Obama OKs modest tax changes after seeking ideas

A guide to the Blagojevich impeachment

Here is a guide to the process by which Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois might be removed from office

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Lloyds pays $350M to US in sanctions case

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to forfeit $350 million for helping customers skirt U.S. sanctions on business transactions with Sudan, Iran and Libya.

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Obama, Democrats look to revamp financial bailout

Eager to shift the course of the government's financial sector bailout fund, President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats want to apply greater scrutiny and a more defined mission to the beleaguered $700 billion rescue program.

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House roll call on a bill to reverse 2007 ruling

The 247-171 roll call Friday by which the House passed a bill that would reverse a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that made it more difficult to sue over past pay discrimination. The bill was prompted by a case involving Lilly Ledbetter, who sued the company where she was employed over pay discrimination.

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White House chef will stay on for Obama term

One thing President-elect Barack Obama won't be changing: the White House chef.

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US concerned by Gaza situation

The Bush administration on Friday expressed concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, but officials blamed the militant Hamas movement for Palestinian suffering and said it was difficult for the Israeli military to avoid civilian casualties.

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Court: no review of enemy combatant designation

A federal appeals court said Friday it would not review the "enemy combatant" designation of detainees at Guantanomo Bay.

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Obama: New layoffs show need for urgent action

President-elect Barack Obama called the latest U.S. job losses on Friday "a stark reminder of how urgently action is needed" to revive the nation's staggering economy. He said he was open to fresh ideas from Congress.

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Bush, Obama reps to have disaster drill

To share know-how about handling a catastrophe, Bush administration officials will hold a mock disaster drill at the White House on Tuesday with members of President-elect Barack Obama's team.

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Court will hear reverse discrimination case

The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a reverse discrimination lawsuit over a city's decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities scored high enough to move up in rank.

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Voting rights law under high court review

Days before the first black president takes office, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider overturning a key feature of the main federal law that ensures access to the polls by minorities.

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Court enters funding fight for English learning

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Arizona is providing enough money for programs for students who are learning the English language.

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At inaugural balls, watch for flying fur

Randi Martin will never forget her first inaugural ball. There were the sequins, the president, the champagne — the riot.

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Court steps into case involving Iraq

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether the Iraqi government has immunity in American courts for the acts of Saddam Hussein's regime.

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Judge rules against White House on visitors logs

A federal judge on Friday rejected the Bush administration's latest attempt to keep secret the identities of White House visitors and declared that the government illegally deleted Secret Service computer records.

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Unemployed squeezed on health insurance

Newly unemployed Americans will have to spend about 30 percent of their jobless benefits on average to pay for health insurance through their former employer, according to a new report.

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Inaugural committee promotes service for MLK Day

Gen. Colin Powell asked Americans to consider their day off on Martin Luther King Day a "day on" instead.

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The former Los Angeles County district attorney who put Charles Manson and his followers behind bars for life is not finished with outgoing President George W. Bush.

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Israeli forces shelled a house in the Gaza Strip which they had moved around 110 Palestinians into 24 hours earlier, the UN quotes witnesses as saying.

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Here it is: our moment of economic truth.

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More to the Bush Co family secrets story being revealed. Here are some of the major revelations of the book:

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A man's death from gunshot wounds fired by New Orleans police officers has prompted outraged protests for what family members are calling a "murder."

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So the evangelical "conversion" of W was yet another lie told by the Bush Co to manipulate the public... so they could steal everyone's money, perhaps? W certainly took to being a religious nutcase -- he pulled it off well.

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Is the honeymoon over before it begins? I was under the impression that, before the election, the Democrat Party was unified. It will be interesting to see how Pelosi, Reid, and the other Democrats in both houses of Congress, get along with the soon-to-be President Obama

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In the final days of the Bush administration, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) released several memos that provide the legal basis for some of the president's war policies.

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This is the choice. . .prolong and deepen this economic downturn with more excessive government spending, or implement what works in reducing the length and severity of this recession.

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Although I do not totally agree with his comments, I appreciate anything in mainstream media that doesn't bend over backwards to excuse Israel. I especially appreciated the discourse this article has fostered check out the reader's recommendations.

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John Yoo, who worked in the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the Bush administration's Justice Department, became famous for his memos in defense of torture and his theory that the Constitution grants the president almost unlimited power during times of war.

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Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty announced her resignation this morning and said she will plead guilty to a federal corruption charge - making her the fifth local political leader in the past three years to head to prison for abusing the trust of public office.

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It was Barack Obama's first official joke as president-elect.

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday "it's hard" for Israeli troops to shield civilians in Gaza because the area is so densely populated and Hamas uses people as human shields.

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