Topic: The Associated Press
Latest Treasury figures show income from financial rescue program rising to $35 billionThe government's heavily criticized $700 billion financial rescue program has earned nearly $35 billion in income over the past two years, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.The data ...
Prescriptions for economic recovery take varied formsThe Associated Press asked people around the country to share their ideas on jump-starting the economy. Some responses:More stimulus: Carolyn Morrison is a Wake County, N.C., school board member who has spent more than 45 years ...
From corporate offices to the cafe, Americans speak their minds on making the economy moveIt seems Washington is all ears these days.President Barack Obama says he'll take a great idea to fix the economy anywhere he hears it. The Republican leaders in ...
Prescriptions for economic recovery take varied formsThe Associated Press asked people around the country to share their ideas on jump-starting the economy. Some responses:More stimulus: Carolyn Morrison is a Wake County, N.C., school board member who has spent more than 45 years ...
To ease surging budget deficits, Americans prefer cutting federal services to raising taxes by nearly 2-1 in a new poll. Yet there is little consensus on specific, meaningful steps — and a wariness about touching two gargantuan programs, Social Security and Medicare.An ...
First time home buyers are rushing to get in on the tax credit that expires November 30th and this news may signal that credit is thawing. The Associated Press (AP) reports that pending home sales increased for seven months in a row ...
AP Enterprise: Anti-tax rhetoric meets reality as voters nationwide say yes to local taxesForget all the talk about voters being fed up with high taxes: In hundreds of cities and counties across the country, they are raising them.An Associated Press review of ...
EDITOR'S NOTE — An occasional look at the claims made in political advertising.By LARRY MARGASAK and CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — Finding an actual fact in this season's load of campaign ads is like panning for nuggets. There's a lot of ...
GOP leader Pence touts party's 'Pledge to America,' calls no-tax increase policy top priorityThe chairman of the House Republican Conference says the party's new "Pledge to America" compact is designed to roll back "failed economic policies" and rein in the health care ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Several health insurers say they will stop selling new child-only individual insurance policies as they face a health care reform provision that will prevent them from excluding children with potentially costly pre-existing conditions. WASHINGTON (AP) - Herb Allison, the ...
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