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Timothy Geithner has been busy buying Treasuries these days, so to have the federal fund target rate almost at 0. So we know what he's doing now, but where has he been?

Obama must choose an experienced economic advisor to help lead the U.S. out of financial crisis. The list of such candidates is short, but strong.

Alistair Darling is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, a position he has held since 2007. He is also the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West.

The three Republican administrations of the 1920's adhered to a hands-off policy when it came to the government's relationship to the economy.

By naming Timothy F. Geithner as Treasury Secretary, Obama signals a preference for can-do, hands-on approaches. This would be a marked change from the Bush ideologues.

Threatened and endangered species in the United States rely on the provisions of the Endangered Species Act for protection and conservation of their habitats.

Expecting news about the economy, more than 50 million viewers watched last week's televised debate, where talk of the financial crisis was noticeably brief.

Gordon Brown has been the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since June 2007, having come to power after Tony Blair stood down as leader of the Labour Party.

Northern Rock was nationalized in September 2008 after problems on the credit markets. Now, the bank has posted losses of over £1 billion for 2008.

In September 2008, the financial world fell in chaos. Banks were closed and businesses lost billions on the stock markets. But how did the world react to the downturn?

The global financial crisis is an ongoing issue which put a number of countries into a recession and the major stock indexes into a downward spiral.

President Abraham Lincoln's stops in Gettysburg are part of The Journey Through Hallowed Ground.

In January the US Senate confirmed Mary Schapiro as the 29th Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, expeditiously, with little of the expected critisism.

Bush lost his credibility with America a long time ago, so why should it take him at his word when he says a $700 billion bailout is necessary?

Recent movies and events have produced ideas for costumes that scare people, some of which are quick and easy to make. Here are some suggestions.

Harriet Harman has been elected Deputy Leader of the UK Labour Party to work alongside new Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Who is she and what does she stand for? Read on...

Stewart's new book supports an alternative view of the Johnson impeachment, favoring the Radical Republicans over the president.

Financier John Pierpont Morgan stanched further economic collapse by shoring up the government in 1895 and financial institutions in 1907.

Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson were the parents of two daughters, Lynda and Luci. Each Johnson daughter took her own unique path in life.

The election of 1824 pitted two factions of the Republican party, the only major party existing, against each other: National versus Radical or Old Republicans.

As America struggles with its potentially worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, there is a danger that the Presidential transition can make it worse.

George Washington, the military commander and war hero, was a unanimous choice to be the first President of the United States, but where were his political allegiances?

James Madison a member of the Democratic-Republican party, though his war-time presidency demonstrated a certain degree of bipartisanship.

A goal of paying off Revolutionary War debts led to a second uprising. Some call it America's first Civil War as it pitted the government against its citizens.

Hogeland's book brings to life the economic distress of the rebels, the heavy hand of the federal government, and the peace efforts of moderates.

The Whiskey Rebellion represented the first serious challenge to the authority of the newly formed central government and thus demanded a decisive response.

While they historically appeared as ideological opposites, both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton contributed to the early political identity of America.

With the death July 6 of former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara at 93, it seems appropriate to revisit the film that revealed lessons learned and lost in Vietnam.

The media has said that the partisan bickering in the United States has reached new levels of vitriol, but the war has been raging since the nation was founded.

George Washington faced many problems as the first executive in the constitutional era. Survival of the nation was the biggest. Europe expected America to fail.

Today, Americans have grown familiar with the ebb and flow of the economy. The panic of 1819 can be pointed to as America's formal introduction into this endless cycle.

As globaliztion in the areas of finance, trade and security take the world by storm, the U.S. needs to have and keep an equity stake in the business of making friends.

The largest government bailout occurred between 2008 and 2009. But in 1895, one man bailed out the US government, then Wall Street in 1907. That was JP Morgan.

The former governor's mansion has cold spots, phantom footsteps and eerie dolls. There are orbs and other strange images in photographs taken in its wine cellars.

President Obama currently finds himself unable to make anyone happy no matter what he does. He is in a position similar to many other leaders throughout history.

As the pre-election campaign gathers pace Labour and the Conservative's clash on tax and spending plans as the Tories release National Health Service manifesto.