Litigation and Regulation

Craving a burrito with sour cream and guacamole? What if you knew it had more than half the calories you should eat in a day? The city Health Department is expanding its healthy-eating campaign with subway ads that say most adults should limit...

Voters could get more information about the mysterious and often harsh television advertisements that flood the airwaves just before an election. But it won't happen before the Nov. 4 election -- or, most likely, the spring 2009 election. The state...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Wachovia, Citigroup and Wells Fargo on Monday agreed to a standstill of all formal litigation activity — a sign that the banks and the Federal Reserve are working feverishly to reach an agreement over the fate of Wachovia. The...

When Congress voted last week to bail out Wall Street banks and investment houses, members were also indirectly voting to repair damage lawmakers themselves had caused during a decades-long era of deregulation. As the blame game moves into high gear in...

A very old story is once again being retold, with a few of the characters' names updated to besmirch the innocent. In this story, conservatives are to blame for an economic crisis because they allegedly believe there is no role for government in the...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ With the passage of the $700 billion rescue package, the financial industry will face greater congressional scrutiny in coming weeks and months. Further-reaching regulation is almost certain. Previously obscure corners of the industry...

Michigan's economic misery topped the list of issues in the U.S. Senate race long before the debate over rescuing the U.S. financial industry came up. It's even bigger now as uncertainty swirls around what's next for the nation's economy. Incumbent U....

Was York High's 49-48, three-overtime win over Tabb on Friday the greatest game in Bay Rivers District history? That debate may rage for weeks, but there's no question that it belongs near the top of the list. Is the victory the Falcons' biggest in the...

Both sides claimed victory in Thursday's much-anticipated vice presidential debate, but on Friday the contours of the presidential contest remained much as they have been for weeks: Barack Obama holding a narrow advantage even as fewer voters are left...

Facts went adrift on a number of issues yesterday when Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed in the vice presidential debate. Some examples: PALIN: Said of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama: "94 times he voted to increase...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican Sarah Palin criticized a version of a Barack Obama health care plan that doesn't exist and Democrat Joe Biden clung to a misleading charge about Republicans and big oil when the two clashed in the vice presidential debate...

Today's question: Why did President Bush wait so long to take a public leadership role on the credit crisis? Does he deserve any of the blame directed at him by the candidates? Previously, Kuttner and Foster debated what Washington should do , the...