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The White House on Thursday hosts a summit designed to begin overhauling the nation's health care system. It's just one of the major issues President Obama is trying to tackle. Is it a good idea to have so many major issues in play at once?

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Intelligence Council has withdrawn his agreement to serve in that position. Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat, had come under fire for statements he has made in the past about China and Israel.

What does all the sliding economic news mean for the administration, politically? Will Obama's health care summit and foreclosure plan have any effect? And is Rush Limbaugh really the voice of the Republican Party?

Dreadful and dismal are some of the words used by economists to describe the U.S. unemployment numbers for February, a month where another 651,000 jobs were lost. The same words accurately describe the stock market last week, and this year so far for that matter.

President Obama made a surprise visit to Iraq Tuesday, telling U.S. Troops that it was time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their own country. Obama also met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who later said he assured the president that progress on security will continue.

A federal judge has dismissed the corruption conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska because of charges of prosecutorial misconduct. The judge has appointed a private attorney to investigate the prosecutors' actions.

The Obama administration is setting deadlines for GM and Chrysler and trying to force them into a painful restructuring. GM has 60 days to extract concessions from its two main stakeholders: the union and bondholders. Chrysler has just half that much time to accomplish an even more challenging task.

Leaders of the Group of 20 nations approved more than $1 trillion of additional resources for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. They also agreed on a regulatory crackdown that will bring hedge funds and other financial institutions under tighter global supervision.

For years, nuns at the 85-year-old Monastery of the Angels in Los Angeles have helped pay the bills by selling pumpkin bread. But now their oven is broken — and they're broke. The nuns are praying for a new oven to help relieve the financial distress.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday announced a number of cuts to big programs in the Pentagon's upcoming budget. He did, however, call for more money to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.