Money, Money: The economy grew by 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2013, an indication the economic recovery has legs. Stocks are up this morning. But yesterday the Federal Reserve announced another $10 billion cut in its monthly stimulus bond …

SOTU: President Obama vowed last night in his State of the Union message to pull an end-around on an obstructive Congress with executive actions. He said he will increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 …

Pete Seeger: The great folk singer Pete Seeger, leader of the folk revival and an agent for social change, has died at age 94 in New York. He sang and played guitar and banjo everywhere from labor rallies to college …

Econ 101: The economy added only 74,000 new jobs in December, the smallest number in three years, but the unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent. Analysts had expected 200,000 new jobs, the same as previous months, but bad weather may …

Day Four: Gunfire and explosions can still be heard from inside the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi as the Kenyan army continues to hunt for militants. Despite announcements yesterday that the situation is under control and the siege was over, …

No Soup: The House yesterday passed a bill that would cut $40 billion from food stamps over the next 10 years. The law would also require adults 18-50 with underage children to get a job or job training while limiting …

Women to the Front: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is expected to announce today that he is lifting the ban on women in combat. It may take until 2016 to integrate women into all aspects of the military, including front …