The U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace than expected, but the government is making efforts to bring down unemployment and boost the economy, U.S. Under Secretary of State Robert Hormats said Wednesday while visiting China.
# oilspill Good news from U.S. government scientists! The dumping of 771,000 gallons of controversial dispersants in the Gulf, like Corexit, worked and everything is cool now. Oil-eating microbes aren't using up oxygen or creating "dead zones," so let's move on. More »
A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North Korea but has no plans to visit the poor, isolated state or meet its officials, the State Department said Tuesday.
According to government employment data in a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week, the nation’s 89,526 state and local governments employed 16.6 million full-time equivalent employees in 2009, statistically unchanged from 2008. Part-time employees numbered 4.7 million, the same as 2008.
A key U.S. banking regulator raised concern on Wednesday about the risk of "exposure" the government is taking on in the mortgage market and urged more stringent standards for underwriting mortgages.
U.S. government and religious leaders are condemning a Florida church's plan to burn Korans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Glenn Beck - United States - Nevada - Arts and Entertainment - Events
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