document.write("• Palin: 'Absurd' not to ponder presidential bid - Washington Times
Sarah Palin said Sunday it would be "absurd"for her not to consider running for president in 2012.
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document.write("• Geithner Says US Credit Rating Safe Despite Debt - ABC News
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the U.S. government "will never"lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion.
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document.write("• Palin to tea party: It's revolution time - Washington Times
Sarah Palin declared "America is ready for another revolution"and repeatedly assailed President Barack Obama on Saturday before adoring "tea party"activists, a seemingly natural constituency should she run for president.
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document.write("• Internet gambling again in play - Washington Post
Poker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents.
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document.write("• US Treasury Secretary: Economy on the Mend - VOA
The U.S. economy is healing from a deep and prolonged recession, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Geithner struck an upbeat note on America's economic prospects, but also stressed the need to confront pressing risks to the nation's long term financial health.
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document.write("• Battered US east coast digs out, more snow coming - AFP
Hundreds of emergency crews battled Sunday to clear snow-clogged roads and restore power to thousands of homes across the US east coast before a new storm hits, aided by some welcome winter sun.
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document.write("• January unemployment rate drops to 9.7% - USA Today
The nation's unemployment rate tumbled unexpectedly to 9.7% in January, first time it's fallen below double digits since September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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document.write("• String of Texas church arsons worry congregations - USA Today
Eight Texas churches barely 150 miles apart have caught fire since New Year's Day, putting pastors and congregations on edge and on guard wondering whether theirs is next.
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