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Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are both proposing dramatic changes to Social Security, taking on the financially fragile "third rail of American politics" that Congress and recent presidents have been unable to repair.
Read Candidates Diverge on How to Save Social Security (Links)
Investors dumped shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac yesterday based on worries that the two pillars of the housing market could be forced to raise $75 billion of capital, potentially confronting them with an overwhelming burden and crippling already struggling financial markets.
Read Shares of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Plummet (Links)
The hunt for the smoking jalapeño is on. Investigators who spent nearly a month searching for the cause of a salmonella outbreak in tomatoes are now holding and testing shipments of imported jalapeños at the Mexican border in hopes of finding the outbreak strain.
Read Deconstructing Salsa In Search of Salmonella (Links)
Sen. John McCain pledged yesterday that he would balance the federal budget by 2013, the end of what would be his first term in office, returning to a promise he had strayed from as he sought to emphasize his concern about the plight of the U.S. economy.
Read McCain Says He Would Balance Budget by 2013 (Links)
An official administration guidance document on wetlands policy is undermining enforcement of the Clean Water Act, said a March 4 memo written by the Environmental Protection Agency's chief enforcement officer.
Read EPA Enforcement Is Faulted (Links)
BRUSSELS -- Brewer InBev turned up the heat on its hostile, $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch, announcing Monday that it would attempt to remove the company's entire board.
Read InBev Moves to Boot Anheuser-Busch Board (Links)
The United States is negotiating deals with European countries to exchange fingerprint and DNA data in criminal and terrorist cases, and in some circumstances to transfer data on race or ethnic origin, political and religious beliefs, or sexual orientation.
Read U.S. Seeks Data Exchange (Links)
It was a relatively small amount, $720, that José was owed for 72 hours of construction work in the District. Most immigrant day laborers, fleeced by a casual employer and unaware they had any legal recourse, would have swallowed their anger and let the matter drop.
Read Advocates Speak Up for Illegal Day Laborers Cheated of Wages (Links)
Read GM Considers Cash-Raising Options to Get Through '09 (Links)
Read Push for New Accounting Standards Gains Speed (Links)
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