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 Safiya Merchant | Feb 8, 2012 | Politics
By Safiya Merchant WASHINGTON—More than 12 million Latino voters may vote in the November presidential election, but some leading Latino advocates said Wednesday the candidates aren’t adequately addressing Hispanic issues. According to a June study conducted by the...
by Rachel Morello | Feb 7, 2012 | Education, Health & Science
Video: Megan Neunan / Medill Video: Safiya Merchant / Medill WASHINGTON — It’s not every day that robots roam the White House. Obama hosted the second White House Science Fair Tuesday, honoring students who have won competitions in science, technology, engineering and...
by Mattias Gugel | Feb 1, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats sparred Wednesday over a way to cure the economy at a House Budget Committee hearing after the head of the Congressional Budget Office said the country is on an “unsustainable fiscal course.” Congressional Budget Office Director...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Testifying before the House Oversight Committee, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, vowed to block every upcoming presidential nominee because of what he called President Barack Obama’s of “trampling” on the Constitution when he made controversial recess appointments...
