Obama offers new economic plans By Sam Youngman | Posted: 10/13/08 05:43 PM [ET] Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama unveiled a new plan to address the faltering economy Monday, promising to create jobs and advocating a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures.
Mahoney says he wants ethics investigation By Aaron Blake | Posted: 10/13/08 04:59 PM [ET] Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.) said Monday afternoon that he wants the House Ethics Committee to look into a report that he paid a former mistress more than $120,000 in hush money.
Stark party lines being drawn on next stimulus plan By Jared Allen and Jackie Kucinich | Posted: 10/13/08 04:20 PM [ET] With the heavy lifting of the president’s $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan behind them, House leaders on Monday turned to the task of implementing an economic plan for the rest of the country.