants who became Washington state’s two-term governor, is apparently President Barack Obama’s third try at filling the spot of secretary of commerce. 1

• Governors to push for flexibility with funds

  February 23, 2009 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – After poring over the historic $787 billion economic stimulus act, the nation’s governors will meet with President Obama this morning and said they would plead for flexibility as …

• Obama to announce stimulus overseer

  February 23, 2009 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to announce today a former Secret Service agent who helped expose lobbyists’ corruption at the Interior Department as his pick to oversee the $787 …

• Obama eases trade rhetoric during first visit to Canada

  February 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 OTTAWA, Canada – President Barack Obama offered the nation’s largest trading partner assurances Thursday of his support for robust cross-border commerce in a seven-hour visit to Canada that marked his …

• Several ways to qualify for mortgage aid

  February 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A14 Between the $75 billion foreclosure plan President Barack Obama revealed on Wednesday and the $787 billion economic stimulus he signed a day earlier, the government is promising a range of …

• Mortgage plan aims to stanch home loss

  February 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 MESA, Ariz. – President Barack Obama unveiled a $75 billion foreclosure prevention program Wednesday aimed at arresting one of the root causes of the nation’s economic spiral by helping as …

• David S. Broder: Bipartisanship remains crucial

  February 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 As far as most of Washington is concerned, Barack Obama’s big talk about bipartisanship is kaput. One month into his presidency, many pundits and political analysts have told him to …

• Obama unveils $75 billion mortgage relief plan

  February 18, 2009 in Nation/World Seeking to tackle “a crisis unlike any we’ve ever known,” President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious $75 billion plan Wednesday to keep as many as 9 million Americans from losing …

• Obama to deploy 17,000 to ‘stabilize’ Afghanistan

  February 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has ordered the first combat deployments of his presidency, saying Tuesday that he had authorized an additional 17,000 U.S. troops “to stabilize a deteriorating situation” …

• Obama compares Canada’s oil to coal

  February 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 OTTAWA – President Barack Obama on Tuesday compared Canada’s massive oil sands operations to the U.S. coal industry, saying he was concerned about the operations’ big carbon footprint. Obama heads …

• Stimulus is just one piece of plan

  February 17, 2009 in City on Page A10 WASHINGTON – This week will be a pivotal one for President Barack Obama and the U.S. economy, as interlocking parts of his economic rescue effort are set to be signed, …

• U.S. calls for treaty on mercury reduction

  February 17, 2009 in City on Page A4 NAIROBI, Kenya – The Obama administration reversed years of U.S. policy Monday by calling for a treaty to cut mercury pollution, which it described as the world’s gravest chemical problem. …

• On health care, stimulus skips many in middle class

  February 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – John Peeler, an unemployed computer technician in South Carolina, soon might obtain health insurance for his wife and three children. Four months after being laid off, he is …

• Crow Tribal Chairman Venne dies

  February 17, 2009 in City on Page A6 HARDIN, Mont. – Crow Tribal Chairman Carl Venne, praised by President Barack Obama as a leader who engaged in a “fervent quest for a better life for his people,” has …

• David S. Broder: Obama’s real work lies ahead

  February 15, 2009 in Opinion on Page B10 Now comes the hard part. Difficult as it has been to push the almost $800 billion stimulus plan to the point of passage in Congress, making it work in local …

• Stimulus package not free of last-minute extras

  February 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In rushing to pull together a landmark economic stimulus package last week, Democratic lawmakers and the White House added billions in new spending and tax breaks that will …

• Democrats muscle huge stimulus through Congress

  February 13, 2009 in Nation/World In a major victory for President Barack Obama, Democrats muscled a huge, $787 billion stimulus bill to the brink of final passage Friday night in hopes of combating the worst … 1

• Congress readies final vote on $790B stimulus bill

  February 13, 2009 in Nation/World Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid predicted Friday that Congress will finish its work on a massive, $790 billion economic stimulus plan, possibly by day’s end, giving President Barack Obama a …

• Gregg abruptly drops bid for commerce secretary

  February 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – It was just Monday when President Barack Obama told a prime-time news conference that appointing three Republicans to his Cabinet reflected an “unprecedented” commitment to bipartisanship. But by …

• Analysis: Economic stimulus jobs package not as billed

  February 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – For months, President Barack Obama has been selling his economic stimulus package as a jobs bill that would spare the nation from a frightening spike in unemployment. Asked … 3

• Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary nominee

  February 12, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary Thursday, citing “irresolvable conflicts” with President Barack Obama’s handling of the economic stimulus and …

• Obama urges Americans to follow Lincoln’s example

  February 12, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama called on Americans on Thursday to follow Abraham Lincoln’s example of showing generosity to political opponents and valuing national unity — above all else.

• House, Senate reach compromise

  February 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – House and Senate Democratic leaders, negotiating into the night to forge a compromise with moderate Republicans, reached agreement Wednesday on a $789 billion economic recovery bill that President …

• Some highlights of stimulus plan

  February 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Now that there’s a tentative agreement on the economic stimulus plan that President Barack Obama and other supporters hope will provide a considerable jolt to the economy, how …

• Obama signs bill delaying digital TV switch

  February 11, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama has signed a bill to delay the switch to digital TV to June 12. Congress last week gave TV stations until June 12 to shut down their …

• Senate, Fed, Treasury attack economic crisis

  February 10, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — On a single day filled with staggering sums, the Obama administration, Federal Reserve and Senate attacked the deepening economic crisis today with actions that could throw as much …

• Obama says stimulus vital to avoid ‘catastrophe’

  February 9, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pressed Congress tonight to urgently approve a massive economic recovery bill, using the first prime-time news conference of his presidency to warn that a failure … 1

• Fact check on Obama’s stimulus presentations

  February 9, 2009 President Barack Obama had it both ways Monday when he promoted his stimulus plan in Indiana and later at a prime-time news conference.

• Stimulus oversight could be costly

  February 9, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s economic stimulus plan could end up wasting billions of dollars by attempting to spend money faster than an overburdened government acquisition system can manage and …

• Charles Krauthammer: Obama’s spell comes to quick end

  February 7, 2009 in Opinion on Page A12 “A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe.” – President Obama, Feb. 4

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