Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Touting himself as America's "first Pacific president," President Obama called on his own connections with Asia on Saturday as he pledged a renewed engagement with Asia Pacific nations based on "an enduring and revitalized alliance between ...Read More
TOKYO -- Declaring himself "America's first Pacific president," President Obama opened his trip to the region Saturday by asserting that the future of the U.S. economy depends more than ever on Asia -- and by pledging that China's growth will ...Read More
WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama still has the public approval of a majority of Americans, but he finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country.
This comes at a time when he is trying to revive a struggling economy, weighing more troops for ...Read More
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Nov 10, 2009
The Federal Reserve in coming years will probably become highly politicized and thus lose its quasi-independent status. This is because of past shortcomings in its policies and, more importantly, of difficult decisions that face it in the year just ahead.
To ...Read More
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Nov 10, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Steve Spurrier says he'll be back in the middle of South Carolina's playcalling and back on the Gamecocks' sidelines next season.
Spurrier said Tuesday that he'll increase his playing calling role down the stretch and won't let the ...Read More
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Nov 10, 2009
FORT HOOD, Tex. -- President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama traveled here Tuesday to attend a memorial service for those killed in last week's shooting rampage at this Army post, the largest military installation in the nation.
The visit comes ...Read More
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Nov 10, 2009
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday the economy's likely course of recovery means the central bank will not soon confront any imminent pressure to raise interest rates.
"We face an economy with substantial slack, prospects for only ...Read More
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Nov 10, 2009
MANNHEIM, Germany, Nov 10 (Reuters) - German investor confidence worsened more than expected in November, as uncertainty over private consumption put a ceiling on improvements in the outlook.
The Mannheim-based ZEW economic think tank's monthly gauge of economic sentiment dropped to ...Read More
Soldiers, families and officials alike are steeling themselves for what's expected to be an intensely emotional day at Fort Hood in Texas today as the country mourns the loss of 12 soldiers and a single civilian killed in last week's ...Read More
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Nov 10, 2009
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said hewants Japan to fulfill an agreement on moving an Americanmilitary base that may overshadow his visit to Tokyo this week.
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama came into office two monthsago pledging to alter ...Read More