With his job secured for six years, junior Sen. Tom Harkin is taking advantage of the lame-duck session to get a head start on the 2009 agenda. Even before the news that his majority party would not bring forward a vote on an automobile industry ...

Obama plans to nominate Clinton for top diplomat - Boston Globe

WASHINGTON— President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency. One ...

Associated Press to cut 10% jobs - Sify

"All areas and ways of doing business are being reviewed," said an AP statement provided to Reuters. "The AP, which recently instituted a strategic hiring freeze, may need to reduce staff over the next year. If so, it hopes to achieve much of the ...

Gannett Broadcast Announces Executive Appointments - MSN MoneyCentral

Ken Tonning will become president and general manager of Gannett’s CBS affiliate WTSP-TV in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL. Tonning currently is president and general manager of WTLV-TV and WJXX-TV, Gannett’s NBC and ABC stations in Jacksonville, FL ...

Good-paying jobs key to the American Dream - Chillico Gazette

Since coming to the United States Senate, I have worked to grow jobs, protect consumers in the state of Ohio and reform our tax code. One way in which job growth is harmed in our country is by illegal trade practices. One manifestation of an illegal ...