The country has put steep tariffs on an array of goods. Seventeen of the world's 20 largest economies have broken recent promises not to take protectionist measures.
Gen. Raymond Odierno outlines the challenges facing US forces as they continue to tamp down violence while working toward a June deadline to withdraw from Iraqi cities.
AP - The Democratic-controlled House approved a budget blueprint drawn to President Barack Obama's specifications Thursday and the Senate hastened to follow suit after administration allies rejected alternatives from liberals and conservatives alike.
AP - At his summit debut, President Barack Obama failed to persuade foreign counterparts to commit to fresh and lavish spending to boost economic revival. And the success he did achieve in finding common ground was as much the result of modified goals as swaying other countries to bend to U.S. priorities.
Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick will go to work for a construction company in Newport News, Virginia, after he leaves federal prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation, his lawyer said Thursday at a bankruptcy hearing. The lawyer, Michael Blumenthal, also said that Vick, 28, will tell the court Friday how he intends to turn over a new leaf -- and hopes to return to pro football.
Impeached former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, arrested in December on charges of conspiracy and fraud, was indicted today on 16 felony counts by a federal grand jury, the U.S. attorney's office said. Blagojevich faces charges that include allegedly trying to sell President Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich has denied any wrongdoing.