Topic: Judd Gregg

Bush releases final lists of White House, Camp David overnight guestsFormer President George W. Bush's overnight guests shortly before he left office included Republican Sen. Judd Gregg, who spent the night at the Camp David presidential retreat just a few weeks before ...
Billions remaining in bank bailout fund drive debate in Congress over how to use itThe government has tens of billions of dollars left in the eye-popping $700 billion bank bailout fund created last fall, prompting a debate in Congress over what to ...
Obama bucks House bonus tax plan, cites Constitution and refusal to govern from angerPresident Barack Obama wagered significant political capital on Sunday as he bucked a highly popular House measure to slap a punitive 90 percent tax on bonuses to big earners ...

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After its recent conflict with Research In Motion over access to customer data, India is expanding its reach to include Google and Skype.. Since an unusually sharp downturn accelerated in late 2008, the Obama administration and its allies in the U.S. Congress ...
President Barack Obama will " likely" name Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American governor in US history as his pick for commerce secretary, a senior administration official said Monday.Locke, former governor of Washington state, would be Obama's third selection for the post following ...
Gregg says he pulled out as commerce secretary because he was 'a little too conservative'Republican Sen. Judd Gregg said Friday that he pulled out of the job of commerce secretary after realizing that " I'm just going to be a little too ...

Obama's dream of bipartisanship takes hit

President Barack Obama's quest to bridge Washington's sharp political divides has been dealt another blow with the surprise exit of his commerce secretary pick, Republican Judd Gregg.Gregg's withdrawal on Thursday, over " irresolvable conflicts," complicated Obama's attempt to win Republican support for ...
GOP Sen. Judd Gregg withdraws nomination as commerce secretary, saying he 'made a mistake'Saying " I made a mistake," Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew as commerce secretary nominee on Thursday and left the fledgling White House suddenly coping ...
For Obama, it's back to the drawing board for 3rd time to search for commerce secretaryAdd this to Barack Obama's to-do list: Find a commerce secretary for a third time.Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire backed out on Thursday, citing "irresolvable ...

Senator quits Obama post in bust-up over economy

Barack Obama has been rocked by a resignation from his government less than 24 hours after he pushed through his economic stimulus package.. Mr Obama had originally picked New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson for the commerce post, but he withdrew over an ...