Posts Tagged ‘Economic’

Obama takes economic, foreign policy agenda to UK

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is taking a security, foreign policy and economic agenda to Northern Ireland for a meeting with heads of the leading industrial nations. Tweet This Post

Clinton to focus on children’s, economic issues

CHICAGO (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is excited to call the Clinton Foundation “my home” for a number of new initiatives at the organization founded by her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Economics Daily Digest: Economic Nostalgia

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Obama to nominate Furman as top economic adviser

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate Jason Furman, a veteran White House economic official, as chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers. Tweet This Post

Millennials Don’t Hate Big Government, but They Do Hate the GOP Economic Fix

The College National Republican Committee goes where the Republican National Committee wouldn’t dare in its 2012 election autopsy — they admit that it’s not just the party’s positions on gay marriage and abortion that repel young voters. It’s the economic policy, too. The most eye-catching part of the College Republicans’ analysis is that focus groups were “brutal,” [...]

Obama orders new economic sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. is levying new sanctions on Iran to ramp up the pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Abbreviated pundit round-up: Sen. Baldwin talks economic justice, Bradley court martial to start

John Nichols at The Nation writes Senator’s Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice: Tweet This Post

AP source: Obama picking Furman for economic post

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama intends to nominate Jason Furman, a veteran White House economic official, as chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, according to a person familiar with the decision. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Krueger, top Obama economic adviser, to leave post

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Barack Obama’s top economic advisers is leaving the administration. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Kerry: $4B Palestinian economic plan could work

SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry declared Sunday he believes a potential $ 4 billion plan is emerging that could expand the Palestinian economy by up to 50 percent in the next three years. Tweet This Post