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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:36:27 -0500

Obama pushes stimulus, warns on recession
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama warned on Thursday that the U.S. economy could stay mired in recession for years without bold action and he urged lawmakers to work day and night to pass a massive stimulus plan.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:34:14 -0500

Citi backs mortgage bankruptcy reform: Senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a controversial rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy law aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers, three Democratic senators said on Thursday.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:44:35 -0500

U. N. agency, Red Cross criticize Israel as Gaza toll hits 765
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip faced worsening conditions on Thursday after two aid drivers were killed and their U.N. agency halted work, saying staff were at risk from Israeli forces fighting Hamas militants.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:37:08 -0500

Wal-Mart and other retailers warn after weak December
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other top U.S. retailers delivered disappointing December same-store sales and profit warnings on Thursday, sparking fresh recession concerns that hit stock and currency markets.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:42:51 -0500

Madoff had $173 million in checks ready, U.S. says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused swindler Bernard Madoff had signed checks totaling more than $173 million in his office desk ready to be sent out before his arrest, U.S. prosecutors said in court papers on Thursday asking a judge to jail him.

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:26:00 GMT

Obama plans to overhaul counterterrorism - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is laying plans to dissolve a White House security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House Homeland Security Council ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:13:00 GMT

Daschle seeks health care overhaul - USA Today
WASHINGTON — At his first confirmation hearing, former Senate leader Tom Daschle promised to work collaboratively with both sides of the aisle to tackle "one of the greatest challenges of our time: reforming the U.S. health care system." Daschle ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:52:00 GMT

Obama’s Health Care System Reform Plans Draw Mixed Reaction - Eflux Media
President-elect Barack Obama’s plans of reforming the U.S. health care system passed an important milestone as an important group of doctors, a labor union, the drug industry and health insurance industry gave him the vote of confidence. However ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:13:00 GMT

Tom Daschle, health secretary pick, seeks health care overhaul without ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
WASHINGTON -- Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand. "These are ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:45:00 GMT

What Sanjay Gupta Offers a Daschle-Run Health Team - US News and World Report
Though Barack Obama has not spoken, it appears that his transition team has confirmed that Sanjay Gupta, the chief medical correspondent for CNN, is the president-elect's top choice to be U.S. surgeon general. Gupta, a surgeon and assistant professor ...

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:23:21 GMT

MERIAL Takes Avian Business to New Dimension
Expanded Service Offering Combines Vaccines With Latest Delivery Technology -- an Added Value for Customers a a DULUTH, Ga., Jan.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:23:13 GMT

Teams forming for Bowl for Kidsa Sake
It's almost time for the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters annual Bowl for Kids' Sake.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:23:09 GMT

YMCA on target for May opening
The new Wabash County YMCA building is on schedule to open in May. This latest information came from YMCA's new Membership and Marketing director, Patty Godfroy, who will be out in the community spreading the ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:22:52 GMT

Gitmo hunger strike grows to 30, highest in months
The long-running hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has grown to 30 prisoners, the highest number in months.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:22:19 GMT

Conyers opposes CNN's Gupta for surgeon general
A key Democratic House member is rallying opposition to Dr. Sanjay Gupta becoming the next surgeon general.

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