Of all the individuals in President Obama’s first-term Cabinet, Energy Secretary Steven Chu was arguably the least likely to be found in official Washington. And now that the Nobel Prize-winning physicist is leaving government, there are a few reasons that understanding his legacy might take some time.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Obama Says He Has One Mandate: To Help The Middle Class
The newly re-elected president indicated that he, not congressional Republicans, reflected more of the popular will, with his call for higher taxes on the wealthy as part of any agreement to avert the fiscal cliff.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Four Days Later, Florida Declares For Obama
Florida officials said the president had 50 percent of the vote to Romney’s 49.1 percent. His win of the state’s 29 electoral votes gives Obama a total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Sandy, Election Could Skew Future Jobs Reports
Friday’s jobs report was — in effect — a BEFORE snapshot of the U.S. economy. The Labor Department collected all of the data before Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast and before the election outcome could be known. The election adds uncertainty over the looming fiscal cliff that has made some companies reluctant to hire.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Final Pre-Election Jobs Report Has News For Both Obama And Romney To Spin
The final jobs report before Election Day had news both presidential campaigns could use. President Obama can point to the number of new jobs created to claim that his policies are working. And Mitt Romney can point to an uptick in the jobless rate to make the case that the economy is at a standstill.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Pre-trial hearing for former officer delayed
Troy Wilson, accused of shooting at other officers, has an omnibus hearing rescheduled for July.