March 11th, 2010
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey of Wisconsin said yesterday the chambers Democrats will no longer fund private companies projects, which he said amounted last year to about 1,000 earmarks. His Senate counterpart signaled he wont go along with the ban.
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March 11th, 2010
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The one problem is unemployment in Markeys fourth congressional district was 6.1 percent in December compared with the 10 percent U.S. rate at the time.
While Republicans hammer away on joblessness this election year, unemployment is lower than the U.S. average in [...]
March 11th, 2010
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“The health-care system has billions of dollars that should go to patient care and theyre lost each and every year to fraud, to abuse, to massive subsidies that line the pockets of the insurance industry,” he said yesterday at a high school in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles, Missouri. [...]
March 8th, 2010
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That, in a sometimes darkly joking way, is what the president is telling Democratic House members as he begins an all-out push to coax Congress into passing his proposals despite voters misgivings and Republicans dire warnings.
“He made the case, Listen, we put in a very hard year working on health care reform and the time [...]
March 8th, 2010
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While Obama has brought the effort back from the brink of failure, he still faces hurdles. Republicans are united in opposition, and Democratic lawmakers unhappy with the legislation wont be reassured by polls showing that a majority of Americans oppose it.
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March 8th, 2010
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said yesterday that, while he couldnt rule out the possibility that the tax proposal would be voted on as an amendment to a jobs bill, the “chances are low” because of opposition from lawmakers in both parties.
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March 6th, 2010
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But fierce political battle is also a tradition ingrained in American history. If todays hostile environment is particularly intense, its downright genteel compared to many battles of the past.
The Civil War, when anti- and pro-slavery forces split the nation, is the most extreme example. But theres also the beginning of the 20th century, when the [...]
March 5th, 2010
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Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is making his first campaign trip as senator. His visit to Arizona Friday will be a first test of his popularity among Republican activists after he broke with the GOP leadership to side with Democrats in supporting a jobs bill.
Brown won his seat in January with the help national Republicans, “tea [...]
March 5th, 2010
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Dodd met committee Democrats yesterday to discuss the progress of this weeks negotiations aimed at resolving differences over a consumer-protection authority. Lawmakers also reviewed derivatives regulation and creating a mechanism for unwinding failing systemically important firms, he said.
“Ive asked people to [...]
March 4th, 2010
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At least thats what some applicants for the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket seem to hope. The Democratic Party of Illinois has received more than 70 applications since it began accepting them on its Web site this week. Applicants included a former senior adviser to disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and an out-of-work technician [...]