Political News & Analysis

Summers Discussed World Economy With Hu, Wen Before Debate on Yuan Policy

China’s President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao were among at least five ruling Politburo members who met with two key advisers to President Barack Obama this week, exchanges that Hu said had “gone well.”
`Mayor Emanuel' Is No Sure Thing as Chicago's Daley Reign Ends

Even the chief of staff to the first U.S. president from Chicago could face challenges in trying to win the top job in a city where someone named Daley has ruled for 42 of the past 55 years.
Obama Plans Business Tax Relief, Spending to Spur Growth

President Barack Obama is proposing to expand tax cuts for businesses and boost federal spending on the nation’s transportation system to help bolster an economy that’s losing jobs heading into the November congressional elections.
Ohio's Scorn of Stimulus Means Obama May Pay for Pledge

A construction crew lined the main road heading into Wilmington , Ohio, choking traffic and kicking up dust one August afternoon as workers rebuilt sidewalks in the late-summer heat.