by Shirley Li | Mar 13, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – After creating Cleencups, an antibacterial disposable drinking cup, full-time inventor Yvette Kendall was invited to participate in a show the Discovery Channel is developing on women inventors. When Kendall arrived on set, she was shocked to see the...
by Shirley Li | Mar 6, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama faced an eager press Tuesday in his first official news conference this year, taking on tough topics ranging from the question of possible U.S. involvement in Syria to conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh. After quickly...
by Shirley Li | Feb 29, 2012 | Business, Politics
AUDIO: Democratic lawmakers rally members of the National Treasury Employees Union. (Shirley Li/Medill) WASHINGTON – Moving indoors to escape the heavy Washington rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the National Treasury Employees Union Wednesday. Members...
by Shirley Li | Feb 28, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – Like most students in Morocco, 18-year-old Lina El Yakhloufi wanted to work for a company – not start one. But after she attended Injaz Morocco, a program recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative that teaches high school students how to start and run...
by Shirley Li | Feb 21, 2012 | Business
“In its big picture role, the State Department’s traditional diplomatic mission to promote geopolitical stability contributes to business confidence and creates an environment in which international commerce can flourish,” Boeing CEO W. James McNerney Jr....
by Shirley Li | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chinese Vice President and expected future leader Xi Jinping urged international stability Wednesday between the U.S. and China, calling for a “mutually beneficial relationship” in a speech before business leaders on the second day of his U.S. tour....
by Shirley Li | Feb 14, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner fought a budget battle Tuesday, defending and explaining President Barack Obama’s spending plan before the Senate Finance Committee. From deflecting blunt questioning by Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., to verbally tussling with...
by Shirley Li | Feb 7, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON –Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called the U.S. economic outlook “uncertain” Tuesday and urged “close monitoring” of the economy. At a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee, Bernanke noted the recovery of manufacturing in the country, but said...
by Shirley Li | Jan 31, 2012 | Business, National Security
WASHINGTON – The flames of controversy that burst over President Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray as Director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are still smoldering. Four Republican members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban...
by Shirley Li | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
For the second year, some senators and House members ignored political labels and sat with colleagues from a different party at the State of the Union. Medill News Service asked senators taking the subway who their “dates” would be. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.,...
by Shirley Li | Jan 24, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday women already play a key part in strengthening the global economy – and expanding that role is not only the right thing to do but also good for business. “If women participate fully even in our own country,...
by Shirley Li | Jan 18, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – A week after President Barack Obama encouraged insourcing jobs, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored American companies Wednesday morning for building business abroad. At the Award for Corporate Excellence ceremony, Clinton recognized manufacturing...
