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Tom Coburn and John McCain released a report today mocking 100 projects funded with federal stimulus money, including some in Oklahoma. Coburn, R-Muskogee, and McCain, R-Arizona, have attacked federal spending in previous reports. This is the second to question how...

The dry frigid air covering Washington should moderate by the end of the week when warmer, moist air arrives. Then, says meteorologist Chris Burke, "Things could get interesting."...The forecaster at the National Weather Service office in Seattle says it's too...

Economic growth in the United States will resume in 2010, with manufacturing revenue forecast to rise 5.7 percent, the Institute for Supply Management said in its semiannual economic forecast released on Tuesday. Capital expenditures in manufacturing are expected to fall,...

An index tracking conditions for U.S. small businesses fell 0.8 points in November to 88.3, the National Federation of Independent Businesses reported Tuesday...Small firms were cutting jobs, reducing inventories and pulling back on capital-spending plans.

Republicans were always going to make final passage as hard as possible for Democrats and the White House, so there are plenty of amendments that amount to political land mines. The entire Bill can pass both houses as is with...

Andrea Chambers has joined the Washington office of Foley & Lardner as a law partner on its energy industry team. “Andrea has substantial experience with and knowledge of the business challenges that exist within the energy industry and how those...

While many small businesses are fighting to block passage of health care reform, restaurant owners have decided to work for something they can support. It’s quite a departure for a group that historically moved in lock step with its business...

Metro article about a decline in legal aid in civil cases incorrectly said that funding for the federal Legal Services Corp...The $400 million cited in the article is the amount approved by the Senate for the fiscal year, which ends...