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by John McCormick RALEIGH, N.C. - The general election presidential campaign debate over pocketbook issues got underway in earnest today, as Sen. Barack Obama's economic policy team teed-up a speech he is about to give here. (The speech, as prepared......

by Frank James The Washington Post has a large headline that has drawn some attention today, certainly from the Republican National Committee: "Obama Got Discount on Home Loan." The story goes on to say that in 2005 when Sen. Barack......

With Congressional Democrats carrying Obama's water in their attacks on McCain, the GOP turns its opposition research guns on them -- and finds a target rich environment attacking the likes of Frank, Dodd and our own Chuck Schumer for......

by Frank James Anyone looking for a brilliantly accessible explanation of the turmoil facing the economy and the financial markets should listen to the outstanding explanatory programs done by Chicago Public Radio's "This American Life." Over the weekend,...

by William Neikirk A major economic stimulus package, including funds to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, is shaping up as one of the top ideas for responding to the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Asked to name key measures that......

by Frank James ACORN, the community organizing group, has become the incarnation of all that is unholy for many Republicans who accuse it of doing two things: trying to steal the presidential election for Sen. Barack Obama and causing the......

Rahm Emanuel, left, takes the job as WH chief of staff and -- after a one day lapse -- the Republican National Committee is back on the attack: "OBAMA'S BROKEN PROMISE: After Promising Change, Obama Selects Hyper-Partisan Wedded To......

by Mark Silva and updated with transcript President-elect Barack Obama, confronting the question of the beleaguered economy and tense international challenges that he is facing, explained his approaches to both fronts in an interview aired by NBC's Meet...

by Frank James Nouriel Roubini, the economist who warned of the financial collapse long before it happened, is making waves again, this time with an opinion piece he co-authored in the Washington Post in which he and fellow New York......

by Frank James CQ Politics is reporting it has found discrepancies in Sen. Roland Burris's lobbying disclosure forms. An excerpt from the story by Bart Jansen: For example, records with the secretary of state show Burris representing the Council of......

Chicago's Northern Trust Corp. now under fire for excessive merrymaking after collecting federal TARP money, earlier was under scrutiny for the favorable mortgage terms it granted to now-President Barack Obama when he bought his Hyde Park personal...

by Bob Secter and Andrew Zajac Before its portfolio of bad loans helped trigger the current housing crisis, mortgage giant Freddie Mac was the focus of a major accounting scandal that led to a management shake-up, huge fines and scalding......