Economic Growth in U.S., Though Still Modest, Speeds Up

Economic growth in the United States picked up in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday, in an encouraging sign that the recovery, while still painfully slow, has not stalled.

President Obama not giving up on Debt Deal

President Barack Obama hasn't given up on getting congressional leaders to accept a $4 trillion debt reduction deal that Republicans have rejected for its tax increases and Democrats dislike for its cuts to programs for seniors and the poor, administration officials said hours before talks resumed Sunday.

Obama signs Wrong Date in Westminister Abby Guestbook

Visiting US President Barack Obama got the date wrong by three years when he signed a guestbook at the Westminster Abbey, despite apparently asking the dean what day it was, a media report said on Wednesday.

Yet Another Signal That the US has too much Debt

If your like me, then you've had more than enough of your time reading headlines about the US's debt.  True, we do have more than 14 trillion dollars of debt and it's going up every second, but how much is that really.  Well, 14 trillion dollars can also be written as $14, 000, 000, 000, 000.00.  Mind you, that's going up every second.  For more optimism, keep reading this post. 

Biden Falls Asleep During Key Obama Speech

US vice president Joe Biden dropped off to sleep while his boss was delivering a much-hyped speech on saving the nation's economy.

Re: Re: Re: Shutdown Showdown

As the months have turned into weeks, the weeks turning into days, and Obama saying that he will not accept another postponement, Congress should have been scurring around to get a budget for this year in place.  But where are they in this situation?

Re: Re: Shutdown Showdown

Time's up.  The stalemate on Capital Hill is either going to have to be resolved today before midnight or the Federal government is going to be shutdown.  Yesterday, I published a post about Federal Web Sites and how they will be affected.  So if you want to know what will happen to the websites, you can find it in the archives for yesterday, April 7.

Re: Shutdown Showdown

Many federal Web sites will go dark if the government shuts down tomorrow night, the White House indicated this afternoon.

Shutdown Showdown

As of Saturday, much of the federal government could cease to function, unless a budget stalemate can be resolved. So what does it all mean?  

3 New Navy Ships

You have to read all of this in order to get the point.

GOP Budget Plan to Cut More Than $4 Trillion

According to a USA Today article written by Kevin McCoy, the House Republican who's writing a proposed 2012 federal budget said Sunday that the plan would cut more than $4 trillion in Washington spending over the next 10 years.