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AP IMPACT: US bets on bank execs to fix this mess (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:15 AM CST AP - They've been bailed out, but not kicked out. At banks that are receiving federal bailout money nearly nine out of every 10 of the most senior executives from 2006 are still on the job, according to an Associated Press analysis of regulatory and company documents.

Senate confirms Geithner as treasury secretary (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:12 PM CST AP - New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner won confirmation Monday as President Barack Obama's treasury secretary despite personal tax lapses that turned more than a third of the Senate against him. Obama immediately put him to work fixing an economy in "dangerous jeopardy."

Obama considers regulating greenhouse gases (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:07 AM CST AP - President Barack Obama's push for cleaner-running automobiles is being viewed as the clearest signal yet that he intends to regulate greenhouse gases.

Obama speaks with foreign leaders (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 08:25 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama emphasized a desire to build stronger working relationships with Russia, Germany, France and Brazil in telephone conversations Monday with his counterparts in those countries.

GOP weapon: Obama earmarks pledge (Politico) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 07:57 PM CST Politico - As Barack Obama meets with Republicans Tuesday, some in the GOP have enlisted an unlikely ally to derail his $825 billion stimulus plan – Barack Obama.

House Judiciary chairman subpoenas Karl Rove (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:14 AM CST AP - The House Judiciary Committee chairman is again demanding testimony from former White House aide Karl Rove on whether he politically interfered in U.S. attorney firings and the prosecution of a Democratic governor. Rep. John Conyers believes he'll now have White House support.

Officials: Family planning money may be dropped (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:21 PM CST AP - House Democrats are likely to jettison family planning funds for the low-income from an $825 billion economic stimulus bill, officials said late Monday, following a personal appeal from President Barack Obama at a time the administration is courting Republican critics of the legislation.

Senate OKs 4-month delay to digital TV changeover (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:26 PM CST AP - The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12 — setting the stage for Congress to pass the proposal as early as Tuesday.

White House e-mail system crashes (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 08:03 PM CST AP - So the new White House finally gets its e-mail up and running smoothly, and then what happens?

Obama: Geithner must get to work right away (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:51 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama says the nation's new treasury secretary must move quickly to help an eroding economy.

Obama seeks GOP input on economy (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:31 AM CST AP - President Barack Obama is making good on his promise to hear from Republicans as he pushes for swift passage and bipartisan backing of his massive $825 billion plan intended to jerk the country out of recession.

Obama to woo Republicans on stimulus (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST AFP - President Barack Obama Tuesday holds exclusive talks with congressional Republicans who complain his 800 billion dollar plus stimulus plan is too expensive, will not work and is larded with unneeded spending.

Obama to push for stimulus package on Capitol Hill (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2009 12:46 AM CST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to try to build momentum for an $825 billion package he says is urgently needed to keep the U.S. economy from sinking into an even deeper recession.

Obama orders push to cleaner, more efficient cars (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:14 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama opened an ambitious, double-barreled assault on global warming and U.S. energy woes Monday, moving quickly toward rules requiring cleaner-running cars that guzzle less gas — a must, he said, for "our security, our economy and our planet."

Obama gives first TV interview to Arabic network (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 10:58 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama gave his first formal television interview as president to an Arabic cable TV network, telling Al-Arabiya that when it comes to Middle East matters "all too often the United States starts by dictating."

Obama: U.S. not your enemy (Politico) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:56 PM CST Politico - President Barack Obama presented a humble and conciliatory face of America to the Islamic world Monday in the first formal interview since he assumed office, stressing his own Muslim ties and hopes for a Palestinian state, and avoiding a belligerent tone — even when asked if America could "live with" an Iranian nuclear weapon.

Mass. church fire defendants freed on bail (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:36 PM CST AP - Three men accused of burning a predominantly black church in Massachusetts hours after the election of President Barack Obama have been released on house arrest.

Obama says Mideast peace talks should resume (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:24 PM CST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday Israel and the Palestinians should resume peace negotiations, and he praised Saudi King Abdullah for putting forward an Arab plan for peace in the Middle East.

Cashing in on Obama (The Yahoo! Newsroom) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 07:29 PM CST The Yahoo! Newsroom - As President Barack Obama works on getting Congress to pass his stimulus bill, retailers around the globe continue to work on their own Obama-inspired stimulus plans.

Fiscal hawk Democrats seek Obama budget commitment (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2009 07:12 PM CST Reuters - President Barack Obama not only has to convince skeptical Republicans to back the $825 billion economic stimulus package, he must also win over fiscally conservative Democrats who are demanding he work on balancing the government's checkbook.

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