Now that he's rolled out his own Depression-busting budget, President Obama's place in history as the second coming of FDR seems all but assured. But the president's ambition to convince Americans to swallow "An Era of New Responsibility" (the White House's title for the budget) via raising taxes by a trillion dollars over the next decade is certain to undergo a painful peristalsis in Congress -- especially once the HMO and pharmaceutical lobbies launch their wine-and-dine counterattack agai

Republican senators continued their call Tuesday for major changes to President Barack Obama's huge stimulus plan, now worth nearly 900 billion dollars, as the White House sought public support with a media blitz.

WASHINGTON, DC — No sooner had he been sworn into office than President Barack Obama ordered his staff to remove all traces of his predecessor George W. Bush’s DNA from every room of the White House.