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• EPA, Interior Dept. Chiefs Will Be Busy Erasing Bush's Mark

  Few federal agencies are expected to undergo as radical a transformation under President-elect Barack Obama as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department, which have been at the epicenter of many of the Bush administration's most intense scientific and environmental... Posted Nov 27 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Pennsylvania, California, Will, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen L. Johnson, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Be, Arizona, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jon Corzine, Hastings College of the Law, Dept., Oregon, Chiefs, Mike Thompson, Barbara Boxer, Center for American Progress, Jonathan Shradar, U.S. Department of the Interior, Busy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Madonna Lebling, Sierra Club, Pace University, Frank O'Donnell, Mark, Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife, Clean Air Watch, Dirk Kempthorne, Bush's, California Air Resources Board, Kathleen McGinty, Lisa Renstrom, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Waterkeeper Alliance, Ian Bowles, Robert Sussman, Reno (Nevada), EPA,, Jay Inslee, Raul Grijalva, Richard Moe, Brian Schweitzer, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Interior, Lisa Jackson, Mary Nichols, John Kitzhaber, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, John Leshy, Erasing, David Hayes

• Crisis Hits Values of Commercial Mortgages

  NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Another levee in the financial markets is crumbling. Posted Nov 20 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Crisis, Washington, DC, New York, Maryland, Virginia, California, of, Hits, Columbia (Maryland), U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Carolina, Arizona, Chicago, West Virginia, Georgetown, Atlanta, Mortgages, Detroit, Tampa, Commercial, Herb Miller, Circuit City Stores Inc., Miami Beach, General Growth Properties Inc., Sidley Austin LLP, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Sean Kirk, Mike Kirby, Values, Lisa Pendergast, Greenwich Capital Markets Inc., The Rouse Company

• For Obama, White House Keys Could Come With License to Spend

  When President-elect Barack Obama moves into the White House in January, he will inherit a stratospheric budget deficit, a collapsing financial system and the gloomiest economic outlook since the Great Depression. The silver lining? For a few months, at least, he may have a license to spend money. Posted Nov 05 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, to, for, The White House, Medicaid, U.S. Department of the Treasury, With, Steny Hoyer, John McCain, Arizona, Iraq, U.S. Republican Party, Barack Obama, Obama,, Colombia, Nancy Pelosi, Could, The Brookings Institution, Tax Policy Center, House, White, Chris Van Hollen, Concord Coalition, Robert Bixby, Paul Kane, Come, License, Spend, Institute for America's Future, Mike Ross, Keys, Robert Borosage

• Measured Response To Financial Crisis Sealed the Election

  Sen. Barack Obama, so steady in public, did not hide his vexation when he summoned his top advisers to meet with him in Chicago on Sept. 14. Posted Nov 04 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Crisis, Washington, DC, Wall Street, United States, to, Financial, Henry M. Paulson, The, Europe, Virginia, Florida, Iowa, George W. Bush, Lehman Brothers Inc., John McCain, Arizona, MSNBC Interactive News LLC, Iraq, U.S. Republican Party, CBS Corporation, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Andrea Mitchell, Katie Couric, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Bill Burton, Chicago, Missouri, U.S. Democratic Party, John Kerry, David Axelrod, Mark Penn, Hawaii, Berlin, Microsoft PowerPoint, Denver, David Plouffe, Colorado, Al Sharpton, Britney Spears, Alaska, Election, Paris Hilton, Sarah Palin, St. Paul (Minnesota), U.S. Congressional Black Caucus, Response, John Lewis, Valerie Jarrett, Dan Pfeiffer, Democratic National Convention, Invesco Field, Republican National Convention, Tony Knowles, George Wallace, Jon Carson, Anita Dunn, Sealed, Measured, Joel Benenson

• Obama Makes History

  Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the nation's 44th president yesterday, riding a reformist message of change and an inspirational exhortation of hope to become the first African American to ascend to the White House. Posted Nov 04 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, United States, Europe, The White House, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, George W. Bush, California, Phoenix, Northeast (Washington, DC), Orlando (Florida), John McCain, Arizona, Iraq, U.S. Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Ohio, Illinois, Obama, William Ayers, Chicago, Michelle Obama, History, Bill Clinton, Missouri, Kansas, John F. Kennedy, John Kerry, Steve Schmidt, Al Gore, Berlin, Jacksonville (Florida), Denver, North Carolina, Montana, Makes, Democratic National Committee, Middle East, New Mexico, Michael Abramowitz, Juliet Eilperin, Sarah Palin, Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, St. Paul (Minnesota), Joseph Biden, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, Hurricane Katrina, Hyde Park, Peter Wehner, Ulysses S. Grant

• Political Activism Thriving in Federal Workforce

  David Sheagley and Darlene Tinsley, a husband-and-wife team employed by the Social Security Administration in Ohio, are political activists. Posted Nov 04 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: New York, In, New Jersey, Texas, Massachusetts, U.S. Department of Justice, Arizona, Alabama, Barack Obama, Ohio, South Dakota, Political, Illinois, Louisiana, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal, National Treasury Employees Union, Social Security Administration, Silver Spring, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Mississippi, New Mexico, Jim Moran, Activism, Workforce, Joe Davidson, Tom Davis, Thriving, One Energy Department, Dave Schoeberlein, Neal Orringer, Michael Hager, Andy Beck, Kay Ely, Darlene Tinsley, David Sheagley, Jamie Hais

