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 Ariel Rothfield | Feb 15, 2012 | Environment, Politics
Congressmen, veterans and energy assistance groups gather at the House Triangle to push for funding for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, which provides subsidized home heating. (Jaclyn Skurie/Medill)Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., chat...
by Mattias Gugel | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Acting budget director Jeffrey Zients struggled to stay on script defending President Barack Obama’s budget proposal when he faced fire about its claimed savings from a Republican-controlled budget committee on Wednesday. This was part of Zients’ two-day...
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — For Buddy Roemer, it’s all about the Benjamins. But he’ll only accept one at a time. The former governor and congressman from Louisiana and current presidential candidate has capped his campaign contributions at just $100 per donor in a...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 15, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON— Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., planned to announce details today of a bill that would keep home heating assistance at its current level of funding. The announcement comes days after President Barack Obama unveiled his 2013 budget, which proposes reducing the...
by Ed Demaria | Feb 15, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee clashed repeatedly on Wednesday over the legality of President Barack Obama’s recent recess appointments. Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said the president circumvented the rules of the...
by Rachel Morello | Feb 14, 2012 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Voters using Twitter from their phones in the last three days have seen such trending topics as Grammy updates, budget news and everything in between. They may have read tweets from their favorite celebrity or news outlet. Or perhaps even from Rick...
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — When Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visited the White House Tuesday, he wasn’t only greeted by the Obama administration – activists rallied outside demanding Tibetan independence from China. The calls come after decades of protesting what...
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 14, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Senators Tuesday that a failure to compromise on deficit reduction plans could jeopardize national security, leaving a “hollow” military in its wake. Panetta defended a Pentagon budget that requires $487 billion in...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican pollster Whit Ayres wants conservative GOP primary voters to put themselves in the place of a young woman with several eager suitors, and a cranky father. In this case, Dad is the GOP establishment, and he has a few pointers for his...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 13, 2012 | Business, Education, Politics
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama asked U.S. businesses and community colleges Wednesday to unite behind an $8 billion jobs training plan that he said will help improve both education and the job market. The proposal would fund partnerships between community colleges...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 13, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Millions of inaccurate and invalid names clutter voter registration rolls in the United States, according to a study released Monday by the Pew Research Center. Data from the report show that approximately one in eight active voter registrations are...
