Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-19
Workers feel the brunt of health insurance woes
WASHINGTON - American workers -- whose taxes pay for massive government health programs -- are getting squeezed like no other group by private health insurance premiums that are rising much faster than their wages.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-03-23
1 in 50 American children experiences homelessness
NEW YORK - One of every 50 American children experiences homelessness, according to a new report that says most states have inadequate plans to address the worsening and often-overlooked problem.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2009-03-09
Jobless hit with bank fees on benefits
For hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs during the recession, there's a new twist to their financial pain: Even as they're collecting unemployment benefits, they're paying bank fees just to get access to their money.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-02-20
Obama predicts quick OK on economic rescue plan
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama declared the national economy was "bad and getting worse" Monday as he began crisis talks with congressional leaders on emergency action. He predicted lawmakers would approve hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending and tax cuts within two weeks of his taking office.
Nations:U.S. People:Steny Hoyer Bill Richardson Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:Obama Stimulus Package Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-01-05
Richardson withdraws bid to be commerce secretary
WASHINGTON - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Richardson Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Blagojevich Corruption Case
2009-01-04
Storm blankets West with snow, ice glazes Midwest
RENO, Nev. - Yet another snowstorm pummeled parts of the West, snarling holiday traffic and briefly darkening lights on Christmas trees, and freezing rain covered some Midwest highways with a dangerous sheet of ice.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-26
No respite as wintry storms spread over nation
OKLAHOMA CITY - Students went home for a snow day, stranded travelers waited at airports and drivers slid across icy roads in the second day of a bitter cold wave that blanketed much of the nation Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-16
Democrats expand control of Senate by 5 seats
WASHINGTON - Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado.
Nations:U.S. People:Al Franken Pete Domenici Norm Coleman Susan Collins Wayne Allard Tim Johnson Activities:US Election 2008
2008-11-05
Long lines form early as voters finally decide
CHICAGO - Long lines have formed as polls open in Eastern states as John McCain is counting on a narrow path to an upset victory today while Barack Obama pinned his hopes for becoming the nation's first black president on a ground organization designed to swell precincts with voters across the country.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Source:(AP)
2008-11-04
Seeking upset, McCain to campaign Election Day
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Pushing back against predictions of defeat, Republican John McCain scheduled campaign stops in two Western battlegrounds on Election Day after a seven-state sprint that brought him home to Arizona after midnight Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-11-04
Obama, McCain launch final day election blitz
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AFP) - Front-runner Barack Obama and his comeback-seeking White House rival John McCain dashed through critical states in a frenetic final blitz Monday, on the eve of US elections.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AFP)
2008-11-03
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