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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 to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-05-2008
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 to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-15-2008
Candidates Spar Over McCain Plan for Loans

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct. 9 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday said rival John McCain's mortgage rescue plan "punishes" taxpayers and rewards lending institutions that created the crisis, while McCain charged that his opponent's response showed a lack of concern...

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-09-2008
McCain To Stop Fight for Michigan

EAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 2 -- Sen. John McCain on Thursday officially abandoned his efforts to win in Michigan, deeming it a lost cause after internal polls showed the Republican presidential nominee trailing badly in the economically hard-hit state, according to officials with the campaign and ...

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-02-2008
Support Rallied as House Readies for Its Second Bailout Vote

A tide of lobbyists representing corporate executives, small-business owners, farmers and retirees swamped Capitol Hill yesterday in hopes of pushing an emergency economic rescue plan through Congress, but the fate of the measure remained uncertain as the House prepared for a climactic vote at...

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-02-2008
For Obama, Dialogue Drove Week's Work

When the news first broke on Wednesday that Sen. John McCain had suspended his campaign, a wave of distress rippled throughout the Obama campaign -- from the Chicago headquarters to the traveling entourage on the ground in Florida.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-27-2008
Labor Leaders Stress Unions' Importance for Obama

DENVER -- A few months ago, it looked as if this might be the year when organized labor's spot in the Democratic Party would slip a notch or two.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 08-28-2008
Houses Add Up to A Snag for McCain

Sen. John McCain's inability to recall the number of homes he owns during an interview yesterday jeopardized his campaign's carefully constructed strategy to frame Democratic rival Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and inspired a round of attacks that once again ratcheted up the negative...

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 08-21-2008
Don't Blame NAFTA for Downturn, Many Economists Say

The North American Free Trade Agreement is once again a prime scapegoat for the nation's growing economic troubles, drawing blame for sending jobs overseas and flattening wages for U.S. workers. That sentiment has intensified as the economy has deteriorated, a fall punctuated last week by the...

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 04-08-2008
For the President, A Matter of Principle

Standing on the windswept docks outside Jacksonville, Fla., on Tuesday afternoon, President Bush praised the steps taken by federal regulators to stave off a financial crisis on Wall Street.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 03-22-2008

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