President Obama Backs Flexibility for States on Healthcare Law March 1, 2011 By Jeff Mason and Lisa Lambert President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to U.S. states struggling to implement his healthcare law, offering support...
Warren Vows to End Financial ‘Tricks and Traps’ with New Consumer Agency September 17, 2010 By Jeff Mason Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren said Friday she accepted the job of setting up a consumer financial protection agency for...
BP Agrees to $20 Billion Claims Fund; Amount Not a Liability Cap June 16, 2010 By Jeff Mason BP Plc Wednesday agreed to a demand by U.S. President Barack Obama to pay $20 billion into a special fund...
Obama to Name Gulf Oil Spill Panel; BP Safety Record Faulted May 18, 2010 By Jeff Mason and Steve Gorman President Barack Obama will create a presidential commission to probe the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and energy...
China, U.S. Try to Jumpstart U.N. Climate Change Talks September 23, 2009 By Jeff Mason and Claudia Parsons China laid out a plan to curb carbon emissions by 2020 and U.S. President Barack Obama called on all nations...
UN Seeks Momentum in Climate Talks as Obama, Hu Speak September 22, 2009 By Jeff Mason China and the United States, the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters, will try to ignite efforts Tuesday to secure a...
Obama to Push G20 Leaders to Rethink Global Economy September 21, 2009 By Dave Graham and Jeff Mason President Barack Obama said Sunday he would push world leaders this week for a reshaping of the global economy in...
Obama Vows Climate Action Despite Financial Crisis November 19, 2008 By Jeff Mason Barack Obama said Tuesday that the United States would “engage vigorously” in climate change talks when he is president, and...