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Hedge Funds, Private Equity Firms, Payday Lenders Seek Financial Security from Congress
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Legislation aimed at regulating the securities and investment industry is as complex as the industry itself. Full Article at Open Secrets
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AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM.... The lead Politico piece of the day highlights "7 stories Barack Obama doesn't want told." Full Article at Political Animal
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TOKYO - NOVEMBER 30: Director Michael Moore (C) poses with Japanese comedy group The Newspaper, as they mimic Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama, during a stage greeting before the Japan Premiere of 'Capitalism:... View Photo »
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The relationship between the United States and India will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century
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This is, of course, in the context of leaked e-mails from the Climate Research Unit at an English university which is itself in the context of the climate-change panic (née the global-warming panic) that has been promoted by a subset of Western... Full Article at National Review Online
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MONDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. Full Article at Political Animal
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Local councils and government agencies have been "blind" to the needs of white working-class people, communities secretary John Denham has said. Full Article at BBC News
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) watches a college basketball game at George Washington University November 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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If President Obama intends to keep us in Afghanistan, it’s time he told the country how he’s going to afford it ... Wars are not free, and if the White House wants to pay for this one with borrowed money, it should keep in mind that every dollar is precious as we try to rebuild our economy.
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Pakistani military commanders say that after five weeks of fighting, they are in the final stages of their offensive aimed at crushing Islamic insurgents in South Waziristan, a rugged expanse of mountains and plateaus that for years has served as the... Full Article at The New Republic
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At 5 p.m. ET Sunday evening, President Obama met in the Oval Office with key members of his national security team and “communicated his final decision on the strategy…and issued orders on the strategy’s implementation,” White House press secretary... Full Article at Political Punch
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DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: A visitor sits in a Tesla Roadster electric car at the stand of German utility RWE at the party congress of the German Social Democrats (SPD) on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany.
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TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 13: U.S President Barack Obama (L) is escorted by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the Prime Minister's official residence on November 13, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press on the economy in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House November 12, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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US President Barack Obama walks out from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on November 12, 2009 to make a statement on the economy before his departure to APEC.
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: SHANGHAI, CHINA-NOVEMBER 12: A waxwork of U.S. President Barack Obama is seen at Madame Tussauds Shanghai on November 12, 2009 in Shanghai, China. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit China in mid-November from 15-18.
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US soldiers march along fifth avenue as part of the Veterans Day parade in New York, November 11, 2009. US President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday that American troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan would not have their trust betrayed like those who served in Vietnam.
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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) First lady Michelle Obama, Nancy Horst, U.S. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Dr. Jill Biden and U.S. Army Brig.
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FORT HOOD, TX - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama walks off stage after speaking during a memorial service for the thirteen victims of the shooting rampage by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on November 10, 2009 in Fort Hood, Texas.
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Former US President Bill Clinton talks with reporters after discussing health care legislation during the Democrats' weekly caucus on November 10, 2009 inside the Capitol in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Ed Edmondson, father of Former U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson, speaks during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) is joined by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) (L) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) during a news conference about proposed financial reform legislation at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington,...
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel addresses the United Jewish Communities/Jewish Federation of North America during their General Assembly November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) testifies before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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LAKEWOOD - NOVEMBER 09: Miguel Lopez, largely paralyzed from the chest down, lies in his bed at home on November 9, 2009 in Lakewood, Colorado.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 09: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with U.S. Senators including (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Republican Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Robert Menendez...
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US President Barack Obama makes a surprise video address to celebrations in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 in Berlin marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington,DC on November 9, 2009. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama later in the day.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 8: US President Barack Obama walks through the colonnade to the West Wing of the White House to make a statement to the media November 8, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 8: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boards a plane at Ben Gurion Airport on November 8, 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) walk to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement for the press in Rose Garden of the White House November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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US President Barack Obama (C) waves as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (2nd L), US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (3rd L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (3rd R) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R), and other leaders after a meeting on he...
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US soldiers and their families attend a candle light vigil on November 6, 2009 at Fort Hood, one day after 13 people were killed in a bloody rampage.
