“¢bull; President Barack Obama had a tough past week as he struggled to get Congress to agree on his economic recovery package while he also pitched new plans to ease consumer and business loans.
“¢bull; The emerging Washington stimulus plan could offer a multi-billion dollar boost in financial help for college students, and it could hand out money to the states to kick-start campus construction projects.
“¢bull; The death toll in the deadly Australian wildfires reached 108 over the weekend, government officials said.
“¢bull; Two American soldiers were killed in Kabul on Sunday while attempting to disarm an explosive.