obama chronicles

Plan to push financial reform bill forward could be giant step back

Congressional attempts to pass the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression suffered a potentially devastating blow Thursday as the lead senator working on the legislation vowed to move forward next week without…

Never underestimate the power of home energy industry

Right now, there’s a direct correlation between how many rain barrels a homeowner has and how savvy they are about their home’s energy efficiency, says Greg Domel, owner/operator of Midwest Energy Audits in Chicago.

“If there’s two rain barrels and a…

Voice of the People, Mar. 12

Students’ great work

Congratulations to the 107 college-bound young men of Urban Prep Academy and the Tribune for promoting a feel-good story (”107 seniors; 107 accepted into college; 1st graduating class of Englewood’s Urban Prep meets impressive goal,”…

Just riding out the Obama storm

Doesn’t it feel like America is just trying to ride out this Obama storm of socialistic ploys?

Al Benacquisto, Coral Springs…

Dodd: Not Giving Up On Financial Services Reform

When U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd unveils his new vision for financial services reform Monday, it won’t include any major regulatory shake-up for the insurance industry.

“We’re not going to deal with insurance in any broad industry way,” Dodd said in a…

Trade deficit unexpectedly narrows in January

President Obama on Thursday launched an effort to rebuild the nation’s long-term economic strength by sharply boosting exports, and he got a lift from government data showing that the trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in January.

But the trade report…

Amnistía Internacional pide a Obama medidas para reducir las muertes maternas

Nueva York, 12 mar (EFE).- Amnistía Internacional pidió hoy al presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, que establezca cuanto antes una Oficina de Salud Materna desde la que se combatan los problemas relacionados con el embarazo, que en este país son…

Democrats seek healthcare consensus

Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill worked throughout the day Thursday seeking intraparty agreements over abortion, federal insurance subsidies and other issues in a healthcare package they hope to send President Obama before the end of the month.

But…