How the Bush administration defied the U.S. Congress and struck a deal using federal funds to bailout the U.S. auto industry while Congress was on vacation. The Bush administration announced a $17.4 billion dollar emergency loan package designed to rescue auto giants General Motors and Chrysler, in direct defiance of Congress’ rejection of the automakers bailout, less than 10 days ago. The move, orchestrated in a perfect storm-like environment, is widely criticized by members of Congress and reflected in public opinion.

Of all the U.S. Presidents, Richard Nixon has been the most Shakespearean in his capacity to self-destruct, then recover, reinvent, and resurface again. Nixon’s rise throughout his political life was curiously associated to the death of others who would have stood in his path. First, two of his brothers who would have most likely exceeded […]

Amidst the activity of the lame-duck Bush presidency, the incoming Obama administration, the global economic, banking, and credit crisis, the war in Iraq, and an escalating effort in Afghanistan, there exists an opportunity. It exists immediately, and in some ways we should not wait until the Obama presidency commences on January 20, 2009 to address […]

Post-election campaign finance reports filed by the candidates with the Federal Election Commission Thursday indicated that in 21-plus months, Barack Obama raised roughly $750 million from donors. At the end of the campaign […]

Barack Obama is set to name most of his future Cabinet members by the end of 2008. To date, he has announced ten candidates to undertake primary roles in his White House. Although his vetting process is extremely extensive, his administration has trumped the speed at which any previous president-elect has named nominees.
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At a meeting in Cairo last weekend, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ministers decided to not cut oil production. Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi said Saturday that OPEC will “do what needs to be done” to shore up falling oil prices when the group meets December 17 in Algeria, but for now it was […]