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Romney seeks more assertive US policy on China

Romney seeks more assertive US policy on China
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is promising to get tough on China to help American workers, but his plans could backfire. Romney is pledging, on his first day in office, to designate China a currency manipulator, a step no

Archives to recount JFK's Cuban missile crisis

Archives to recount JFK's Cuban missile crisis
By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis, the National Archives has pulled together documents and secret White House recordings to show the public how President John F. Kennedy deliberated with advisers to avert nuclear war. A new exhibit, "

Finance leaders to address global economic threats

Finance leaders to address global economic threats
By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - When global finance ministers meet this week in Tokyo, they'll confront a triple challenge: Economic troubles in three major regions are threatening the world's economy. And political conflicts are complicating the problem.

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,