Congressional Charities Are Pulling In Corporate Cash

By ERIC LIPTON

At least two dozen charities that lawmakers or their families helped create or run routinely accept donations from businesses seeking to influence them.

• Documents: Lawmakers, Charities, and Their Corporate Sponsors
• Graphic: Corporate Donors

Obama to Call for $50 Billion Spending for Infrastructure

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 18 minutes ago

President Obama is expected on Monday to call for long-term investments in the nation’s roads, railways and airports, in an effort to stimulate the economy and create jobs.

Housing Woes Bring New Cry: Let Market Fall

By DAVID STREITFELD

Some economists and analysts urge a dose of shock therapy that would shift benefits to future homeowners from current ones: Let the housing market crash.

Floods in Pakistan Carry the Seeds of Upheaval

By CARLOTTA GALL

As devastating floods appear to widen divisions, Pakistani officials, some accused of ineptitude and favoritism, are trying to repair the political damage.

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