U.S. Chamber of Commerce Once Again Biggest Spender on Lobbying Activities - 

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the perennial No. 1 top spender on lobbying and a vocal opponent of many of the Obama administration's top legislative priorities, once again ended the year with a lobbying surge.

Obama Sends Pro-Business Signal With Adviser Choice 

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — President Obama, sending another strong signal that he intends to make the White House more business-friendly, named a high-profile corporate executive

The State of the Union: Progressive Priorities for a More Perfect Union

In his State of the Union address on January 25, President Barack Obama is likely to call upon Congress to work with him to continue the progress of restoring our nation’s economic prosperity by creating good private-sector jobs

Robert Reich: The Real Economic Lesson China Could Teach Us

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Highlighting today's summit between Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama is China's agreement to buy $45 billion of American exports.

Les Leopold: Financial Socialism by and for Wall Street Elites?

At a moment when Americans desperately want jobs on Main Street and expect Wall Street to pay its fair share, Washington officials are hard at work -- seeking jobs for themselves on Wall Street

Sputnik II And The State Of The Union

As President Obama prepares for his State of the Union address to Congress next Tuesday, his aides are looking toward a different Democratic president as a political template: John F. Kennedy