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Tim Devaney was a national reporter who covered business and international trade for The Washington Times.

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Dow, S&P continue to skid

Stocks on Wall Street and across Europe fell sharply Thursday as fears of a double-dip recession continued to grow.

August 18, 2011
"If we have four issues at the wireless industry, the first three are spectrum, spectrum, and more spectrum," said Steve Largent, president and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association. Spectrum allows carriers to offer more data services. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

Largent urges Congress to free up space for mobile devices

Former Congressman Steve Largent, now a leader in the wireless communications business, is urging Congress to repackage unused spectrum space for mobile Internet devices — such as smartphones and tablet computers — by the end of the year to avoid stunting the growth of the booming industry.

August 15, 2011

Bachmann grabs Iowa momentum, says she’s ready to take on Obama

One day after winning the Iowa straw poll, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann did a victory lap Sunday, hitting all the major political talk shows and pushing the message that she is the Republican best qualified to defeat President Obama.

August 14, 2011

Pawlenty dropping his bid for White House

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Sunday will abandon his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after a disappointing finish in Saturday's Iowa straw poll.

August 14, 2011
** FILE ** Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)

NLRB fails to comply with congressional subpoena

The National Labor Relations Board ignored a congressional subpoena on Friday that requested information about its lawsuit against Boeing for building a manufacturing plant in a non-union state.

August 12, 2011

Airlines fight EU rules on air quality

Airlines from around the world that fly into and out of the European Union are fighting to overturn a new rule that would cost them billions of dollars for their carbon-dioxide emissions, not just over European skies, but during the whole trip.

August 11, 2011

Obama urged to OK Canada-Texas pipeline

Republicans and business leaders are urging President Obama to turn talk of creating jobs into action by green-lighting a long-delayed $7 billion expansion of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline that supporters say will create 20,000 jobs.

August 8, 2011
Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican

Issa subpoenas NLRB in probe of Boeing lawsuit

Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, has subpoenaed the National Labor Relations Board as part of his investigation of the regulatory agency's lawsuit against Boeing's new airplane-manufacturing plant in South Carolina, where it has created thousands of jobs.

August 8, 2011

Wall Street uptick short-lived

Hopes for a market rally after the announcement of a potential deal by lawmakers to avoid default on the nation's debt payments were short-lived as factors other than the ongoing negotiations on Capitol Hill came into play.

August 1, 2011

Debt crisis delays other votes

The House Republican point man on trade said Wednesday that votes on three long-stalled agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama will be pushed back until the fall at the earliest because lawmakers working on the pacts are preoccupied with the fight over raising the federal debt limit.

July 27, 2011
**FILE** Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican (Associated Press)

Camp: Debt fight holding up big trade deals

The House Republican point man on taxes and trade said Wednesday it is unlikely that three long-stalled free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama will be passed anytime soon, because the same lawmakers that are pushing the pacts are preoccupied with the fight over raising the federal debt limit.

July 27, 2011

Keystone oil pipeline gets boost in House

House Republicans want the White House to stop dragging its feet on a massive pipeline project that would reduce the nation's dependence on overseas oil and create thousands of jobs - all without drilling domestically.

July 26, 2011

Greek official presses financial rescue

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos on Monday asked U.S. policymakers and business leaders for support as his country finalizes another rescue package to avoid a second default in recent years.

July 25, 2011