Schedule of events for Obama's inauguration

Seeded on Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:14 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20:

washington, politics, inauguration, msnbci

Congress considers 'cash for clunkers' proposal

Seeded on Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:04 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Congress is mulling a proposal to pay people to get rid of those old gas guzzlers sitting in their driveways.

business, washington, autos, msnbci

Man accused of selling daughter for cash, beer

Seeded on Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:23 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Police have arrested a Greenfield man for allegedly arranging to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat.

us-news, weird-news, criminal-weirdness, msnbci

Obama pledges not to smoke in White House

Seeded on Mon Dec 8, 2008 7:54 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Barack Obama says you won't catch him lighting up a cigarette in the smoke-free White House.

washington, politics, president, msnbci, white-house-transition

Senate passes its own bank bailout package

Seeded on Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:50 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Senate passed its version of a mammoth rescue plan, saying changes to protect investors and small businesses could persuade reluctant House members to go along.

business, white-house, house, government, bailout, enforcement, msnbci, economy-in-turmoil

Wall Street tumbles as fear grips the markets

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:19 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Fear swept across the financial markets Monday, with the Dow closing with a loss of over 650 points, after the government's financial bailout package failed to survive a House vote.

business, associated-press, stocks-economy, msnbci

House defeats massive bailout measure

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:16 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry.

business, white-house, house, government, bailout, enforcement, msnbci, economy-in-turmoil

Bush: 'Our entire economy is in danger'

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:01 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Pressing urgently for a massive financial bailout, President Bush says the nation faces a "long and painful recession" if Congress fails to act. He says "our entire economy is in danger."

business, economy, government, stocks-economy, msnbci

Paulson: Rescue to cost 'hundreds of billions'

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:20 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Treasury Secretary Paulson on Friday sketched the outlines of a bold approach to confront the nation's financial crisis. "We're talking hundreds of billions" of dollars, he said.

business, stocks-economy, msnbci

Toilet-paper researchers create 3-ply tissue

Seeded on Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:35 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

If two-ply toilet paper is good, then three-ply tissue must be better. At least that's what toilet-paper researchers in northeastern Wisconsin hope.

business, us-business, msnbci

Zimbabwe power-sharing deal signed

Seeded on Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:03 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

President Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders have signed a deal under which Zimbabwe's president of nearly three decades will cede some power.

zimbabwe, africa, world-news, msnbci

McCain: End 'the constant partisan rancor'

Seeded on Fri Sep 5, 2008 12:19 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

John McCain accepts the Republican presidential nomination with a dual message: Barack Obama did not have the judgment to govern, whereas he himself could reach across party divisions.

politics, convention, mccain, john, john-mccain, republican-national-committee, republican, sarah, palin, republican-candidate

Palin fires back at media, 'Washington elite'

Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 12:32 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Sarah Palin, in her introduction to Americans as John McCain's running mate, struck back at news organizations and a "Washington elite" that have raised questions about her qualifications to be vice president.

politics, convention, mccain, john, republicans, john-mccain, republican-national-committee, barack-obama, republican, sarah

Lieberman calls for voters to cross party lines

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 11:58 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2000, urged Democrats to cross party lines Tuesday night and cast their votes for John McCain.

politics, president, convention, mccain, john, john-mccain, republican-party, republican-national-committee, laura-bush, republican

Clinton gives Obama forceful backing

Seeded on Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:52 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Former President Bill Clinton, setting aside his own criticism and ambivalence, gave a full-throated endorsement Wednesday of Barack Obama as a leader ready to confront any challenge.

white-house, politics, president, obama, president-clinton, democratic-convention, decision-08, the-conventions, msnbci

Obama chooses Biden as running mate

Seeded on Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:35 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Barack Obama named Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.

politics, senate-judiciary-committee, obama, barack-obama, princeton, confirmation-hearings, joe-biden, clarence-thomas, decision-08, msnbci

Here comes the teen bride: Jamie Lynn to wed

Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:28 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Jamie Lynn Spears may not be a teenage unwed mother for long: She and boyfriend Casey Aldridge are reportedly planning a down-home Mississippi wedding.

entertainment, gossip, the-scoop, msnbci

African Union not likely to confront Mugabe

Seeded on Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:42 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Fellow African leaders showed little willingness to stand up to President Robert Mugabe and condemn the longtime Zimbabwe ruler's disputed, violent reign Sunday ahead of his arrival at an African Union summit.

zimbabwe, africa, world-news, msnbci

TV converter-box coupons expiring before use

Seeded on Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:05 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Some Americans are finding the government-issued coupons used to help pay for digital television converter boxes are expiring before they can be redeemed, House lawmakers said Tuesday.

business, gadgets, technology-science, msnbci

U.S.: Zimbabwe could see 'massive starvation'

Seeded on Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:09 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe on Friday warned of possible "massive starvation" there as police again detained opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

zimbabwe, africa, world-news, msnbc

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