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US President Barack Obama disembarks from Marine One at the White House in Washington on November 6, 2009 after returning from a visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office to a waiting Marine One helicopter at the White House November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 13: U.S President Barack Obama (L) is escorted by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the Prime Minister's official residence on November 13, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
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For him to lecture the Senate on debt is really beyond the pale… To lecture us now on debt when not only the war but the other actions of the Bush administration drove this country into deep debt. He said ‘Anyone who votes for this will have a lot of explaining to do, if they vote to allow a debate to c...
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The Senate bill faces additional 60-vote hurdles in the future ... Moreover, a courageous group of pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives will oppose final approval of health care legislation if the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is gutted or removed.
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For him to lecture the Senate on debt is really beyond the pale… To lecture us now on debt when not only the war but the other actions of the Bush administration drove this country into deep debt. He said ‘Anyone who votes for this will have a lot of explaining to do, if they vote to allow a debate to c...
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The relationship between the White House and the CIA on covert action hasn’t changed at all
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Asia is a region where we now buy more goods and do more trade with than any other place in the world - commerce that supports millions of jobs back home.
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To help bridge that divide, President Obama has recruited Tom Daschle, the former Senate majority leader from South Dakota and one-time nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.
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As we emerge from the worst recession in generations, there is nothing more important than to do everything we can to get our economy moving again and put Americans back to work, and I will go anywhere to pursue that goal
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Hey let’s say that I didn’t pay any attn to HC yesterday. Shouldn’t this piece [by Carl Hulse in the New York Times tell me why Lincoln opposes the bill?
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If we can increase our exports to Asia-Pacific nations by just 5 percent, we can increase the number of American jobs supported by these exports by hundreds of thousands
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we simply must get behind one candidate who can unite the Democratic Party and offer a credible alternative to the Republicans. Bill White is that candidate.
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It's also a place where the risk of a nuclear arms race threatens our security, and where extremists plan attacks on America's soil ... And since this region includes some of the fastest-growing nations, there can be no solution to the challenge of climate change without the cooperation of the Asia Paci...
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Democratic candidate Tom Schieffer - who was a Bush administration ambassador to Australia and Japan - announced Monday that he will withdraw from the race for governor to clear the path for White. Schieffer urged other Democrats in the race to drop out and join him in support of White.
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I traveled to Asia to open a new era of American engagement
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I guess it's illegal to bet on the outcome of elections, but I'll just predict that John McCain will have another six years representing the people of the state of Arizona in the U.S. Senate after the next election
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The government and people of the United States join all of you in looking forward to the day all Cubans can freely express themselves in public without fear and without reprisals
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Sources say President Obama declared that a Saturday blog post by Ronald Brownstein on The Atlantic's 'Politics' channel -- on how health reform would control costs -- was mandatory reading for all senior staff and that everyone involved in, or covering, the health care debate should see the piece.
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Experts agree that if nothing is done, the unemployment rate could reach double digits
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Obama had no experience except as a Chicago brass-knuckle pol
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As American families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, we received an unsettling report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found that hunger rose significantly last year
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The media coverage of Mr. Obama’s visit to China was critical of the way he dealt with Chinese leaders.
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This is a positive development and further evidence that Nevada is starting down the economic road to recovery. While this is an encouraging sign of stability in the job market, we must continue to do all we can to help Nevada families who are struggling to find work, pay their bills and make it through...
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Studies publicized this week in The New York Times indicate that while other industries are slashing prices, pharmaceutical companies have raised wholesale prices for brand-name drugs by about 9 percent in the last year, the biggest increase in 17 years ... These increases will tack an estimated $10 bil...
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This is a positive development and further evidence that Nevada is starting down the economic road to recovery. While this is an encouraging sign of stability in the job market, we must continue to do all we can to help Nevada families who are struggling to find work, pay their bills and make it through...
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Obama's big tent leaves out GOP bigwigs; Dinner to honor India's leader.
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I, myself, believe that there's not strong support on the Democratic side in the Congress for any big ramp-up of troops going into Afghanistan, and I think that's a reflection of their constituents