Congressional leaders and regulators have to be feeling a little like the superhero Batman, as depicted in the stunning blockbuster "The Dark Knight." ...more

August 5, 2008

Two years ago, President Bush declared that America was "addicted to oil," and, by gosh, he was going to do something about it. Well, now he has. Now we have the new Bush energy plan: "Get more addicted to oil." ...more

June 25, 2008

Reports of rising inflation and weak gains in wages kept the paycheck struggles of Americans at the center of the presidential campaign Friday. ...more

June 14, 2008

President Bush is considering new measures to help stimulate the battered economy, the White House said Friday as unemployment and oil prices soared and Wall Street sank. ...more

June 7, 2008

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Wednesday that he is unlikely to call for another troop buildup in Iraq, even if security deteriorates after the extra American troops return home this summer. ...more

April 10, 2008

A $600 million program to buy handheld devices and create an automated network to collect data for the 2010 census faces major cost overruns and could cause delays in preparing for the nationwide head count. ...more

February 17, 2008

Who's Worse, Seriously? Before Newt Gingrich took over as Speaker of the House in 1994, he lectured Republicans around the country the need to push forward a conservative agenda. ...more

February 16, 2008

"Just Do It," one of Nike's ad slogans, might also be something the government should use to encourage consumers to spend their expected tax rebates. ...more

February 6, 2008

The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package. ...more

January 30, 2008

Democrats in the midst of their own roiling presidential nomination fight followed President Bush's State of the Union address not so much with a response as with their own theme of bipartisan cooperation. ...more

January 29, 2008