Analysis: Obama won't try for McCain's budget goal - Newsday
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama says John McCain 's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach. Not only does Obama say he won't eliminate the deficit in his first term, as McCain aims to do, he frankly says he's not sure he'd bring it down at ...
Today's news in photos - Boston Globe
During the second day of the G8 summit, Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, along with heads of state from the United States, Russia, Italy, Britain, Japan, Canada, France, and Germany, participated in a tree-planting ceremony at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in ...
WRAPUP 1-Bernanke says Fed may extend Wall Street lending - Reuters
ARLINGTON, Va., July 8 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank may keep an emergency lending facility for big Wall Street firms open longer than it initially intended, a signal the Fed is fearful of shutting down a vital backstop. Credit costs have ...
The A's traded away Rich Harden today, sending him and Chad Gaudin to the Cubs for four players. - San Francisco Gate
"I'm still surprised, it's a bit of a shock," said Harden, who learned of the deal just before 3 p.m. "But I think it'll be good. They're a good team. I think they have a chance of doing something special. I'm glad to be part of that. "It's tough to leave here, at the same time. I've been here my ...
Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC
BAGHDAD - Iraq will not accept any security agreement with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of foreign forces, the government's national security adviser said on Tuesday. The comments by Mowaffaq al-Rubaie underscore the U.S.-backed government's hardening stance toward a ...
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