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Bernanke makes case for new Fed term
New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 days ago
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Bernanke on Thursday offered a strong defense of his handling of last year's near collapse of the economy, telling a Senate panel considering his pending reconfirmation that his actions helped avert an even greater crisis. The nation's central banker...
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Health debate in Senate moves toward gridlock
Washington :: DC :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility Senate debate on a sweeping healthcare overhaul stumbled toward gridlock on Wednesday, with frustrated Democrats considering new procedural moves after Republicans blocked votes on the first amendments. On the third day of a divisive debate, Democrats...
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Corrupt Democrats killing the public option
Monday, November 23, 2009 ... Mon, November 23, 2009 1:39:41 PM From: Jane Hamsher ... View Contact To: Biodun Iginla Sign our petition to Harry Reid: Reconciliation = Majority Rule "The power to pass a public option is yours alone. Don't...
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US Senate: Reject Abortion Coverage Restrictions
The "Stupak amendment" to the House health care reform bill, which would effectively eliminate abortion access for millions of women, threatens women's human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to US senators today. The restrictive provision...
Tags: US Senate, Abortion Coverage restrictions, Stupak amendment, Fertility, Gynecology, Womens rights, Abortion in the United States, Gender studies
Health plan price tag is $849 billion
Washington :: DC :: USA | 20 days ago
Credibility A healthcare package unveiled Wednesday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., could extend coverage to more than 30 million Americans, Reid said. The price tag would be $849 billion over 10 years, covered by a number of new taxes and cuts in...
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Do Coal States Deserve Special Treatment in Climate Bill?
Fourteen key lawmakers say that coal states DO deserve extra allowances, and they have written a formal letter to Senate Democrats urging them to say the same thing.Led by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), this group of senators signed and sent a letter to...
Tags: coal, climate change, climate bill, global warming, US Senate, green, Tom Harkin, Reid, Environment, coal states
US Senate Candidate Reaffirms Commitment to Refuse PAC Money
Kansas City :: MO :: USA | 25 days ago
Credibility Midge Potts, who is running for US Senate in 2010 as Missouri's Progressive Party candidate, has announced that she plans to seek an aggressive voting reform agenda in Congress when she is elected to office. "I have made a personal promise to never take...
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Shurtleff suspends campaign due to daughter's health
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Senate in order to look after his daughter's health concerns. "This announcement comes with sorrow because I want to serve my country and I do believe both political parties have put this nation in grave danger by spending so foolishly," he said in a...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mark Shurtleff, Utah AG Shurtleff, US Senate, health problems, attorney general, shurtleff suspended, mental health, utah attorney, general mark
Republicans boycott hearing on climate change bill
Copenhagen :: Denmark | about 1 month ago
Credibility Democratic senators in the Environment and Public Works Committee faced a row of empty seats across from them this morning, as Republicans are boycotting hearings on climate change legislation. The standoff between committee chair Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.,...
Tags: climate change, Senate Republicans, US Senate, change bills, Barbara Boxer, change legislation, republican boycott, Environmental Protection Agency, climate debate, global warming
President Obama delivers remarks at Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility And let me begin by acknowledging this distinguished group gathered on the platform: our extraordinary Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi; Majority Leader Harry Reid; Republican leader Mitch McConnell; majority leader Steny Hoyer; Republican leader John...
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