2008 Election Feed

Bankers, unhappy at the president’s proposals for tighter financial regulations, are shifting donations to Republicans.

Responding to Republicans’ charge that he is a Miranda-reading, soft-on-terror president, President Obama said he has been handling suspects much like his predecessor did.

Linking the antiproliferation agenda to the dream of universal nuclear abolition, as President Obama seems intent on doing, is a naïve approach to a very difficult problem.

To fight obesity, legislation would ban candy and sugary beverages, and many schools would be required to offer more nutritious fare.

The meeting would mark the first time in the long health care debate that leaders from both sides would be allowed to air their ideas publicly.

The meeting would mark the first time in the long health care debate that leaders from both sides would be allowed to air their ideas publicly.

Facing pressure from Democrats and Republicans, not to mention labor unions, the administration’s message is one of ambivalence.

Facing pressure from Democrats and Republicans, not to mention labor unions, the administration’s message is one of ambivalence.

After Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military, a curious silence befell the right.

After Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military, a curious silence befell the right.

Sarah Palin gave the Tea Party crowd exactly what they wanted to hear, complaining about bailouts and deficits and taking several swipes at President Obama.

The president said the party should not simply “regroup, lick our wounds and try to hang on” during a challenging political season.

The president said the party should not simply “regroup, lick our wounds and try to hang on” during a challenging political season.

Sarah Palin gave the Tea Party crowd exactly what they wanted to hear, complaining about bailouts and deficits and taking several swipes at President Obama.

Sarah Palin gave the Tea Party crowd exactly what they wanted to hear, complaining about bailouts and deficits and taking several swipes at President Obama.

Seeking to close a $20 billion state budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers asked Congress and the Obama administration for nearly $1 billion.

Investors should prepare for more market gyrations as painful deleveraging continues around the globe.

Economists view politics through the ”median voter theorem,” which holds that candidates can’t stray far from the center if they want to be elected.

President Obama’s new sense of vigor comes as a welcome reprieve from a year in which he toddled about as if someone had slipped him an Ambien.

President Obama’s new sense of vigor comes as a welcome reprieve from a year in which he toddled about as if someone had slipped him an Ambien.