To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

Racing to reverse the country's economic spiral, President Barack Obama signed the mammoth stimulus package into law Tuesday and readied a new $50 billion foreclosure rescue for legions of Americans who are in danger of losing their homes. ...more

February 17, 2009

Is 'CPR' For Real? According to Hernando Today reporter Michael D. Bates, "the comprehensive plan for recovery" would retrieve $2.5 million from the general fund to help potential homeowners buy up foreclosed homes. It's odd homebuyers would need this kind of help. ...more

February 15, 2009

The United States will pursue a missile defense plan that has angered the Kremlin, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday, but he also left open the possibility of compromise on the issue and struck a more conciliatory tone than the Bush administration on relations between the countries. ...more

February 8, 2009

NATO's top official chastised Germany and France for refusing to commit more troops to Afghanistan, but the two European powers skirted the issue Saturday even while agreeing that Washington should not be left to fight international conflicts alone. ...more

February 7, 2009

I am old enough to know that it is more important to observe what a leader, or anyone for that matter, does rather than what he says, especially for politicians. ...more

February 7, 2009

Price To Be Paid The Republicans think it's OK to spend hundreds of billions on an unnecessary war but refuse to help pass the economic recovery plan because ..... ? ...more

February 5, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Friday that he said should "level the playing field" for labor unions in struggles with management. ...more

January 30, 2009

The Senate on Monday confirmed New York Federal Reserve Bank chief Timothy Geithner as President Barack Obama's treasury secretary despite tax problems that might have sunk his nomination in less desperate times. ...more

January 26, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden says the nation should expect more U.S. military casualties as the Obama administration plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan. ...more

January 26, 2009