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Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago
Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.
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NFL lockout: five reasons Super Bowl could be last pro football of 2011
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David R. Francis Banks too big to fail? Break 'em up, Congress.
Congress shouldn't let financial institutions get large enough to wreck the financial system. But questions abound about whether the Feds can be honest regulators.
12/16/2009 11:27 am -
White House jobs summit: Eight ideas to aid job growth
As the White House hosts a jobs summit Thursday, here are a range of ideas – from shorter work hours to a second stimulus – to fix the rising unemployment rate.
12/03/2009 12:00 am -
Obama's lonely road in Afghanistan
President Obama's speech Tuesday laid out a troop surge for Afghanistan along with an exit plan, a combination approach that is unlikely to fully please or anger anyone.
12/02/2009 12:00 am -
Chávez awaits Iran's Ahmadinejad after warm Brazil visit
The strong ties between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez are well known. But Brazil's support has set this regional tour apart.
11/25/2009 12:00 am -
Photo exhibit offers an intimate look at America's jazz ambassadors
Black jazz legends were sent abroad as part of a State Department diplomatic push even while segregation continued back home.
07/10/2009 01:00 am -
California crisis a threat to US economic recovery
Economists worry that the budget deficit could hurt the state just as it has begun showing signs of recovery.
07/01/2009 01:00 am -
Hate speech and the mainstreaming of extremism
The First Amendment protects the media or web messenger, but the message can have murderous consequences.
06/13/2009 01:00 am -
Jon Wellinghoff, Obama’s energy futurist
The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is committed to renewable energy.
06/08/2009 01:00 am -
NRA: The new face of the American right?
Key GOP leaders came to woo the NRA's annual convention this weekend, one sign of the group's growing clout.
05/18/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Will Obama credit plan mean fewer cardholders?
04/23/2009 01:00 am -
Discoveries A meteor helps reveal West Africa's troubling drought history
04/17/2009 01:00 am -
Work on 'veiled reality' earns French physicist $1.4 million award
Prestigious Templeton Prize recognizes his theory that a new reality lurks behind matter and other observable phenomena.
03/17/2009 01:00 am -
Climate may heat crises, too, military analysts say
Competition for resources, ‘climate migrants,’ failed states are among top concerns.
03/17/2009 01:00 am -
Is Obama taking on too much?
Bolstered by high approval ratings, the president sees a limited window of opportunity to enact his agenda.
03/11/2009 01:00 am -
Obama's backers go to the Net for stimulus bill
At weekend house parties, his campaign supporters make a postelection foray into policy.
02/09/2009 12:00 am -
Obama sets himself a high political bar
The economic stimulus bill is his first big test in replacing ‘old habits’ with less partisanship in Washington.
01/29/2009 12:00 am -
Worldwide race to make better batteries
The US is a late entry, but new domestic projects are revving to go.
01/22/2009 12:00 am -
Now president, Obama plans urgent first steps
He plans to shore up America’s stumbling economy and address pressing issues on the international front.
01/20/2009 12:00 am -
How will history judge Bush?
Never in polls has one president experienced such highs and lows in job approval.
01/13/2009 12:00 am -
Race reemerges as issue for GOP
A controversial parody raises broader questions about the Republican Party’s outreach.
12/30/2008 12:00 am -
New target for Mexico's drug cartels: schools
A note left on a school wall in the town of Ciudad Juárez last month threatened to harm kindergartners. The note was suspected to be left by drug traffickers.
12/19/2008 12:00 am -
For Obama, White House clout is now
The president-elect went public this week to reassure Americans he’s on top of the economic crisis.
11/26/2008 12:00 am -
Obama’s new political era
Democratic control of Washington brings unity but also new demands.
11/05/2008 12:00 am -
Stimulus 2: Can more spending spur a recovery?
Many economists agree another stimulus package is necessary. Some are skeptical about its benefits.
11/03/2008 12:00 am -
Palin rebounds in debate – but is it too late?
Her better-than-expected performance Thursday probably won’t do much for a weakened McCain campaign.
10/03/2008 01:00 am
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