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President Obama pushes mortgage relief
October 24, 2011 7:11 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Barack Obama says the government will offer mortgage relief to hundreds of thousands of Americans who owe more on their homes than they are worth. Eligibility requires that mortgages be current. Obama says the policy is necessary because Congress is being "increasingly dysfunctional" and not... more » -
GOP primary contest is getting nasty, personal
October 19, 2011 11:58 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Republican presidential contest is getting nasty and personal. Mitt Romney's rivals are seeking to tear him down less than three months before the leadoff Iowa caucuses. Increasingly on the defensive, Romney is being hammered on old issues - such as a five-year-old episode... more » -
Romney is latest candidate to meet with Trump
September 26, 2011 8:30 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Mitt Romney has become the latest Republican presidential candidate to meet with Donald Trump. Romney got together with Trump for about 45 minutes today at the real estate mogul's office in New York. Earlier this month, Rick Perry dined with Trump at a fancy... more » -
Romney opposes debt deal
August 1, 2011 3:50 PM
Exeter, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney said Monday he opposes the compromise to raise the nation's debt ceiling, becoming the second Republican presidential contender to oppose a deal backed by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders in both parties. The plan, which supporters say is needed to avert a... more » -
CBO: Recent spending bill cuts $122B over 10 years
May 16, 2011 8:16 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report estimates that the big spending bill passed into law last month will cut the deficit by $122 billion over the next decade - less than half what senior lawmakers predicted. Speaker John Boehner had touted the legislation as reducing the deficit by... more » -
Judge to hear legal arguments in health plan suit
September 14, 2010 8:22 AM
A federal judge in Florida will hold a hearing on whether the president's health care overhaul, passed by Congress, is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson will preside over the case Tuesday morning in Pensacola. Florida and 19 other states contend sections of the law that will require... more » -
Boulder Wildfire Has Presidential Attention
September 11, 2010 3:38 PM
DENVER (AP) - Gov. Bill Ritter has met with firefighters, volunteers and families displaced by the wildfire near Boulder - and gotten words of encouragement from President Barack Obama. Ritter's spokesman says the president expressed his empathy and support for the families and firefighters. He says Obama wanted to ensure... more » -
CBO cost analysis plays big role in health care bill
March 18, 2010 8:42 AM
House Democrats are trying to put the finishing touches on health care reform, setting the stage for a vote within the next three days. The House leadership delayed formal release of the legislation in order to plug in the cost analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. House Majority Leader... more » -
Massachusetts Senate poll shows shift toward GOP candidate
January 15, 2010 9:31 AM
A new poll in the Massachusetts Senate special election shows a tectonic shift in favor of the Republican Party and an impending disaster for President Barack Obama and his Democratic political agenda in Tuesday's election. A Suffolk University survey released late Thursday showed Republican Scott Brown with 50 percent of... more » -
Millions may have to repay part of tax credit
November 16, 2009 10:49 AM
More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit. The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration issued a report Monday saying that taxpayers are at risk... more » -
Millions of dollars heading to Fountain, Pueblo
October 29, 2009 9:03 AM
Fountain, Pueblo and other Colorado cities will receive a total of $24.2 million in federal grants for projects to modernize the electrical grid. The grants are part of $3.4 billion in funding announced Tuesday by President Barack Obama to move toward a "smart grid." The idea behind a smart electrical... more » -
Senate panel rejects public health plans
September 29, 2009 5:33 PM
Liberal Democrats have tried twice, and failed both times, to make a government-run insurance option part of the health care legislation coming out of the Senate Finance Committee. There's bipartisan agreement that private insurance companies must change their ways, and some Democrats see the public option as a way to... more »
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