Archive for January, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting to space is about to be outsourced.

The Obama administration on Monday will propose in its new budget spending billions of dollars to encourage private companies to build, launch and operate spacecraft for NASA and others….

The Obama administration said Sunday it would consider local opposition when deciding where to hold Sept. 11 trials and pledged to seek swift justice for the professed mastermind of the attacks.

“Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is going to meet justice and he’s…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser says it’s gotten to the point where almost any unusual reaction or outburst to a speech by President Barack Obama in the House chamber isn’t really that unusual.

Obama aide David Axelrod was talking about…

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama’s push to create jobs may carry a price tag in the $100 billion range.

Gibbs says the idea is to help fill in the hole from jobs lost in the deepest recession to hit…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top presidential adviser says the Obama administration hasn’t decided where it will try professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH’-leed shayk moh-HAH’-med) and others suspected terrorists.

The administration said…

China has threatened to slap sanctions on American companies that sell arms to its rival Taiwan as part of a range of punitive actions Beijing is taking to protest the deal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has begun beefing up its approach to defending its Persian Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes, officials say. The defenses are being stepped up in advance of possible increased sanctions against…