<div id="subtitle">Former congressman Richard Gephardt elected to Ford Motor Co. board of directors</div><div><p>Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that former U.S. House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Michigan utility chairman Anthony Earley Jr. have joined its board of directors.</p><p>The ...

<div id="subtitle">Who's in, who's out? Names in the mix for top jobs in Obama administration</div><div><p>President-elect Barack Obama is weighing an array of Washington insiders and outsiders, including some Republicans, for Cabinet and other top positions, according to Democratic and transition officials. They include:&lt ...

<div id="subtitle">Analysis: For lawmakers, vote on financial industry bailout plan could have unforeseen fallout</div><div><p>Like the momentous 2002 decision authorizing the invasion of Iraq, Congress' vote on a $700 billion financial industry bailout figures to reverberate unpredictably, both for the economy and for the politicians vowing to ...