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Sen. Hillary Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of State, began confirmation hearings on her appointment today.

There were many reports that she faced questions about donations to her husband’s foundation. The husband, of course, is Bill Clinton, the former…

President-elect Obama with Hillary Clinton and James L. Jones Jr. (AP Wirephoto)

As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, we know there are…

Hillary Clinton

Sources say President-elect Barack Obama asked Sen. Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state. The job offer probably has her calculating the benefits to her of accepting such a position. Among those benefits probably is an offer from Obama to help…

With one of the most widely anticipated presidential races in U.S. history at the top of the ballot and a hotly-contested governor’s race just below it, it’s safe to say that the race for Missouri treasurer isn’t a top-of-mind concern for…

The auction-rate securities debacle holds a couple of lessons for small investors:
Lesson one: When someone tells you an investment is safe, look under the hood. No investment really is safe, although short-term Treasury bills and federally insured bank accounts come pretty…