"We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship. Our conclusion: Obama was born in the USA, just as he has always said."
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..Obama team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, , found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. Laptops were scarce, assigned to only a few people in the West Wing. They were left struggling to close-caption online videos.
Why save banks if they will not lend?
Though their contributions are dwarfed by those of car dealers, auto manufacturers monitor a host of legislative issues in Washington – among them, trade issues, import quotas from Japan and fuel efficiency and safety standards for the latest models of cars and SUVs.
Life insurance companies, nervous over massive investment losses that could ultimately threaten their viability, are hoping they are next in line to get a piece of the U.S. financial bailout.
With a recession in sight, the case for legalizing marijuana and taxing it for government revenue seems more practical than ever.
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Citigroup Inc is in talks to buy U.S. regional lender Chevy Chase Bank FSB, which operates in the mid-Atlantic region, the Wall Street Journal said.
The Democratic leaders wrote Paulson on Wednesday, urging him to "seriously consider strengthening the restrictions on executive compensation," warning that Paulson risks "weaken[ing] public support" for the bailout if CEOs receive lavish compensation packages.
Broken promise No. 10: Transparency On the White House website, the Obama administration claims it will be "the most open and transparent in history. The administration released a memo on Jan. 21, stating:
The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis.
In Senate testimony, constitutional experts say the president has the right to appoint independent advisors as long as the distinction between practical and legal authority is rigorously maintained.
ExxonMobil has bought Kosmos Energy's stake in oil blocks offshore the West African country of Ghana in an area that contains huge crude discoveries, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Last week, a video of a school bus beating showing two African American children assaulting a white student began circulating the internet.
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