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Former President Clinton chided President Obama for his economic proposals, saying that new taxes and spending cuts should be delayed until the economy gets out of the doldrums. Clinton, who naturally supported his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, now Obama's secretary of State, in the Democratic presidential primaries in 2008, has had a bit of a rocky relationship with Obama, though he backs the president on many issues. In an interview this week with Newsmax.com, Clinton called for a bipartisan approach to dealing with the nation’s economic woes and urged the parties to start with a resolution of the home mortgage...

President Obama on Monday will propose a deficit plan that calls for about three dollars in new tax increases for every dollar in additional spending cuts as he seeks to put his imprint on the ongoing talks over reducing the government’s staggering debt burden. In a plan his advisors described as his ideological vision, rather than a compromise offer to the GOP, Mr. Obama will also threaten to veto any plan Congress sends him that tackles entitlements but doesn’t include tax increases, which he will argue is central to a “balanced” approach. “The president will make clear he’s not going...

The CEO of government-backed solar company Solyndra was visited by the FBI yesterday but agents did not search his house, according to a Solyndra representative. The Washington Post reported yesterday that the home of Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison was searched after the FBI conducted a surprise raid at Solyndra's Fremont, Calif., solar panel plant. ABC News reported today the FBI also searched the homes of former CEO Chris Gronet and another executive, who is said to be co-founder Kelly Truman. Solyndra made solar collectors by covering glass tubes with thin-film solar cells. (Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET) Solyndra spokesperson David Miller confirmed...