Obama invites tribal leaders to Nov. WH conference
Associated Press - October 12, 2009 5:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is inviting Native American leaders to a White House conference on Nov. 5. read the full story
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Seniors lobby challenges health insurance report
WASHINGTON - Supporters of President Barack Obama's drive to remake health care are pushing back against a dire report from the insurance industry. read the full story
Official: Taliban is better financed than al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Treasury Department official says the Taliban is in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and relies on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. forces in Afghanistan. read the full story
Puget Sound area emerging as new wine region
A new wine industry is growing in a part of Washington that climate scientists thought would have been a difficult, if not impossible, choice. read the full story
Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak said today that its ridership dropped by more than 1 million passengers during the past year but was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history. read the full story
Clinton says Nobel a recognition of Obama's vision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she thinks President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because he projects the image of a more cooperative America in world affairs. She also said in an interview... read the full story
Indiana prof first woman to win Nobel in economics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analyzing economic governance — the rules by which people exercise authority in companies and economic... read the full story
Job data to show stimulus aided teachers, laborers
WASHINGTON - Public school teachers are expected to be the big winners when states around the U.S. reveal for the first time how many jobs were created or saved during the first months of President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus... read the full story
Whitney Museum signs contract on new High Line space
The Whitney Museum's proposed satellite location at the entrance to the High Line is gaining momentum, three years after a tentative agreement was reached with the city. Last month, the museum signed a contract with the New York City Economic Development Corporation... read the full story
Civilian Goals Largely Unmet in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- Even as President Obama leads an intense debate over whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, administration officials say the United States is falling far short of his goals to fight the country's endemic corruption, create a functioning government... read the full story
Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak' ridership dropped by more than 1 million passengers during the past year but was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history. read the full story
FINRA fines Citigroup $600K over tax trading plans
WASHINGTON -- Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine and be censured to settle regulators' charges that it failed to supervise complex stock-trading strategies aimed at reducing the bank's potential tax bill. The Financial Industry Regulato... read the full story
TexasFred's: Republicans both assail, applaud Nobel award
Number of comments: 1 Republicans both assail, applaud Nobel award WASHINGTON — To Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize is an opportunity to exploit conservative outrage and raise funds. To John McCain,... read the full story
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