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It’s Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling
Mar 11, 2010 Politics Leave a comment
President Obama and the Supreme Court have waded again into unfamiliar and strikingly personal territory.
House bans earmarks to for-profit companies
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Facing an election-year backlash over runaway spending and ethics scandals, House Democrats moved Wednesday to ban earmarks for private companies, sparking a war between the parties over which would embrace the most dramatic steps to change the way business is done in Washington.
Politics, shaky economy create no rush to restructure Fannie and Freddie
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The federal government has spent the past half year seeking to roll back its emergency efforts at propping up the financial markets — with the notable exception of its involvement in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Lawmakers put the ‘dead’ in health-care reform deadline
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Members of Congress do not like to be rushed.
Nancy Pelosi’s office was told of concerns about Eric Massa
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office was notified in October by then-Rep. Eric Massa’s top aide of concerns about the New York Democrat’s behavior, two congressional sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday night.
In St. Louis area, Obama pounds drum for health-care initiative
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ST. CHARLES, MO. — President Obama made an impassioned case Wednesday for his health-care proposal, delivering a folksy, partisan argument for reform as industry groups prepare a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to defeat it.
Haitian president renews call for direct aid from U.S.
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Haitian President René Préval pleaded Wednesday for U.S. help plugging a multimillion-dollar budget gap caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake but said he got a cool reception from congressional leaders wary of handing over cash.
Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislation
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As they push to finish health-care legislation by the end of the month, Democratic leaders in Congress are weighing whether to add another of President Obama’s priorities to the package: a popular proposal to overhaul the federal student loan program.
Senate passes $140 billion in tax breaks, aid to unemployed
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The Senate approved a $140 billion package of tax breaks and aid to the unemployed Wednesday, the most substantial effort by the chamber to boost the nation’s economy since it passed the stimulus bill last year.