• WiFi Gains Strength in Cities

  Over the past three years, large cities and rural towns promised to bring WiFi to every street corner, park bench and doorstep. The wireless service was to be the key to extending cheap Internet access to underserved areas and low-income neighborhoods. Posted Nov 04 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, United States, Baltimore, Maryland, Alexandria, In, Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc., Minneapolis, San Francisco, Arizona, Ohio, Chicago, Houston, Portland (Oregon), Kevin J. Martin, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Philadelphia, Arlington, Gains, Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), Tempe, New America Foundation, Cities, Strength, Clearwire Corporation, Joe Caldwell, MuniWireless.com, MetroFi Inc., Esme Vos, WiFi, Allegany County, Mike Voll, Sascha Meinrath, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Craig Settles

• Obama Has Lead Among Hispanics

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The monthly poker night held by members of the Latin-Anglo Alliance here is strictly social. No work. No politics. Posted Oct 30 2008, 05:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, Texas, George W. Bush, California, The Washington Post Company, John McCain, Arizona, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Obama, Has, Nevada, ABC Inc., Lead, Denver, Bill Richardson (Politician), Ken Salazar, Colorado, New Mexico, The Gallup Organization, Sarah Palin, Grand Junction, Among, Hispanics, Modesto Galvan, Greeley, John Salazar, Jorge Mursuli, Gilberto Velez, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Tom Tancredo, Floyd Ciruli, Federico Pena

• Voters to Decide Whether Animals Need More Space

  LOS ANGELES -- In a clash between a major state industry and the growing humane farming movement, California voters will decide next month whether the state's farms must afford more living space to veal calves, egg-laying hens and pregnant sows. Posted Oct 25 2008, 05:00 PM by washingtonpost.com Filed under: United States, to, More, European Union, Florida, California, Whole Foods Market Inc., Arizona, Nevada, Johns Hopkins University, Oregon, Colorado, Space, Animals, Humane Society of the United States, American Farm Bureau Federation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Need, University of California-Davis, Whether, Voters, Decide, Carolyn Stull, Mitch Head, Pew Commission on Industrial Farm, Merced County, Wayne Pacelle, United Farm Workers, California Democratic Party, Wolfgang Puck, University of California Agricultural Issues Center, United Egg Producers Association, California Veterinary Medical Association, American College of Poultry Veterinarians, Kelli Ludlum

• Arduous Transition Awaits Next President

  If Sen. Barack Obama wakes up as the president-elect on Nov. 5, he will immediately assume responsibility for fixing a shredded economy while the Bush administration is still in office. If Sen. John McCain wins the election, he will face an imminent confrontation over spending with a Democratic... Posted Oct 18 2008, 05:00 PM by washingtonpost.com Filed under: Washington, DC, New York, United States, Ben Bernanke, Henry M. Paulson, Wisconsin, The White House, George W. Bush, U.S. Marine Corps, The Pentagon, Medicare, Dow Jones & Co. Inc., President, John McCain, Arizona, Iraq, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, David Axelrod, Ronald Reagan, Germany, Russia, U.S. House Budget Committee, Bill Richardson (Politician), Lindsey Graham, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Robert Gates, John Podesta, NATO, Guantanamo Bay, Middle East, United Nations, Next, Ukraine, Poland, Paul Ryan, Republic of Georgia, John F. Lehman, Transition, Arduous, Awaits

• A Hard-Hitting Final Round

  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 15 -- Seeking to recapture the momentum in the presidential race, John McCain aggressively criticized Barack Obama's past relationships and challenged his character Wednesday night while Obama sought to link McCain to President Bush and direct the conversation to "solving the... Posted Oct 15 2008, 05:00 PM by washingtonpost.com Filed under: Washington, DC, United States, A, George W. Bush, The Pentagon, John McCain, Arizona, Iraq, CBS Corporation, Alabama, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Ohio, William Ayers, Chicago, Final, Bob Schieffer, Colombia, Venezuela, Middle East, Sarah Palin, Illinois State Senate, John Lewis, Toledo, Joseph Biden, Shailagh Murray, Hofstra University, Hempstead, Hard-Hitting, Round, George Wallace, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Joe Wurzelbacher

• Verizon and AT&T Provided Cell Towers for McCain Ranch

  Early in 2007, just as her husband launched his presidential bid, Cindy McCain sought to resolve an old problem -- the lack of cellphone coverage on her remote 15-acre ranch near Sedona, Ariz., nestled deep in a tree-lined canyon called Hidden Valley. Posted Oct 15 2008, 05:00 PM by washingtonpost.com Filed under: for, AT&T Inc., U.S. Secret Service, The Washington Post Company, and, John McCain, Arizona, McCain, Rick Davis, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Verizon Communications Inc., Charles R. Black Jr., Center for Responsive Politics, Jeffrey Nelson, Verizon, Madonna Lebling, Cindy McCain, Sedona (Arizona), Stanley Brand, Ivan Seidenberg, Mark Buse, Brian Rogers, Cell, Timothy McKone, AT&T, Oak Creek, Richard Klenner, Provided, Claudia B. Jones, Yavapai County, Ranch, Eric Zahren, Robert Fisher, Towers, Mesa (Arizona), Robb Alarcon, Coconino National Forest, Kathy Houchin

• Obama Adds $60 Billion to Economic Plan; McCain Expected to Unveil Proposals Today

  TOLEDO, Oct. 13 -- Democrat Barack Obama advocated an immediate and expensive economic assistance package Monday, while Republican John McCain readied a set of specific new proposals of his own, as the candidates entered a three-week sprint toward a presidential election that appears certain to turn... Posted Oct 13 2008, 05:00 PM by washingtonpost.com Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, U.S. Federal Reserve, United States, to, The White House, Virginia, Florida, George W. Bush, The Washington Post Company, John McCain, Arizona, Iraq, Barack Obama, Ohio, Obama, McCain, Reuters Group plc, ABC Inc., China, Nancy Pelosi,