International Business News - Analysis http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif So, where's your bailout? Wall Street is in line for up to $700 billion in a government rescue. The same can't be said for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers who may have to choose between heat and food this winter, middle class home owners paying the nation's highest property taxes, and the women and children dependent on a welfare grant that hasn't increased since 1990. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/analysis-nyers-ask-so-wheres-my-bailout.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:28:25 EDT John McCain's campaign aches needed a tonic. On a day when he abandoned the fight with rival Barack Obama in one battleground state and national polls showed him trailing overall, running mate Sarah Palin put on a debate performance that soothed the pain. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144591-vice-presidential-debate.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/analysis-stakes-high-palin-tops-expectations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/analysis-stakes-high-palin-tops-expectations.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:24:15 EDT Joe Biden's task was to attack. Sarah Palin's was to attack, connect and stick to her folksy script. While both vice presidential candidates succeeded in their only debate of the campaign Thursday night, the stakes were much higher and the bar was much lower for Palin. So, in the contest of low expectations, Palin won. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144263-vice-presidential-debate.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/analysis-stakes-high-palin-tops-expectations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/analysis-stakes-high-palin-tops-expectations.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:25 EDT Like the momentous 2002 decision authorizing the invasion of Iraq, Congress' vote on a $700 billion financial industry bailout figures to reverberate unpredictably, both for the economy and for the politicians vowing to protect it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/analysis-a-vote-with-unforeseen-consequences.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:02:36 EDT A lame duck in a financial downpour, President Bush called senators ahead of Wednesday's big vote on the financial rescue plan but he wields dwindling overall influence. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/analysis-bushs-lame-duck-status-limits-clout.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:28:46 EDT Another name for Mississippi's Joint Legislative Budget Committee hearings could be "Fantasy Island." Because just like the guest stars on the 1980s television show, agency heads go the JLBC hearings with the hope of having their wishes granted. The dreams came true on TV. That's not usually the case in state government. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/miss-agencies-ask-for-1-2b-more-in-2009-funding.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:49:01 EDT Before roiling financial markets sent the president and Congress scrambling toward a gargantuan bailout, Kansas politicians were having a spirited argument about high gasoline prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/analysis-gas-prices-still-a-big-issue-in-kansas.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:18:01 EDT Not long ago, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt seemed to begin almost all of his public events by highlighting the economy. Since he took office in January 2005, Blunt would say, Missourians have created nearly 76,000, 87,000 or 95,000 jobs--whatever the number was for that day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/analysis-economy-gains-focus-in-mo-governor-race.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:11:49 EDT Beyond the bullets and the bluster, the United States and Pakistan need each other too much to allow tensions along the Afghan border to derail their relationship. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/141107-pakistan-eid.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080928/analysis-us-pakistan-ties-too-important-to-fail.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080928/analysis-us-pakistan-ties-too-important-to-fail.htm Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:09:44 EDT John McCain and Barack Obama put their contrasting leadership styles on display as they staged what amounted to an audition for president during the great financial bailout debate of 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/analysis-debate-contrasts-styles-of-leadership.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:21:56 EDT Liberal and Democrat vs. conservative and Republican. Taller, younger and black vs. shorter, older and white. It was a night of contrasts as Barack Obama and John McCain shared a stage in their first of three presidential debates. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/140034-presidential-debate.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/analysis-first-debate-produces-night-of-contrasts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/analysis-first-debate-produces-night-of-contrasts.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:20:20 EDT Liberal and Democrat vs. conservative and Republican. Taller, younger and black vs. shorter, older and white. It was a night of contrasts as Barack Obama and John McCain shared a stage in their first of three presidential debates. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/139958-presidential-debate.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/analysis-a-night-of-contrasts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/analysis-a-night-of-contrasts.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:52:28 EDT After nearly 20 years of violent chaos, Islamic extremism and failed peace talks, impoverished Somalia might seem to have hit rock-bottom. But things are getting worse. The crisis is exceeding even the direst scenarios laid out nearly two years ago, when troops from neighboring Ethiopia arrived to oust a radical Islamic militia and support the Western-backed government. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/139232-aptopix-somalia-mortar-attack.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/analysis-somalia-crisis-stalemated-by-ethiopia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/analysis-somalia-crisis-stalemated-by-ethiopia.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:13:19 EDT The biggest government bailout in history may eventually win congressional approval but not easily, not without changes and not before lawmakers are finished venting what they call the frustrations of ordinary Americans over Wall Street greed and bad judgment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/analysis-administration-plan-will-be-hard-sell.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:55:27 EDT North Dakota's ballot measure to slash income tax rates is the most "radical" state tax proposal in years, and won't benefit a third of its households, a think tank analysis says. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/report-nd-tax-cut-measure-risky-shortsighted.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:19:39 EDT The party conventions and the Sarah Palin surge behind them, Barack Obama and John McCain are neck and neck again in their race for the White House--with the momentum and the political environment tilting toward the Democrats. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/133548-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/analysis-obama-regains-momentum-in-tight-race.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/analysis-obama-regains-momentum-in-tight-race.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:22:44 EDT Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama received his first intelligence briefing as a candidate Tuesday, and Republican John McCain has not yet requested one, says the government's top intelligence analyst. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/obama-gets-first-intel-brief-as-candidate.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:01:14 EDT Sarah Palin has done in five days what John McCain has never been able to do--fire up the Republican Party's conservative base. The No. 2 on the GOP ticket clearly impressed the party faithful Wednesday as she smoothly moved from lavishing praise on McCain--"a true profile in courage" who has "determination, resolve, and sheer guts"--to throwing punches at Democratic rival Barack Obama. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/122400-aptopix-republican-convention.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/conservatives-hyped-over-palin.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/conservatives-hyped-over-palin.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:10:52 EDT Knocked off course by literal and political storms, John McCain is mightily trying to return to the route he originally mapped out. The Republican candidate's most prominent supporters sought to steer the campaign conversation back to a comparison between McCain and Democrat Barack Obama--and move beyond lingering questions about running mate Sarah Palin at a convention scaled back by Hurricane Gustav. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/mccain-trying-to-get-back-on-script.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:53:58 EDT John McCain's risky choice of Gov. Sarah Palin gives him a running mate who doubles down on his maverick image, may appeal to "hockey moms" and other women, and counters Barack Obama's aura of new-generation change. But he may have undercut his best attack on the Democrat. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118631-mccain-veepstakes-palin.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/analysis-palins-age-inexperience-rival-obamas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/analysis-palins-age-inexperience-rival-obamas.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:04:19 EDT