WASHINGTON, They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery. They're the Double Dippers - the politicians, economists and analysts who foresee back-to-back recessions.

07-31-2010 - Is it better to have money or momentum for a political campaign, when it is ok to celebrate an oil spill and what goes into a green BBQ.

LONDON, A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.

KWIDZYN, Poland, They were bloody medieval warriors who spread Catholicism by the sword and seized Polish lands with great cruelty. But that's not stopping the Polish city of Kwidzyn from capitalizing on the aura surrounding the Teutonic Knights.

ROME, An apartment building has collapsed in southern Italy, and rescue workers say they have pulled the bodies of three people from the wreckage, including a little girl. Police said the building fell apart after 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) Saturday in Afragola, a small town near Naples. The victims include a married couple and a girl, according to the poli ...

WASHINGTON, President Barack Obama said Saturday that the GOP stance on a small business lending bill is proof the country 'can't afford the do-nothing policies and partisan maneuvering that will only take us backward.'

President Obama praises the successes of the auto industry restructuring as good news for our economy, and calls on Republican leaders in the Senate to "stop holding America’s small businesses hostage to politics" by blocking a vote to help them create jobs.