Bush gives automakers $17.4 billion lifeline

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:22 AM EST (msnbc.com)

The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers.

business, washington, autos, committee, united-auto-workers, bush-administration, senate-majority-leader, msnbci

Obama team considers $850 billion stimulus

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:43 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Eager to jolt a worsening economy back to life, President-elect Barack Obama's aides are assembling a two-year stimulus package that could cost $850 billion.

business, washington, msnbci, economy-in-turmoil

Rain brings mudslide fears to fire-scarred Calif.

Seeded on Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:23 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Rains swept across Southern California on Wednesday, bringing flash flood warnings to areas already burned by wildfire.

weather, wildfires, arnold-schwarzenegger, evacuation, national-weather-service, msnbci

Hard choices and challenges follow triumph

Seeded on Wed Nov 5, 2008 10:59 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Barack Obama pledged to end the war in Iraq and defeat al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan. He ran on a platform to change the country and its politics. Now he must begin to spell out how.

politics, washington-post, msnbci