http://www.dailyindependent.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:07:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_159070015.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_159070015.html Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:32:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_152123151.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_152123151.html President Barack Obama couldn't let General Motors fail, but he won't concede he's taking over the company. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:58:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_152084336.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_152084336.html General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the federal government. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:36:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_152074601.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_152074601.html An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris hit strong turbulence and lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Tue, 26 May 2009 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_146090941.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_146090941.html President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Hispanic judge, Sonia Sotomayor, to the U.S. Supreme Court, a choice unlikely to shift the ideological balance on the country's highest judicial panel. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_021204853.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_021204853.html After the flub heard around the world, President Barack Obama has taken the oath of office. Again. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_021183113.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_021183113.html The Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state Wednesday as President Barack Obama moved to make his imprint on U.S. foreign policy, mobilizing a fresh team of veteran advisers and reaching out to world leaders. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_020080753.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_020080753.html Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasps the reins of power as America's first black president in a high-noon inauguration amid grave economic worries and high expectations. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_018172824.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_018172824.html Barack Obama sang along — at one moment bobbing his head to the music, at another somberly absorbing the words of speakers — and the U.S. capital came alive in the hours ahead of his inauguration Tuesday as America's 44th president. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:09:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_354100851.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_354100851.html Citing danger to the national economy, the Bush administration came to the rescue of the U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in emergency loans in exchange for concessions from the deeply troubled carmakers and their workers. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_346232508.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_346232508.html A $14 billion bailout for Detroit's struggling Big Three has died in the Senate after failing on a procedural vote. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:55:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_341111406.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_341111406.html President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday he's asked his economic team for a recovery plan that saves or creates more than 2 million jobs, makes public buildings more energy-efficient and invests in the country's roads and schools. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:54:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_341092233.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_341092233.html Facing massive job losses, the White House and congressional Democrats are working to provide about $15 billion in loans to prevent Detroit's weakened auto industry from collapsing. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_340150647.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_340150647.html A broken O.J. Simpson was sentenced Friday to as much as 33 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery after a judge rejected his apology and said, "It was much more than stupidity." Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:34:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_336192942.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/nationalnews/local_story_336192942.html The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents.