Posts Tagged ‘America’

Congress Reconvenes For “Lame-Duck” Session On Bush Tax Cuts

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – With a new majority taking control of the House next year, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday to tackle a backlog of bills during a “lame-duck” session. Their agenda includes whether to extend Bush administration tax cuts for all or only for [...]

America’s law schools and firms: Trouble with the law

Graduates of American law schools are finding that their chosen career is less lucrative than they had hoped THIS year “The Apprentice”, a television show in which contestants compete for the privilege of working for Donald Trump, features 16 who are down on their luck, having lost previous jobs or otherwise having to start anew. [...]

Google’s Holiday Gift to Airline Passengers; Free Wi-Fi Internet

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Mountain View, CA, United States (AHN) – For the second year in a row Google is offering free Wi-Fi service in the skies during the holidays. Millions of passengers on AirTran, Delta, and Virgin America flights will have access to surfing the Web for free on flights between [...]

Obama Supports India In Getting Permanent UNSC Seat

AHN News Staff New Delhi, India (AHN) – United States President Barack Obama, on the second day of his three-day visit to India, has appreciated New Delhi for its developments and vowed his nation’s support in the world’s largest democracy’s quest for a permanent United Nations Security Council seat. In a landmark address at the [...]

Biggest U.S. Mortgage Lenders

Mortgage lenders are ranked based both on how many new loans they originate and how many loans they service. By those measures, the biggest originator of home loans during the third quarters was Wells Fargo & Co. The biggest mortgage servicer, meanwhile, was Bank of America Corp. View full post on All Stories

Obama flies to India

President Barack Obama hasn’t been able to drive down unemployment in America, so he’s in India in search of US jobs. View full post on All Stories

Germany, China Lead International Criticism Of Decision By U.S. Federal Reserve To Buy $600 Billion In Bonds

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The decision by the United States Federal Reserve to pump $600 billion into the nation’s economy by buying U.S. Treasury Bonds has sparked international criticism led by Germany and China. China and Germany represent the world’s second- and fourth-largest economies respectively. In addition, [...]

Obama flies to India, looking to boost US economy

President Barack Obama hasn’t been able to drive down unemployment in America, so he’s coming to India in search of U.S. jobs. View full post on All Stories

Republican Concedes Washington Race To Sen. Murray

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Olympia, WA, United States (AHN) – Republican Dino Rossi conceded the Senate race in Washington state Thursday night to give Sen. Patty Murray, one of the most vulnerable incumbents this election, a fourth term. More than 600,000 ballots remain to be counted and tallying continues, but the race ended [...]

Obama Meets, Prays with Church Leaders

By Adelle M. Banks c. 2010 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Twenty-one Christian leaders met and prayed with President Obama on Monday (Nov. 1), discussing joint concerns about poverty, U.S.-Cuban relations and peace in the Middle East. Leaders from the National Council of Churches thanked the president for the passage of health care reform and [...]

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