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White House Tally Appears to Overstate Stimulus Jobs

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Louise Radnofsky, Maurice Tamman - Nov. 04 (News Report) - The number of jobs the Obama administration credits to federal stimulus money could be overstated by at least 20,000 of the 640,000 claimed, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. Recipients of the government grants and contracts appear to have made mistakes when estimating the number of jobs that have been saved or created, according to the Journal's review. Some recipients said they were confused by forms that asked how they spent the money.

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Republicans Are Poised for Gains in Key Elections

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Naftali Bendavid, Anton Troianovski - Nov. 03 (News Report) - Republicans appear positioned for strong results in three hard-fought elections Tuesday. But isolated, off-year contests aren't always reliable indicators of what will happen in the wider federal and state races held in even-numbered years.

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Afghan Challenger Threatens to Boycott Runoff Election

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Anand Gopal - Oct. 31 (News Report) - Afghanistan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah will announce on Sunday whether he will boycott next week's runoff, his campaign aides said, a move that could cause further undermine the legitimacy of the nation's controversial elections.

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No Deal: Chamber Chief Battles Obama Agenda

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Stephen Power - Oct. 30 (News Report) - Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is working to defeat Obama on many of his top issues, sparking a furious reaction from the White House.

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House Democrats Set Deal on Government Option

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Martin Vaughn, Naftali Bendavid - Oct. 29 (News Report) - House Democratic leaders are likely to include a compromise version of a public insurance option in sweeping health-care-overhaul?legislation that could be unveiled as early as Thursday.

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Fed's Tarullo Shakes Up Bank Rules

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Jon Hilsenrath, Damian Paletta - Oct. 26 (Special Report) - The rise of Daniel Tarullo, a lawyer with a longstanding interest in bank regulation appointed to the Federal Reserve Board by President Barack Obama, is a sign the era of light-touch bank regulation is over.

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Senate on Verge of Health Bill

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Janet Adamy, Greg Hitt - Oct. 26 (News Report) - Top Senate Democrats are close to finalizing their health bill and could unveil a measure as soon as early this week that would include stiffer penalties on employers who fail to provide health coverage.

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Why We're Failing Math and Science

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - Oct. 26 (Interview) - The U.S. lags far behind other developed countries at the K-12 level in terms of measured performance in math and science courses. What can be done to change that?

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Learning to Love Insider Trading

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - Oct. 25 (Opinion) - Here's a hot tip: Want to keep companies honest, make the markets work more efficiently and encourage investors to diversify? Let insiders buy and sell, argues Donald J. Boudreaux.

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Troop-Boost Plan Gains Backing

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Peter Spiegel, Yochi Dreazen - Oct. 24 (News Report) - The Obama administration is moving toward a hybrid strategy in Afghanistan that would combine elements of both the troop-heavy approach sought by its top military commander and a narrower option backed by Vice President Joe Biden, a decision that could pave the way for thousands of new U.S. forces.

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It's His Rubble Now

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Peggy Noonan - Oct. 23 (Opinion) - And the American people want him to fix it.

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Pay Czar to Slash Compensation

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Deborah Solomon, Dan Fitzpatrick - Oct. 22 (News Report) - The U.S. pay czar will cut in half the average compensation for 175 employees at firms receiving large sums of government aid, with the vast majority of salaries coming in under $500,000, according to people familiar with the government's plans.

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The Doctor Fix Is In

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By None Given - Oct. 21 (Opinion) - it turns out the the ama is a cheap date. president j. james rohack now looks ready to embrace whatever else democrats offer up....

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What Singapore Can Teach the White House

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By William McGurn - Oct. 20 (Opinion) - Dr. Yap is referring to the higher costs that come from an American system that depends on regulation and oversight to accomplish what Singapore tries to do with competition and choice. At the Raffles lounge for international patients, he shows me an example of the latter. It's a one-page, easy-to-read list of fees.

