This Week in Washington: July 19, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to go after Congressional Republicans preventing the passage of unemployment benefits for the jobless.  This week, President Obama will sign Wall $treet Reform legislation into law. The U.S. Senate:   After swearing in new West Virginia Senator Carte Goodwin (D-WV), the Senate is likely to vote on [...]

Student Loans Haunt You, Even in Bankruptcy

I think I will amend the old phrase that, “nothing is certain but death and taxes” to include student loan repayment. The New York Times reports: If you run up big credit card bills buying a new home theater system and can’t pay it off after a few years, bankruptcy judges can get rid of [...]

This Week in Washington: May 24, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to announce an independent commission to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.  This week, President Obama will meet foreign dignitaries from Lebanon and Italy, host a reception for both Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month, and travel [...]

This Week in Washington: May 10, 2010

The White House: Both President and First Lady Obama were on commencement speech tours this weekend.  President Obama gave a commencement address at Hampton University while First Lady Obama gave the commencement address at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.  This week, the stage is set for President Obama to announce his nominee for the United [...]