Bush baffled by economic collapse: Ex-staffer

Pres. Bush portrayed as bumbling lame duck in a new book from ex-speechwriter...

Forecast: U.S. Deficit to hit $9 Trillion

The U.S. deficit currently stands at a staggering record $1.6 trillion. But the Whitehouse now believes that within a decade, the deficit would rise to more than $9 Trillion.

Obama: Clearing economic "wreckage," fixing U.S. image

President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Wednesday he was making progress tackling the economic crisis and in fixing the U.S. image abroad, but urged patience...

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his 100-day anniversary news conference in the White House East Room in Washington April 29, 2009....

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