Entries for June 2007

The economy limped ahead at just a 0.7 percent pace in the first quarter, the slowest in more than four years, as some businesses clamped down on spending given uncertainties about the severity of the housing slump.The Commerce Department’s new readi...

The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush’s plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.The bill’s supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to li...

The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush’s plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.The bill’s supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to li...

The Associated Press Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in May by the largest amount in four months as demand for aircraft, heavy machinery and metals all declined.The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that new d...

The Associated Press The state’s highest criminal court on Wednesday refused to reinstate a dropped conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.Two charges - money laundering and conspiring to launder money - remain against the ...