Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients

Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients

What do George H. W. Bush, Stan Musial and Maya Angelou have in common? The former president, baseball legend and Pulitzer-nominated poet are among 15 people who received the 2010 Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in a presentation ceremony earlier this...
Study on anthrax mailings released

Study on anthrax mailings released

  WASHINGTON —More than nine years following the mailing of anthrax letters that killed five people and sickened 17, a National Research Council committee reported Tuesday that the F.B.I. overstated the connection between the anthrax in the letters and spores from a...
Geithner faces GOP heat

Geithner faces GOP heat

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faced heat from House Republicans Tuesday as he sought to defend President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget proposal. A day after the White House unveiled a budget plan for Congress to consider, Geithner faced the...
Senators grill budget chief

Senators grill budget chief

WASHINGTON — Republican senators lashed out at the White House budget chief during a hearing on Tuesday, with Sen. Jeff Sessions calling President Barack Obama’s proposed budget “a very unserious response to a very serious problem.” Jacob Lew, director of the...
Bernanke: Reasons for optimism on economy

Bernanke: Reasons for optimism on economy

WASHINGTON — Testifying to Congress for the first time since Republicans took control of the House, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday he’s confident with the Fed’s fiscal and monetary policies. But he was pressed hard in a series of tough...
Abortion bill hearing draws protesters

Abortion bill hearing draws protesters

WASHINGTON — Lines of protesters, reporters and congressional staff snaked down the halls of the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday and Wednesday as they waited to hear testimony on two bills that would permanently ban federal funding of abortion. Not the...
First lady touts anti-obesity campaign for kids

First lady touts anti-obesity campaign for kids

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama marked the one-year anniversary of her initiative to fight childhood obesity Tuesday, holding public conference calls with program supporters, both to thank and to encourage them. “Just one year later, it’s pretty amazing, for...