Barack Obama

...now Obama erased Bush's decision to restrict federal funding for stem-cell research. In April and June, Obama forced Chrysler and GM into bankruptcy. In June, Obama reset the tone of our relations with the entire Arab world with a single...

In this article: Stanley McChrystal, Guantanamo, George W. Bush, Leon Panetta, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Populism, and Unemployment

...doing. U.S. taxpayer dollars could go toward global restructuring efforts. "The business of GM in Shanghai is pretty good," Secretary Yu told the president. "By the end of October this year their sales has increased by 40 percent over...

In this article: General Motors, United States, Anthony Weiner, Shanghai, Bankruptcy, Opel, and Jake Tapper

...-- and some believe it should have been even bigger. Yes, Obama continued the Bush-era policy of showering irresponsible financial institutions with billions in public funds. Yes, the administration bailed out the auto industry -- and...

In this article: George W. Bush, Guantanamo, White House, Unemployment, Climate change, Eric Holder, and Supreme Court

...small businesses. After months of high-level intervention to save mega-firms like General Motors and Goldman Sachs, Obama's economic team is now looking at small firms amid discouraging indicators about their health. This week the White...

In this article: Small business, Bankruptcy, US, Unemployment, Equifax, Moody's, Goldman Sachs, and General Motors

He listens [to advice], and he has an analytical mind." Obama's decision to rescue General Motors and Chrysler, say White House aides, demonstrated savvy and toughness in an emergency. On the morning he had set aside to decide what to do,...

In this article: Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, White House, Ken Duberstein, Larry Summers, David Axelrod, and Afghanistan

...cannot afford to hesitate. If Mr. Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and their compatriots listen to the counsel of the cautious, as unemployment hits 12, 13 or 14 percent, they will fail the American people doubly. The first failure will be a...

In this article: Unemployment, The Nation, United States, Outsourcing, Chrysler, GM, and Nancy Pelosi