Dem opposition dooms Larry Summers's Fed candidacy  —  Larry Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a defeat for President Barack Obama — who could not convince members of his own party to shelve their opposition to his former top economic adviser.

Summers Pulls Name From Consideration for Fed Chief  —  WASHINGTON — Lawrence H. Summers, one of President Obama's closest economic confidantes and a former Treasury secretary, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of chairman of the Federal Reserve amid rising opposition …

With Larry Summers out, what's next?  —  Larry Summers, who longed to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, ultimately concluded that an ugly fight over his nomination would be bad for the central bank and possibly even worse for the fragile U.S. economy.  He told President Barack Obama as much in a phone call and letter on Sunday.

Summers Quit Fed Quest After Democrats Spurned Obama Favorite  —  The Memorable Moments of Larry Summers  —  Lawrence Summers' withdrawal as a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman came after an unprecedented campaign to stop a Fed nominee even before he was announced …

Larry Summers withdraws name from Fed consideration  —  Former White House economic adviser and Treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.  —  President Obama had been strongly …

USA TODAY/Pew poll: Health care law faces difficult future  —  THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: STILL A TOUGH SELL  —  Three years after President Obama signed his signature health care overhaul, Americans are as negative toward it as they have ever been, and disapproval of the president on the issue has reached a new high.