Politics
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Politics
Eager to shift the course of the government's financial sector bailout fund, President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats want to apply greater scrutiny and a more defined mission to the beleaguered $700 billion rescue program.
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Energized by the prospects of a pro-labor president, House Democrats marked the first week of the new Congress Friday by pushing through two bills to help workers, particularly women, who are victims of pay discrimination.
Arroyo Grande resident Jessica Stone, who was relegated to the back of the bus while growing up in Louisiana, expressed glee that a country that was segregated during the first 35 years of her life had elected a black president.
Marge Cooper of San Luis Obispo had hopes that vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin would be the one making history.More Local election news Headlines
Lawmakers are under orders to finish action on President-elect Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan by mid-February. But already it is plain that a set of serious fissures need to be bridged if the bill is to be completed within five weeks.
