Friday, January 7, 2011

Brazil swamped by lethal floods

Devastating floods and mudslides have killed at least 35 people in southeastern Brazil.

Obama Names Sperling to Top Economic Post

President Barack Obama appointed Gene Sperling as his director of the National Economic Council Friday, placing a Washington veteran with a bipartisan track record in the White House as the administration contends with a divided Congress. (Jan. 7)