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WASHINGTON After banks and their House allies won limits in the reach of state consumer banking laws, Democratic leaders on Thursday prepared to fight off efforts within their party to further weaken a crisis-driven financial overhaul bill. Full Article at The Daily Advertiser
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Though not major setbacks, the votes illustrated the difficulties facing House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and the Obama administration as they seek to pass legislation aimed at preventing a recurrence of last year's Wall Street... Full Article at Southern California Public Radio
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After quite the unseemly kerfuffle from fully-owned bank subsidiary Melissa Bean-- with several of the most anti-working family Blue Dogs in tow (think Walt Minnick, for example)-- late last night the House finally agreed to H Res 956, providing for... Full Article at Down With Tyranny!
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The change was being offered by Rep. Walt Minnick, a conservative Democrat from Idaho, and seven other centrist Democrats. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat
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By Jessica Holzer and Michael R. Crittenden WASHINGTON—House Democrats agreed to allow a vote on a proposal to replace a consumer-protection agency with a council of existing federal regulators. Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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WASHINGTON - After banks and their House allies won limits in the reach of state consumer banking laws, Democratic leaders today prepared to fight off efforts within their party to further weaken a crisis-driven financial overhaul bill. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Centrist House Democrats, including Minnick and Bean, are wary of the scope of proposed powers under the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). The agency is one of the centerpieces of the wide-ranging financial bill up for debate this week. Full Article at The Hill
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BOISE, ID - Blue Dog Democrat Walt Minnick has another challenger. Conservative Republican State Reprehensive Raul Labrador of Eagle launched his drive to win the 1st District Congressional nomination. Correspondent Don Wimberly reports. Full Article at Northwest Public Radio
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State Rep. Raul Labrador entered the GOP primary contest for a chance to challenge Idaho’s Democratic 1st District Congressman Walt Minnick on Monday, even as a fellow Republican lawmaker urged him to abandon his run. Full Article at SpokesmanReview.com
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BOISE, Idaho — A simmering Capitol feud over illegal immigration boiled over Monday when a north Idaho Republican demanded a party colleague quit the 1st Congressional District primary race because he works as an immigration lawyer. Full Article at Idaho Statesman
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State Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, shares a laugh with his kids before announcing his candidacy in the GOP race for a chance to take on 1st District Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick in 2010. Full Article at SpokesmanReview.com
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Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, said today that he’ll announce his candidacy for the 1st District congressional seat on Friday, with announcements in Boise and Coeur d’Alene. Full Article at Eye on Boise
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Vietnam War veteran Rep. Walt Minnick sat in the auditorium at West Point on Tuesday surrounded by men and women in cadet gray uniforms being told by a president they could lose their lives in another Asian country. Full Article at SpokesmanReview.com
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All four members of Idaho’s congressional delegation issued statements tonight in response to President Obama’s announcement that he’ll send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Full Article at Eye on Boise
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WASHINGTON President Barack Obamas plan to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan drew grudging praise Tuesday from Idahos congressional delegation, which supports an escalation in the war there. Full Article at Idaho Statesman
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Yesterday, I argued that most of the House Democrats in danger of losing in 2010 were relatively conservative compared to the House Democrats who are safe for reelection. Full Article at Open Left
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Two-term Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H. , right, receives best wishes in his run for Senate from Dorothy Solomon of Albany, N.H. The seat is being left vacant by Republican Judd Gregg and is considered a tossup in 2010. Full Article at USA Today
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Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick has made quite a name for himself this year as a conservative “Blue Dog” Democrat. But he’s not conservative enough for Republicans. Full Article at Northwest Public Radio
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Rep. Walt Minnick, D-Idaho, has introduced a bill that he says would bring major reform to federal job-training programs by prioritizing training and education that helps workers become certified for a new career. Full Article at Shopfloor
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Washington, D.C. – In these tough times, more and more workers are going back to school to acquire skills and prepare for the new economic future. Full Article at KIVITV.com
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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, Walt Minnick, Idaho Representative-elect responds to questions in downtown Boise, Idaho.
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While there is no question that regulatory gaps and other regulatory shortcomings were a significant contributor to the economic crisis, those gaps were largely within the non-bank lending market and Wall Street banks ... We call on regulators to show some temperance in their regulation of traditional b...
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After a lot of thought and discussion with my wife, family, and conservative leaders throughout Idaho, I've decided to seek the Republican nomination for Congress in ID-01 and restore this seat to a proven Idaho conservative ... If one thing has become clear over the last elevn months, it's that Democra...
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Today's vote provides important reassurance to Idahoans looking for work and looking to restart their lives ... Idaho Department of Labor Director Roger Madsen and his team are doing great work under difficult circumstances. I hope this funding helps them continue that work.
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Like most Idahoans, I carry a pocketknife ... That shouldn’t make me a criminal. Passage of this bill means that the kinds of knives we use while rafting Idaho rivers or fishing its streams or hunting its mountains, or even just to open a stubborn package at the office, will remain legal and free of reg...
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We’re trying to come up with something that will achieve the objectives of what the White House is asking us to do without creating a new stand-alone federal regulator
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I spent four hours one Sunday morning right before coming back to Idaho going through all 1,047 pages ... I do not claim to understand everything in that bill, and I don't think anyone, simply reading it, would gain understandingâŚThis is not a bill I intend to vote for.
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