by Preetisha Sen | Jan 29, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University students gathered around a television Tuesday night to watch President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. The students of various political affiliations expected to see gun control, health care and minimum wage...
by Preetisha Sen | Jan 27, 2014 | Politics
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by Preetisha Sen | Jan 22, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON – After a disappointing year for the economic health of American cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is looking forward to positive growth in jobs and the economy this year. For three days, more than 280 mayors attending the U.S. Conference of...
by Preetisha Sen | Jan 15, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON –International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday the rate of economic growth is positive but needs to be stronger this year. “Overall, the direction is positive, but global growth is still too low, too fragile and too uneven,” said...
by Preetisha Sen | Jan 14, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON – Community bankers and Republican congressmen Tuesday predicted that new mortgage rules created under the Dodd-Frank Act will hurt both borrowers and bankers. As required by the law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drafted two rules, which went...
by Preetisha Sen | Jan 14, 2014 | National Security
Close to 150 protesters from various human and constitutional rights organizations called for President Barack Obama to make good on his promise of closing Guantanamo Bay on the 12th anniversary of the prison’s opening. The reasons were varied, but the message...
by Preetisha Sen | Jan 8, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday that the state of American business is improving and the nation’s economy is “gaining strength.” In the annual State of American Business speech, Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of...
