White House Confident Of Final Healthcare Votes This Week
(Washington, DC) -- The White House is confident of final votes on healthcare reform in the U.S. House this week. In his daily briefing, presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs brushed off questions about the legislative process and said people ...Read & Hear More
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Fed Holds Interest Rates At Low Levels
(Washington, DC) -- The Federal Reserve is keeping its benchmark interest rate near zero percent. Analysts had expected that due to the country's high unemployment and low inflation. The Fed's overnight interest rate has been at zero to a quarter-percent ...Read More
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Housing Starts Dip In February
(Washington, DC) -- Winter storms are blamed for a drop in housing starts last month. The latest figures from the Commerce Department show groundbreaking activity fell nearly six-percent in February from the previous month ...Read More
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Woods Says He'll Return For The Masters
(Undated) -- Golf star Tiger Woods has announced he will return to play in The Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. FoxSports.com Senior Golf Editor Robert Lusetich says The Masters suits Tiger's return well ...Read & Hear More
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Administration Warns Of Extended Joblessness
(Washington, DC) -- Top Obama administration officials told a House panel the national jobless rate will probably remain high for some time. White House economist Christina Romer attributed the likelihood of unemployment remaining elevated to ...Read More
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House Dems Ponder End-Game Strategy On Healthcare
(Washington, DC) -- House Democrats are pondering an endgame strategy for healthcare reform. Final votes on the legislation could occur in the House by week's end. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering a parliamentary maneuver that ...Read More
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