BAGHDAD (AFP) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told visiting US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Saturday that Baghdad wants American companies to work on reconstruction projects in Iraq, the premier's office said.
WASHINGTON – The White House and its Republican foes opened a new skirmish over President Barack Obama's 800-billion-dollar stimulus plan Thursday, on the second anniversary of the bill's enactment.
MIAMI — Florida's governor on Wednesday killed an ambitious plan for the country's first high-speed railway, a project heralded by the White House as important to restoring US competitiveness and economic growth.
