Obama Warns of Prospect for Trillion-Dollar Deficits Barack Obama delivered a stark assessment of the economy, saying that his administration would be forced to impose tighter discipline on government. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:12:25 GMT Senators, With 2 Exceptions, Sworn In for New Term Senator Dianne Feinstein said publicly that Roland W. Burris should be seated. Al Franken did not appear in Washington, as his race appeared headed to court. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:03:40 GMT CNN Reporter Tops Obama List for Surgeon General Dr. Gupta is a medical correspondent for the news network and a neurosurgeon. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:01:24 GMT Obama Seeks to Mend a Party Rift Over Panetta Barack Obama and his aides scrambled to defend the choice of Leon E. Panetta as C.I.A. director. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:00:30 GMT Congressional Black Caucus Assesses Its Role Members have been wrestling with an unsettling reality: Barack Obama can propel their agenda but may diminish their influence. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:20:55 GMT Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation Most of the coal byproduct dumps across the United States are unregulated, although they contain chemicals considered as threats to human health. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:03:29 GMT Apples for a Nickel, and Plenty of Empty Seats Some historians are looking to the struggles of the 1930s for hints on how baseball teams will hold up in coming years. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:11:04 GMT For Israel, Lessons From 2006, but Old Pitfalls Israel is applying the military insight it gained from the 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but diplomatic lessons do not seem to have been so well applied. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:11:52 GMT Israeli Shells Kill 40 at Gaza U.N. School At least 40 people were reported killed, as diplomats said that Israel?s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would travel to Egypt to discuss a cease-fire on Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:14:56 GMT Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza Journalists have been barred from the battle zone in Gaza, but they are given full access to sites in Israel hit by Hamas rockets. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:26:30 GMT RSS Parser Increase Website Traffic