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Christmas Tally: Retail Sales Plummet

Christmas Tally: Retail Sales Plummet

Retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by […]


Paulson: Congress Needs to Release Second $350B

Paulson: Congress Needs to Release Second $350B

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says Congress will need to release the last half of the $700 billion rescue fund because the first $350 billion has been committed.
Paulson says the […]


House Ethics Panel Expands Rangel Investigation

House Ethics Panel Expands Rangel Investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House ethics committee is expanding an investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. The ethics panel issued a statement Tuesday saying it had voted to […]