Ex-New York Gov. Hugh Carey dies at 92

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Carey's passing, calling him a "true American success story"

• Aug 7, 2011

Graham: If Obama were a coach, "he'd be fired"

GOP sen. says Obama presidency has been "lousy," he'd be fired in private sector; Top Dem says it's Republicans who should be fired

• Aug 7, 2011

World finance leaders discuss market stability

Deputies from leading global economies spoke Sunday about proposals to minimize market shocks after U.S. credit downgrade

• Aug 7, 2011

Kucinich woos Washington state ahead of 2012

Congressman Dennis Kucinich has made a number of trips to Washington State this year, where he may run for office if his Ohio district is drawn out of existence

• Aug 6, 2011

S&P Chief: U.S. politics too "unpredictable"

In an interview CBS News weekend anchor Anthony Mason, the head of S&P sovereign ratings says U.S. debt deal was too weak

• Aug 6, 2011

Perry: Turn to God for answers to nation's woes

Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked Christians to turn to God for answers to nation's troubles as at national prayer rally

• Aug 6, 2011

Who's to blame for the downgrade?

Following S&P's downgrade of the U.S.'s credit rating, Washington turns to pointing fingers -- with plenty of blame to go around

• Aug 6, 2011

Perry seeking to edge out Bachmann with rally?

Expert: Texas governor sees prayer rally as "dog whistle" to evangelicals, crucial GOP voting block

• Aug 6, 2011

Putting U.S. debt downgrade in perspective

Two experts downplay real significance; One says impact on markets likely to be short-term only

• Aug 6, 2011

Dems, GOP react to debt downgrade

"The Obama disaster continues," Newt Gingrich tweeted in reaction to S&P's decision

• Aug 6, 2011

Treasury Dept.: Downgrade flawed by $2-Trillion error

Obama administration fires back at S & P credit downgrade

• Aug 6, 2011

Schieffer: Nothing seems to change in Washington

Partisan foolishness didn't do anything to increase anyone's confidence, says the Face the Nation host

• Aug 5, 2011

Jill Biden to visit famine-affected Africa

The VP's wife will lead a delegation, including former GOP Sen. Bill Frist, to the Horn of Africa to witness the severe famine

• Aug 5, 2011

DC reporters tweet their way through debt debate

Washington Unplugged: CBS' Nancy Cordes chats with Sam Youngman, Dave Weigel and Olivier Knox about their tweets during the debt debate on Capitol Hill

• Aug 5, 2011

Obama promises job market "will get better"

President says job growth isn't coming fast enough for losses during recession, promises Americans "we are going to get through this"

• Aug 5, 2011

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