The United Auto Workers international executive board has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president.
UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday in a news release that Obama has given the country a positive vision for a better America and concrete plans to achieve it.
Gettelfinger notes the Illinois senator has pledged to rebuild the country’s manufacturing base and [...]

Barack Obama is picking up a major labor endorsement. The United Auto Workers international executive board tossed its support to the presumptive Democratic candidate.
Union President Ron Gettelfinger said in a news release that Obama has given the country a positive vision for a better America and concrete plans to achieve it, including a pledge to [...]

U.S. Recession Is Now an Even Bet as Spending Slows (Update3)
By Shobhana Chandra and Andy Burt
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — A U.S. recession is now an even bet as
job losses and the housing contraction jeopardize the longest-
ever expansion in consumer [...]