US Congress
US Senate opens hearings on oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
May 11, 2010Officials from BP and two other companies involved with the oil drilling rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico are facing questions from U.S. lawmakers about the disaster. Executives from BP, Swiss-based Transocean and U.S.-based Halliburton...
Jobs are crucial US election year issue
May 07, 2010By Jim Malone The U.S. government's monthly jobs report said the economy added nearly 300,000 new jobs last month, the biggest monthly total in four years. The economy in general and the jobless rate in particular will be factors in this year's midterm...
Democrats' health care bill would change American economy
March 20, 2010The Democratic Party in the United States is pushing a $940 billion health care reform measure through Congress under a self-imposed deadline. Insurance coverage will expand and so, probably, will health care costs, already a sixth of the American economy...
U.S. Congressman Ron Paul: The Fed Must Be Stopped
July 09, 2009By Ron Paul Our country currently finds itself in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s and, as during all economic crises, people search for the answer as to why this has happened. Not only have large financial firms been affected...