
	Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. gov Tuesday, January 6 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Former eBay Inc. Full Story 7 N.Y. hospitals accused of fraud Tuesday, January 6 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Four hospitals in New York state paid kickbacks to get more patients into their drug treatment programs, which billed Medicaid for services that weren't standard or necessary and lacked state certification, lawsuits allege. Full Story Congress sounds off against SEC in Madoff scam Tuesday, January 6 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Full Story $300 billion tax cut within stimulus plan Tuesday, January 6 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is betting that a combination of hefty tax cuts and government spending on big public works projects will snap the country out of a painful recession that's left millions of Americans unemployed and their nest eggs in tatters. Full Story New rules reflect Dems' win Tuesday, January 6 WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats unveiled internal rules Monday that would end Republican-imposed, six-year term limits on committee chairmen and make it harder for GOP lawmakers to offer alternative legislation. Full Story Obama plunges into economy talks Tuesday, January 6 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. Full Story Obama tested by stimulus, scandal Tuesday, January 6 WASHINGTON -- Welcome to Washington, Mr. Full Story Obama top spy choices surprise many Tuesday, January 6 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies. Full Story Feds start converter box list Tuesday, January 6 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month's transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a waiting list and may not receive their vouchers before the switchover, the Commerce Department said Monday. Full Story Kennedy, Clinton eulogize Pell Tuesday, January 6 NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- The late Sen. Full Story Floods, mounting snow ruin buildings in Northwest Saturday, January 3 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A mud slide destroyed a home Friday, briefly trapping its occupants, and flooding, mud and deep snow blocked roads as the latest winter storm pummeled the Northwest. Full Story Digital TV subsidy program running out of money Saturday, January 3 WASHINGTON -- The Feb. 17 transition from analog to digital television broadcasts looms and as many as 8 million households are still unprepared, but the government program that subsidizes crucial TV converter boxes is about to run out of money. Full Story Obama team polishing economic stimulus measure Saturday, January 3 WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's transition team is putting the finishing touches on an economic recovery plan that could run from $675 billion to $775 billion. Full Story Manufacturing index drops to 28-year low Saturday, January 3 NEW YORK -- Signs grew that the economy could turn even weaker in 2009, as an index of December manufacturing activity sank to its lowest point in 28 years. Full Story Some states eager for piece of Obama plan Saturday, January 3 NEW YORK -- President-elect Barack Obama's plan to overhaul the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems has local officials clamoring for their share of those federal dollars despite concerns that creating millions of jobs won't deliver the intended jolt to the economy. Full Story