http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us CHICAGO - Citing an "economic crisis of historic proportions," President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a costly, job-creating stimulus bill as quickly as possible, a rare pre-inaugural call to action delivered as the outgoing Bush administration approved fresh billions... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1869843-obama-urges-congress-to-pass-costly-stimulus-bill Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:27:00 -0800 CHICAGO - Eager to calm economic anxieties, President-elect Barack Obama is rolling out an economic vision that will require congressional cooperation even before he settles into his new desk in the White House's Oval Office. Obama will introduce his new... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1863819-obama-to-introduce-his-economic-team-today Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:51:37 -0800 WASHINGTON - Rushing to rescue Citigroup, the government agreed to shoulder hundreds of billions of dollars in possible losses at the stricken bank and to plow a fresh $20 billion into the company. Regulators hope the dramatic action will bolster... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1863745-government-plans-massive-citigroup-rescue-effort Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:47:46 -0800 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: The term "financial meltdown" is taking on a whole new meaning in the Gaza Strip: Under pressure by Israeli sanctions, local banks are literally running out of cash. Most banks have sharply curtailed withdrawals, the U.N.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1863705-gazans-using-tattered-notes-because-of-cash-crunch Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:45:37 -0800 Until a late-day rally on Friday, sparked by word that President-elect Obama would name Timothy Geithner as his new Treasury secretary, last week was another brutal one for the stock market, with the S&P 500 stock index hitting an 11-year... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1863704-the-market-outlook-more-plunges-or-a-yearend-rally Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:42:00 -0800 When Ray Odierno took over the top military post in Iraq from General David Petraeus in September, there was a lot of hand-wringing among folk at defense think tanks in Washington worried that he was the wrong man for the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1860945-can-ray-odierno-make-iraq-safe-for-the-us-to-leave Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:10:23 -0800 WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama signaled Sunday he will move urgently and aggressively to rescue the plunging economy, demanding swift passage by Congress of a massive two-year spending and tax-cutting recovery program. "We're out with the dithering, we're in with... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1860918-obama-aide-promotes-job-plan-warns-automakers Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:07:37 -0800 "This doesn't seem like a simple cyclical shift in unemployment," says Thomas Lam, an economist who tracks the U.S. economy at the Singapore-based United Overseas Bank. "What we are seeing is a structural problem in the U.S. economy, and that... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1860908-why-unemployment-could-be-worse-this-time Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:04:53 -0800 LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor. Czech Kurkova, ranked by Forbes magazine as one of... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1843808-model-karolina-kurkova-worlds-sexiest-woman-report Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:33:58 -0800 For months, the nation's largest banks have struggled to regain investors' trust. In the center of the vortex is Citigroup, whose precipitous stock-market plunge accelerated on Thursday, sending shock waves through the financial world.The shares slumped 26 percent Thursday; the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1843806-citigroup-tries-to-stop-the-drop-in-its-share-price Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:29:49 -0800 Conventional wisdom in Washington holds that President-elect Barack Obama will soon invite current Defense Secretary Robert Gates to extend his stay in the Pentagon. Conventional it may be, but not necessarily wise, says Lawrence Korb, who served as a senior... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1843747-the-pros-and-cons-of-keeping-robert-gates Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:27:32 -0800 WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was hospitalized but conscious and alert early Friday after collapsing during a late-night speech to a conservative legal group. It was not clear when the nation's 67-year-old chief law enforcer would be released from... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1843431-atty-gen-mukasey-collapses-during-speech Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:28:57 -0800 LONDON - European and Asian stock markets rebounded Friday as expectations of a recovery on Wall Street prompted investors to scoop up battered financial and energy shares. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 42.78 points, or... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1843418-european-asian-markets-rebound-despite-us-losses Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:24:34 -0800 WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency. One week... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1843385-obama-plans-to-nominate-clinton-for-top-diplomat Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:22:27 -0800 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif, second from left, talks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss the auto industry bailout. Faced with the choice of bailing out the ailing auto industry or letting it fail,... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1842460-congress-sends-detroit-execs-back-with-homework Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:19:55 -0800 TOKYO) - Japanese exports marked their biggest decline in seven years in October, causing the country to post its second trade deficit in three months, adding to the grim outlook for the world's second-largest economy. The trade deficit, a rarity... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1833652-japans-exports-mark-biggest-decline-in-7-years Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:26:06 -0800 To succeed at modern diplomacy, it helps to take the long view. As word trickled out that President-elect Barack Obama was considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, Clinton was on the phone with the President of Pakistan. Asif Ali... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1833592-why-obama-wants-hillary-for-his-team-of-rivals Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:20:31 -0800 WASHINGTON - Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under regulations the Bush administration is set to put in... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1833575-bush-set-to-relax-endangered-species-rules Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:18:36 -0800 Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1833559-arizonan-will-head-homeland-security Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:16:40 -0800 BEIJING - China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step - from cow breeding to milk sales - saying its worst food quality scandal in years had revealed "major problems" in quality... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1833496-china-to-overhaul-battered-dairy-industry Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:11:49 -0800