(2009-02-17) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner this week will unveil a plan to address the nation's housing crisis by making $50 billion in direct payments to the 91 percent of homeowners who currently pay their
Scott Ott, editor in chief of ScrappleFace.com, inadvertently broke the news of his candidacy for a local school board post on Michael Koolidge's Chicago-area radio show. If you're interested Scott Ott's (non-satirical) run for School
(2009-02-15) -- Troubled by the "uncertainty" spurred by the cyclical nature of the U.S. economy, Democrats in Congress, backed by President Barack Obama, will take up debate on a measure this week to make the
(2009-02-15) -- A little-noticed provision of the 1,073-page American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 withholds paychecks from members of Congress and all White House staff until they bring the federal budget into balance by
(2009-02-14) -- President Barack Obama said today that "after a restless night's sleep" he will veto the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Democrats in Congress on Friday.
"I had a dream," said a visibly
(2009-02-13) -- Because the urgency of the moment prevented President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress from allowing time for public comment on the 1,100-page economic stimulus bill passed Friday, the White House said it
(2009-02-13) -- With the announcement that Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) has pulled out of his bid to become President Barack Obama's Secretary of Commerce the Republican National Committee (RNC) today offered Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Today Scott Ott debuts as a columnist in the Washington DC Examiner. His twice-weekly column, rendered in a fashion reminiscent of ScrappleFace.com, will appear online and in print on Tuesdays and Fridays. He will continue