President Barack Obama says getting Americans back to work is his top priority, a message the White House has tried to underscore with weekly economy-focused stops outside Washington. His latest trip is Wednesday, when he is making a quick visit to Pittsburgh to deliver an update on the nation’s economy in a week otherwise dominated [...]
Continue reading …Dear Editor: Recently, more than 3,500 members of the hospice community sent a letter to President Obama asking for his immediate action to stop the Medicare rate cuts enacted by the previous Administration. Hospice offers a dignified and compassionate way for a patient to spend precious time at home surrounded by loved ones at the [...]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is picking a Nike vice president to lead the federal agency that oversees the country’s national service programs.Obama’s selection of Maria Eitel comes Tuesday as the president plans to sign a bill to triple the size of AmeriCorps and expand other programs that the corporation administers. Eitel is nominated [...]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration launched a new effort Monday to end a paralysis in lending, saying it will team with investors to initially buy up to a trillion dollars of bad assets from banks that have been reluctant to make loans to consumers and companies. In announcing the program, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner [...]
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