Are We Done Yet?

Obama tax plan runs into opposition in Senate (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs.

Steel Industry’s ‘Buy American’ Not Good for Americans
The Wall Street Journal explains why we shouldn’t put a “buy American steel provision” into the upcoming stimulus plan. 1) The domestic steel industry cannot supply all our needs...

Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulus (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that the nation's recession could "linger for years" unless Congress acts to pump unprecedented sums from Washington into the U.S. economy,...

Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris (AP)
AP - Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from...

Feds say inauguration attractive terrorist target (AP)
AP - The upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama is an attractive target for international and domestic terrorists, but U.S. intelligence officials have no information about specific threats to...