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The ABC Dilemma of Health Reform

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Vernon L. Smith - Oct. 18 (Opinion) - I don't know whether this problem has a solution. If it does, I think it requires us to find mechanisms whereby third-party payment is made to the patient, B, who in turn pays A, supplemented with any co-payment from B for services. Hence, from the moment B seeks services from A both know who is going to be paying A for what is delivered. A and B each has need for what the other brings to the table, and this structure carries the potential for nurturing the relationship between A and B. B is empowered to become better informed about the services recommended by various A's that he might choose among, and the A's might find it particularly important to build good reputations with B's.

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Tea-Party Activists Complicate GOP Comeback

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Naftali Bendavid - Oct. 16 (News Report) - The rise of conservative "tea party" activists around the country has created a dilemma for Republicans.

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Runoff Called More Likely in Afghan Vote

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Anand Gopal, Jay Soloman - Oct. 16 (News Report) - Afghanistan is likely to hold a runoff election to decide the country's new president, said some Afghan and Western officials, an outcome that would prolong the political uncertainty that has hurt U.S. efforts to beat back resurgent Taliban militants. The United Nations-backed Afghan Electoral Complaints Commission on Thursday completed an audit of votes from the August first round of the election, which was tainted by allegations of widespread fraud. Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission will now subtract from the total count the votes disqualified by the ECC. Results are expected this weekend.

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Czar Blocks BofA Chief's Pay

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Deborah Solomon, Dan Fitzpatrick - Oct. 15 (News) - The U.S. Treasury Department's pay czar pushed outgoing Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Kenneth D. Lewis into giving back $1 million he received so far this year and forgoing the rest of his $1.5 million salary for 2009, say people familiar with the matter.

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Wave Of Deadly Attacks in Pakistan

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Zahid Hussain - Oct. 15 (News Report) - Pakistan was hit by two simultaneous attacks, with a suicide bomber killing six in the northwest, while gunmen fired inside a federal building in the eastern city of Lahore.

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Why Email No Longer Rules…

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Jessica E. Vascellaro - Oct. 12 (Opinion) - Email no longer dominates communications. And this shift promises to rewrite the way we communicate—in ways we can only begin to imagine.

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Pelosi Key to GOP 2010 Playbook

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Naftali Bendavid - Oct. 12 (Opinion) - Republicans are stepping up attacks on House Speaker Pelosi, deciding that a major part of their 2010 electoral strategy will be linking Democratic candidates to her.

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Health Care and the 'Predator State'

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Thomas Frank - Oct. 07 (Opinion) - In June 2008, I used this space to call on then-Sen. Barack Obama to add economist James K. Galbraith's book, "The Predator State," to his reading list. As an account of the capture of government by private interests, I thought it would make a far more useful guide to contemporary political economy than the market-glorifying texts that were still in fashion in those days.

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Health Care and the 'Predator State'

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Thomas Frank - Oct. 06 (Opinion) - In June 2008, I used this space to call on then-Sen. Barack Obama to add economist James K. Galbraith's book, "The Predator State," to his reading list. As an account of the capture of government by private interests, I thought it would make a far more useful guide to contemporary political economy than the market-glorifying texts that were still in fashion in those days. I don't know if Mr. Obama ever took my advice. But Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley apparently did. During a debate last week over two Democratic proposals for a health-care bill featuring a "public option"—a government-run alternative to private health insurance—the senator announced he opposed the idea because, as he put it, "Government is not a fair competitor. . . . It's a predator."

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Palmisano, Plested, and Johnson: What We Would Have Told Obama

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - Oct. 05 (Opinion) - Though we weren't invited to the White House, here are better ideas to increase coverage for the uninsured.

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Obama: Health Plan Will Boost Economy - WSJ.com

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - Oct. 04 (News Analysis) - Obama used his weekly radio address to tout a health-insurance overhaul making its way through Congress, calling it a critical step toward reducing the nation's deficit and boosting an ailing economy.

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