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Lawmakers soften opposition to bonuses »
Posted by: myfairlady 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
House lawmakers are softening their stance on denying bonuses to employees of bailed-out financial institutions after President Barack Obama warned them against alienating the industry.
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Lawmakers get earful from wary voters - The Elkhart Project- msnbc.com »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months ago in Political News
The fate of President Barack Obama’s massive health care overhaul could lie in the hands of centrist Democrats like Indiana Rep. Joe Donnelly, whose ...
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Lawmakers want answers, seek refiling in Panther case - Washington Times »
Posted by: gbudavid 3 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Congressional Republicans on Thursday escalated their criticism of the Justice Department for dismissing a controversial voter-intimidation case, demanding that civil charges against the New Black ...
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E-mails from public (voters) overload House Web site »
Posted by: Inactive 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
E-mails from public overload House Web site. Amid a boisterous debate on health care reform, people flooded members of Congress on Thursday with so many ...
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The Point: George Bush Gets Motivational -- Sphere News, Opinion and Analysis »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 1 week, 5 days ago in Business & Finance
(Oct. 27) -- While former Vice President Dick Cheney has been leading the conservative charge against the Obama administration, his old boss has kept a low ...
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Lawyer: FBI Paid Right-Wing Blogger Charged With Threats »
Posted by: ameliog 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
A notorious New Jersey hate blogger charged in June with threatening to kill judges and lawmakers was secretly an FBI “agent provocateur” paid to disseminate ...
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Panel Easing Penalties for Those Without Insurance »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 1 month, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee moved Thursday to soften the impact of financial penalties that would be imposed on people who did not obtain insurance ...
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Industry divided on federal menu-labeling bill »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Twenty-one foodservice chains sent a letter to members of Congress on Friday urging lawmakers to broaden the scope of federal menu-labeling legislation to require more ...
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Senators Vote to Renew Patriot Act Spy Powers | Threat Level | Wired.com »
Posted by: calitennflo 1 month ago in News
A deeply divided Senate committee on Thursday forwarded legislation to the full Senate that reauthorizes three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act hastily
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House Democrats set to vote on health care bill »
Posted by: Progressive 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
House Democrats on Thursday pushed ahead with legislation that would deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to remake the health care system and cover ...
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Lawmakers say it's time to set aside heated rhetoric of health care debate »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Democratic lawmakers said Sunday the best way for Congress to honor the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is to set aside the heated rhetoric of ...
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Lawmakers: Schoolkids must study 'sexual predator' »
Posted by: Inactive 2 months ago in News
Homosexual former San Francisco leader Harvey Milk Lawmakers in California have voted to pressure all schoolchildren in the state to study and honor the life ...
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Like Car Insurance, Health Coverage May Be Mandated »
Posted by: Progressive 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
President Obama's dream of dramatically remaking the nation's health-care system is still a long way from reality. But if lawmakers can reach an ...
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Ask This : You thought it was only Republicans who’d block a government-run health insurance alternative? Maybe not. »
Posted by: tehranchik 3 months, 4 weeks ago in Political Opinion
Twenty-one Senate Democrats oppose or are undecided about a public option. Reporters should ask them why, and check out their ties to the health and ...
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5 US lawmakers arrested in Darfur protest »
Posted by: Progressive 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
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Washington police arrested five US lawmakers Monday during a protest outside the Sudanese embassy over the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region.Read (111) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at news.yahoo.com
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