Elections

Budget Battles

  • Kucinich Loses Ohio House Seat

    By GEORGE TANBER, Reuters

    Dennis Kucinich, a liberal gadfly in Congress who tried to have former President George W. Bush impeached over the Iraq war, was defeated by a fellow Democratic incumbent on Tuesday in the first of...

  • The Real Cost of Living: $150,000 Minimum

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    The divide between the 1 percent and the 99 percent has ignited a national debate about the income gap, especially since Occupy Wall Street protesters descended on lower Manhattan last fall. But how...

  • Romney Marches Ahead but Ohio is Close

    By ERIC JOHNSON, Reuters

    Mitt Romney notched early wins as he fought to establish his dominance in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday but Ohio, the biggest prize of the evening, was too close...

  • Obama Flexes Campaign Muscle at Presser

    By Jeff Mason, Reuters

    Holding a news conference for the first time in months, Obama took advantage of the White House podium and national television coverage to outline his arguments for re-election just as his rivals...

  • Health Plans Undergo Major Changes to Cut Costs

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    Even if Republicans succeed in repealing President Obama’s signature reform bill, most of the changes it promotes in the delivery system will be implemented in the private sector where most people...