President-elect Barack Obama yesterday launched an aggressive campaign to persuade a deeply skeptical Congress to permit him to spend another $350 billion to stabilize the still-fragile U.S. financial system, as the Bush White House formally notified lawmakers of Obama's intention to use the money.

Utworzone: 2009-01-13

Obama Seeks Second Half of Bailout Funds

Dział: Ploteczki

U.S. Moves Ahead on Oil, Gas Leases on Public Land

A decision by federal officials this week to press ahead with a controversial sale of oil and gas leases in eastern Utah is stoking the debate over how to balance the nation's needs for fossil fuels against concerns over the environmental impact on iconic national parks and other sensitive areas.

New Bailout May Top $1.5 Trillion

The gravity of the financial crisis confronting the Obama administration will come into stark focus today when officials unveil a three-pronged rescue program that may commit up to $1.5 trillion in public and private funds, and possibly more, lawmakers and other officials said.

Polak z Sojuza

Przed startem musiałem obejrzeć film Białe słońce pustyni o rewolucji w azjatyckiej części ZSRR. Dlaczego ten - nigdy się nie dowiedziałem. Wszyscy radzieccy kosmonauci przed startem go oglądali. Rozmowa z gen. Mirosławem Hermaszewskim