Democrats say Virginia Cabinet appointee must resign from boards
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 15th, 2010 5:36 am by HL
Democrats say Virginia Cabinet appointee must resign from boards
RICHMOND — Democrats in the Virginia Senate have the votes to block the appointment of Gov.-elect Robert F. McDonnell’s choice for secretary of commerce and trade if the appointee does not remove himself from several corporate boards, the chairwoman of a key committee said Thursday.
Polls show race for ‘Kennedy seat’ about even
BOSTON — The seeds of the drama that could see the Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy slip to Republican control began to sprout during what is traditionally the quietest week on the political calendar.
In reversal, federal regulators now propose to limit oil and gas commodities
With the price of gas at the pump at its highest point in well over a year, federal regulators moved Thursday to prevent excessive speculation by financial traders from driving the cost of oil even higher. The effort to adopt new limits on the trading of oil and other energy commodities is a sharp…
Quake may provide chance for fresh start in U.S.-Haiti relations
For nearly two decades, Democrats and Republicans have tussled over U.S. policy in Haiti, resulting in an inconsistent and troubled relationship despite the delivery of about $3 billion in aid.
Anger over Wall Street’s big bonuses resurfaces, despite Obama policies
After a yearlong effort by the Obama administration to reform how Wall Street pays its executives, some of the nation’s biggest banks beginning Friday will pay out bonuses nearly as large as those in the best years before the crisis.
