Thursday, January 21, 2010

Obama gets tough with Wall Street - Asbury Park Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama stepped up his campaign against Wall Street on Thursday with a far-reaching proposal for tougher regulation of the biggest banks. \"We have to get this done,\" Obama said at the White House. \"If these folks want a ...

LEAD: Obama shows willingness to visit Hiroshima+ - Big Hollywood

U.S. President Barack Obama showed willingness Thursday to visit the atomic-bombed city Hiroshima during his meeting with visiting Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba. Akiba, who met Obama at the White House with around 230 members of the U.S. Conference ...