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THE ECONOMY
Three government reports on unemployment, housing and durable goods are evidence of the recession's depth. Grim GDP data are expected today.
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Without strong leadership or the political capital to oppose a popular president, the fractured GOP can't agree on options for the economic stimulus package. >>
Thomas P. O'Brien, who charged a former Marine with manslaughter and sought to strip a motorcycle gang of its identity, immerses himself in the grand jury investigation of Cardinal Roger M. Mahony. >>
It's Obama's final Cabinet post without a nominee. If the New Hampshire Republican had his post filled by a Democrat, it would help land the Democrats a filibuster-proof majority. >>
Her appointment has been in limbo since her confirmation hearing, in which Republican senators say she was evasive on key questions. >>
The largely party-line vote foreshadows a bigger partisan struggle for overhauling the nation's healthcare system. >>
A report finds that executives approved $18.4 billion in bonuses last year. The president says that's 'the height of irresponsibility' when the companies are receiving bailouts. >>
It's the highest in 30 years. Military officials say in a report that prevention efforts are inadequate. >>
Army Col. James L. Pohl rejects the president's request to stop proceedings at the military tribunal. He says the proposal is 'not reasonable.' >>
The state could get as much as $63 billion in federal funds, most of which will go for shovel-ready projects and tax cuts. >>
MORTGAGES
The central bank may reduce balances of loans it owns if struggling borrowers meet certain conditions. >>
In a strictly party-line vote, lawmakers approve Obama's plan that expands jobless benefits, cuts taxes and spends on infrastructure, energy and education. >>
After his daughters' school cancels classes following a storm, the president says the capital could use a little 'Chicago toughness.' >>
NEWS ANALYSIS
The all-too-familiar machinery of partisan politics surfaces over the House economic stimulus vote. >>
A House vote to expedite the extension lacks the needed two-thirds majority, but proponents expect it to pass soon. >>
Andrew Warren was accused by two Algerian women of drugging and raping them in separate incidents, according to an affidavit. >>
He says afterward that fighting extremists is the top priority in Afghanistan but that he would increase involvement of civilian U.S. agencies in governance, justice, agriculture and other fields. >>
The Justice Department is investigating allegations that the officer drugged and raped two Algerian women. >>
The president visits the House and Senate before a key vote on his $825-billion package. Republicans say they appreciate Obama's outreach but think the economic plan is too costly. >>
As Obama prepares to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review strategy in the troubled war effort, the Defense secretary expresses a view different from that voiced by the Bush White House. >>
After calling dozens of world leaders, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks of their 'appreciation' for the Obama foreign policy team's new direction. >>
The department's new chief will review many of the energy and environmental decisions made in the waning days of the Bush administration. >>
The Justice Department confirms that on his last full day as president, Bush also denied clemency for John Walker Lindh and Leonard Peltier. >>
Congress on Tuesday sent the White House what is expected to be the first legislation President Obama signs into law: a bill that makes it easier for women and others to sue for pay discrimination, even if the discrimination has prevailed for years, even decades. >>
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