· Budget to Call for Taxes on Wealthy
Obama's budget request to Congress on Monday will forecast a deficit of $1.33 trillion in fiscal year 2012 and will include hundreds of billions of dollars of proposed infrastructure spending.
· Whitney Houston Dies at 48
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
· Rosier View Has Familiar Ring
As optimism mounts that the U.S. economic recovery is at last gaining steam, it is worth remembering that things looked pretty good a year ago, too.
· China Funds Grease Rust-Belt Company
When Chinese investors bought its largest remaining industrial employer, Saginaw, Mich., went from being an exhibit of decline to a case study in the impact of Chinese money on U.S. communities.
· Volcker to Push Back on Banks' Trading
Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker is expected to fire back at critics of a proposed ban on proprietary trading by banks, arguing in a comment letter that the rule would make the U.S. financial system safer.
· Bishops Reject Deal on Birth-Control Coverage
Catholic bishops said they wouldn't support the Obama administration's proposed compromise on insurance for contraceptives.
· Romney Wins Vote in Maine
Mitt Romney eked out a victory in Maine's caucuses Saturday, following a string of losses that took some momentum from the Republican front-runner.
· Palin Hints at Romney Flaws
Palin didn't endorse anyone in a speech to conservative activists, but she hinted that Romney might be a flawed candidate in a matchup with Obama.
· Why the World Needs America
Foreign-policy pundits argue that democracy and free markets could thrive without U.S. predominance. If this sounds too good to be true, argues Robert Kagan, it is.
· Budget Shortfall Looks Out of This World
Whatever the mix of higher taxes or spending cuts are in the president's budget proposal, a big fiscal drag will hit economic growth.
· Journal's Jeffrey Zaslow Is Killed in Crash
Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow, who wrote some of the paper's most memorable front-page features and became a best-selling author, died in a car crash Friday. He was 53.