David R. Sands
Articles by David R. Sands
Pelosi seeks bill to rescue automakers
Speaker Nancy Pelosi edged closer Tuesday to re-calling the House of Representatives for a lame-duck session, ordering Democratic lawmakers to start drafting a bill to aid struggling U.S. automakers. Published November 12, 2008
Georgia runoff called 2010 preview
It's being billed as the "first race of the 2010 election cycle," and the national Democratic and Republican parties are furiously pouring money and manpower into the rematch. Published November 11, 2008
Obama term expected to be post-racial
Five days after the election of the country's first black president, the issue of race and its prominence in the agenda of the incoming Obama administration remain major question marks. Published November 9, 2008
Geithner touted for top post at Treasury
On an Obama economic brain trust studded with high-profile heavyweights, Timothy F. Geithner, the low-key president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has emerged as a top candidate to head the Treasury Department or another top policy post in the new administration. Published November 7, 2008
Obama’s plate already full
With the U.S. economy reeling and the world's credit and stock markets under severe strain, President-elect Barack Obama does not have the luxury of waiting until he is President Obama to act. Published November 6, 2008
Obama breaks barriers for black Americans
Four years after he burst onto the national scene, Barack Obama's improbable story has another precedent-shattering chapter, as the 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois adds president-elect to an already remarkable resume. Published November 5, 2008
House may tilt right with Democratic wins
Big Democratic gains in Tuesday's congressional races could produce a new House of Representatives in which both the Republican and Democratic caucuses are more conservative than in the current Congress. Published November 4, 2008
Candidates sprint to the finish line
UPDATE: With the hours draining away, rivals Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and Sen. John McCain of Arizona were taking the long way home in a final lap of frenzied campaigning of a nearly two-year presidential quest. Published November 3, 2008
A blue tide may produce redder House
Big Democratic gains in tomorrow's congressional races could produce a new House of Representatives in which both the Republican and Democratic caucuses are more conservative than in the current Congress. Published November 3, 2008
Bailout takes fire from all sides
The troubled rollout of the Treasury Department's $700 billion Wall Street rescue package has exposed some contradictions at the heart of the program designed to encourage the country's shell-shocked banks to lend again. Published November 2, 2008
Incumbents paying for backing bailout
The $700 billion Wall Street rescue package isn't playing favorites on the campaign trail: Both Republican and Democratic incumbents are under fire for backing the bailout. Published November 1, 2008
Election polls keep coming, wide variety
If pollsters misdiagnose the condition of the American body politic, it won't be because of a shortage of thermometers. Published October 31, 2008
Indian takes world chess crown
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand became the undisputed world chess champion Tuesday, defeating titleholder Vladimir Kramnik by a score of 6 ½-4 1½ in their scheduled 12-game match in Bonn -- a result many saw as confirming a shift in the game's balance of power. Published October 30, 2008
Lieberman may still hold key to chamber
Through a quirk in the rules, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman may once again emerge as the Senate Democrats' indispensable man, despite his support of the Iraq war, his full-throated endorsement of Republican Sen. John McCain for president and his prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in September. Published October 30, 2008
Indian chess master retains crown in world title match
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand became the undisputed world chess champion Tuesday, defeating former titleholder Vladimir Kramnik by a score of 6 1/2 - 4 1/2 in their scheduled 12-game match in Bonn, Germany -- a result many saw as confirming a shift in the game's balance of power. Published October 29, 2008
Critics see bailout free-for-all
A growing number of lawmakers and economists are criticizing the Bush administration for extending the massive Wall Street rescue plan far beyond what they had thought were its original limits. Published October 29, 2008
Dow up nearly 900 points
UPDATE: At the closing bell, U.S. stock markets gained positive territory Tuesday with The Dow Jones Industrial Average up nearly 900 points despite a gloomy consumer confidence level and U.S. housing prices. Published October 28, 2008
McCain calls for Stevens to step down
UPDATED -- Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain Tuesday called for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign his seat a day after the seven-term GOP lawmaker was convicted by a federal jury. Published October 28, 2008
Treasury puts $34B in 18 regional banks
The Treasury Department has placed more than $34 billion in 18 regional banks in a renewed push to ease the nation's credit crisis, amid growing complaints that the recipients of the taxpayer bailout are using the money not to lend to customers but to buy their competitors. Published October 28, 2008
Jobs are job one on campaign trail
They have the same job, they want the same job, and neither Sen. Barack Obama nor Sen. John McCain has been particularly subtle about where the issue of jobs ranks in the closing weeks of their presidential battle. Published October 26, 2008
