May 02 The World Reacts to Osama Bin Laden's Death By Lauren Knapp President Obama's announcement late Sunday that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops in Pakistan sparked celebrations at Ground Zero in New York City, outside the White House and elsewhere. Continue reading
Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to the Fisher House Foundation Last Year. What Is It? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last week we ran an infographic illustrating their… Continue reading
Apr 22 Our National Debt: Political Gamesmanship or a Game of Chicken? By Paul Solman A graphic chronicle of debt ceiling hikes from Bloomberg Businessweek. For the record, it doesn't seem like either 'political gamesmanship' or a game of chicken, so much as a vivid illustration of how and why the national… Continue reading
Apr 21 Budget Showdown: What's In the Obama and Ryan Plans? By Paul Solman Editor's Note: This week President Obama has been crisscrossing the country, selling his budget plan to the American people. Meanwhile, Republican Representative Paul Ryan has been pitching his budget proposal to constituents in Wisconsin. We wanted… Continue reading
Apr 21 Budget Showdown: What's In the Obama and Ryan Plans? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: This week President Obama has been crisscrossing the country selling his budget plan to the American people. Meanwhile, Republican Representative Paul Ryan has been pitching his budget proposal to constituents in Wisconsin. We wanted to take… Continue reading
Apr 18 Making Sen$e: How Much Did President Obama Make in 2010? By Paul Solman Editor's Note: The First Family's 2010 tax return was released today. We've pulled out some of the more interesting numbers in a graphic. Here's the snapshot: the Obamas reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096, about $3.78… Continue reading
Apr 18 How Much Did President Obama Make in 2010? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: The First Family's 2010 tax return was released today and we've pulled out some of the more interesting numbers in a graphic for you. Here's the snapshot: the Obamas reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096, about… Continue reading
Apr 04 Obama Launches 2012 Re-election Campaign By David Chalian President Obama jogs to the podium to address UPS employees at a facility in Maryland on Friday. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool photo via Bloomberg. "It Begins With Us" is the name of the video that the Obama 2012 campaign… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Obama: History Is Not on Gadhafi's Side; Libyans Will Determine Own Destiny In a prime-time speech Monday evening, President Obama addressed the nation on the U.S. mission in Libya and the military's continuing role in coalition airstrikes protecting civilians from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Here is the full text of his… Continue watching
Mar 24 View From Rio: How Brazil Pays the Price for 'Economic Miracle' By Larisa Epatko When President Obama visited Brazil this week, he touted the two countries' similarities and the mutual benefits of economic cooperation. But while Brazil is enjoying an economic renaissance, its residents are experiencing some growing pains along the way. Continue reading